Press release
23.09.2003 - Berlin/Wedemark
Sennheiser nominated for German Future Award
Rolf Meyer, President Marketing and Sales, and Dr. Wolfgang Niehoff, Director of Research at Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, have been nominated for the German President's "Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2003" (German Future Award 2003) for the concept of the GuidePort visitor information system.
(Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Niehoff, Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Meyer)
Awarded annually by the German Federal President, the Future Award celebrates outstanding achievements in technology and innovation and presents them to a wider audience. Four projects are nominated each year for the prize; they reflect the diversity of scientific endeavour and innovative skills in Germany. The judges for the German Future Award have short-listed "Liquid crystals for television screens", "PRE-SAFE vehicle occupant preventative safety system", "Field cages for cells" — and the GuidePort visitor information system.
"I am very proud that two Sennheiser colleagues have been nominated for this award," said Professor Dr. Jörg Sennheiser, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG. The Award will be presented by the German President in the Berlin "Deutsches Technikmuseum" on November 13, 2003. The Award winners are chosen immediately before the presentation ceremony.
Personal details
Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Meyer (52)
After graduating in electrical engineering from Hanover University, with telecommunications as his specialist field, Rolf Meyer worked as a research and development engineer at Dornier. In 1979, he joined IBM Germany, where he held various positions in the technology, production and marketing areas. In 1992 Meyer became President of a tool manufacturer in the USA before returning to Germany in early 1995 to begin his career with Sennheiser as Vice-President Operations. In 1996, he was appointed President of Operations, and has been responsible for marketing and sales as well as finance and services since January 2000.
Personal details
Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Niehoff (58)
After training as a telecommunications engineer, Wolfgang Niehoff studied acoustics and telecommunications at Dresden Technical University, and graduated in 1972. From 1972 to 1987 he was Head of Development at Präcitronic in Dresden where he worked in close cooperation with the Manfred von Ardenne Research Institute. In 1985 he was awarded the prestigious Medicine and Biomedical Engineering Prize by the "Gesellschaft für Medizin- und Biomedizintechnik". In 1987 Dr. Niehoff became Head of Development at Sennheiser, and since 1997 he has been Director of Research.
GuidePort is a digital, RF wireless based visitor information system which provides a totally new level of personalized audio information. The system acts as a personal electronic guide, giving visitors and exhibition planners undreamt of freedom and user-friendliness. Already there are more than a dozen leisure parks and museums using GuidePort audio transmission. These include the Maya theme park El Rey in Cancún (Mexico), the Hanover Rain Forest House, the Mystery Park in Interlaken (Switzerland), the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore and Kansas International Museum in Topeka (USA).
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