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AMX Innovation Awards at UBTech
The AMX Innovation Awards at UBTech 2013 is produced by the University Business Leadership Institute and entries are now being received.The awards ceremony for The AMX Innovation Awards at UBTech 2013 will be held Monday evening, June 10, 2013 at the Walt Disney Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida. Award winners will receive a combined total of $100,000 MSRP of AMX equipment.
The AMX Innovation Awards is an exclusive awards program designed to recognize innovative higher education institutions for their use of technology in improving the campus experience. The awards program selects a winner in each of the following categories:
- Automation and Control Initiative — For the most innovative use of automation and control systems in learning environments. Tell us how your institution has used technology to improve operational efficiencies. Award: $25,000 (MSRP) in AMX equipment.
- Collaboration Initiative — For the most innovative collaboration practices in higher education. Tell us how you used technology to foster collaboration in areas such as flexible learning environments, conferencing and distance learning. Award: $25,000 (MSRP) in AMX equipment.
- Sustainability Initiative — For the most innovative and cost-effective, sustainable practice in higher education. Tell us how your institution is saving money and energy with technology. Award: $25,000 (MSRP) in AMX equipment.
- International Initiative — For the most innovative use of AV technology in a foreign higher education institution. Tell us how your non-US institution is using audio-video technology in ways that improve teaching and learning. Award: $25,000 (MSRP) in AMX equipment.
2012 Winners
Automation & Control Award
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
CHALLENGE: The School of Medicine needed to replace the lecture capture and distribution system installed in the 1970’s. There was a requirement to increase capacity and streamline efficiency as part of the early stages of building a new central hub.
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Collaboration Initiatives Award
George Washington University, Washington D.C, USA
CHALLENGE: G.W.U. identified three main challenges with collaborative learning spaces. Faculty and students were moving away from traditionallecture environments and demanding spaces that provide additional interactivity, flexibility while supporting mobile and digital technology devices.
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Connected Campus
Wake Forest University
Winston Salem, NC, USA
CHALLENGE: Create a new location that would be both technologically and culturally connected to the main campus in Winston Salem, NC., remain in budget, and provide the most flexibility within the space and in the future.
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2012 Finalists
| Category | University | Location |
| Automation | Queensland University of Technology | Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
| Automation | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Automation | University of Houston-Downtown | Houston, TX, USA |
| Collaboration | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL, USA |
| Collaboration | University of Strathclyde | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Collaboration | University of Washington | Seattle, WA, USA |
| Connected Campus | University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| Connected Campus | University of Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Connected Campus | University of Queensland | Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
