Bentley Systems Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, has announced its call for submissions to the 2017 ‘Be Inspired’ Awards programme. The awards, which are judged by independent juries of industry experts, recognise infrastructure projects for BIM advancements that improve project delivery and/or asset performance. The deadline for submission entries is May 1, 2017. The ‘Be Inspired’ Awards are an integral part of Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference, which takes place October 10-12 in Singapore. All Bentley users are invited to enter their projects in the ‘Be Inspired’ Awards programme, no matter what phase the project is in — preconstruction/conceptual, design, construction, or in operations. The three finalists chosen for each ‘Be Inspired’ Awards category will win a trip to Singapore to attend the conference, as a guest of Bentley Systems. The finalists will present their projects in the ‘Be Inspired’ Awards finals portion of the conference before the judges, industry thought leaders, and more than 100 members of the media. The 17 ‘Be Inspired’ Awards categories recognise BIM advancements in the following categories, several of which are new this year: