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PHOENIX -- With temperatures still skyrocketing, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), is extending its opportunity to keep cool this summer, with its "Dog Days of Summer" video contest. The contest deadline has been extended to September 16, 2011.
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Design engineers and hobbyists alike are encouraged to upload a video of their designs to the Avnet Electronics Marketing YouTube page showcasing how they have used at least one part available on Avnet's line card. Avnet's panel of judges — Suzanne Deffree, managing editor online for EDN, Shelley Keating, technology professor at University of Advancing Technology and Ken Cheung, editor and technology blogger — will choose four winners to receive an iPad2. Each submission will be judged on originality, creativity, number of "thumbs up," and fit to contest theme. Designs submitted should fall into the following four categories:
- Solar
- Communications
- Transportation
- Entertainment
About the judges
Suzanne Deffree is a managing editor, online for EDN. Suzanne has more than a decade's experience covering various electronics fields; working with such publications as Electronics News and CRM Magazine. For more information about Suzanne, visit http://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannedeffree and follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/Deffree.
Shelley Keating is a professor of Information Security and Assurance Technologies, as well as Networking Infrastructure at UAT in Phoenix, Ariz. Keating is also the technical editor of The Journal of Advancing Technology, UAT's bi-annual academic journal. To find out more about UAT, visit www.uat.edu. To find out more about Professor Keating, visit uat.edu/facultybios.
Ken Cheung is an editor and writer for Embedded Star (http://www.embeddedstar.com/), EDA Blog (http://edablog.com/), FPGA Blog (http://fpgablog.com/), and EDA Geek (http://edageek.com/). Previously, Ken has worked for companies like Intel and Mentor Graphics.
"Avnet carries more than five million SKUs on our line card — the possibilities for innovation are truly limitless," said Ian Basey, vice president of marketing, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. "With an extended deadline and our judges on-board, we're really looking forward to the competition heating up. This contest is a great way for design engineers and hobbyists to showcase their innovation and creativity."
For official rules and details visit www.em.avnet.com/DogDaysofSummer or cast a vote for your favorite or enter your design at http://www.youtube.com/user/AvnetEMA#p/a.
Follow Avnet on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/AvnetDesignWire
Contribute to our technical forums @ http://community.em.avnet.com
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About Avnet Electronics Marketing
Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. that serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in more than 70 countries, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The group's website is located at www.em.avnet.com.
About Avnet, Inc.
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers by providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 2, 2011, Avnet generated revenue of $26.5 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
Contacts
Avnet Electronics Marketing
Bethany Helvie, 480-643-7183
Public Relations
Bethany.Helvie@avnet.com
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