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| Judging
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| The judges convene in May 2009 to assess every single entry submitted for the awards programme. |
| Entries in all of the categories are judged on their relative merits, and through discussion, deliberation and a simple scoring system, the top four entries within each category become the finalists for the awards evening. |
| These finalists are put out to a public vote throughout the months of July and August, however, the ranking (positions 1-4) decided by the judges carry the following overall weighting: |
| 1st - 40% |
| 2nd - 30% |
| 3rd - 20% |
| 4th - 10% |
| This places the majority of the decision with the judging panel but still allows for a voting process to take place. |
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| Judging Criteria
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| Each entry is judged on the aforementioned Awards Criteria, for example ‘Technical Innovation’ is judged on: |
| Innovation |
| Application |
| Use and relevance of the product |
| Product success |
| The judges are also asked to give points for “General Presentation” for each entry. |
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| Judging Panel
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| Judging for all award categories is entirely independent and is based on the decision of an invited panel of judges under the chairmanship of Andrew Castle, Director of Datateam Publishing’s portfolio of industrial magazines. |
| The judges have a broad range of experience in the technical, commercial and academic facets of industrial manufacturing, and editors, trade bodies and recognised independent ‘experts’ – including several ‘end-users’ from within key industrial sectors, also form part of this committee. |
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