Newest Stevie Awards Program to Recognize the Best in Business in 22 APAC Nations
The Stevie® Awards today issued a call for entries for the 2014 (first annual) Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the first business awards program to recognize achievement in business throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region. Information about the program is available online at http://Asia.StevieAwards.com in seven languages, including Chinese, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay and Thai.
The Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world’s premier business awards programs, conferring recognition for achievement in the workplace in programs such as The International Business Awards, The American Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the first new Stevie Awards program to be created in seven years.
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are open to all organizations in the 22 nations of the Asia-Pacific region:
Australia
Brunei
Burma
Cambodia
China (PRC, including Hong Kong)
East Timor
Fiji
Indonesia
Japan
Laos
Malaysia
Mongolia
New Zealand
Philippines
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Korea
Thailand
Tonga
Vietnam
Entries will be accepted and judged, in all seven languages featured on the web site, in the following 18 categories:
- Technology Company of the Year
- Manufacturing Company of the Year
- Services Company of the Year
- Government or NGO Organization of the Year
- Fastest-Growing Company of the Year
- Exporter of the Year
- Management Team of the Year
- Customer Service Leader of the Year
- Technology Executive of the Year
- Manufacturing Executive of the Year
- Services Executive of the Year
- Government or NGO Executive of the Year
- Woman of the Year
- New Technology Product of the Year
- New Consumer Product of the Year
- New Consumer Service of the Year
- New Business Product of the Year
- New Business Service of the Year
The early-bird entry deadline for the 2014 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, offering discounted entry fees, is 6 November. The final entry deadline is 4 December. Late entries will be accepted through 21 January, and Stevie Award winners will be announced in mid-February.
Judging for the competition will be conducted in two rounds. The first round of judging will determine Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners on a national level in each category. Those winners will be announced in mid-February. All of the Gold Stevie Award winners will then compete in the second round of judging for the right to be named the Grand Stevie Award winner in their categories for the entire Asia-Pacific region. Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie winners will be honored, and Grand Stevie Award winners announced, at a gala awards banquet in the region in late March.
Judging committees for the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are currently being formed. Those interested in participating in the judging process are encouraged to apply now. Stevie Awards competitions typically feature more than 200 executives around the world as judges.
The Stevie Award trophies, made by the company that makes the Oscar and other major international awards, are among the world's most coveted prizes.
To learn more details about the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, visit our Frequently Asked Questions webpage.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in five programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com, and follow the Stevie Awards on Twitter @TheStevieAwards.
