F.A.Q.
What are the ISES Esprit Awards?
The ISES Esprit Awards program is designed to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts, performance, and outstanding contributions of ISES members in the special events industry.
What is the cost to enter the Awards?
The ISES Esprit Awards cost $100 per entry submission until May 3rd, 2010 11:59 PST. Any entries submitted after May 3rd until May 10th at 11:59 PST will incur an additional $25 fee per entry.
Who can enter the awards?
Any ISES member in good standing on or before May 10, 2010 is eligible to enter the ISES Esprit Awards competition.
Why should I enter the ISES Esprit Awards?
By entering the ISES Esprit Awards, you are able to demonstrate the caliber of work that you or your company creates. This is your opportunity to show others in the industry your talent and what makes your company stand apart from the competition. Imagine being able to tell your clients that you and your company are “award winning!”
Who Judges the Awards?
In order to maintain fairness in the judging, the ISES Esprit Awards are entirely anonymous. ISES event professionals throughout the world form sub-committees to judge the award entries by category. Each judging team’s scores are returned to ISES Headquarters to be totaled to determine winners in each award category.
How do I enter?
Follow the Online User Guide when applying for an ISES Esprit Award. Be sure to follow all of the rules and submit your entry by the noted deadline. Eligible events must have occurred between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. You can use the Rules and Submission Instructions.pdf as a guide.
What are the most common reasons for disqualification?
If you follow the rules and submission instruction guide and category specific guidelines, your entry will be valid. Most common mistakes include: Logo, entrant name and/or company name included in the entered content, on submitted file names or in collateral materials. Incomplete budgets or those not including all elements/retail costs are also cause for disqualification.
Where and when are the ISES Esprit Awards presented and received?
ISES will recognize the outstanding accomplishments of ISES event professionals at the ISES Esprit Awards Celebration on August 07, 2010 at ISES Eventworld®-An Institute for Professional Development in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
What is the submission deadline date?
Entries are due by electronic submission on or before midnight, PST May 3, 2010. Need a little extra time? This year late Entries will be accepted from 12:01 am, PST May 4, 2010 thru midnight, PST, May 10, 2010 an additional $25 fee will be charged for all late entries. Absolutely no entries will be accepted after May 10, 2010.
Will my Entries Be Returned? All Entries are the sole property of ISES and will not be returned to any entrant. However, new this year, every entrant has the option to print a pdf. of their submission.