About Innovations

• Earn the right to place the coveted Innovations logo on your product's packaging and advertising.
• Receive additional exposure by displaying your product in the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Showcase at the prestigious Innovations Plus area located in the Sands Expo and Convention Center at the 2009 International CES (for official International CES exhibitors only).
• Sign up for a free product demo time slot on the Innovations stage in the packed Innovations Showcase (available on a first-come, first-served basis, for official International CES exhibitors only).
• Demonstrate your product during CES Unveiled, the Official Press Event for the International CES (for official International CES exhibitors only). E-mail CESUnveiled@CE.org for more details.
• Participate in the live radio broadcast of Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline in Innovations Plus. This nationally syndicated consumer electronics radio program will launch its 14th season at the 2009 International CES. Host Dave Graveline will interview CEOs, presidents and senior executives from the hottest companies exhibiting at CES, producing three entire programs (nine hours of programming), live from the International CES show floor.
  Reserve your International CES broadcast airtime now. Call now to pitch your story. Contact Producer Rob Almanza at 305-824-9000 x20 or rob@graveline.com (for official International CES exhibitors only).
• Display signage in your booth acknowledging your Innovations honoree status.
• Receive a beautiful Innovations 2009 Design & Engineering award to display in your booth and in your company's trophy case.
• Receive a listing in the Innovations 2009 on-site directory (for official International CES Exhibitors only).
• Receive the Innovations icon published next to your company listing in the Official CES Show Directory (for official International CES exhibitors only).
• Gain industry-wide recognition and media attention through a CEA press release. Garner the attention of key industry journalists and retailers who visit the Innovations honoree displays.
• Get exposure on the official CES website. The Innovations pages are among the most visited pages on the entire website.
• Benefit from inclusion in IDSA's quarterly design publication.
• Best of Innovations honorees have the option to display their product in other CEA events throughout the year.
• Take advantage of advertising opportunities in CEA's CE VISION magazine. Innovations honorees receive substantial discounts. Contact Jason Stookey for more information.

• Products entered must fit within one of the official award categories.
• Products entered must be available for sale to the public in U.S. retail outlets or on the Internet between March 1, 2008, and February 28, 2009.
• Entries must be submitted, in full, via the online entry process.  
• One sample of all International CES exhibitor products (mock-ups or the final product) selected as Innovations honorees must be available for display in the Innovations Showcase at the Sands Expo and Convention Center at the 2009 International CES, January 8-11, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Two product samples must be available for Best of Innovations honorees. Best of Innovations honorees will allow CEA to hold one sample of the product or mockup for up to one year, for display at other CEA-related events.)
  

Download a complete copy of the Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Awards Rules and Eligibility.

Honorees will be announced at the 2009 International CES Press Preview event in New York, November 11, 2008, and will be included in the launch of the honoree portion of the International CES website (see contest rules).

Non-exhibitors may also enter the Innovations 2009 competition; however, restrictions apply if selected as an honoree (see contest rules).

Entrants agree to these rules:

• Products entered must fit within one of the official award categories.
• Products entered must be available for sale to the public at U. S. retail outlets or on the Internet between March 1, 2008, and February 28, 2009.
• Honorees will be announced at the 2009 International CES Press Preview event in New York, November 11, 2008, and will be included in the launch of no later than November 3, 2008.  
• If a company does not wish to have their product announced for any reason other than stated above, CEA has the right to remove the award designation. In the event of such notification, CEA may, in its sole discretion, remove the award designation and consider the product a non-entry; the company will then have the right to submit the product as a new entry at the next year's Call for Entries, provided it still meets the initial entry submission qualifications. 
• One sample of all International CES exhibitor products (prototypes, mock ups or the final product) selected as Innovations honorees must be available for display in the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Showcase at the Sands Expo and Convention Center at the 2009 International CES, January 8-11, in Las Vegas, Nevada (two, if selected as Best of Innovations honorees. Best of Innovations honorees will allow CEA to hold one sample of the product or mock up for up to one year, for display at other CEA-related events.)
• Non-International CES exhibitors may enter the Innovations 2009 competition. However, non-exhibitor honoree product will not be included for display in the Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Showcase and will not be listed in the on-site honoree directory if the company has fully paid for an exhibit space by November 3, 2008, they can be listed in the onsite directory and the product displayed in the Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase.  However, if the company has fully paid for an exhibit space by November 3, 2008, they can be listed in the onsite directory and the product displayed in the Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase.
• Entries must be submitted, in full, via the online entry process.
• A product can be submitted into several categories; however, separate entry fees will apply for each entry.
• Entries submitted in previous Calls for Entries are not eligible for resubmission; however if significant improvements have been made to the original product and/or significant enhancements that are truly unique and innovative, have been made, then the new model will be eligible for submission. If an entry of a similar model previously submitted is disqualified, the entry fees will not be refunded. 
• All entries must be submitted via the online submission process. E-mailed and hard-copy entries will not be accepted. 
• Two product photographs must accompany and are required for each entry. The photos must be two DIFFERENT views of the product. Computer renderings are not acceptable. Entries may include up to five photos. Photos must be submitted in a .jpg format. Each photo should be less than 1MB. All photos must be submitted via the online submission process. E-mailed and hard-copy photos will no longer be accepted.
• All entry forms are the property of CEA. We suggest you make a copy of the online Entry Summary Page for your records.
• An entry is qualified for judging when all required sections of the online entry tool are completed and entry fees have been paid.
• Incomplete and unpaid entries will be disqualified. CEA is not responsible for follow-up of incomplete entries.
• Entries must be paid using a credit card. Checks will no longer be accepted.
• To evaluate a submitter's entry, the judges may ask for additional information, including a request to provide a product sample to be used for further judging.
• An entry may be moved to a different category based on the recommendation of the judging panel without consent from the submitter.
• By entering the competition, the submitter grants CEA permission to use the entry and images of the entered product in any promotional material produced by CEA and its sponsors.
• CEA reserves the exclusive right to set, modify, and interpret all conditions regarding this competition without claim for damage or recourse of any kind.
• Each company selected as an honoree grants CEA permission, without compensation, to use its name and photograph/likeness and/or entry in promoting this or similar awards programs in the future.
• Materials must meet CEA standards for appropriate product presentation and taste, and may be asked to be resubmitted or disqualified at any time, if they are deemed inappropriate. Any attempt by a submitter to deliberately damage the Innovations website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Call for Entries may be in violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, all entries submitted by such person will be disqualified. CEA reserves the right to seek damages from any such person fully permitted by law.
• In the event a virus compromises the competition, non-authorized human intervention, tampering, or other causes beyond the reasonable control of CEA, which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness, or proper operation of the Call for Entries, CEA reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Call for Entries. Should the Call for Entries be terminated prior to the stated closing date, CEA reserves the right to announce honorees based on the nominations received before the termination date.
• CEA reserves the right to rescind any awards granted to honorees that have misrepresented their product or entry in this competition.
• Entries fees are non-refundable.
• The judges' decisions are final.
  

