--- title: IT Awards | information technology awards description: information technology awards | The IT awards blog of the Stevie Awards, the world's premier business awards programs. --- [![stevie-awards-full-logo](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stevie%20Awards%20Blog%20Theme%20Files/stevie-awards-full-logo.png?width=347&height=70&name=stevie-awards-full-logo.png "stevie-awards-full-logo")](http://stevieawards.com) Click to View Posts by Stevie® Awards Categories ## [4 Ways to Win IT Awards in the 2013 Sales & Customer Service Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/81257/4-Ways-to-Win-IT-Awards-in-the-2013-Sales-Customer-Service-Awards) Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/author/liz-dean) on Fri, Dec 28, 2012 @ 10:35 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) As the final entry deadline for the 2013 [Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales), the world's top [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm) for contact center, customer service, business development, and sales professionals, approaches on January 15, 2013, we wanted to highlight four [IT awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm) categories that should be of interest. (If you haven't yet done so, you can [request an entry kit here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/mailinglist/402_2060_13407.cfm) and it will be emailed to you right away. The entry kit contains all of the information you need about how to prepare and submit your entries.)  ![Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813389-gif/images/sascslogo.gif)There are several ways to highlight your technology successes in the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Relevant [information technology awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm) categories include: 1. [Best Use of Technology in Sales](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm#SalesAchievement),   2. [Best Use of Technology in Customer Service](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm#CustomerServiceAchievement),   3. [e-Commerce Customer Service Award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm#CustomerServiceAchievement), and 4. [Technology Partner of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm#Provider).                Entries in these categories require the submission of an essay of up to 525 words describing the nominee’s achievements since July 1, 2011; any number of links to any online work samples, reviews, news stories, etc. that support your nomination; and a biography of up to 125 words about the nominee or the leader of the nominated organization. The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service feature more than 125 [sales awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales/), [customer service awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales/), and [call center awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales/) categories honoring [sales excellence](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm) and [best customer service](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm) practices for individuals, teams, and departments, plus categories this year for products and service and solution providers. You can [see all sales and customer service categories here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm). Winners of the 2013 edition will be announced at an awards banquet at Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on February 25, 2013. ***Have questions regarding the 2013 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service****?*  Email us at [help@stevieawards.com](mailto:help@stevieawards.com) or call us at + 1 703-547-8389 and we'll get back to you right away. 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/81257/4-Ways-to-Win-IT-Awards-in-the-2013-Sales-Customer-Service-Awards#comments-listing) Topics: [sales excellence](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/sales-excellence), [best customer service](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/best-customer-service), [customer service awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/customer-service-awards), [it awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/it-awards), [information technology awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/information-technology-awards), [call center awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/call-center-awards), [sales awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/sales-awards) ## [4 Ways to Win IT Awards in The 2013 American Business Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/80092/4-Ways-to-Win-IT-Awards-in-The-2013-American-Business-Awards) Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/author/liz-dean) on Tue, Nov 06, 2012 @ 01:29 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) As the first early-bird entry deadline for The 11th Annual [American Business Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/aba), the premier [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3655.cfm) program in the U.S.A., approaches on Friday, November 16, we'd like to help you recognize your organization's achievements by highlighting our [IT awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) categories. If you haven't already done so, you can [request your entry kit here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/general/72_194_904.cfm) and you will receive it right away. **The 2013 ABA [IT award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) categories are:![The Stevie Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813490-gif/images/the_stevie_awards_logo.gif)** - [Information Technology Department of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) - [Information Technology Team of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) - [Information Technology Executive of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) - [Technical Professional of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) **Information to be submitted online for entries in these categories include:** - An essay of up to 525 words describing the nominee's accomplishments since January 1 2012, - A biography of the nominee or the leader of the nominated department or team of up to 125 words, and - Optional (but highly recommended), a collection of supporting files and web addresses that you may upload to our server to support your entry and provide more background information to the judges. **To help make the most out of your entries, we suggest reviewing the 2012 Gold [information technology awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) winners: ** - **Information Technology Department of the Year** [Achievers, San Francisco, CA](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2658_21844.cfm) - **Information Technology Team of the Year** [Travelport GDS, Atlanta, GA](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2658_21780.cfm) - **Information Technology Executive of the Year ** [Steve Levy, CEO, Verivo Software, Waltham, MA](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2658_21923.cfm) - **Technical Professional of the Year** [Douglas Grosvenor, DRC, Reston, VA](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2658_21768.cfm) ***Want more ways to highlight your organization's IT efforts?