Automotive Innovation Awards Program

2009 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Program

Date of Awards Gala: November 2009 (Specific Date Yet to be Determined)

Location: Burton Manor, Livonia (Detroit), Michigan -- Click for Map

2008 & 2009 SPE Automotive Innovation Award Program Chair:
Maria Ciliberti, Ticona

Registration & Tickets:
Patricia Levine, SPE Automotive Division
email: information@speautomotive.com
Ph: +1.248.244.8993

SPE’s Automotive Innovation Awards program is the oldest and largest competition of its kind in the the automotive and plastics industries. Dozens of teams made up of OEMs, tier suppliers, and polymer producers submit nominations describing their part, system, or complete vehicle module and why it merits the claim as Year’s Most Innovative Use of Plastics. Applications must be on a commercially available vehicle by November 1st of the year in which a nomination is submitted. Competition categories include:

Body Exterior
Body Interior
Chassis/Hardware
Environmental
Hall of Fame
Materials
Performance & Customization (Automotive Aftermarket)
Powertrain
Process / Assembly / Enabling Technologies
Safety

The competition’s most coveted prize - the Grand Award - is chosen from winners in the other categories.

This annual event typically draws 600 - 800 OEM engineers, automotive and plastics industry executives, consultants, and media.

Funds raised from the event are used to support SPE educational efforts and technical seminars, which help to secure the role of plastics in the advancement of the automobile.

CLICK HERE to Visit the Awards Module for 1999-2008 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition Part Nominations.

FORMS for 2009 Automotive Innovation Awards Program

Call for Executive Nominations Flier Click to Download.
Executive Nominations Form Click to Download. (Right Click to Save from Screen to Computer.)

Call for Part Nominations Flier Click to Download.
Part Nominations Form Click to Download. (Right Click to Save from Screen to Computer.) Part Competition Rules Click to Download.

Call for Vehicle Engineering Team Award (VETA) Nominations Flier Click to Download.
VETA Nominations Form Click to Download. (Right Click to Save from Screen to Computer.)

Benefits of Participation Flier Click to Download.

Call for Sponsorship Flier Click to Download.
09 IAG Ad Specifications Click to Download.

2009 SPE Innovation Awards Sponsors

This event would not be possible without the continued support of our sponsors.

Sponsorship Level	Organization	Logo (Links to sponsor website)
Platinum Sponsor, VIP Reception & Afterglow Sponsor, Student Usher Sponsor	Ticona Engineering Polymers
Gold Sponsor	American Chemistry Council - Plastics Div.
Media / Association	Polymotive
Media / Association	Ward's AutoWorld
Media / Association	WardsAuto.com
Media / Association	Composites Technology Magazine
Media / Association	High-Performance Composites Magazine
Media / Association	CompositesWorld.com
Media / Association	Automotive Design & Production Magazine
Media / Association	Automotive Engineering International Magazine
Media / Association	Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International
Media / Association	Automotive NewsWire Magazine
Media / Association	Plastics Technology Magazine
Media / Association	Plaspec Global Plastics Selector
Media / Association	Journal of Automobile Engineering
Media / Association	Omnexus / SpecialChem
Media / Association	Rubber World
Media / Association	Modern Plastics Worldwide
Media / Association	Injection Molding Magazine
Media / Association	Plastics Engineering Magazine

2008 SPE Automotive Innovation Winners by Category

For more details on the Category & Grand Award Winners, CLICK HERE.

For enhanced readability, CLICK HERE to Download a PDF file of ALL 2008 Innovation Awards Nominations.

To view the 2008 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Program Guide with finalists and winners marked, CLICK HERE.

To view and download images from the 2008 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala, CLICK HERE to be redirected to FLICKR.

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CLICK HERE to Visit the Awards Module for 1999-2008 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition Part Nominations.

2008 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Press Releases

2008 Call for Executive Nominations
2008 Call for Part Nominations
Date, Location for 2008 Innovation Awards Gala
SPE to Honor Frank Macher with Lifetime Achievement Award
SPE Announces Finalists for 2008 Innovation Awards Competition
SPE to Give Ford Motor Co. Special Team Award for New Flex CUV
SPE Honors FreedomCAR Fuel & Partnership with Executive Leadership Team Award
SPE Announces 2008 Hall of Fame Award Winner
SPE Announces 2008 Category, Grand Award Winners