This year, I've been invited to serve as a judge for the Stoel Rives Innovation Awards.
The following is taken from the Stoel Rives site:
Entry Deadline
Entries can be submitted beginning Thursday, January 11, 2007. The official entry deadline is February 23, 2007.
Entry Categories
Innovations in the following seven areas are recognized in the Utah Innovation Awards:
- Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
- Chemicals/Materials Science
- Computer Hardware/Electrical Devices
- Consumer Software and Web Services
- Enterprise Software and Web-Enabled B2B Solutions
- Mechanical Devices
- Medical Devices
Judging
A Selection Committee comprised of approximately 50 professionals from Utah's business, technology and academic communities, all with technical experience pertaining to one of the program's seven categories, will carefully review the nominations during a three-week evaluation process. During this process, each Selection Committee member will also review nominations in a Subcommittee pertaining to his/her area of expertise. In the event that conflicts exist between Selection Committee members and nominations, members will provide full disclosure to the rest of the committee. Following the evaluation process, each Selection Committee member will vote on ALL nominations submitted in EACH category. The three nominations receiving the largest number of votes, will be named as finalists in each category.
Selection Committee members' votes will be tabulated by a certified public accountant. While Stoel Rives organizes the program, no one from the firm votes. All nominees will be notified by the end of April.
How To Enter
Submit your entry electronically via the "Official 2007 Entry Form" button at www.stoel.com/innovation.
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