Ship designers can still send in their entry for the VNSI Wim Timmersprijs, but only until Friday 26 April.
Dutch shipbuilding and offshore industry suppliers are mostly active in markets where the design is key for acquiring contracts. That is why a designer has a central role within the company. Designers can learn a lot from each other about how a design comes to be and the tools that are used.
Best Designer
To stimulate both communication between designers and talent, ir. Wim Timmers, former yard director, took up the initiative to annually award the VNSI Wim Timmersprijs to the best designer. The award is meant for designers, doctoral candidates and graduates who feel their work deserves more attention and discussion.
The VNSI Wim Timmersprijs focuses on the way a design or system parts of a ship come to be. Possible entries include a novel design method for a particular ship type or a ship's system.
Designers Conference
At a designers conference a number of speakers will discuss recent developments in ship design after which a maximum of four designers will present their entry. Immediately after the conference the two VNSI Wim Timmersprijs nominees will be announced.
The conference takes place Wednesday 12 June at the TU Delft from 15.30 to 22.00.
Winner
The winner will be announced at the Maritime Awards Gala on 31 October and will receive a cheque worth € 3500.
Entry Closes 26 April
Candidates can enter their design method for the VNSI Wim Timmersprijs up to 26 April. Please visit the Holland Shipbuilding Association website for more information.
Picture: The 2012 winner of the VNSI Wim Timmersprijs, Bas Goris with the O-Foil system (by SWZM/G.J. de Boer).
