The Colas Premium Award competition, sponsored to the extent of £2,500 by Colas Limited, is   open to all members and associate members of IHT aged 35 years and under.  The competition comprises of a presentation of a candidate's choice relating to the industry.

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Competitions are normally held within individual branches and the winners of these are forward to regional heats.   Each individual Branch publicises the competition and decides which entry should be entered into the Regional Competition. It is up to each branch to decide who should be put through to the Regional Final.

The winner from each Regional competition receives a small monetary award (£75) and an engraved fountain pen - both to be presented by a Colas representative at a regular Branch meeting.

At the regional finals each Branch entrant will be asked to give a PowerPoint presentation on a subject of their choice linked to the industry/transport infrastructure. The presentation should last no longer than 15 minutes, with a further 10 minutes allocated to answer questions.     

A national final will then be held to find the overall winner.    Full details will be notified to finalists in good time.   The finalists will have the choice of selecting a different topic for their presentation or using the same subject matter with the addition of new and updated material.

The prize for the winner will be an all expenses paid trip to visit the Central Research Laboratory of the International Colas Group in Paris. All entrants attending the final will each receive a cheque to the value of £100 (funded by Colas Ltd).

Rules

1.

On the date the Regional Competition is held, entrants must:

(a)

be current paid up members of the Institution

(b)

not have reached their 36st birthday

2.

Candidates have the choice of selecting a different topic or using the same subject matter as presented in the Regional competition albeit with the addition of new and up dated material for the final.

3.

The presentation should last for no longer than 15 minutes. Candidates will be expected to answer questions for up to 10 minutes.

4.

There will be a panel of three judges nominated by the Chief Executive, and their judgement is final.

5.  

The judges take into account content, presentation skills, clarity of thought, lucidity in answering questions, and, where appropriate, the use of visual aids.

6. 

The winner may be asked to write a 250-word report on the prize visit for publication in Transportation Professional .

For further information, please contact your local Branch Secretary:
Nichole Sansome

IHT

6 Endsleigh Street

London

WC1H 0DZ

Nichole.Sansome@iht.org

t: +44 (0)20 7391 9978