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| Raison Dètre To celebrate and reward excellence in the UK Over 50s housing sector. The awards have been created by the UK Over 50s Housing Weekly News. This is the second awards year. The philosophy behind the awards is to give recognition to efforts to
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| Criteria All award winners must be UK / Ireland based and have operated throughout the period of September 2009 until August 2010, and be adjudicated by the judge to have been the best example in the subset of their sector during this period. |
| Nominations Anyone is free to bring to our attention any individual / company they believe merits recognition. Please email awards@seniorshousing.co.uk |
| Judge The final arbiter will be the editor of the UK Over 50s Housing Weekly News. His decision will be final and no correspondence will be entertained. The editor has been involved in the industry for 26 years. The editor is the most widely travelled observer in UK journalism, visiting and observing industry trends in 6-8 countries each year, anonymously walking through 200-250 UK facilities every 12 months, free of sector bias, association links, open to new entrants and conscious that significant changes to industry sectors often come via free thinking interlopers. The editor is free of commercial links and is in a unique position to make considered, balanced and impartial judgments based on intellect, effort, commitment, honesty and the rewards of both shareholder/stakeholder and the client/customer. |
| Categories Each award is unique (except for the Top 10 Innovators / Top 10 Care Home Growth Companies). You have been adjudicated by a world authority to be the most outstanding exemplar in your chosen field in 2009. Each segment of the Over 50s Housing sector will be honoured. However if no one in a category in 2009 is considered worthy, no award will be made. |
| Evaluation Qualities The best performed / most meritorious performance / most innovative / courageous or positive initiative in each subset of the sector. |
| Closing Date Final day for nominations is June 30th 2010, 5pm GMT. |
| Notifications Each award winner will be notified by 30th August 2010. You will be notified by email. You will be asked if you wish to accept the award. If you decide to accept, you will be invited to attend the presentation of the Awards Ceremony to be held in conjunction with Network 2010 at Park Lane Hotel in Mayfair, London on Friday 17 September 2010. Your notification email will outline how to accept and provide you with the details of attendance. You are encouraged to attend the ceremony and lunch and bring up to 3 family members, staff or companions (a small per person charge of £49 applies to cover the venue/buffet lunch). A photographer will be available to record your presentation. It's important you confirm your attendance to ensure your entry and the comfortable seating / dining of your guests. |
| Use of Award You are able to use your award in sales, marketing and publicity initiatives without having to obtain consent. You are not obliged to buy any products, subscriptions or advertising as a result of accepting your award. |
| General Observations (FAQ) After you are notified by email of your award, you will need to RSVP within 14 days. If we do not hear from you within that time frame the award offer will be withdrawn and category cancelled. If you wish to accept your award, the acceptance must be on the standard online acceptance form or it will not be recognised as valid. You are free to interchange your guest list for the presentation ceremony at any time. Cancellations will be accepted up until 30 days before the event. A full refund of the lunch/venue fee will be made for cancellations received in writing up to 30 days before the event. There is no refund for cancellations received within 30 days for the event. The photographer at the awards will seek to charge for any photographs he/she supplies. Your party is free to take your own photographs. You will be personally notified (by email) of the exact time of your stage appearance 30 days before the event. It is your responsibility to put our email address on your 'white list' to ensure communications delivery. An award Winners supplement will be published in the UK Over 50s Housing Weekly News in October 2010. |
| How to Book: If you wish to book a seat at the awards ceremony CLICK HERE to download the booking form |