Have you entered our 2012 Public Sector CAD Awards yet? With less than a month to go until our December 1 deadline – we hope you’re thinking about entering soon! What we’re Looking For As you may know by now, we want to tell the world about your achievements in digital design. And it doesn’t just have to be about the design itself – perhaps your agency has turned to CAD software to streamline workflows, save money, enhance citizen services, or improve collaboration with stakeholders. We want to hear about those achievements too.

Planning on entering our 2012 Public Sector CAD Awards but not sure what to include in your nomination? Worried your writing isn’t up to scratch? Let’s face it; the exercise can seem a little daunting! But an award is actually a great opportunity for you to showcase your innovation and demonstrate how you and your team has made a difference in the public sector. But we want to hear from you and make it as easy as possible for you to be a winner this year! So without further ado, here are seven tips for writing a killer award submission!

Did you enter our 2012 [acronym] CAD Awards yet? If not, there’s still time to learn more about the contest (the only one of its kind to recognize achievements in digital design in the public sector) and submit your nomination. Once the contest closes, our expert panel of judges will get to work selecting a winner and runner up prizes! Speaking of judges, we’re really excited about this year’s line-up which includes industry experts from Autodesk, IMAGINiT, CADD Microsystems, government commentators, and one of last year’s winners!

Earlier this month we formally launched the 2012 [acronym] Public Sector CAD Awards. Did you enter yet? Wondering what’s in it for you? In a nutshell, this is the only contest of its kind that gives public sector agencies (and the contractors that support them) an opportunity to share the creative ways they have used digital design/CAD software to improve the performance of their agency and enhance the delivery of citizen-centric services.

It’s that time again! We’re excited to announce the launch of the 2012 [acronym] Public Sector CAD Awards! If you work in the field of digital design – whether you use AutoCAD, or any other software – we want to know how these tools, combined with your skills and expertise, have helped your agency achieve its goals.

Last year, the public sector was given a unique opportunity to showcase its achievements in digital design thanks to the [acronym] Magazine CAD Awards. This contest was the first of its kind to give the government the opportunity to share the creative ways it has used digital design/CAD software to improve the performance of their agency and enhance the delivery of citizen-centric services.

By Nancy Mann Jackson The U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy need highly interactive 3D tools to deliver complex animated virtual training and simulation environments for helicopter pilots, crane operators and other professionals. To respond to this need, government contractor Rich3D, uses a variety of 3D design tools from Autodesk, and a surprising to develop and deploy the interactive training environments they need. What’s surprising about this solution is that it was accomplished using a ubiquitous tool in the U.S. government, an Adobe Acrobat document.

Yesterday the team at [acronym] was honored to host the first ever public sector CAD awards at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Recognizing the best in digital design innovation the event brought together a broad cross-section group of finalists from across the nation and the world (we even had submissions from Guam). Each of these finalists underscored the commitment of public sector organizations and the contracting community that supports them to deliver unrivaled innovation and value through the use of digital design tools. We also had a pretty awesome keynote speaker – Vernice “Flygirl” Armour – who shared her experiences on how to overcome even the most daunting obstacles – regardless of in flight, in business or in government.

Earlier this summer, [acronym] launched the first ever public sector CAD awards and now we’d like you to join us as we honor our finalists at the [acronym] Magazine Public Sector CAD Awards on November 14,2011 in Washington, D.C. When we first launched the contest, we asked you to tell us how you have used digital design software to help your agency to achieve its goals and your response was phenomenal! Thank you to all who entered.

Earlier this summer, [acronym] launched the first ever public sector CAD awards and now we’d like you to join us as we honor our finalists at the [acronym] Magazine Public Sector CAD Awards on November 14,2011 in Washington, D.C. When we first launched the contest, we asked you to tell us how you have used digital design software to help your agency to achieve its goals and your response was phenomenal! Thank you to all who entered.