Manufacturers, designers, developers, importers, start-ups, sales organizations and dealers are invited to enter new products into consideration for the 12th OutDoor Industry Award.
The OutDoor Industry Awards will take place during the OutDoor 2017 trade show’s supporting program on June 18-21.
The deadline to submit entries in this year’s competition is May 8, 2017. After that, the jury of experts will begin their two-stage evaluation of the entries by narrowing down all of the submissions to a short list. The most promising entries for the award will then be subjected to real-world testing.
“Each OutDoor Industry Award sends out a clear message to industry representatives, dealers and consumers. It indicates a genuine pledge of quality to the market and we place top priority on credibility, transparency and fairness,” said Dirk Heidrich, project leader of OutDoor at Messe Friedrichshafen.
The award is presented in thirteen categories: apparel, shoes, running, backpacks/travel luggage, mountain-climbing equipment, camping equipment, sleeping bags, water sports, accessories, innovative materials, sustainable innovation, start-up and concepts and services.
The winners will receive their awards in a special ceremony and will be exhibited in the Foyer East during OutDoor. Following positive experiences in past years, the Deutsche Designer Club will again chair the panel of judges.
