Sponsoring the 2009 ACEA Awards

About the ACEA
The ACEA represents the professional and commercial interests of Australian firms providing leading edge engineering, management and technology based consulting services to private and public sector clients in Australia and more than 40 other countries.

The engineering consulting services industry includes firms supplying civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering services, as well as chemical, mining and industrial engineering services. It also includes building consultancy, marine engineering, traffic engineering, construction project management and a range of related technical and management services. The total value of projects designed by ACEA member firms each year is estimated to be $11 billion.

ACEA represents over 260 firms. ACEA firms employ over 41,000 staff in Australia and overseas, who receive ACEA communications through the network of owners, senior partners and senior managers including Chief Executives, Project Managers, Financial Managers and Human Resource Managers.

The Event
The 2009 ACEA Awards for Excellence is an annual, national event recognising engineering excellence and innovation demonstrated by ACEA member firms. The Awards recognise these achievements before an audience of industry peers, as well as providing external exposure for ACEA members, their clients and Awards sponsors through ACEA’s official publications.

Over 400 members, clients, sponsors and guests from across the country will attend this year’s Awards, to be held on Friday 4 December in Brisbane. In 2009 ACEA will combine the elements of world-class entertainment, fine food and a spectacular setting to deliver a glittering evening of accolades and networking.

Benefits of Sponsorship
National and international coverage
ACEA’s Awards for Excellence program is supported by member firms in all states and territories of Australia.

ACEA has an active and broad communications process with firms, and provides a platform on which firms communicate with each other and access stakeholders and suppliers.

Winning firms use publicity material from the ACEA Awards to develop new and existing business in Australia and abroad. Branding opportunities will potentially reach clients not only in Australia but all over the world.

Focus on business and access to key business decision-makers
ACEA communicates directly with more than 1,000 key decision-makers in firms, in professional, commercial and managerial roles.

ACEA’s contacts list also extends to industry stakeholders including politicians, senior public officials, architects, property developers, banks, financial institutions and academics.

Modest investments
Industry research indicates that sponsorship of the ACEA Awards for Excellence is a comparatively modest investment, particularly when the entitlements and potential return for investment are considered.

Not-for-profit status ACEA is a not-for-profit association
This means that all sponsorship is invested directly into the event.

Awards Structure
The 2009 ACEA Awards for Excellence are open to ACEA member firms residing and practicing in Australia at the time of the entry submission. The Call for Entries is the beginning of the judging process. The final judging is processed by a panel of distinguished industry professionals.

Member firms are invited to nominate projects in the following categories: Civil Infrastructure, Building Infrastructure, Industrial Infrastructure, Project Management, Environmental Projects, Projects with a Community Focus, Specialist Services, IT Projects, International/Export Projects.

Entrants in the Category Awards 1-12 will be eligible for:
The judges may, at their discretion, award entries in the above categories with the Certificate of Recognition, Silver Award of Highly Commended and the Gold Award of Merit.

The esteemed Project of the Year may be selected from the entries awarded Gold Awards of Merit.

The Small Firms Award recipients may also be eligible for receipt of an award in a disciplinary category at the judge’s discretion.

ACEA Special Awards include: The President’s Award, Future Leaders Award, Award for Education and Training and the Student Project Award.