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The winners of the Student Idea of the Year Awards 2016 are as follows: • 1stPlacewenttoJohnPaschal Keane of LIT. Paschal won with his project “Single vehicle Haul- ier Co-Operative – A Feasibility study”. Judges were impressed by the level of in-depth knowl- edge expressed throughout his project and stated that he made a very clear and precise
presentation on the day.
• 2nd Place went to Rory Led- den with his project “Dublin Bus
Over ow”
• 3rdplacethenwenttoIonRusu
who’s idea was based on “Hy- brid Buses: Optimisation of ur- ban public transport in Ireland”.
Special guest of the evening, Peter Casey
• Runnersuponthedaythenwent to Joseph Wylie, Jessa Villase- nor and Sarah Jane Flanagan.
Judges were extremely impressed with the standard they received this year and are already looking forward to some of these ideas being imple- mented.
All nalists received a one year’s student membership to The Char- tered Institute of Logistics and Transport which were presented by CILT’s President Elect Kevin Byrne.
This event was a great success and offered a wide range of networking opportunities to all in attendance.
We would encourage students to enter these awards next year and would like to congratulate all that entered; especially those who reached the nal stages. CILT would also like to thank DIT for supplying the venue and Sligo Haulage for sponsoring this event. Sligo Haul- age & Distribution Ltd. is an award winning regional transportation, dis- tribution and secure warehousing company based in Tubbercurry, Co Sligo. They offer a variety of trans- port services from next day delivery to specially arranged out of hours deliveries and their support is very much appreciated.
For more information about these awards please do not hesitate to contact studentawards@cilt.ie.
John Paschal Keane and Peter Casey
Rory Ledden and Peter Casey
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STUDENT AWARDS