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| Raison D'être To celebrate and reward excellence in the USA Over 50s housing sector. The awards have been created by the USA Over 50s Housing Weekly News. This is the first year of the awards. The philosophy behind the awards is to give recognition to efforts to
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| Criteria All award winners must be USA based and have operated throughout the period of 1st April 2011 until 31st March 2012, 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.us |
| Judge The final arbiter will be the editor of the USA 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 28 years. The editor is the most widely travelled observer in USA journalism, visiting and observing industry trends in 6-8 countries each year, anonymously walking through 200-250 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. You have been adjudicated by a world authority to be the most outstanding exemplar in your chosen field in 2012. Each segment of the Over 50s Housing sector will be honoured. However if no one in a category in 2012 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 21st April 2012. |
| Notifications Most award winners will be notified no later than 21st May 2012. 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 Las Vegas on Thursday 21st June 2012. 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 fee will apply). 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 not 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 14 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 USA Over 50s Housing Weekly News in July 2012. |
| How to Book: If you wish to book a seat at the awards ceremony CLICK HERE to download the booking form |