Awards Ceremony:
Thursday 21st October 2010

Rules of Entry

  1. The Data Strategy Awards is open to anyone who is involved in the collection, processing, managing, manipulation, analysis or interpretation and use of data
  2. Entries are invited from client companies and commercial data services providers alike. Entries can be made independently, or as joint client/supplier submissions
  3. Client permission must be obtained prior to submission of entries. By submitting, entrants are considered to be confirming that their entry has been approved
  4. Activities on which entries are based must have taken place between Monday 1st June 2009 and Monday 31st May 2010 inclusive
  5. Entries must be made online using the official entry template for that specific category. Each category has a different template, which can be found on the categories page. Entries will not be accepted by any other means. All questions on the category-specific entry template must be answered. The answer boxes are explandable
  6. When making your entry you may upload a piece of supporting material if necessary - for example a pdf, Word, Excel, Powerpoint or Jpeg file. Please ensure that the file and your entry template together do not exceed the maximum upload limit of 5MB per entry
  7. Centaur Events/Data Strategy accept no responsibility for the loss or damage of any materials submitted. Entries cannot be returned
  8. Projects may be entered into more than one category as appropriate, but an entry fee of £180 + UK VAT must be paid for each category entered. However, the 'Data Professional of the Year' and the 'Client Brand of the Year' categories are free to enter
  9. The judges reserve the right to re-categorise entries if they think another category would be more suitable. However, they cannot be expected to routinely re-categorise incorrectly entered projects
  10. Extended Entry Deadline: Tuesday 29th June 2010. Once submitted, entries are confirmed and non-refundable. Payment is due immediately.
  11. Any entry may be withdrawn for any reason up until 5.30pm on Tuesday 29th June 2010 upon written request to the organisers; however the entry fee is non-refundable
  12. Please note that all entries into the vertical market categories and the technical categories will be judged blind; to this end information provided on the entry template should not feature your company name, logo or identifying marks. Your company name should not be mentioned in the written details you provide although client details are required
  13. The 'Data Professional of the Year' and 'Client Brand of the Year' categories are by nomination only. Entrants into the Vertical Markets categories are encouraged to enter their client for the these categories. Further nominations may be made by the judges and the readers of Data Strategy
  14. The Grand Prix winner is chosen by the judges from the winners of the Vertical Markets categories
  15. Sponsors are not permitted to enter the category that they are sponsoring
  16. The judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding them
  17. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at Lancaster London on Thursday 21st October 2010. To book a table please complete the online dinner booking form on the Book a Table page and submit with payment. Payment is due within one calendar week of your online booking. If your booking is made in October, payment is due immediately and no later than Wednesday 20th October 2010. Tickets will be posted 2 weeks prior to the event providing payment has been received

Commercial Confidence

It is very important that you fully complete the entry template. In particular, details of budget and return on investment should be provided. The more information you supply, the better the judges will be able to assess your entry. For the purposes of judging, all information provided will be treated in the strictest confidence and will only be viewed by the judging panel and the Chair of Judges. However, in order to compile the Online Digital Supplement some information may be needed from the winners’ written entries. Any information that is commercially sensitive and which may not be used in the Online Digital Supplement should be clearly marked ‘judges eyes only’.