AVI Afrique 2017 Awards launched

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Contestants from all over South Africa can enter and stand a chance to be crowned for their innovative excellence in the aviation sector at a prestigious Awards Ceremony on 25 October 2017.

Whether you are a scientist, researcher, industry professional, budding entrepreneur, journalist, university student or high school learner, this is your chance to break through the clutter and show the world your skills and what it takes to be a master innovator. Entrants can consider the following categories this year:

• Student innovator: Strictly for 18 years and above and still studying,

• Emerging innovator: Independent innovator not working for any research institution or university

• Professional innovator: Working within an institution or involved in a research environment

• Organisations: Any organisation including research and educational institutions

• Media: Journalists with an interest in aviation

With the 2017 website, this year’s registration process is easy and entrants can simply select the category that they would like to enter by answering a set of defined questions and uploading a document explaining the detail for the entry.

Thabani Mthiyane, CEO at ATNS comments; “We are proud to announce the launch of our 2017 website, and cannot wait to see the amazing talent at this year’s awards.

OR Tambo Cumulus Award

In celebrating the centenary year, commemorating Oliver Reginald Tambo, ATNS has decided to rename the AVI Cumulus Award to the “OR Tambo Cumulus Award.”

The grand prize this year will be a whopping R20,017, the second-place winner will receive R15,000, and third place will receive R10,000. The AVI Afrique event will also include special awards which will be awarded to students, women, aviation-specific individuals as well as media-innovation aviation.

Visit AVI Afrique Awards for more information or to complete an entry form.