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Academy Awards Sponsors
 Arup
is a global firm of designers, engineers and
business consultants providing a diverse range of
professional services to clients around the world.
The firm is the creative and inspirational force
behind many of the world's most innovative and
sustainable building, transport and infrastructure
projects. Established in 1946, Arup has over 10,000
employees, based in more than 90 offices across more
than35 countries. Its unique structure, with the
firm held in trust on behalf of its employees, gives
Arup complete independence.
Arup's links to the Royal
Academy of Engineering span many years and the two
organisations work closely on a number of
initiatives to promote excellence and provide
inspiration within the profession. A number of
eminent Arup engineers have been honoured by the RAE
and made Fellows who are active in assisting the
work of the Academy. The RAE and The Ove Arup
Foundation also work together to establish new
undergraduate and postgraduate courses at UK
Universities.
Arup is delighted to sponsor
the awards dinner this evening and support what is
Britain's premier institution representing
engineering.
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performance. Real advantage
As a premier global
defence and aerospace company, BAE Systems delivers
a full range of products and services for air, land
and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics,
information technology solutions and customer support
services. With 97,500 employees world-wide, and home
markets in the US, UK, Sweden, South Africa,
Australia, and Saudi Arabia BAE Systems' sales
exceeded £15.7 billion (US$ $31.4 billion) in
2007.
The company has a proud heritage stretching
back to 1560 with the establishment of the Royal Gunpowder Factory at Waltham Abbey, Essex.
Today BAE Systems is truly a global player - proud
to supply equipment and services to the men and women
in our armed forces.
Inspiring the next generation of
engineers
BAE Systems isn't just about technology -
it's about people, too. Producing world-class
defence systems requires much more than hardware and
software. It needs thinking skills, loyalty
and commitment from its workforce.
The Company is
committed to inspiring future generations of
engineers and invests millions in education
programmes globally.
In the UK, BAE Systems'
education 'roadshow' a theatrical show showcasing
engineering to young people, has now visited over 355
schools and performed in front of 43,000 children.
Through its education web site, BAE Systems provides
on-line curriculum resources to teachers as well as
games, quizzes and information on engineering for
young people.
BAE Systems is the largest employer of
engineering apprentices in the UK, with more than
1,000apprentices in training. BAE Systems'
apprenticeships allow the company to provide people
with the opportunity to gain qualifications through
both on and off-the-job training.
At graduate level,
too, the company has a strong culture of training
recruits and developing excellence with around 250
newly graduated employees joining the company on an
annual basis.
Engineering, specifically in the fields
of science and engineering, is extremely important
to the future sustainability of BAE Systems'
business. The company invests heavily in the
training and development of employees at all levels.
Training helps its people continuously develop their
skills and capabilities, enabling them to keep pace
with changing technologies and improve customer
service. The company offers e-learning to its
employees and their families and no fewer than
10,000 completed courses through the company's
education programme in 2007. For more information
www.baesystems.com
Working with the Royal Academy of
Engineering
BAE Systems has been closely associated
with the Royal Academy of Engineering since its
inception in1977. The Company has been the recipient
of a number of its awards over the years including
the most prestigious - the MacRobert Award in 2000
for the development of radar for Typhoon. On a
regional basis BAE Systems has recently been
involved in supporting a pilot project entitled '14
-19 partnerships' facilitated by the Royal Academy
at Barrow. This project works with the University
of Cumbria and further education colleges to select
and deliver the most appropriate activities
from existing Royal Academy education programmes (see
below) into schools in the Barrow region. The Company
is delighted to be sponsoring the Royal Academy of
Engineering Awards again in 2008.We believe that
partnerships are the key to encouraging the next
generation of engineers.
 The 2008 Academy Awards will
showcase and celebrate the best of British
engineering achievement. This year the theme will be
Engineers Design the Future with a special focus on
recognising innovation in engineering.
