Deadline for Entries: May 9, 2008 – 5:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Award guidelines are subject to change year
to year based on judges' feedback and requests. The guidelines
listed here are for the 2008 competition only. The Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards competition has expanded to offer more opportunity for manufacturers to be recognized for their achievements. Please carefully read the guidelines for each of the following categories as rules differ between all three. Categories to enter this year include:
Best New Product
Best New Technology
Product Hall of Fame
All companies entering the Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards must be active CEDIA Manufacturer Members. If you are entering the Best New Product or Best New Technology categories you must also be officially exhibiting at CEDIA EXPO 2008.
User Tips
You do not have to complete all areas of the entry form at one time. You may save your information and return to it at a later time. If you save your information before finishing, an email will be sent to the email address you entered in the contact information portion of your entry form with a code to access your incomplete entry at your convenience. Please review all requirements for each category and be sure to include them in your final submission.
Entry Fees
Best New Product & Best New Technology Categories:
The cost of the first entry is $290 and $225 for each additional entry thereafter. Fees must accompany all entries. No exceptions. Payment information will be entered at the completion of your entry form. Winners will be announced at the awards banquet at CEDIA EXPO 2008, 9/6/08 in Denver, CO. The first entry fee includes one ticket to the CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles® Awards banquet. The awards banquet ticket you receive with your first entry will be registered under the person whose member username and password is used to submit the first entry for your company. If you wish to have the ticket registered under another person who is attending EXPO 2008, please contact Katey Schenk at kschenk@cedia.org ASAP. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE NAME OF THE CONTACT PERSON ON THIS ENTRY.
| In order to receive your awards banquet ticket the person whose username and password was used to register the award entry must register for CEDIA EXPO by July 31, 2008 or email Katey Schenk at kschenk@cedia.org with the name and Rep ID number of the person who the awards banquet ticket should go to. If the person has not registered by July 31, 2008 they will lose the ticket and it will be released into the general attendee pool. There is only one ticket per company no matter how many products one company enters. Additional tickets may be purchased June 2, 2008 when CEDIA EXPO registration opens. |
Product Hall of Fame:
There is no fee to enter the Product Hall of Fame category. However, an awards banquet ticket will not be reserved. If you want to attend the banquet you must purchase an awards banquet ticket through your CEDIA EXPO registration which opens on June 2, 2008. Only one product per company per year can be entered in this category.
Required Materials
Completed submissions and entry fees must be received at CEDIA headquarters no later than May 9, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific. Incomplete entries will not be returned and will have no opportunity for re-submission. Photos must also be received by May 9, 2008.
Product Hall of Fame:
Winners of the Product Hall of Fame must be able to provide the winning product for the Product Hall of Fame Showcase at each CEDIA EXPO beginning with EXPO 2009. Shipping and handling of the product will be the responsibility of the company. |
Photos & Specification Sheet
Please submit:
• One (1) high resolution photo displaying the front of the product
• One (1) high resolution photo displaying the back of the product
• One (1) copy of the product specification sheet (if applicable)
• One (1) high resolution electronic copy of company logo
Photos must be submitted on photographic paper, as well as electronically on a CD, along with a high resolution copy of your company logo and a PDF of your products specification sheet. All documents must also be uploaded with your online entry for your submission to be complete. Photos must be a minimum of 3,000 pixels wide by 2,400 pixels high and must be submitted on the CD at 300 dpi resolution. The file must be formatted as a .tif or .jpg. Note: The photos should not be able to fit on a floppy diskette. Images will also have to be uploaded before your entry is complete.
All photos, specification sheets, entry fees ($290 for first entry, $225 for each additional entry), and a completed online submission must be at CEDIA Headquarters no later than May 9, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific).
Send your required mailed materials to:
CEDIA Headquarters
Attn: Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards for Electronic Lifestyles® Competition
7150 Winton Drive, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Ph: 317-328-4336
Confirmation
Please do not call to verify that your materials were received. You will receive an entry confirmation code once you submit your entry online. Please include this confirmation code on any and all materials sent to CEDIA headquarters. Any entry that fails to follow these rules will be disqualified from this competition. All entries submitted become the property of CEDIA and will not be returned.
Judging and Announcement of Winners
A non-partial jury of CEDIA residential electronic systems contractor members, selected by CEDIA, will make all decisions. All judges’ decisions are final. Judges’ credentials will be made available upon request after CEDIA EXPO 2008. Please send your written request and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to CEDIA headquarters, Attn: Electronic Lifestyles® Awards for Manufacturer's Excellence - Judges.
Winners will be recognized at the CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Banquet, Saturday, September 6, 2008. Registration for the CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Banquet begins June 2, 2008. Visit www.cedia.org/expo for details. At least one representative from your company should attend the banquet. Winning entries may be selected for publication in future issues of trade and consumer publications. Winning entries will be announced to the press and may be used in future CEDIA brochures and identified as a 2008 award winner. Winners may request a 2008 Electronic Lifestyles® Award logo and other items to help publicize their award to customers and local press and to use in advertising materials. All finalists will be listed in Custom Retailer magazine and all winners will have product profiles featured in Custom Retailer magazine between October 08 and March 09. All finalists will also be highlighted on EdgeTV throughout the week at CEDIA EXPO. All finalists will also receive a plaque for their booth to display throughout the week and will also be featured in an onsite finalist guide that will be distributed at registration and will include the finalists booth numbers.
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