Entry Criteria

• All winning entries based on the decision of our independent panel of judges.
• Entries can be for any events campaigns or initiatives which have taken place in the two months prior to the month of entry ie for the January Virtual Events Awards – events that have taken place in November & December 2020 are eligible.
• There are no geographical restrictions regarding entries. Organisations from any country can enter.
• The winners will be announced on the final Friday of each month (if there is a reason to prevent the final Friday being used the organisers reserve the right to shift this to the nearest appropriate business working day)
• A project or event may be entered into more than one month.
• The scoring will all be conducted online, without any reference to other scorers and based solely on the submission of the entrant. This will ensure the scores are unbiased and judges are not swayed by the opinions of other panel members.
• Each entry will be scored by at least 4 judges in total. The organisers will collate the individual scores and use the average marks given to initially decide the finalists and ultimately to determine the award winners.Where the average scores are so close that it is too difficult to determine a winner, then other judges will be asked to evaluate these entries as well in order to make a final decision.
• The judges’ decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into and no reasons given for decisions.
• Judges will absent themselves from any discussions where they have a vested interest.
• All information provided to judges will be used solely for the purposes of assessing the entries. Potentially sensitive information will not be made public.
• The standard entry fee is £225 + VAT per entry.
• The entry fee is non refundable.
• Winners may state in advertising and promotional material that they have won.
• If the entry fee is not accompanied by the entry, then it must be received before the entry deadline, or the submission will not be judged.
• By submitting your entry you certify that, to the best of your knowledge, the information provided is correct and adheres to the specific requirements of that category.