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Why We Have Speaker Disclosures

Speaker disclosures are forms that are given in advance to a speaker to fill in before attending a conference. Generally, it requires the speaker to declare information pertaining to any […]

Desvendando o papel de um testador de software de casino online

No domínio dos casinos online, onde a tecnologia de ponta se encontra com a emoção do jogo, o papel de um testador de software é simultaneamente crítico e fascinante. Nesta […]

Choosing The Best System To Manage Your Awards Program

The system you use to manage submissions and judging is instrumental to your awards program’s success. After all, how easy it is for an entrant to apply, or how intuitive […]

Best Practices for Writing the Perfect Call for Entry

Your call for entry is an important part of your awards program. The big portion of your planning is over and it’s time to kick things into action! As the […]

Key Metrics You Need to Report on the Success of Your Awards

Analyzing your program after it ends is one of the most important parts of the awards cycle. By raising important questions it helps determine how things went. Was the execution […]

4 Common Mistakes Awards Programs Make [SlideShare]

If there’s one thing we can be pretty sure of it’s that no awards manager goes into a new awards cycle thinking “Hmm, let’s see how many mistakes I can […]

Dear OpenWater: This is My First Time Managing an Awards Program. What do I Need to Know?

Being new to the awards industry and managing your first awards program can be intimidating. How are you going to get everything done? What are common mistakes you should keep […]

What We’re Reading: Event Venue Selection, Effective Online Surveys, and Managing Team Meetings

This week we’re reading… Social Tables What You Must Know When Choosing Your Event Venue in 2015 Whether you’re planning a small event or a large event, there are guidelines […]

Are You Still Reviewing Abstracts Like This?

For many organizations, papers and talks are presented in an annual conference. This conference is the lifeblood of the organization, the central event that the whole year is spent building […]

Why Your Awards Ceremony Should be More than Just a Party

Galas and awards ceremonies are a great way to end the awards program cycle and celebrate all of the participants, especially the finalists and the winners. It gives everyone who […]