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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRESS RELEASE 24 April 2007 Deadline approaching in the hunt to find Europe’s most inventive & innovative women Candidates for the first-ever awards of the European Women Inventors & Innovators Network are urged to submit their entries ahead of the deadline of 30 April. The organisers are looking for exceptionally creative, inventive, innovative female entrepreneurs or designers from all sectors and backgrounds, throughout Europe. More details and online nomination forms are available from the EUWIIN website: www.euwiin.eu. According to Bola Olabisi, the event’s creator & organiser, nominees for the awards “may have created a new device or system or process capable of impacting millions of people for the better. They may be brilliant scientists, or the inspired home-based designers of simple, cheap technologies.” Baroness Sarah Ludford, MEP, led a group of women politicians, inventors and innovation professionals who launched the new awards scheme at the European Parliament in Brussels on 6 February 2007. The new awards build on the highly successful British Female Inventor and Inventor of the Year Awards and have already extended the principle to a total of 16 European participating countries. Previous winners of the British awards include Mandy Haberman, inventor of the Anwayupcup; Adrianne Jones for her Biocycle biodegradable tree shelter and seedling cover; and Deborah Leary, inventor of Stepping Plates, a product to help police collect untainted evidence at crime scenes. The European Women Inventors & Innovators Network (EUWIIN) is a new organisation born out of the Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network, of which Mrs Bola Olabisi, the driving force behind the British Female Inventor of the Year Awards, is the managing director. Selection for the 2007 European awards will take place in May and early June. EUWIIN’s first conference and awards event will be staged in Berlin, from 14 to 16 June. London Metropolitan University is the principal partner of EUWIIN in launching and promoting the new awards. For more information, see www.euwiin.com. For press passes, contact: Bola Olabisi, CEO, GWIIN tel: ++44 (0) 20 85919964 email: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Notes to editors The EUWIIN awards, Berlin, 14-16 June 2007 For details and a press pass, contact : Bola Olabisi, CEO, GWIIN tel: ++44 (0) 20 85919964 email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Full programme details are available at: Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network GWIIN was established in 2002 with initial events held in London 2002 & Singapore 2004, GWIIN has created a global platform highlighting women’s invention and innovation. Working with Government departments, leading industry experts, voluntary organisations, private sector enterprises and educational institutions, GWIIN continues to find effective ways of bringing information and support to assist inventive and innovative women to achieve significant growth in their businesses. www.gwiin.com London Metropolitan University The London Metropolitan University (LMet) is the largest unitary university in London and has a reputation for sustained and successful experience in helping under-represented groups access higher education. These groups are priority partners in LMet’s initiatives for regional development, innovation and knowledge transfer. London Met has funded a part time Director’s post in the UK for EUWIIN from February 200 PRESS RELEASE 24 April 2007 Deadline approaching in the hunt to find Europe’s most inventive & innovative women Candidates for the first-ever awards of the European Women Inventors & Innovators Network are urged to submit their entries ahead of the deadline of 30 April. The organisers are looking for exceptionally creative, inventive, innovative female entrepreneurs or designers from all sectors and backgrounds, throughout Europe. More details and online nomination forms are available from the EUWIIN website: www.euwiin.eu. According to Bola Olabisi, the event’s creator & organiser, nominees for the awards “may have created a new device or system or process capable of impacting millions of people for the better. They may be brilliant scientists, or the inspired home-based designers of simple, cheap technologies.” Baroness Sarah Ludford, MEP, led a group of women politicians, inventors and innovation professionals who launched the new awards scheme at the European Parliament in Brussels on 6 February 2007. The new awards build on the highly successful British Female Inventor and Inventor of the Year Awards and have already extended the principle to a total of 16 European participating countries. Previous winners of the British awards include Mandy Haberman, inventor of the Anwayupcup; Adrianne Jones for her Biocycle biodegradable tree shelter and seedling cover; and Deborah Leary, inventor of Stepping Plates, a product to help police collect untainted evidence at crime scenes. The European Women Inventors & Innovators Network (EUWIIN) is a new organisation born out of the Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network, of which Mrs Bola Olabisi, the driving force behind the British Female Inventor of the Year Awards, is the managing director. Selection for the 2007 European awards will take place in May and early June. EUWIIN’s first conference and awards event will be staged in Berlin, from 14 to 16 June. London Metropolitan University is the principal partner of EUWIIN in launching and promoting the new awards. For more information, see www.euwiin.com. For press passes, contact: Bola Olabisi, CEO, GWIIN tel: ++44 (0) 20 85919964 email: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Notes to editors The EUWIIN awards, Berlin, 14-16 June 2007 For details and a press pass, contact : Bola Olabisi, CEO, GWIIN tel: ++44 (0) 20 85919964 email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Full programme details are available at: Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network GWIIN was established in 2002 with initial events held in London 2002 & Singapore 2004, GWIIN has created a global platform highlighting women’s invention and innovation. Working with Government departments, leading industry experts, voluntary organisations, private sector enterprises and educational institutions, GWIIN continues to find effective ways of bringing information and support to assist inventive and innovative women to achieve significant growth in their businesses. www.gwiin.com London Metropolitan University The London Metropolitan University (LMet) is the largest unitary university in London and has a reputation for sustained and successful experience in helping under-represented groups access higher education. These groups are priority partners in LMet’s initiatives for regional development, innovation and knowledge transfer. London Met has funded a part time Director’s post in the UK for EUWIIN from February 2006 for an initial three years. See: www.londonmet.ac.uk 6 for an initial three years. See: www.londonmet.ac.uk
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