Earning Criteria

• Individual award nominations may have been submitted by a colleague or a business partner. Nominations were evaluated on merits, accomplishments, successes and other factors.  Once chosen, finalists were interviewed via podcast in late August,  delivered an “Award Talk” at the fall SIG Summit to share the nuts and bolts of their nomination, required to write a summary of the nomination, and requested to put together an overview collateral piece for distribution at the Summit.
• This surprise award was given to industry titans who have contributed in such considerable ways that a new category had to be created.