** ENTRIES ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED FOR MIP 2012 AS THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED ** 

Every year, World of Concrete exhibitors compete in Concrete Construction Products’ Most Innovative Products Award Program. This is only annual award program that honors the products design for all segments of the concrete and masonry industries. The annual event solicits voting from magazine readers and World of Concrete attendee voting to determine an Attendees' Choice. Product nominations are also reviewed by a select group to receive an Experts' Choice Award.  

Winners are published in Concrete Construction Products, as well as in post-show issues of Concrete Construction, and The Concrete Producer; and online at Concrete Construction Online, Masonry Construction Online and The Concrete Producer Online. You will be redirected to the World of Concrete Sponsorship Gallery where you can add an MIP entry to your shopping cart (click on the cart icon, bottom right of MIP info)  and then check out to purchase. You will need your eCode to complete this task. Within 2-3 business days after this purchase, you will get a link via email to provide detailed information on your entry.

When you go to this link we send to you, make sure you have three things available before beginning the registration process:

1. The complete name of the product you are entering in the MIP  award program, as well as a short description of what it is and what it does.
2. A brief explanation of what is innovative about the product and how contractors or producers will benefit from the innovation. Please include more than just its new features.
3. All of your contact information and an image* of the entry (see below.)
   
   * We require a high resolution digital image of the product entry. This will be used to create the poster-size images that are in the MIP display at World of Concrete as well as for print and Web listings. Preferred format is JPEG, 300 dpi, 8 inches by 10 inches. Send image via email to mipawards@hanleywood.com or on CD to Colette Palait, MIP Awards, Hanley Wood Business Media, 8725 W Higgins Rd, Suite 600, Chicago IL 60631. Images should be submitted at the same time as entries, but must be received by December 1, 2011.
   
   The cost to enter is $500 per product entry by October 15, 2011
   After October 15, 2011, the entry fee increases to $600
   

   
   Exhibitors can add a link to a manufacturer supplied video describing the product in the online voting and post-show review area. The cost of this option to gain more exposure for each entry is $150.

   
   Final submission date is December 1, 2011. (Entries received after November 11, 2011 will not be included in the Daily News  PreShow Planner Electronic Edition or the WOC Program Guide listing.)
   
   Categories for 2011: Business Tools and Software; Concrete Production Equipment; Concrete Construction Materials; Decorative Concrete Materials and Equipment; Concrete Construction Equipment; Formwork; General Tools and Equipment; Masonry Materials and Equipment, Demolition and Repair Tools and Materials.
   
   *Note that participation in the  2012 MIP program is open only to 2012 World of Concrete exhibitors. Other program guidelines are outlined on the registration form.
   
   Email any additional questions to mipawards@hanleywood.com.
   
   2012 MIP Benefits

World of Concrete exhibitors are invited to submit products in Hanley Wood's Most Innovative Products Award Program. The annual event showcases the best new products of WOC 2012 to the attendees and readers of the official show magazines.

Awards are given to products that receive the highest number of vote tallies and to products that receive recognition from a select group of industry experts. Products accepted into the award program receive extensive exposure to show attendees and to more than 100,000 readers of the official show magazines.

Promotional Benefits Include:

Pre-Show Coverage
-- A description and image of each selected products are posted on a special voting section on the World of Concrete website. Readers and attendees will be encouraged to vote for their favorite item in each category. Online voting will begin around December 15, 2011 and end January 31, 2012.
-- Each product ,will be listed in the Winter edition of Concrete Construction Products.
-- Each product received prior to Dec. 1, 2011 will be featured in an exclusive editorial section of the Daily News Preshow electronic magazine that will be made available to all registered WOC attendees and readers of Concrete Construction Magazine.

Onsite Promotion
-- The photo of each product entry, along with Exhibitor name and booth number, is posted in special MIP Display situated next to the World of Concrete Bookstore. The area will include an online voting kiosk and paper ballots.
-- The World of Concrete Program Guide will feature a special section that lists each product, exhibitor and booth number.
-- Each product will receive an extended write-up that will be published in The Daily News.
-- Each exhibitor will receive 50 paper ballots for distribution in their booth. Additional ballots may be purchased
-- Each exhibitor will receive signage for one booth to encourage voting in the MIP award program.
-- Special MIP ballot collection kiosks will be located in the show halls, encouraging voting and promoting the award program.

Post-Show Coverage
Award winners will be announced February 15, 2012. The 2012 MIP products and winners will remain on the World of Concrete website until June 1, 2012.  Award winning products will receive editorial coverage in Concrete  Construction Products, as well as in post-show issues of Concrete Construction,  and The Concrete Producer; and online at Concrete Construction Online, Masonry Construction Online and The Concrete Producer Online. Exhibitors with award winners will receive a special certificate.