Program Overview 1 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards Formerly called the Be Inspired Awards, is an exciting and wellregarded global competition Integral part of the Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley s premier international event for the infrastructure professionals Truly global in scope and comprehensive in categories covered 2 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
It is Bentley s way of celebrating the success of our USERS! Open to all users of Bentley software, projects nominated by Bentley s community of users from 50+ countries What makes it a really exciting program Recognized over 3,000 of the world s most outstanding infrastructure projects since 2004 Record participation by users in 2017 Independent panel of jurors, comprising distinguished industry experts Winners announced at the highly-anticipated and gala ceremony at the Year in Infrastructure Conference 3 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Participants get Global Recognition Projects are profiled in Bentley s Infrastructure Yearbook that s distributed globally to 150,000+ key media, government, and industry influencers Press Coverage At the Conference, users interact oneon-one with 100+ members of the media. Bentley also pitches projects to press, and issues press releases Networking Opportunities Finalists present their projects at the Conference in front of their peers, the media, and industry leaders 4 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
And a sponsored trip to London! 3 Finalists from each category are chosen for participation in the Year in Infrastructure Conference and presenting their projects before the judges and conference attendees 5 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Finalists present as part of the main agenda of the Conference 6 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Get awesome opportunities to network with LOTS of interested people! 7 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Winners are announced at the Gala Dinner 8 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Loads of participation benefits NOMINEES Project showcase in the Infrastructure Yearbook Certificate of participation Project promotion to a global audience via Bentley s marketing and public relations activities Complimentary registration for the Year in Infrastructure Conference Opportunity to present at other Bentley-hosted events and webinars FINALISTS WINNERS Sponsored trip to London to present project before the jurors, peers and global media All finalists honored at the Awards ceremony, receive a finalist trophy Several opportunities for networking and media interaction Finalist presentation and project profile posted on Bentley s website $1,000 charitable donation in winner organization s name Project featured in a special advertising insert in Engineering News-Record (ENR) Winner trophy, awards poster featuring the project, and framed photo of winner organization s representative accepting the award! 9 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
2017 Highlights 10 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
What s new in 2018 Rebranding of the program New submission system (with enhanced user experience!) Recognition of Going Digital: Advancements in Infrastructure 19 award categories encompassing ALL forms of infrastructure projects, and stages from design, to construction, to operations. 11 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
BRIDGES BUILDINGS AND CAMPUSES COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS CONSTRUCTION DIGITAL CITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING 2018 Timelines MINING AND OFFSHORE ENGINEERING POWER GENERATION PROJECT DELIVERY RAIL AND TRANSIT REALITY MODELING The Year in Infrastructure Awards ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ROAD AND RAIL ASSET PERFORMANCE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING UTILITIES AND INDUSTRIAL ASSET PERFORMANCE UTILITIES TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORM WATER NETWORKS 12 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
2018 Timelines Nominations OPEN Mid-Feb Nominations CLOSE Apr 30 Initial notification to Finalists Late-Jul The Year in Infrastructure Awards Finalists announcement The Year in Infrastructure Conference Early-Aug 16-18 Oct 13 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
We are looking forward to your participation! If you are working on a great project using Bentley software, we invite you to nominate it for this year s Awards! Extended Deadline May 15, 2018 14 WWW.BENTLEY.COM 2018 Bentley Systems, Incorporated