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Electronic Systems Technician of the Year Award 2008

Award guidelines are subject to change year to year based on judges' feedback and requests. The guidelines listed here are for the 2008 competition only.

Success in this industry is created by team effort. No single individual is responsible for providing the customer with the CEDIA experience. This "In the Trenches Award" will be given to an electronic systems technician who exemplifies strong work ethic, has the desire to further his or her education in the field of residential electronic systems installation, and goes the extra mile to make the industry a driving force in cutting-edge technology. This year, CEDIA will again honor the electronic systems technician who best exemplifies the Electronic Lifestyles® experience.

All CEDIA business-owner members are encouraged to nominate their technician(s) in this innovative and very competitive recognition. To enter, submit this entry form along with your answers to the following questions and all appropriate requested materials.

New for 2008! The individual winner of this award will recieve three (3) free registrations to any CEDIA University core courses that he/she chooses during the 2009 calendar year.

Criteria
The individual who is being nominated may not be the principal owner of the company.


Judging

The Past Presidents Council will review all entries and determine the winner. All judges’ decisions are final. Judges’ credentials will be made available upon request after CEDIA EXPO 2008. Please send your written request and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to CEDIA Headquarters, Attn: Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Electronic Systems Technician of the Year - Judges.


Announcement of Winners

The Electronic Systems Technician of the Year will be announced and recognized at the CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Banquet, Saturday, September 6, 2008. Details on this formal awards banquet can be found in your EXPO 2008 registration brochure or online at www.cedia.org/expo. You are strongly encouraged to have both the person who nominated the individual and the nominee present at the banquet.

Award Use Rules

Recipients of awards presented by the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association “CEDIA” are allowed to display the awards that they have won from CEDIA. All display or advertisement of such awards must be truthful and may not be misleading, inaccurate or ambiguous. Specifically, but without limitation, the recipients and member companies who employ individual recipients, must abide by the following rules.

  1. Any company which displays or advertises a CEDIA award must correctly identify the recipient of the award, and if the recipient is an individual employee of the company, the company must state so.
  2. If the award recipient is an individual, a company may display the award only so long as that individual is employed by the company, unless the individual grants express permission for the company to display the award after termination of the employee’s employment.
  3. All awards must be displayed or advertised with the correct name of the award.
  4. The entity that displays the award must state conspicuously: the year in which the award was won, or that the recipient is a “past recipient” of the award.
  5. Any display or advertisement of the CEDIA award may not include any statement or implication of CEDIA’s approval or sponsorship of the entity displaying the award or any other entity, other than the fact that the award was presented by CEDIA to the recipient.
  6. No company may display CEDIA’s logo in connection with displaying or advertising the award unless that company is a member of CEDIA, or unless the CEDIA logo is incorporated into the award as presented by CEDIA.
  7. No entity may alter the appearance of the award itself or any reproduction of the award for display purposes.
  8. No award may be duplicated or copied except by photographic means and then only for inclusion in advertising the award.


Entry Fee and Deadline for Submission

The entry fee is $115 per entry and must accompany the online entry form. The cost includes one ticket to the awards banquet where the winners are announced. The ticket will be registered under the person submitting the entry online. All information must be received by June 6, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific). Entries submitted after June 6, 2008 are disqualified and will not be returned.

Send your entries to:
CEDIA Headquarters
Attn: Electronic Lifestyles® Awards for Electronic Systems Technician of the Year
7150 Winton Drive, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46268
317-328-4336


Submission Confirmation

Please do not call to verify that your materials were received. Confirmation will be e-mailed to you, so please be sure to provide a correct email address.

Any entry that fails to follow these rules will be disqualified from this competition. All entries submitted become the property of CEDIA and will not be returned.


Electronic Systems Technician of the Year Entry Checklist

Please compile your answers to the following questions, along with any requested materials and a copy of the entry form into a presentation folder for the awards judges. You will need to provide a total of ten (10) presentation folders, one for each of the judges. Please be sure to include your confirmation code that is emailed to you after your online entry form is complete.

PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE THE NOMINEE’S NAME, PHOTO OF NOMINEE OR NAME OF COMPANY IN ANY OF THE BINDERS SEEN BY THE JUDGES. THIS INFORMATION MAY ONLY BE PRINTED ON THE ENTRY FORM. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS RULE WILL DISQUALIFY THE NOMINEE FROM THIS COMPETITION.

About The Electronic Systems Technician

  • How long has the electronic systems technician been with your company?
  • What qualities made you originally hire this individual?
  • List briefly the responsibilities of this individual.
  • How has this individual found new, creative, and innovative ways to meet customer needs?
  • Give an example of how this individual has gone beyond his/her responsibilities to help the customer.
  • Give an example of how this individual has gone beyond his/her responsibility to help the company improve or enhance the performance and image of the company. For either of the last two items, you may want to phrase your response in the form of an essay (1200 words or less), which may be presented to the press (or read aloud at the banquet) as an example of how your electronic systems technician's commitment, perseverance, and exceptional talent/skills are an asset to your business.
  • List any training activities that this individual has participated in during the last year.
  • List all CEDIA Certifications the individual has obtained.

Results

  • Do you feel your sales have increased due to the outstanding performance of this individual?
  • Give an example of how this individual has successfully solved an onsite crisis.
  • How has this individual increased his/her learning skills over the past year?
  • How many installations has this electronic systems technician been involved in from June 1, 2007 to June 6, 2008 ?
  • What has this individual done to help his/her fellow employees?
  • You may include no more than 5 client thank-you letters.

Additional Information

  • You must include one (1) photo of this individual at an installation project. Please label the back of the photo with your submission confirmation code. The photo must be printed on photographic paper. (DO NOT INCLUDE THIS PHOTO IN ANY OF THE BINDERS)
  • Briefly provide any additional information you feel the judges should know about this electronic systems technician as they select the Electronic Systems Technician of the Year.

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