For the first time, the German Expert Council on Visitor Safety (DEB) is offering a promotional award. The DEB Federal Innovation Award is endowed with 3,500 euros. Students from all universities in Germany can submit bachelor’s or master’s theses, reports on practical semesters, term papers, and projects that demonstrate sustainable, innovative and future-oriented approaches to solutions for visitor safety in Germany.
A seven-member jury will review the papers and invite the students with the best three papers to the nationwide expert meeting on visitor safety in Berlin on November 6, 2023. The distinguished jury consists of Prof. Dr. Ariane Bagusat (Professor of General Business Administration, esp. Sponsoring and Event Management at Ostfalia – University of Applied Sciences), Dr. Wolfgang Friedel (Engineer for Security Technology, Fire Protection), Ralf-Richard Kenter (Dipl.- Ing. (FH), Dipl. Wirt.-Ing. (FH)), Marc Mundstock (Managing Director AXICA Kongress- und Tagungszentrum, Chairman Berlin Event Network (BEN)) as well as DEB board members Olaf Jastrob (1st Chairman), Holger Gerdes (Deputy Chairman) and Ulf Weidmann (Marketing Director).
The first-place winner receives 2,000 euros, second place 1,000 euros and third place 500 euros. Students can send their work by mail to DEB (vorstand@expertenrat-besuchersicherheit.de) until July 31, 2023.
All information is available on the DEB homepage.