*** We have several [corporate awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3655.cfm) categories that may be of interest including: [app awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21308.cfm), [live event awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3660.cfm#BUSINESS%20OR%20INDUSTRIAL%20THEATRE%20PRODUCTION), [video awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21309.cfm), and [website awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/74522/human-resources-awards/www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3660.cfm). 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/80092/4-Ways-to-Win-IT-Awards-in-The-2013-American-Business-Awards#comments-listing) Topics: [business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/business-awards), [corporate awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/corporate-awards), [app awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/app-awards), [live event awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/live-event-awards), [video awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/video-awards), [website awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/website-awards), [American business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/american-business-awards), [it awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/it-awards), [it award](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/it-award), [information technology awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/information-technology-awards) ## [4 Tips for Winning IT Awards in The 2012 International Business Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/75760/4-Tips-for-Winning-IT-Awards-in-The-2012-International-Business-Awards) Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/author/liz-dean) on Wed, May 30, 2012 @ 01:54 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **As the final entry deadline for The 2012 [International Business Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/iba/default.cfm?), the world's premier [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/171_695_3021.cfm) competition, approaches on 27 June, we wanted to provide you with several tips for submitting winning [IT awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20883.cfm) entries. (If you haven't yet done so, you can [request your entry kit here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/general/173_704_3149.cfm).) To make the most out of your [IT award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20883.cfm) entries, we suggest the following tips: ** **1. Review the [corporate awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/171_695_3021.cfm) categories. **** There are three award categories that are specifically labeled as [information technology ![The Stevie Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813490-gif/images/the_stevie_awards_logo.gif)awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20883.cfm): - Information Technology Department of the Year - Information Technology Team of the Year - Information Technology Executive of the Year We have several other award categories that may be of interest to IT professionals including our [website awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21511.cfm) categories, [app awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21512.cfm) categories, [video awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21514.cfm) categories, and [live event awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21513.cfm) categories. ** **2. Review the entry submission criteria.** **Information to be submitted online for these categories include: 1. An essay of up to 500 words describing the nominee's accomplishments since January 1 2011 2. A biography of the nominee or the leader of the nominated department or team of up to 100 words 3. Optional (but highly recommended), a collection of supporting files and web addresses that you may upload to our server to support your entry and provide more background information to the judges **3. Download our *****[10 Tips for Winning Technology Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/10-tips-for-winning-IT-awards-in-the-2011-stevie-awards/)***** tipsheet.  **** **Our tipsheet will provide helpful tips and tools for making the most out of your entries **4. Review past winners' entries.** The 8th Annual International Business Awards were presented in October 2011 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. 2011 IT award honorees included [Quality Systems, Inc.](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2651_21483.cfm), [PetRays](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2651_21481.cfm), and [Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2651_21482.cfm). Winners of the competition will be celebrated at the ninth annual awards banquet on Monday, 15 October at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Seoul, South Korea.**** ***Get instant IBA updates; join us on [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/TheStevieAwards), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/#%21/thestevieawards), and [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2772791&trk=hb_side_g).*** 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/75760/4-Tips-for-Winning-IT-Awards-in-The-2012-International-Business-Awards#comments-listing) Topics: [business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/business-awards), [corporate awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/corporate-awards), [app awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/app-awards), [live event awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/live-event-awards), [website awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/website-awards), [International business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/international-business-awards), [it awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/it-awards), [technology awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/technology-awards), [it award](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/it-award), [information technology awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/information-technology-awards), [tech awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/tech-awards) ## [3 IT Awards Categories in The 2012 International Business Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/74997/3-IT-Awards-Categories-in-The-2012-International-Business-Awards) Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/author/liz-dean) on Mon, May 07, 2012 @ 09:42 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The entry deadline for The 2012 [International Business Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/iba/default.cfm?), the world's premier [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/171_695_3021.cfm) competition is quickly approaching on 16 May. (All individuals and organizations worldwide may submit nominations to The International Business Awards. If you haven't already done so, you can [request your entry kit today](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/general/173_704_3149.cfm).) Here we highlight three [IT awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20883.cfm) categories to help showcase your organization's [emerging technology](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20883.cfm) successes. **2012 IBA [IT award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20883.cfm) categories include:** 1. ****Information Technology Department of the Year![International Business Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813069-gif/images/head_ibalogo.gif) 2. ****Information Technology Team of the Year 3. Information Technology Executive of the Year **Information to be submitted online for entries in these categories include:** - An essay of up to 500 words describing the nominee's accomplishments since January 1 2011, - A biography of the nominee or the leader of the nominated department or team of up to 100 words, and - Optional (but highly recommended), a collection of supporting files and web addresses that you may upload to our server to support your entry and provide more background information to the judges. The 8th Annual International Business Awards were presented in October 2011 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. 