BWIR Announces DesignACE 2010

Call for Entries to the 2nd Annual BWIR Design Ace Contest.

CHENNAI — Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR), in partnership with Autodesk, is inviting entries from all engineering students (manufacturing and engineering domain) of Tamilnadu, Pondicherry, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to showcase their innovative design capabilities.

Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR) is a global provider of business and technology solutions to the mid-market manufacturing domain.

Second year in the running, the DesignACE contest is aimed at encouraging the confluence of engineering and designing skills of tomorrow’s engineers. The winners, in addition to cash prizes, will be sponsored to participate in the Autodesk APAC Panorama Design Contest in KL, Malaysia this year.

There are loads of cash prizes and honors to be won!
- First Prize: Rs. 30000/- and a trip to Malaysia*
- Second Prize: Rs. 25000/-
- Third Prize: Rs. 20000/-
- The top three teams will also win an attractive stipend-paid internship with BWIR.

The students who meet the eligibility criteria (should have completed second year of course) can participate in DesignACE 2010 by submitting any innovative design along with a short write-up for shortlisting procedure on or before August 16. The entries received will be judged on parameters of depth and clarity of thinking, innovation, and design capability.

As part of the event, Free Autodesk Inventor Workshops for students will be conducted in nodal cities, details of which are available at the event website. For more information on the contest, workshops and guidelines, please log on to: www.bwir-designace.com or call 044-43909100.

In fiscal year 2009, Barry-Wehmiller leveraged a strategic combination of organic and acquisition growth to achieve revenues of nearly $1 billion. Barry-Wehmiller now employs more than 5,400 team members in over 65 locations worldwide.