The
EDDEs NOMINATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Nominations
may be made only by members of AAED.
- Self
nominations will not be accepted (Nominations made
by an individual for themselves or by an employee
of an organization for the organization)
- Companies
and individuals are not eligible to win the same award
two years in a row.
- Written
and electronic nominations submitted on or before
the nomination deadline will be eligible for consideration
for EDDE's, Lampkin Award and Best of Arizona Award.
- Late
nominations due to reasonable uncontrollable circumstances
(technological failure, mail delay, accidents, etc)
may be considered for eligibility by the EDDE Task
Force.
- "Endorsement"
nominations made by groups of people from different
organizations may not be considered by the EDDE Task
Force to be eligible nominations.
NEW
MEMBER OF THE YEAR:
- The
eligibility period for New Member of the Year nominees
is 18 months (July to December). Members who joined
from July 2006– December 2007 are eligible for
the 2008 award.
- Members
who have rejoined the organization with a new company
may not be eligible for the New Member of the Year
award.
JUDGING PANEL
The
EDDE Judging Panel will be comprised of the following
representations:
Panel
should reflect geographic membership of AAED. Panel
members should be comprised of at least one of the following:
Past President, Current Committee Chair, Board Member,
EDDE Winner, current EDDE Awards Committee member.
When
voting on EDDE awards judges should recuse themselves
from voting in the following circumstances:
- The
judge works for the same organization as the nominee
being considered.
- The
judge is an employee, stakeholder or owner of a nominated
organization being considered.
- The
judge is a nominee in the category under consideration.
Judging
Panel Selection Pools is developed by the EDDE Task
Force and approved by the Board of Directors.
The
EDDE Chairman should serve as chair of the judging panel.
AAED
President Elect should not serve on judging panel.
Voting
is conducted by secret ballot. Votes are counted by
Chairman and verified by another member of judging panel. |
