GENERAL GUIDELINES

These are the general guidelines that apply to all submissions, regardless of the category.  Please be sure to review the category specific requirements as well. 

Eligibility

• Entrant’s company must be located in Michigan.

• The event must have occurred between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017.

• Awards are presented to individuals or companies.  *If submitting as an individual, the person submitting must hold the membership, for companies, it can be anyone at the company that is a member.

• Entries must be received by March 12, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.  Entries received after this deadline will be disqualified.

Entry Fees

• NACE, ILEA or ABC Members: NACE, ILEA or ABC members may submit one entry per category per membership for which it is eligible to enter at no charge.  Additional entries may be submitted at a fee of $50 per entry.  The same event may be submitted into a maximum of two categories. 

• Non-Members: Non-members may submit entries at a fee of $100 per entry.  The same event may be submitted into a maximum of two categories.

• Best Team Event:  There is a $100 fee for each team member beyond 5.

• Fee Due Dates:  All fees are due by March 12, 2018. 

• Fee Payment:  Fees must be paid at the time of submission online via credit card.

Entry Requirements

• Collateral – Collateral should creatively provide the judges with a comprehensive understanding of the submission. Each entry may contain up to 2 pages of collateral, or one page of collateral and one video file (3 minute maximum length). Collateral may include but is not limited to: photographs (multiple photos on a page are permitted), diagrams, menu, place cards, BEO, floor plan, invitation, video file, and marketing materials. 

• Anonymity - Entrant’s name, company name or logo must not appear or be referenced anywhere in the entry except on the official entry form, or the entry will be disqualified. Entries containing samples of invitations, press releases, videos, or other collateral material that include references to persons or companies executing the event must be blackened out.  *In the case where the event itself was a branded event showcasing a particular organization or company, the anonymity clause will be waived. 

• Max Entry Per Event - Each event may be entered into a maximum of two categories, but of those two categories, only one may be in Event Planning.  A separate entry for each category is required.

Disqualification

Entries will be disqualified for failure to comply with the stated rules or for not meeting eligibility requirements.  Entries that have fees required that have not been paid by the deadline will be disqualified.  Entries submitted that are incomplete may be disqualified (missing items such as entry form, written description, required photo, other required documents such as budget, etc.). Entrants will not be notified of disqualification and fees for disqualified entries are nonrefundable.