The 2008 Logistics Development Award, an annual award sponsored by CHEP Asia-Pacific in association with the Logistics Association of Australia, is closing soon!

Applicants are required to complete the application form and submit a 1,500-word paper on either 'the most significant logistics trend affecting Australian business' or 'the most successful logistics innovation in which the applicant has been involved'.

The prize winner will attend this year's Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Conference, which will be held in Denver, Colorado, USA in October.

The award includes all expenses related to their attendance at the CSCMP Conference, entailing return airfares, registration and accommodation, and also site visits of the winner's choice. 

Applications close on 30 June 2008, with the winner to be announced in August 2008.