METS and Superyacht Pavilion (SYP) organiser Amsterdam RAI invites government approved marine related public charities to apply for the registration proceeds from the Design Award METS (DAME) competition.
“Since the decision was made in 2007 to charge a fee of €150 per product registration and donate the sum total to charity, on the advice of the Exhibition Committee, we have taken responsibility for selecting a worthy cause,” explains METS/SYP senior product manager, Irene Dros. “Now that the process is established, we’ve decided it’s time to give charities whose work is connected to the international leisure marine industry an opportunity to apply for the donation.”
To date, the DAME prize – which is the most coveted annual industry reward for innovative leisure marine product design – has raised approximately €18,000 for worthy causes each year. The annual donation varies according to the number of entries registered. Four charities have benefitted so far: ‘De Batavia Yard’ for building a replica ship, the Netherlands; IFDS – United Kingdom, the international association for disabled sailing; AMREF, Flying doctors, Africa and Whisper Boat Building Academy (WBBA), boat building school for people with disabilities in South Africa.
Charities interested in applying will find the terms and conditions, and an application form at metstrade.com/METS 2011. All applications must be received by April 20 and will be assessed by the Exhibition Committee in May. The DAME donation will be announced and presented at the Breakfast Briefing on the morning of 15th November, the official opening day of METS 2011.
METS/SYP 2011 will be held on 15-16-17 November 2011 in the Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre, the Netherlands.
