Submission Rules

The Awards are spread across five geographical regions. One Gold and one Silver Award trophy bowl is presented in each of the following regions to the winning user organization (nominee) with a commemorative engraved gold or silver platter presented to the nominating company. At the judges discretion, one Platinum Award may be presented additionally for particular merit to one overall, outstanding nominee.

• Europe (includes Eastern Europe & Russia)
• North America (includes USA, Canada and Mexico)
• Middle East and Africa
• Pacific Rim (includes Asia, Australia and Far East)
• South  & Central America

The judges reserve the right to withhold naming regional gold or silver winners if submissions are not of sufficiently high standard.

To be eligible, nominees must illustrate demonstrable benefits since January 2006 (the 2007 Awards relate to Jan 2006 onward), and should have been implemented the system within the past three years. Completely new implementations must have been running for six months by deadline date (otherwise they will not be considered).

If submitting an older project or a previous award submission, major changes must have taken place in the past two years or since the last submission (for example; significant scope change, new users, new applications, or introduction of new technology). Submission must detail changes and motivation.

Installation size is not a significant factor: Success and innovation are more important. The installation, however, must have demonstrable, innovative and proven benefits. Pilots more than six months old are acceptable, as long as the entry also details the ultimate goals.

There is no limit to the number of installations that you may nominate, however a non-refundable handling charge of US$300.00 is required to accompany each entry. Please make your payment here by credit card in our secure site. Simply click "add to cart" and complete your credit card and address details.

Vendors may nominate their customers and user organizations may nominate themselves.

All entries must be submitted electronically using our submission form. Please use the WinWord template here, then send your completed case study by email to awards07@bpmfocus.org.

By submitting a case study the Author(s) hereby grant and assign to BPM Focus Inc., and the Awards Management Company and Publisher, Future Strategies Inc., the non-exclusive right to print, publish, sell, and distribute the case study in any language or medium. If necessary or appropriate for the purposes of publication, an edited or condensed version of the case study may be produced. No material other than abstracts will be published without the written permission of the Author(s).

Required Format - use the WinWord Template. Entries must be in English. You must address each of the headings in the order given.