Established by Robert Bosch in 1886 The Bosch Group is today a
leading global supplier of technology and services. The founder
of The Bosch Group was by nature a humanitarian and the
company's slogan - INVENTED FOR LIFE - reflects not only his
passion for high quality products but also for innovations that
can improve or even save lives. One example of this is ESP
(Electronic Stability Program), the active safety system
designed to eliminate accidents by preventing cars from
skidding.
Innovation is, for The Bosch Group, at the heart of
everything. It registers on average 14 patents per day (more
than 3000 per year) and in 2007 it spent more than 3.4 billion
Euros on R&D, an investment of around 8% of its global sales. As
might be expected from a company that looks to do justice to its
position as a true leader in Corporate Social Responsibility, an
increasing amount of this R&D investment is channelled into
products that protect the environment and conserve resources.
Examples of environmental innovation include wind turbines from
Bosch Rexroth that incorporate hydraulic drives and gearboxes;
solar panels and ground source heat pumps for domestic heating
as developed by Worcester, Bosch Group; Home appliances that use
little water and energy; Start/Stop technology that reduces fuel
consumption by up to 8% during city driving.
Demonstrating its
forward thinking approach The Bosch Group has, for the last
three years, teamed up with The Royal Academy of Engineering and
The Independent newspaper to sponsor the Independent- Bosch
Technology Horizons Award. This award aims to raise the
awareness of technology and engineering amongst young people and
to have them consider engineering as an aspirational career
path.
The Bosch Group is proud to be part of this evening's
events and looks forward to presenting prizes to the winning
students of the Technology Horizons Award as well as announcing
the Bosch Young Engineer of the Year.
For further information:
Jo Hudson
Robert Bosch Limited
Corporate Communications
Tel: +44
(0) 1895 878155
Email: jo.hudson@uk.bosch.com
 BP is one of the world's largest energy companies,
providing its customers with fuel for
transportation, energy for heat and light, retail
services and petrochemicals products for everyday
items.
The President of The Royal Academy of
Engineering is the former BP and both the
Head of Exploration and Production and the Group
Head of Engineering are Fellows of the Academy. The
Group Head of Engineering is a member of the
Academy's Engineering Policy Committee.
BP has been
sponsoring the Academy Awards Dinner for a number of
years in recognition of the importance of these
prestigious engineering awards to the promotion of
excellence in UK engineering.
 E.ON
Engineering is a leading international supplier of
energy technologies and innovative solutions for
power, gas and industrial projects.
We have a team of 1100 technical and engineering
specialists based at centres of expertise in the UK
and Germany. Three main pillars of technical
competency constitute our core business and define
our contribution to the E.ON group.
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New build
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Operational support
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Research & Development
From concept studies to decommissioning, we provide
comprehensive technical and scientific skills which
are enhanced by our knowledge of plant operation and
maintenance.
E.ON is planning to invest €60 billion by the end of
2010 - 70 percent of which is allocated for future
growth - in order to expand our business and to grow
in our core market in Europe and neighbouring
countries.
A total of €12 billion will be spent on the
construction of the most modern, more
environmentally-friendly generating plants and some
€3 billion has been allocated to renewable energy.
Achieving new milestones in energy technology is an
important part of our work. We are developing
techniques and concepts in areas including renewable
energy sources such as geothermal and wind, the
production of biogas to natural gas quality, the use
of fuel cells in homes, and the reduction ofCO2
emissions in our power plants.
 The
UK subsidiary of Microsoft was formed in 1982 and
currently employs over 1,500 people. Our main
functions are service and support, sales and
marketing for our UK customers and partners. The
headquarters are based at Thames Valley Business
Park near Reading, with satellite offices in central
London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Dublin.
We believe
we can help the UK become a leader in the world's
digital economy; which encompasses the way we live
and work, and the way our businesses operate
throughout the world – and continue to be committed
to building software and services that will provide
the most trustworthy computing environment for our
customers and the industry.
