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Process and eligibility

Step 1 – Visit www.isawards.ca for complete details

Step 2 – Fill out a short online form by 9AM Friday, December 9th, 2011 by clicking on APPLY HERE at the end of the relevant award description found on the Awards Descriptions and Criteria page. Please note the the deadline has now passed.

You may nominate yourself, your organization or another individual or organization. Each application must be submitted with the permission of the nominee.

IS winners are allowed to apply, as long as five years have passed since their last IS Award and they are now applying with a new initiative or practice. This does not preclude an applicant from submitting an entry that includes a previous winner as a partner, as long as the previous winner is not the primary applicant. This does exclude individuals who have won previously. Repeat applications from previous applicants who have not received an award are welcome.

Step 3 – TRIEC follows up by phone with all nominees (Dec 1 – 19)

Step 4 – TRIEC visits shortlisted nominees onsite (Jan – Feb 10, 2012)

Step 5 – Winners selected (by Feb 14); all nominees notified (by Feb 20)

Step 6 – All winners filmed for promotional video (by Mar 30)

Step 7 – Winners will be recognized at a high-profile networking event (late Apr/early May)
All winners should be available to speak to media before and after the event

For any further clarifications or inquiries please contact Claire DeVeale-Blane:  cdeveale@triec.ca | 416-944-1946 x 271.

 Follow our news and updates on the IS Awards through our website, e-Lerts and Twitter — through #TRIECAwards.

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