AR AWARDS 2016 FINALISTS Event Technology Portal

Vision Summit team had just announced VR/AR Awards 2016 finalists in different categories!  Powered by the Intel Atom processor, the Ninebot Segway robot, which is also a personal transporter, uses Intel RealSense technology to navigate complex environments and intelligently interact with users. In wearables, the DAQRI Smart Helmet with Intel RealSense technology and powered by an Intel® Core M processor was included in BGR's best of CES write-up. These and other innovations showcased at CES 2016 are just a preview of the new, amazing experiences Intel technology will enable in areas including sports and gaming, health and wellness, and creativity. The 2016 Awards will also see the introduction of a new category sponsored by Callaghan Innovation recognising Maori Innovation in the tech sector. The aim of the Hi-Tech Awards are to acknowledge, recognise and celebrate excellence within the New Zealand Hi-Tech industry which is the third largest export earner in the country and the fastest growing. The Awards increase the awareness of the contribution the tech sector makes to the New Zealand economy and the country as a whole. Winners will be announced at the Gala Dinner in Auckland on 20th May 2016 along with the recipient of the 2016 Tait Communications Flying Kiwi Award. In addition, the Government Excellence Awards” will recognise world-class government leadership with two awards to be presented on Monday, 22 February at the GSMA's Ministerial Programme at Mobile World Congress. The awards will be judged by independent experts, analysts, journalists, academics and, in some cases, mobile operator representatives. The winner of the Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology - the CTOs' Choice” award will be selected by a panel of industry-leading CTOs from the worldwide operator community. Select awards will be nominated by judges or by an independent panel of experts and will not be open for online entry. The submission of video to support entries is strongly encouraged by the awards judges. Entries for the Glomo Awards close on Friday, 27 November 2015 and the GSMA will announce the shortlist of nominations for each category by late January 2016. According to the Consumer Technology Association, the drone technology will dominate the CES 2016 event that will take place in Las Vegas at the beginning of 2016. Derrick will be presented with the award at the Modern Day Technology Leaders Luncheon on Friday, February 19th, 2016. The prestigious CES Innovation Awards are sponsored by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) TM, the producer of CES 2016, the global gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, and have been recognizing achievements in product design and engineering since 1976. CES 2016 Innovation Honoree products are featured on /Innovation, which lists product categories, as well as each product name, manufacturer information, description, photo and URL. The 2016 awards will be officially launched in May 2016 with all the details on categories and how to enter. Sony's XBR-X930D enters its 'unique' Slim Backlight Drive technology to push stunning 4K and HDR pictures. The venerable personal mobility platform is making waves at CES 2016 with a new self-balancing pedestal, dubbed the Ninebot, that transforms into a mechanical companion when you're not riding it. It's equipped with a live streaming camera, facial-recognition software and Intel's Realsense obstacle avoidance system - even a pair of adorable LEGO-esque arms to help its human with a variety of household tasks. Recognition at Brandon Hall Group's 2016 HCM Excellence Conference, January 27-29, 2016 at the PGA Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Veteran of both the TV and radio industry, Bob Pittman has been announced as the recipient of the Broadcasters Foundation of America 2016 Golden Mike Award. NewBay Media's Broadcast/Video Group has announced the following winners of its 2015 Product Innovation Awards. It was a good night for HBO last Thursday at the 10th Annual Hollywood Post Alliance Awards gala, where the network took three of four awards for TV. The Titans of Technology awards will recognize individuals who are transforming Minnesota's tech industry and giving companies a competitive edge. These awards will showcase the innovators, adopters and executors impacting the industry and local economy for the greater good. Honorees will be featured in the Business Journal's April 15, 2016, publication and at an awards luncheon the previous day. Osbee Industries won the 2016 Mark of Excellence Award for the Luxury Home of the Year between $150,000- $300,000 for this Classic Upper East Side Brownstone Project. Recognizing groundbreaking consumer electronics technologies and installations, the TechHome Division of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) held the 2016 Mark of Excellence Awards at CES 2016 in Las Vegas. Presented in an evening ceremony at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, the Mark of Excellence Awards recognize some of the best residential and commercial custom installation projects performed by professional integrators, as well as top consumer technology products and services that are primarily targeted at the custom installation channel. Winners of these prestigious awards receive exposure via the websites and print publications from the CTA, CE Pro, and Greenbuilder Media. The goal of the initiative is to normalise the use of health technology while identifying and supporting specific needs in society. It aims to champion the growing development of innovation across the healthcare, technology and design sectors. Each has a distinct focus, with the aim of identifying health tech that can support specific needs in society and to recognise innovators, individual champions and organisations that are leading the health technology revolution for the benefit of consumers, health care providers or wider society. These events will identify and encourage innovators, designers, developers and healthcare providers to enter the awards. The deadline for entries is February 1, 2016 which will be followed by the AXA PPP Health Tech & You awards ceremony on 25 April, 2016. Breakout Award - focusing on finding a piece of health technology that's successfully embedded itself and made a difference to people's everyday lives over the past year. While the exact nature of AV Stumpfl's ISE 2016 trade show presence is under wraps, the company will launch several innovations around Wings Engine Raw at that time, the company says. The winners, are decided by a public vote across the entire AV industry, and will be announced at the InAVation Awards on February 9, 2016, on the first night of the ISE exhibition. The Technology Award, which is new for 2016, recognizes breakthroughs in the auto industry, and the introduction of such a groundbreaking vehicle as the Mirai fits the bill. Our panel of judges carefully evaluate each entry and select five finalists in each of the 13 award categories, which will be announced at the end of January 2016. In addition to receiving two complimentary SXSW Interactive 2016 badges, finalists also secure an exhibit space at the Interactive Innovation Awards Finalist Showcase where they can demo their work for Interactive, Gold and Platinum badgeholders on Monday, March 14, 2016 in Austin, TX. The list of 2016 Premier 100 Technology Leaders will be announced in December, and published online