METS News - Celebrating 20th anniversary of DAME - Design Award METS

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METS/SYP NEWSLETTER Time to plan for METS and the SuperYacht Pavilion 2010 SAVE THE DATE 16-17-18 November 2010 Amsterdam RAI the Netherlands Add to Outlook calendar: Add date » The 2010 edition will be another highlight as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the DAME - Design Award METS and we are pleased to announce that the Whisper Boat Academy in South Africa has been selected as this year's charity benefiting from the proceeds of the DAME registrations. For all of you interested in Marina and Yard equipment, please note that the Pavilion will move to Hall 11 and hold more exhibitors than ever. We look forward to welcoming you (back) in Amsterdam. Kind regards, Project Team METS/SYP Make sure you reserve the dates: 16-17-18 November 2010! TWO DECADES OF EXCELLENCE The DAME (Design Award METS) - the most prestigious design competition for new marine equipment and accessories in the world - celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2010. Over the past 20 years, independently appointed judges have scrutinised several thousand innovative products in specific marine categories and the DAME has come to set the pace for new concepts and designs in the worldwide leisure marine industry. It is the industry's top design prize. For the past three years, all product registration fees have been donated to a designated charity thus extending the scope and value of the competition. 20TH DAME SUPPORTS WHISPER BOAT BUILDING ACADEMY Registration fees from the 2010 DAME (Design Award METS) - the 20th in the history of the competition - will be donated to the Whisper Boat Building Academy (WBBA) in South Africa, the only boat building school for people with disabilities. The WBBA helps deaf, previously disadvantaged, South African young people acquire learning and skills in composite construction and boatbuilding. The DAME proceeds will be used to fund development of a skills programme with learning aids suited to deaf students, and to train teachers and interpreters. Last year €18,750 was raised for the African Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF) Flying Doctors. TREMENDOUS BOOST WINNER DAME 2009 Winning the 2009 DAME Award brought FLIR Systems under the media spotlight. "Being the overall winner of the DAME in 2009 gave a tremendous boost to the FLIR Systems METS participation," confirms Christiaan Maras, FLIR Systems marketing director Europe/Middle East/Africa. "Not only did we attract a lot more visitors, also the international press easily found its way to our booth. After the show we had a lot of press coverage worldwide in all important maritime magazines. The DAME Award helped us enormously to put our new M-Series thermal imaging camera in the market worldwide." MARINA & YARD EQUIPMENT PAVILION RELOCATES AND EXPANDS The Marina & Yard Equipment Pavilion for METS 2010 will be enlarged and relocated to a new position in hall 11 of the Amsterdam RAI buildings. "Our dedicated equipment pavilions, headed up by the SuperYacht Pavilion (SYP), are highly popular," says Senior Product Manager, Irene Dros. "We are delighted to be able to respond to calls from both visitors and exhibitors to enlarge the Marina Yard Equipment Pavilion and enable more companies in this sector to group together." The Marina & Yard Equipment Pavilion currently hosts companies that manufacture and market a wide range of yacht harbour specific products including pontoons, utility pedestals, pump-out equipment, boatyard equipment, marina management software, dock fenders and accessories. EARLY BIRD HOTEL OFFER EXTENDED - DUE TO UNPRECEDENTED SUCCES If you book your hotel before August 15, 2010, RAI Hotel & Travel Service offers you an early bird discount for selected hotels. Availability is limited and on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please check out the website for more details >>> QUICK LINKS Want to find out more? With a click you are on the right webpage with the following information: List METS exhibitors so far » List SYP exhibitors so far » Exhibition programme » When & where » Application documentation exhibitors »