If you have a question which is not answered in this section, please contact the Event Manager.
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What are the Chamber Business Awards? |
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The Chamber Business Awards are coordinated by the three Chambers of Commerce (Albury, Northside and Wodonga) annually to acknowledge and reward business excellence across a variety of industry sectors. |
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How long have the awards been running? |
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The Chamber Business Awards commenced in 2008. |
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How will I know if my entry has been received? |
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An email message will be forwarded to the entrant's contact email address confirming their registration has been received. Entries who successfully submitted nomination/s via our online entry system will receive a confirmation email immediately. |
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What type of organisations can enter the Awards? |
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Any business, company and organisation (private or public) located in the Albury Wodonga area are eligible to enter. |
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What are the Chambers of Commerce? |
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The Chambers of Commerce are membership organisations made up from local business owners/managers to supply benefits/services and representation for the local business community. Albury, Northside and Wodonga Chambers of Commerce are the peak local business association in the area with over 550 financial members. |
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When do tickets go on sale for the Award Evening? |
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Tickets on sale from Tuesday 21st September 2010 and seats are limited. |
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Is the dress code formal for the Awards Evening? |
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Yes, as this is a very prestigious event we request formal evening wear. |
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How does our organisation enter the Chamber Business Awards? |
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Entrant is required to complete a registration form online by clicking the 'register' button located below website header. An email will then be forwarded to the official entrant to verify, issue log-in details for secure web pages and acknowledge receipt of registration. |
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What do I do once I have completed the registration process? |
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The entrant will receive an email with log-in and password to access the nomination forms located in a secure section of our website. They must then prepare and submit their completed nomination form on-line. Please refer to the entry guidelines and awards criteria for full instructions. The nomination must be submitted by a company officer or authorised employee of the organisation entering the award. This person is deemed the entrant contact and must be available to verify and provide additional information during the judging process if requested. |
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How will I know if my entry has been received? |
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An email message will be forwarded to the entrant's contact email address confirming their registration has been received. Entries who successfully submit a nomination/s via our online system will receive a confirmation email immediately. |
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Is there a nomination fee? |
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Yes, there is a one off administration fee of $110 per business regardless of number of categories entered into. As these are the Chamber Business Awards any current financial member of Albury, Northside and Wodonga Chamber of Commerce will have this fee waived. |
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Can anyone submit a nomination? |
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No, company officer or authorised employee of the organisation entering the awards must submit the entry. |
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Can entrants submit in multiple award categories? |
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Yes, a separate nomination submission needs to be completed for each award category but as stated above only one payment of the administration fee is required. |
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When do nominations open? |
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The 2010 Chamber Business Awards nominations open on Monday 28th June. |
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What is the deadline for nominations? |
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The deadline for nominations is Friday 6th August. |
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When will finalists be announced? |
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Finalists will be announced on Tuesday 24th August. |
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Who judges the nomination entries? |
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All entries are judged by an independent panel of business experts and academics from relevant business disciplines. The judges are chosen from professional consultants, university faculty, and industrial researchers with superior expertise and experience in the areas they are judging. The judging panel is carefully selected and coordinated by the Chamber Business Awards Advisory Panel and our Chief Judge, Mr Howard Hinde, to ensure that the judging process is fair and objective, free of bias or influence. |
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How is the judging conducted? |
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Nominations will be judged on the basis of the information provided in the completed nomination form, site visit, product samples and supporting materials. Entries are separated by award category. The judging process is conducted in four stages. |
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What happens in the first stage? |
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In the first stage, the judging panel will evaluate the entry eligibility, completeness, thoroughness, appropriateness and general conformance to the award criteria. Specific criteria may be weighted differently in different categories, at the judge's discretion. The top eight entrants (semi-finalists) will progress to the second stage of judging. |
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How will I be notified of the first round judging results? |
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The organisers will inform, via email and phone, those organisations that have been selected to progress to the second judging stage. Complete instructions will be provided to the entrants upon written notification (email). The unsuccessful applicants will be advised via email. |
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What happens in the second stage? |
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The top eight businesses in each category will submit portfolios containing evidence pertaining to submission questions. The portfolio will serve as verification that all questions have been answered correctly and honestly. Included in the portfolio will be business plans, performance indicators, marketing strategies and financial statements. Judges may also visit websites, make phone calls to the business and/or referees if provided. The judges will assess and rank each portfolio leaving the four highest ranking businesses as finalists. |
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How will I be notified of the second round judging results? |
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Entrants are notified of the judging result prior to the public announcement of the finalists. The entrant contact of all semi-finalists will be notified via email the week preceding the public announcements. |
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What happens in the third and fourth stages? |
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Site visits of the four finalists will be carried out by pairs of judges over a five day period. An hour should be set aside for the site visit with the judges. The Chief Judge along with the Event Manager will analyse the final recommendations and either seek further information and clarifications, or ratify the judgment as final. Businesses that exemplify the key principals of business excellence in their category will be determined as award winning. If the final winner cannot be decided upon in any category at the end of stage three the Chief Judge will analyse and finalise the award winner. |
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