Judging of entries will be conducted in two phases: preliminary and final. Preliminary judging will be conducted in September-October 2011. Preliminary judges will be recruited worldwide, will volunteer to judge on the Stevie Awards for Women in Business web site, and if accepted will be assigned categories by Stevie Awards staff, based on their industry, function, and experience.
During preliminary judging, each entry will be reviewed and rated by no fewer than five (5) volunteer judges who have been approved as qualified (by Stevie Awards staff) to judge those entries. All entries will be viewed and rated at the judges' convenience over the Internet. Rating will be done on a scale of 1-10.
All entries that receive an average score of at least 7.0 in the preliminary round of judging, regardless of category, will automatically be designated as Finalists, and will receive a Certificate of Finalist Recognition if they don't also move on to receive a Stevie Award.
In late October 2011, members of the Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will perform the final judging, during which they will choose Stevie winners from among the Finalists. Final judges will have the option to award multiple Stevies in a category.
The veracity of claims made in Finalist entries may be audited. Any entry found to contain false or misleading information will be disqualified. Stevie-winning nominations will be published on the Stevie Awards for Women in Business web site.
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