in March. We define a Premier Technology leader as an individual who guides the effective use of information technology to improve his or her company's business performance. A Premier 100 Technology Leader can be a CIO, vice president, director or manager from a number of areas of the IT organization — network management, database management, intranet and Web management, help desk, application development, project management, contract management or procurement. No. Previous Premier 100 Technology Leader honorees are lifelong honorees and aren't eligible to be named to the list again. Also, the questionnaire asks about their technology testing and implementation philosophy, the size of their IT organization in terms of the number of internal users they support, headcount and IT budget responsibilities. Using Computerworld's Technology Leader Index, which is a measurement of how closely an individual matches our definition of the Technology Leader, we analyze the data. Our final list represents the IT professionals in whom the characteristics of the Premier Technology Leader are most strongly represented. Our celebration party will take place on Thursday, 25 February, 2016 at the five star ME Hotel in London. The evening will be full of surprises beginning with a cocktail reception and the awards will be followed by a dazzling techies after party. It's going to be an evening to remember which will launch one of the UK's most eagerly anticipated technology event. The objective is to promote and commend the excellent achievements to which Nigeria Technology professionals and organizations contribute towards building a sustainable economy using technology, the Awards also aimed to encourage local practitioners to develop innovative and creative Technology solutions, which will uplift the image of Nigeria both locally and internationally. NIGERIA Technology Awards will be returning to the Ace-Olivia Hall, City Mall, Lagos, Nigeria on the 26th November, 2016. A new ‘CEO of the year' award has been introduced for 2016 to recognise the exceptional role they play in delivering the vision, growth and profitability for their companies and their contribution to the Scottish economy. Meanwhile, a new ‘education provider/training programme' gong will highlight and celebrate the work being done throughout Scotland to incubate the digital technology skills that the industry needs to continue growing. Polly Purvis, CEO of ScotlandIS said: The Digital Technology Awards showcase excellence within the industry rewarding the innovation, expertise and ambition of businesses, large and small. Scotland's digital technology industry contributes £4 billion in GVA to the economy and some 80,000 people are employed in the sector with start-up incubators such as Rookie Oven in Glasgow and CodeBase in Edinburgh enjoying huge success and growth. The deadline for entries is Wednesday 24 February 2016 and the awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday 20 April 2016 at The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow. Note that these were last years winners, the 2016 awards have not been offered. Normal issues, and No mention about winning the Academy Awards Sci-Tech nomination. Texas Instruments received an award for the DLP technology that made digital projection possible, again you may like the process or not, but good work Texas Instruments! Multimedia & Technology Reviews targets projects, products, events and issues within the broad realm of multimedia and technology as they pertain to arts scholarship, research and librarianship. Under the auspices of its parent organization, the Art Libraries Society of North America, the work of Multimedia & Technology Reviews has proven it to be a true leader in the field of reviewing. Multimedia & Technology Reviews displays a strong commitment to providing reviews that librarians can use to learn about, examine and discuss multimedia tools that are being developed in the ever-changing world of technology. Multimedia & Technology Reviews offers incisive, objectively written critical reviews for a variety of free multimedia resources. The combination of forward-thinking coverage of emerging trends and its inclusive approach to gathering reviewers with a variety of skill sets and disciplinary backgrounds make Multimedia & Technology Reviews a unique and welcome addition to the library reviews landscape. Multimedia & Technology Reviews will be presented with the Louis Shores Award at the RUSA Achievement Awards at the 2016 American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. The film academy announced Friday that 33 men will share in 10 prizes awarded at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards next month in Beverly Hills, California. The academy will award certificates in Technical Achievement and plaques for Scientific and Engineering awards at a private ceremony on Feb. Portions of the untelevised event could be included in the Academy Awards telecast on Feb. The honorees will join 300+ of their senior IT and line of business peers at AGENDA16 to collaborate on the next wave of technology. We invite other technology leaders to join us at AGENDA16 through our various sponsorship opportunities, including the awards celebration. The 16th Annual Gala of The Tech Awards will be held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center on Thursday, Nov. In the 15 years since The Tech Awards was founded, the laureates have had an impact on millions of lives. To highlight and celebrate the use of technologies that impact insurance, sponsors the annual Insurance Canada Technology Awards - the ICTAs.” These were first awarded at the 8th annual Technology Conference on February 22, 2010, and have been presented annually at ICTC since then. The 2016 ICTAs will be awarded during a ceremony and reception on Monday, February 29, 2016, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. To celebrate organizations in the Canadian Property and Casualty Insurance industry whose implementation and use of technology shows a significant impact on a process or group of processes used in the sale, processing and servicing of insurance in Canada. Note on Technology Providers: Organizations that provide technology to Insurers, Distributors or Suppliers, but do not use the technology themselves for insurance purposes, are not eligible. Technology providers appropriately identified in a nomination will be recognized alongside the nominated organization when notes the nominees in any way, and they will receive a corresponding ICTA plaque if the nominee is a finalist or winner. The ICTA nominations represent many different uses of technology in support of the insurance business. Publication of the uses of technology will enhance the awareness of not just what can be done, but some of the interesting ways that technology is being leveraged. The primary criterion for all awards is the positive impact that a specific technology or application of technology has had on business. The MITX Awards is the largest and most prestigious annual awards competition in the country for digital marketing and technology innovation, bringing together 1,200 of the best and brightest minds in the digital media, marketing and technology industry. Bigger, bolder, and more interactive than ever, this event celebrates and awards New England's thriving digital innovation ecosystem in 30 categories. The Nikon D5's speed and technology allows photographers to shoot stunning images, even in near darkness.