Energy Efficiency and Lighting Conference Announced as Part of Premier Farnell's $100,000 USD
Live EDGE Green Design Competition
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Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), the leading multi-channel, high service distributor and its companies
(Farnell, Newark, Premier Electronics, Farnell-Newark CPC, and MCM), today announced the Live EDGE
competition will be hosting a series of technical learning and networking events held in a virtual global
community, the Live EDGE EcoSphere. Registration and the event schedule are now available for the
December 2008.
This innovative event will showcase the newest energy efficient technologies from 31 leading component
manufacturers, including National Semiconductor, Vishay Intertechnology and Ohmite Manufacturing, who
are global supplier sponsors of Live EDGE. Attendees will have the opportunity to chat live with
manufacturer representatives and network with fellow electronic engineers, engineering students and
hobbyists. Technical videos and whitepapers will also be available for download.
Live chats and presentations are scheduled throughout the event. Topics include; Powered Ethernet for
Power Hungry Devices presented by Linear Technology, Power Management Applications presented by
Texas Instruments, PowerWise Products presented by the Lighting Design Center of National
Semiconductor, High Bright LEDs presented by Cree, Solar Energy: Low Voltage DC-DC Converter
presented by Power Supply System Engineering of ON Semiconductor and many more.
"We are excited about the potential of 2008 Live EDGE competition and how it now encompasses the
added benefits of our EcoSphere, providing education and innovative electronic design discussions for the
global design community," said Harriet Green, Chief Executive Officer of Premier Farnell plc. "Once again
Live EDGE will showcase the most innovative designs from the global electronic engineering community.
Last year's competition, the first of its kind, was a huge success and I look forward to seeing the new ideas
from this year's competition."
Attendees can also win an iPod from random drawings held throughout the event as well as other prizes
from the 31 component manufacturers. Live EDGE Design Challenge groups are also available on
Facebook and LinkedIn.
Editors Note:
High resolution images of the virtual EcoSphere can be found at:
About LiveEdge:
Electronics engineers, students and inventors around the world are invited to submit designs for an
innovative product that utilises electronic components and has a positive impact on the environment.
Entries can be submitted between the 1 October 2008 and the 31 January 2009. Judging will start on the 1
February 2009 and winners will be announced on the 2 of April 2009. The competition is open to anyone
aged 18 or over.
The winning entrant for both the full-time student and the general/open category will receive a cash prize
of $25,000 USD as well as a design support package valued at an additional $25,000 to move their design
towards production. The support package will include the services of an electronic design consultancy to
help develop the design to prototype stage, assistance with legal matters and IP registration, some
marketing and publicity, as well as Premier Farnell's help in securing investment funding. The group will
actively market the end product to millions of customers globally through their leading edge website,
catalogue and direct marketing.
In addition, up to 3 entrants for the full-time student category and 3 entrants for the general/open
category will be eligible for 'honourable mentions', each receiving a cash prize of $5,000.
About Premier Farnell
Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) is a leading high service, multi-channel distributor of electronic,
maintenance, repair and operation products and specialist services throughout Europe, the Americas and
Asia Pacific.
While global in scope, and with over 4,100 employees Premier Farnell recognizes the individual needs of
each market and has continued to internationalize its model accordingly, trading locally under different
brand names. Its primary electronics businesses trade as Farnell in the UK, Europe, India, Australia and
New Zealand, Newark in the US, Canada and Mexico, and Premier Electronics in Greater China. In
Singapore, Malaysia, and Brazil the operation is known as Farnell Newark. For information visit
Contact Details:
Jenny Peters
Head of Corporate Communication
Premier Farnell plc, and Asia
Tel: +44(0)207-851-4102
Email: jpeters@premierfarnell.com
Jonathan Roberts
Account Director
Pinnacle Marketing Communications Ltd,
Tel: +44(0)208-869-9339
Email: jonathan@pinnaclemarcom.com
Janice Fleisher
PR & Communications Manager
Newark
The Americas
Tel: +1-1-773-907-5941
Email: jfleisher@newark.com
Quintin Komaromy
Head of Commercial Marketing
Farnell
Europe
Tel: +44(0)133-387-5304
Email: qkomaromy@farnell.com
SOURCE: Premier Farnell
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