Eligibility
1. Entry implies acceptance of these rules.
2. Entries must be submitted by the employer organisation.
3. A senior representative from the organisation must authorize the entry.
4. Entry is open to organisations of any size in any sector and in any country.
5. The project entered can have been delivered at any location within the UK or outside.
6. The entered programme must have been implemented, improved or completed within 2010/12. The programme can have ended in this time period, or it can still be ongoing. It can be something that is not yet implemented, but the focus will need to be such that it can satisfy the judging criteria (such as being able to demonstrate impact and provoke some insights).
7. The programme should not have been presented for that category in the previous Peer Award year. It may be resubmitted under a different category and with a different focus. It may be resubmitted with new material for the same category more than one year later. However, Peer Award winning entries may not be resubmitted.
8. All facts and assertions within the submission are assumed to be accurate and honest. However if the organisers believe there is evidence that the content is either incorrect or deliberately misleading the submission may be disqualified. This is at the sole discretion of the organiser, and no correspondence will be entered into by way of explanation.
9. The organisers reserve the right to contact the entrant or their senior representative (3 above) to validate any statements made within the submission.
Entry
1. Appropriate payment is required in full before an entry can be confirmed on the shortlist.
2. We intend to not extend deadlines, and to not consider entries received subsequent to the final deadline.
3. All entries are submitted online.We will take all reasonable care in handling entries, but can accept no responsibility for loss or damage, however caused.
4. On the entry form we may simply reject an application or truncate additional text where an entry exceeds the maximum length stated.
5. The category where a candidate is assigned is ultimately the decision of the Peer Awards and Conference organisers, and may be different from that proposed at the outset, in response to the submissions received. With this in mind, it is accceptable to submit more than one entry for the same category, and it will then be at the discretion of the shortlisting panel to select between these, or to select both and place them if different categories, or to feature them in the same category but with the prior permission of the company concerend.
6. A good quality high resolution picture of the key speaker and graphic of the entrant’s company logo are required with the submission when shortlisted. Any image submitted may be cropped and used by the Peer Awards and Conference organisers for publicity purposes.
Judging
1. Entrants being considered for the shortlist may be invited to attend a call to briefly discuss their project and presentation.
2. The decision of the organisers and judges as to which entries to nominate and which to shortlist is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
3. If an entrant contacts a judge to discuss judging decisions prior to the Peer Conference, this will result in disqualification.
Confidentiality/Publicity
1. All entries and submissions will be viewed by the Director of the Peer Awards, assisted by the panel of advisers where necessary.
2. Personal contact information provided by the entrant, within the entry form, or in additional ways, may be disclosed at the discretion of the Peer Awards and Conference organisers, subject to the permissions provided by the entrant on the entry form, and exclusively for the purpose of the Peer Award. Information relating to the submission itself may be used by informatology and its associates, for instance in publicity regarding the Peer Award.
3. The identities of the shortlisted entrants, candidates, finalists and winners may be published at the www.thepeerawards.com website and may be published elsewhere.
4. The www.thepeerawards.com Website may include links to third party websites that are controlled and maintained by others. Any link to other websites is not an endorsement of such websites and informatology is not responsible for the content or availability of any such sites.
5. None of the www.thepeerawards.com or the www.informatology.com website content may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without the prior written consent of Director of the Peer Awards. This excludes the downloading, copying and/or printing of pages of the Website for personal, non-commercial use only.
Awards
1. Each prize will be awarded to a named person and/or a named organisation, as requested by the entrant, and may also take the form of a suitable certificate and trophy (both of which may attract a fee), and recognition at the www.thepeerawards.com website.
2. No cash alternatives or variations are offered and prizes are not transferable.
Acceptance/Cancellation
1. Every entry form should receive an automatic notice of receipt. If you do not receive such within an hour of submitting, please email us at entry@informatology.com
2. You may withdraw your entry at any time. To do this, send an email clearly identifying your entry and providing the reason for your cancellation.
2a. If you cancel at least four weeks before the conference, you are entitled to a refund of your package fee, less a £100 entry processing fee. Alternatively you may continue to benefit from the special terms that apply to finalists for conference places.
2b. If you wish to cancel less than four weeks before conference, no refund is given.
Publicity
1. All the parties involved in the organisation or promotion of the awards reserve the right to publicity concerning any entry.
2. Candidates and winners are able to use the respective “2012 Peer Award” logos indefinitely, but the logo cannot be materially changed, and must include the hyperlink.
Changes
1. Where a candidate’s speaker changes employment between the entry and the conference, the speaker may still represent the original entry. This is at the discretion of Director of the Peer Awards if he/she moves to an organisation that has a promotional interest in the project.
2. Please note it may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the organisers to alter the venue or the date of any Peer Award event, or the Peer Conference. In the event that an event is cancelled by the Organisers, a full refund will be made of any booking fees paid. However, if the event is postponed for reasons beyond the direct control of the organisers, all bookings will be transferred to the revised date of the event and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to any such transferred booking.
3. You are advised to take out appropriate travel insurance, as The Peer Awards and the organisers will not accept any liability for travelling, accommodation or other expenses incurred as a consequence of a possible event cancellation or postponement. The Peer Awards and informatology will not accept liability for any loss, including incidental or consequential damages etc.
We reserve the right to change any aspect of the Peer Award or Conference without notification or notice.
This version published 3 March 2012.