2011 [information technology awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20883.cfm) winners included [PetRays](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2651_21481.cfm), [Quality Systems, Inc.](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2651_21483.cfm), and [Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2651_21482.cfm). Entries submitted after 16 May, through the final entry deadline of 27 June, will be assessed a late fee in addition to any entry fee. 2012 Finalists will be announced late July and 2012 IBA winners will be announced at the Seoul, South Korea awards ceremony on 15 October. [Click here to see the complete IBA calendar.](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/about/170_688_3009.cfm) ***Want more ways to highlight your organization's IT efforts?*** We have several [corporate awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/171_695_3021.cfm) categories that may be of interest including: [app awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21512.cfm), [live event awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21513.cfm), [video awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21514.cfm), and [website awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21511.cfm). 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/74997/3-IT-Awards-Categories-in-The-2012-International-Business-Awards#comments-listing) Topics: [business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/business-awards), [corporate awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/corporate-awards), [app awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/app-awards), [live event awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/live-event-awards), [video awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/video-awards), [website awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/website-awards), [International business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/international-business-awards), [it awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/it-awards), [it award](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/it-award), [information technology awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/information-technology-awards) ## [4 IT Awards Categories to Be Honored at The 2012 American Business Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/74522/4-IT-Awards-Categories-to-Be-Honored-at-The-2012-American-Business-Awards) Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/author/liz-dean) on Fri, Apr 20, 2012 @ 10:46 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) As the entry deadline for The 2012 (10th Annual) [American Business Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/aba), the premier [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3655.cfm) program in the U.S.A., quickly approaches on **Wednesday, April 25, ** we'd like to help you recognize your organization's achievements by highlighting our [IT awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) categories. If you haven't already done so, you can [request your entry kit here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/general/72_194_904.cfm) and you will receive it right away. **** **The 2012 ABA [IT award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) categories are:![The Stevie Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813490-gif/images/the_stevie_awards_logo.gif)** - [Information Technology Department of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) - [Information Technology Team of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) - [Information Technology Executive of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) - [Technical Professional of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) **Information to be submitted online for entries in these categories include:** - An essay of up to 500 words describing the nominee's accomplishments since January 1 2011, - A biography of the nominee or the leader of the nominated department or team of up to 100 words, and - Optional (but highly recommended), a collection of supporting files and web addresses that you may upload to our server to support your entry and provide more background information to the judges. **The following departments, teams, and individuals were honored with** **[information technology awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) ****at the 2011 ABAs:** - **Information Technology Department of the Year** [Hallmark Services Corporation, Naperville, IL](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2649_21167.cfm) - **Information Technology Executive of the Year** [Carbonite, Inc., Boston, MA: David Friend, Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2649_21168.cfm) - **Information Technology Team of the Year** [CIGNA Government Services, LLC, Nashville, TN: Rising to the Challenge](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2649_21169.cfm) - ****Technical Professional of the Year** [High Performance Technologies, Inc., Reston, VA: Tom Simmavath, Team Lead](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2649_21170.cfm)** 2012 ABA Finalists will be announced mid-May and the 10th Annual award winners will be announced at our [tech awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) ceremony in San Francisco on September 17th at the Julia Morgan Ballroom. ***Want more ways to highlight your organization's IT efforts?*** We have several [corporate awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3655.cfm) categories that may be of interest including: [app awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21308.cfm), [live event awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3660.cfm#BUSINESS%20OR%20INDUSTRIAL%20THEATRE%20PRODUCTION), [video awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21309.cfm), and [website awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/human-resources-awards/www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3660.cfm). 