EE Times Honored as a Silver Stevie® Award Winner in the 2014 American Business Awards(SM)

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Canon's EE Times (www.eetimes.com) announced that it has won a Silver Stevie® Award in the "Electronics Website" category in the 12^th Annual American Business Awards, the nation's premier business awards program.

For 40 years EE Times has served as the go-to information source for electronics engineers, engineering managers and industry executives worldwide. EE Times is focused on delivering a unique, community-based online and live event experience through engaging content, moderated discussions, networking opportunities, training and education. EE Times' partner events are this week's Designers of Things, ARM TechCon (October 1-3, 2014), DesignCon, and the Embedded Systems Conference.

Susan Rambo, Executive Editor, EE Times said, "EETimes.com is used every day by tens of thousands of engineers, engineering managers, architects and industry executives and professionals so they can remain competitive in global markets. We understand we have an important role to play within our community so we are excited and honored to see our community-oriented site be recognized as a Stevie award winner in the electronics website category."

More than 3,300 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories.  Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 240 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process this year.

"It's an honor for us to recognize and celebrate such an outstanding class of organizations and individuals," said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.  "The judges were especially discerning this year.  All of this year's Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie winners should be proud that the judges recognized their achievements and their ability to express those achievements in a way that captured the judges' hearts and imaginations."

About UBM Canon
UBM Canon, the leading B2B media company dedicated exclusively to the global $3.0 trillion advanced manufacturing sector, helps support the flow of information, commerce and innovation in such sophisticated segments as medical devices and pharmaceutical development. UBM Canon also addresses cutting-edge developments in broader areas of advanced engineering design and manufacturing, and manufacturing processes and packaging. UBM Canon is part of UBM plc (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in five programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  A sixth program, the German Stevie Awards, will debut later this year.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

For more information please contact:

Winnie Ng
VP of Marketing, Business Technology Media

UBM Canon
Winnie.Ng@ubm.com

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