1. Please provide the product's technical specifications. Can also be submitted as a PDF, WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, or TEXT document, with a limit of one full page of text and/or maximum file size of 1MB.
2. Describe the engineering qualities of your product, including the materials, components and processes used to fabricate the product.
3. Describe the product's aesthetic and design qualities, intended use and/or functions, including details about the user value.
4. Describe why your product deserves this award. Include specifics regarding your product's unique and/or novel features and why consumers would find your product attractive.

1. Please provide the product's technical specifications. Can also be submitted as a PDF, WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, or TEXT document, with a limit of one full page of text and/or maximum file size of 1MB.
2. Describe your product's engineering qualities' impact on the environment, including the materials, components and processes used to fabricate the product and how the product is transported to market, reduces emissions, etc. 
3. Describe the product's environmentally friendly aesthetic and design qualities and intended use and/or functions, including details about the user value and environmental benefits, such as use of energy and materials, enhanced recyclability, etc.
4. Describe why your product deserves this award. Include specifics regarding your product's unique and/or novel features and why consumers would find your product attractive.

1. Visit Innovations Call for Entries to enter!
2. Complete and submit your entry form online between Thursday, August 28 and Wednesday, September 24, 2008.
3. E-mailed and/or hard copy submission forms are not accepted.

• To ensure technical accuracy, have your technical staff review your responses to technical questions.
• Answer the questions as clearly as possible and provide straightforward, informative photographs or illustrations.
• When preparing your entry, focus on providing substantive information, not on creative formatting or typefaces. Entries will be given a standardized look before the judges see them.
• Don't submit an entry that will not be commercially available by February 28, 2009.
• Don't submit an entry that has been available in the United States at retail before March 1, 2008.
• Up to five different views of your product can be uploaded during the entry process. Show off that awesome design! Take advantage of it!

• Engineering qualities, based on technical specs and materials used
• Aesthetic and design qualities, using photos provided
• The product's intended use/function and user value
• Why the product deserves the Innovations award, including specifics regarding its unique/novel features and features that consumers would find attractive
  

Judges review and evaluate each ECO-DESIGN entry based on summaries of the following criteria:

• Environmentally friendly engineering qualities, based on technical specs and materials used
• Environmentally friendly aesthetic and design qualities, using photos provided
• The product's intended use/function and user value as it impacts the environment
• Why the product deserves the Innovations award, including specifics regarding its unique/novel features and features that consumers would find attractive
  

• If a company does not wish to have their product announced for any reason other than stated above; CEA has the right to remove the award designation. The product will be considered as a non-entry. The company will have the right to submit the product as a new entry at the next year's Call for Entries provided it still meets the initial entry submission qualifications. 
• If a company wishes to have the product honoree announcement delayed until the opening of the International CES, written notification must be received by the Innovations Awards Team at Innovations@CE.org no later than November 3, 2008. The Innovations Awards Team will do its best to delay the product announcement until the opening of International CES. However, we can make no guarantees.

• Companies whose products will be displayed "live" must supply the necessary auxiliary equipment, including all cables, connectors, and program sources, along with copyright-cleared audio and video programs. (Note: The playback source of such programming will not be out for public display unless that product has been selected for an award.)
• Only International CES-supplied descriptive signage will be displayed in the Showcase.
• Best of Innovations honoree will be required to provide two products. One will be displayed in the Showcase at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Innovations Plus and the other will be displayed at Experience CEA in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
• Best of Innovations honorees will allow CEA to hold one sample, for up to one year, for display at other CEA-related events.

Are there sponsorship opportunities for Innovations?
Yes. There are currently three ways to sponsor Innovations.

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