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/74522/4-IT-Awards-Categories-to-Be-Honored-at-The-2012-American-Business-Awards#comments-listing) Topics: [business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/business-awards), [corporate awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/corporate-awards), [app awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/app-awards), [live event awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/live-event-awards), [video awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/video-awards), [website awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/website-awards), [American business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/american-business-awards), [it awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/it-awards), [it award](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/it-award), [information technology awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/information-technology-awards) ## [3 Tips for Winning IT Awards in The 2012 American Business Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/74274/3-Tips-for-Winning-IT-Awards-in-The-2012-American-Business-Awards) Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/author/liz-dean) on Fri, Apr 13, 2012 @ 09:38 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) As the entry deadline for The 2012 [American Business Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/aba), the premier [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3655.cfm) program in the U.S.A., approaches on **Wednesday, April 25, **we wanted to provide you with several tips for submitting winning [IT awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) entries. (If you haven't already done so, [request your entry kit here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/general/72_194_904.cfm) and you will receive it right away.) To make the most out of your [IT award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) entries, we suggest the following tips: ** 1. Review the [corporate awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3655.cfm) categories. ** There are four award categories that are specifically labeled as [information technology awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm):![The Stevie Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813450-jpg/images/stevies2012_logo_profile.jpg) 1. [Information Technology Department of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) 2. [Information Technology Team of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) 3. [Information Technology Executive of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) 4. [Technical Professional of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) (for non-executive technical professionals includes software developers, web developers, technical writers, etc.) We have several other award categories that may be of interest to IT professionals including our [app awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21308.cfm) categories, [live event awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3660.cfm#BUSINESS%20OR%20INDUSTRIAL%20THEATRE%20PRODUCTION) categories, and [website awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21306.cfm) categories.   ** 2. Review the entry submission criteria. **Information to be submitted online for these [technology awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) categories include: 1. An essay of up to 500 words describing the nominee's accomplishments since January 1 2011 2. A biography of the nominee or the leader of the nominated department or team of up to 100 words 3. Optional (but highly recommended), a collection of supporting files and web addresses that you may upload to our server to support your entry and provide more background information to the judges **3. Download our *[10 Tips for Winning Technology Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/10-tips-for-winning-IT-awards-in-the-2011-stevie-awards/)* tipsheet.  **Our tipsheet will provide helpful tips and tools for making the most out of your entries 2012 ABA Finalists will be announced mid-May and the 10th Annual award winners will be announced at our [tech awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14100.cfm) ceremony in San Francisco on September 17th at the Julia Morgan Ballroom. *** Receive instant ABA updates; join us on [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/TheStevieAwards), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/#%21/thestevieawards), and [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2772791&trk=hb_side_g).******* 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/74274/3-Tips-for-Winning-IT-Awards-in-The-2012-American-Business-Awards#comments-listing) Topics: [business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/business-awards), [corporate awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/corporate-awards), [app awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/app-awards), [live event awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/live-event-awards), [website awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/website-awards), [it awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/it-awards), [technology awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/technology-awards), [information technology awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/information-technology-awards), [tech awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/tech-awards), [America Business Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/america-business-awards) ## [Vision Solutions Exec to Chair ABA's Support/IT Awards Judging](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/49866/Vision-Solutions-Exec-to-Chair-ABA-s-Support-IT-Awards-Judging) Posted by [Michael Gallagher](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/author/michael-gallagher) on Wed, Feb 09, 2011 @ 03:37 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Tweet](http://twitter.com/share) **Todd Crowder, Director of Customer Care with Vision Solutions in Indianapolis, Indiana **will chair and form the final judging committee for the [support awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14103.cfm) categories in The 2011 [American Business Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/aba). The support awards categories recognize achievements in all administrative support, production support, security, maintenance, research, etc. functions.  Basically the people who rarely if ever get a pat on the back. ![Vision Solutions Logo](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813506-gif/images/vision_home_logo_tagline.gif) Last year Todd was Director of Worldwide Technical Support for Double-Take Software when they won the Stevie for Support Department of the Year in The 2010 ABAs.   [**You can read their Stevie-winning nomination here.**](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2634_20668.cfm)**  **Since that time Double-Take Software was acquired by Vision Solutions. More judging committee chairs will be announced soon. Support awards categories include the following: **Support Department of the Year** **Support Team of the Year** **Support Staffer of the Year** (for all non-executive support personnel, including office managers, administrative assistants, secretaries, maintenance professionals, etc.). FYI, Support Staffer of the Year is one of the few categories in the ABAs that doesn't require payment of an entry fee with a nomination. 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/bid/49866/Vision-Solutions-Exec-to-Chair-ABA-s-Support-IT-Awards-Judging#comments-listing) Topics: [support awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/support-awards), [stevie awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/stevie-awards), [it awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/it-awards), [information technology awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/information-technology-awards) ### Request an entry kit for one or more of the stevie awards programs [Remove my information](https://blog.stevieawards.com/it-awards/topic/information-technology-awards#) Entry kit will be sent to you by email. We don't sell or disclose email addresses. 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