Official sponsor of the 2012 Gateway to Innovation Awards RecognitionNominations will be accepted January 12 through February 25, 2012.
2012 Award Recognition Categories
| Award Category: Business Innovation |
The Business Innovation Award recognizes a company/organization whose IT initiatives implemented in the 2011 calendar year enabled significant business innovation or improvement. Two awards will be conferred: one for small companies/organizations and one for medium to large companies/organizations. Award Criteria The Business Innovation Award winner will have implemented an IT initiative from January through December 2011 that generated the most significant business results or impact relative to company size among all nominated companies. The company’s focus will have pushed the envelope on implementing not only existing technologies and methodologies but those that are also on the ‘cusp’ of usable and accepted societal & business trends. Examples of the approach can include but are not limited to:
Along with incorporating a new trend in technology, the initiative should demonstrate concrete business results, such as:
(Gartner – Trends that Matter – June 16, 2011; Hype Cycle Business Use of Social Technologies – August 25, 2011) |
| Award Category: Community Outreach |
The Community Outreach Award is presented to a company/organization that through IT has made an outstanding contribution to the people of the St. Louis region. Award Criteria The Community Outreach Award winner will have provided the most among all nominees to the St. Louis region through volunteer efforts from January through December 2011. Examples of such efforts include helping local learning institutions, rehabilitation centers, shelters, etc., through efforts that might include but are not limited to:
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Award Eligibility (all categories):
All information technology companies and information technology departments, units,
etc., located within the St. Louis region are eligible. Information technology for these
awards includes IT Services (consulting, contracting, processing, data storage);
Software (programs, programming processes); Hardware (mainframe, PC, networks,
technology devices such as handhelds, etc.); and Data Networks (wired and wireless
communications, network security, etc.).
Nomination Process: (CLICK HERE)
Nominations should be submitted through the Gateway to Innovation website Candidates can be nominated (via self-nomination or
nomination by others) for any or all of the awards.
What You Need to Submit:
• Company and contact information for the CEO, CEO Administrative Assistant,
CIO and personal contact information.
• Public relations representative contact information if applicable.
• Company logo (less than 2MB; PDF or EPS format; at least 300 dpi).
Please
note: all logos submitted before the close of nominations on February 18, 2012,
that meet the resolution requirements will be included on a banner at the
event.
• A statement (500 words or less) summarizing how your company or
organization meets the relevant award criteria.
• See additional submission requirements for the National Impact Award under
that category’s Award Criteria section.
Selection Process:
An Awards Voting Committee, selected from members of the Gateway to Innovation 2011 Honorary Advisory Committee, will represent a variety of industry sectors (such as academia, biotechnology, finance, government, healthcare, manufacturing, retail and service providers) and will include one tiebreaker. The Awards Voting Committee will determine the award recipients for each category.
Recognition:
Finalists will be announced on the G2I web site and via press release to the media in
late March 2012. Awards will be announced at the Gateway to Innovation Conference
on April 26, 2012. Award winners will be featured in an issue of St. Louis Commerce
Magazine following the event.
Please contact Bill Stephenson at bill@G2Iconference.com or 1-866-944-0944 if you
have
questions or are interested in sponsorship.
