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Presenting Awards

They are actually the most important people behind the Plus X Award: The jurors. That's because the 31 renowned trade journalists and industry personalities are those who decide on who will receive the Plus X Award seals. Based on their specific field of professional knowledge they form various different panels of expertise. The jury members of these panels decide which of the technology, sport and lifestyle products receive an award each year.

As was announced at the awards ceremony for the first time, beginning at the next jury conference, 144 top-class jury members, neutral in terms of industry preference, from 32 nations and from all corners of the globe, will assess the submitted products and determine their viability for receiving an award. (Information valid as of May 19, 2009)

Awards are generally given to brand quality exclusively. Based on the six categories Innovation, High Quality, Design, Ease of Use/Functionality, Ecology and Ergonomics. The jury also makes a decision on whether the product offers added value to the consumer or whether a product is simply a "me too" item. These kinds of items don't stand a chance at the Plus X Award - that is something the jurors always agree upon.

Every product that is submitted is tested exhaustively and then discussed in detail: During a process that lasts several weeks, the experts judge the most powerful and the most innovative products offered in the technology, sport and lifestyle industry sectors.

Chairman of the jury in all competence panels

Frank Kreif
Frank Kreif

CEO of the plugged media publishing group
Chairman of the Jury in all competence panels



Chairmen of the jury panels

Andreas Rockenbauer
Andreas Rockenbauer

Executive Publisher E&W (Austria)
Chairman of the jury panels Home Appliances, Power and Garden Tools and, Home Technology

Andreas Rudolf
Andreas Rudolf

CEO of SPORT 2000 Deutschland GmbH
Chairman of the jury panels Gym Equipment, Sportswear, Sport Equipment

Olaf Sturm
Olaf Sturm

Editor in chief i-fidelity.net
Chairman of the jury panels Home Entertainment Audio and High End Audio

Volker Wachs
Volker Wachs

CEO CE&TRADE digitalMarkt
Chairman of the jury panels Phototechnology, IT-Gaming Hardware, Telecommunication and Car Media

Franz Wagner
Franz Wagner

Object Manager PoS-Mail
Chairman of the jury panel Home Entertainment Video



Design expert in all jury panels

Dirk Hagen Zimmermann
Dirk Hagen Zimmermann

Owner of the agency marktunddesign
Design expert in all jury panels



Jury advisor ecology

Dr. Martin Bücher
Dr. Martin Buescher

CEO hansecontrol-Cert.
Test sector ecology



The jury of the Plus X Award Technology

Thomas Blömer
Thomas Bloemer

CEO C.A.T.-Verlag
Jury panels Car Media, Phototechnology, IT/Gaming-Hardware, Telecommunications

Markus Diehl
Markus Diehl

CEO heimkinomarkt.de
Jury panel Entertainment Electronics

Alexander Druckenmüller
Alexander Druckenmueller

Publisher retired ElektroMarkt, MediaSeller and Meine Kueche
Jury panels Home Appliances, Power and Garden Tools, Home Technology

Manfred Eckermeier
Manfred Eckermeier

Journalist and CEO BfConline.de
Jury panels Home Appliances, Power and Garden Tools, Home Technology

Bernd Franzen
Bernd Franzen

Presenter of the RTL series "Mein Garten" and CEO of gartenplus
Jury panels Home Appliances, Power and Garden Tools, Home Technology

Stefan Goedecke
Stefan Goedecke

Managing partner Auerbach-Verlag
Jury panel Entertainment Electronics

Thomas Krause
Thomas Krause

Owner of the cooking schools Hamburg and Cologne
Jury panels Home Appliances, Power and Garden Tools, Home Technology

Frank Rößler
Frank Roessler

Editor for IT, Telecommunication and Entertainment electronics
Jury panels Car Media, Phototechnology, IT/Gaming-Hardware, Telecommunication

Ulf Schneider
Ulf Schneider

Editor in chief mobile zeit
Jury panels Car Media, Phototechnology, IT/Gaming-Hardware, Telecommunication

Dr. Sonja Steves
Dr. Sonja Steves

Official spokeswoman ElectronicPartner
Jury panels Home Appliances, Power and Garden Tools, Home Technology

Christian Thielmann
Christian Thielmann

Editor ZDF/3sat program "Neues"
Jury panel Entertainment Electronics

Stefan Witzel
Stefan Witzel

CEO OSW-Medien
Jury panels Entertainment Electronics, Home Appliances, Power and Garden Tools, Home Technology



The jury of the Plus X Award Sport and Lifestyle

Reiner Calmund
Reiner Calmund

International European Championship Ambassador 2008

Karen Eller
Karen Eller

Triple winner of the Transalp Challenge - the toughest mountain bike stage race in the world

Sven Hannawald
Sven Hannawald

Former ski flying world champion and overall winner of the 50th Four Hills Tournament

Daniel Kumelis
Daniel Kumelis

Head of Marketing and Communications of RUNNERS POINT Warenhandelsgesellschaft mbH

Henning Pommée
Henning Pommée

Publishing director north at the b&d Verlag

Mike Rentsch
Mike Rentsch

Object Manager GolfPunk

Kim Roether
Kim Roether

Member of the board of INTERSPORT Deutschland eG

Marcus Schick
Marcus Schick

Former official spokesman of the German Ski Association and the National Olympic Committee, as well as former editor in chief of the DSV aktiv Ski & Sportmagazin

Jennifer Stracke
Jennifer Stracke

Object Manager snowboarder MBM und skiing

Gregor Teicher
Gregor Teicher

Sport and lifestyle moderator

Frank Weckert
Frank Weckert

Chief editor Mountainbike Rider

Jürgen Wolf
Jürgen Wolf

Director DSV Ausbildungsakademie