Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced the winners of the 2010 Be Inspired Awards and Be Inspired Special Recognition Awards. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving and sustaining the world’s infrastructure. They were presented last night at a gala dinner during the annual Be Inspired: Thought Leadership in Infrastructure event, an invitation-only gathering of infrastructure executives and thought leaders from around the globe.
A total of 24 award winners, representing project work in 16 different countries, were recognized. This year, Be Inspired took place Oct. 19 and 20 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In attendance were 400 senior infrastructure professionals from leading architectural, engineering, construction, and owner-operator organizations in 35 countries. Keynote presentations were made by Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley and SVP Bhupinder Singh, Malcolm Taylor, head of Technical Support Services for London’s Crossrail project, and Lars Hesselgren, research director of PLP Architects.
An independent panel of jurors, which included accomplished Bentley users and distinguished industry experts, selected the 19 Be Inspired Awards winners from 55 finalists. These finalists had been previously chosen from 320 nominations submitted by 249 organizations in 45 countries.
The five winners of Bentley’s second annual Be Inspired Special Recognition Awards were placed into nomination by the same panel of independent jurors for uniquely innovative and visionary infrastructure project achievements embracing multiple Be Inspired Awards categories. The nominees were then reviewed by a panel consisting of Bentley executives, as well as Bentley Infrastructure Ambassadors Council members Norbert Young, Jim Porter, and Patrick McCrory. The achievements recognized include : Attaining Return on Innovation, Advancing Interoperability, Sustaining Our Society, Sustaining Our Environment, and Sustaining the Professions.
CEO Greg Bentley said, “The recipients of this year’s awards are being acknowledged for their exceptional talent and achievements in innovatively employing information modeling and collaboration technology and implementing best practices in sustaining infrastructure. On behalf of my colleagues at Bentley, I heartily congratulate these winners for their exemplary projects improving infrastructure and contributing to our world’s economic and environmental resilience. Their work is an inspiration to us all!”
For highlights of the Be Inspired Awards and Be Inspired Special Recognition Awards winners for 2010, visit www.bentley.com/2010beinspiredwinners.
