ENTRY PROCEDURES 2011: The awards shortlist has been announced.
The Awards Concept
Launched in 2009, The Gold Standard Awards recognise excellence by corporations, governments and NGOs in the fields of public affairs, government relations, communications, public relations, CSR and governance.
ENTERING THE 2011 AWARDS:
Entries are encouraged from all areas of business (corporate and consultancy), government, diplomatic and trade groups and NGOs in Asia and beyond.
Nominations should be registered in the name of the organisation and include details of a lead contact. The judges will assess initial entries and select a shortlist of three nominations, before the selection of winning entries after a process of further evidence or inquiry.
Submissions should comply with the selection criteria and guidance notes contained within the downloadable category criteria briefing and must be lodged by the deadline of October 21, 2011.
Entrants should complete the downloadable entry form and supply any additional supporting material in digital format only.
THE NOMINATIONS PROCESS:
Entries are welcomed through both self-nomination and third-party nomination for all categories except The Gold Standard in Political Communications, a category in which we invite our judges and members of the public to nominate a public or political figure breaking new ground in their engagement with stakeholder groups.
Nominations should be made using the downloadable entry form and should broadly comply with this format, unless where prior agreement has been sought from PublicAffairsAsia.
ENTRY FEES:
A entry processing fee of US$200 is levied on each submission. This fee is discounted to US$175 for PublicAffairsAsia subscribers and network members.
There is no charge for NGO-submitted entries for The Gold Standard Award for NGO Engagement and embassy submissions for The Gold Standard Award for Diplomatic Engagement. Fees are also waived for NGO entries in other categories, and for government agencies whose rules preclude award entry payment. No entry fee applies to the The Gold Standard Award for Political Communications, which is open to nominations from members of the public in addition to corporate, governmental and NGO bodies.
Where an identical entry is submitted to two separate categories, the second and subsequent entries are reduced to US$100. Late entries are permitted but will incur an additional late entry fee of US$200 providing they reach PublicAffairsAsia no later than seven days after the close of nominations.