At Microsoft, our
partners are the key to our success. For over 25
years, we've invested in our partner programmes,
creating opportunities for partners to increase
revenue, raise business efficiency, expand their
business networks and deliver effective solutions to
meet the needs of customers.
We also work with
industry, communities, and governments to conduct
our business in a way that helps advance social and
economic well-being. We actively support our
community by undertaking charitable projects in the
UK through the Unlimited Potential programme, which
aims to promote technology literacy and provide IT
skills and training to disadvantaged young people
and adults.
The role of Microsoft in the UK is
clear: we want to champion technology, as the
greatest enabler ever; enabling all people to learn,
work and play better.
Microsoft recognises the
exceptional work of The Royal Academy of Engineering
and is delighted to continue support of their annual
Awards.
 Founded
in 1991, Microsoft Research is dedicated to
conducting both basic and applied research in
computer science and software engineering. Its goals
are to enhance the user experience on computing
devices, reduce the cost of writing and maintaining
software, and invent novel computing technologies.
Researchers focus on more than 55 areas of computing
and collaborate with leading academic, government
and industry researchers to advance the state of the
art in such areas as machine learning, computer
vision, information retrieval, user-interface
research, hardware devices, programming tools and
methodologies, operating systems and networking, and
computational science. Microsoft Research currently
employs more than 800 people in six labs located in
Redmond, Wash.; Cambridge, Mass.; Silicon Valley,
Calif.; Cambridge, UK; Beijing, China; and
Bangalore, India. Microsoft Research collaborates
openly with colleges and universities worldwide to
enhance the teaching and learning experience,
inspire technological innovation and broadly advance
the field of computer science. More information can
be found at www.research.microsoft.com.
“Recognising the achievements of outstanding
engineers is very important, not only to applaud
exemplary work, but to raise the profile of the
engineering profession overall. We’ve nominated
Microsoft Researcher Joaquin Quiñonero Candela for a
Young Engineer award because of his outstanding
contribution to the AdPredictor system from
Microsoft Research Cambridge, which has potential to
considerably improve the accuracy of online
advertising. Microsoft Research is delighted to
support Joaquin and like-minded engineers through
the sponsorship of these awards.” said Andrew
Herbert, Microsoft Distinguished Engineer and
Managing Director, Microsoft Research Cambridge
 Rolls-Royce supports the aims of The Royal Academy of Engineering, and has developed a close working
relationship with the institution through the activities of a number of our senior engineers who are
Fellows of the Academy. Rolls-Royce also supports The Royal Academy of Engineering in other ways
such as events, publications and some key education outreach programmes.
The company is involved in a number of education outreach activities that fall under the umbrella of
The Royal Academy's Best programme - Young Engineers, peice Trust, Engineering Education
Scheme, Headstart and Year in Industry. The Year in Industry scheme provides work placements for preuniversity
students and Rolls-Royce typically hosts between 10 and 20 young people each year.
In addition to support for education activities, Rolls-Royce has a number of other links to The Royal
Academy of Engineering. Nine current Rolls-Royce employees are Fellows of the Academy and a further
27 Fellows are former employees. A number of them are extremely active within the Academy holding
specific posts and contributing to research and policy work. Rolls-Royce support Research Chairs and
Fellowships at various universities and has engineers who are part of the Visiting Professors scheme.
A global business providing power systems for use on land, sea and air, Rolls-Royce has won leading
positions in civil and defence aerospace, marine and energy markets. With a long tradition of
technological and engineering excellence, the company has an important role to play in contributing to
the economic welfare of society and in helping to address some of the future challenges which society
faces.
Approximately 8,750 engineers work for Rolls-Royce worldwide including some 5,750 in the UK.
Engineering employees operate in a number of disciplines including control systems, design, electrical,
aero thermal, materials, nuclear, measurement systems and manufacturing.
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