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Welcome to The Zonies!
Since 2006 ISES Arizona has acknowledged the achievements and creativity of its
membership through the “The Zonies “Awards program.
The awards program was developed to acknowledge and honor Arizona
industry professionals and their finest examples of creativity, planning,
strategic management, resourcefulness and successful solutions throughout the year.
The awards offer multiple categories that represent the different disciplines within the events industry.
Being an ISES Zonie Award recipient provides the distinct competitive advantage to
present your award-winning event or program to customers, potential clients, vendors and colleagues.
The award reminds your industry peers of your team's hard work, creativity, uniqueness, accomplishments and industry expertise.
Winning a Zonie Award adds great recognition to your business too.
It creates marketing opportunities, improves staff morale and attracts media attention.
The press about your company writes itself!
It is no secret that awards have glamour. Telling current and potential
clients that you have been nominated and / or won an ISES Zonie Award is another
way to create your competitive edge - clients simply want to work with the best.
And as if these reasons are not enough, consider that your local Zonie Award submission
may also be eligible for a national ISES Esprit Award. The ISES Esprit Award is the mark
of global distinction and the highest level of professional acknowledgement within the special
events industry today. The Esprit award is designed to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts,
performance, and outstanding contributions of ISES members in the special events planning industry
on the national level. Many of the categories of our Arizona Zonies are parallel to those of the
Esprit awards so make it a goal to celebrate your accomplishments both locally and nationally this year.
Don’t miss the opportunity to raise industry awareness of your achievements.
If you’ve entered before...keep entering. If you’ve never entered before...this
could be YOUR year. You can’t stand on stage and accept the award if you don’t enter.
Best of luck with your entries!
2012 ENTRY RULES
Download this page as a Word Document
ZONIES 2012 Entry Packet Complete
- Each entrant must be a member of the event/hospitality industry in the state of Arizona. It is not mandatory to be a member of ISES Arizona. The term “member” in this document refers to this definition: The entrant must have an Arizona address and the event must have occurred within the state of Arizona.
- The entrant must have been responsible and accountable for the event submitted. Categories entered must correspond with the work accomplished. For example, if TECHNICAL PRODUCTION is entered, the entrant must be the vendor who designed and executed the work, (not the person who paid for the design).
- The event entered must have occurred between January 1 and December 31, 2011 in the state of Arizona. If the event took place over time, the days must have been contiguous, unless the event is being submitted in the EVENT SERIES category.
- All entries must be received by 5:00 PM, Friday, March 30, 2012. Entries must be submitted digitally via www.yousendit.com . Please see digital upload instructions below. Entries received after 5:00 PM, Friday, March 30, 2012 will not be accepted.
- The format that must be followed is specified on the Entry Checklist provided. Entries must adhere to the Rules and the Checklist. Point deductions and/or disqualification for non-compliance may result if an entry fails to follow the rules.
- Any applicant may enter a specific event in more than one category. A separate complete Entry Certification Form, submission and entry fee is required for each entry.
- Entry registration must include an online payment via ISESarizona.com for the appropriate fee. ISES AZ Member entries are thirty-five dollars ($35.00) and non-member entries are fifty dollars ($50.00).
- The number of nominations in each category is based on merit, not the number of entries. All decisions of the independent judges are final. The entries will be judged by a selected group of event/hospitality professionals who are not participating entrants.
- Judging is based on:
- How well the event met its objectives
- Originality and creativity
- Integration of elements of the event
- Execution of the event
- Any challenges that were presented and overcome
- The quality of the event, attention to detail and concept
- Only one award trophy will be given per entry. The entrants will have the opportunity to purchase additional trophy replicas following the Awards Gala.
- Entrant’s name, company or logo does not appear in the body of the entry or event title except for the Entry Certification Form and the fifty (50) word description used to
announce award recipients at the Awards Gala. Failure to comply with this rule can result in disqualification. (If an entrant is an employee of the client’s company, the client company logo may appear in images only, no reference to the entrant, images of the entrant or reference to the client’s company may appear).
- The font cannot be smaller than 10 points.
- Submit by 5:00 PM, Friday, March 30, 2012:
All Files to: YouSendIt.com as per digital instructions below
Entry Fee: via Isesarizona.com website or via
Check delivered to – Karen May C/O CSI,
2001 South 15th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Please mark your calendars for the
2012 Arizona Events Industry Awards Gala – Friday, May 18, 2012
Being held at The Phoenician Resort & Spa, Scottsdale
STEP BY STEP DIGITAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please follow these instructions step by step, do not skip over any steps.
1) Go to the ISES AZ website: www.isesarizona.com
Entry Certification and submit your entry fee for each entry you will be
submitting. There are no refunds for award entries once payment has been
processed.
2) Forward your payment confirmation(s) email(s) to the Zonies Awards Gala
Director: janet@causeforcelebration.co requesting an invitation to submit your
entry via YouSendIt.com. Please include in your email(s) the following
information:
- first and last name
- company name
- ISES member ID if applicable
- phone number
- email address
3) You will then receive an email within 24 hours from YouSendIt.com to activate
your account. (There is no cost to you to use YouSendIt.com.)
4) Complete your
award entry per the appropriate category entry checklist.
5) Click on the link
in your email to activate your account. Enter your name and create a password.
6) You will then receive a second email from YouSendIt.com with a link to allow
you to upload your file(s). Click on this link to take you to your unique shared
folder. The only people with access to your shared folder will be you, the
Zonies Awards Gala Director, the ISES AZ Administrator and the Zonies judges.
7)
Click on the ‘Add Files’ button and browse to upload your Award Entry file(s).
Depending on the size of your file(s), the time to upload may be significant so
please plan ahead for this.
8) You will be able to upload one file at a time at
no charge. If you attempt to upload more than one file at a time, the
YouSendIt.com system will want to charge you. So if you have a file of
Multi-Media Collateral (2nd file), you will need to upload it to your shared
folder separately in order to not be charged.
9) If you are submitting multiple
entries, you will be assigned a unique Entry ID for each award entry but you
will save them in the same shared folder.
10) Do not log out of YouSendIt.com
until your upload is complete. Once upload is complete, you may logout and your
entry submission is complete.
For questions or technical difficulties, please email the
Zonies Awards Gala Director: janet@causeforcelebration.co
2012 AWARDS CATEGORIES
Download the ZONIES 2012
Categories
Best Social Event, Budget: $0 - $24,999
Best Social Event, Budget: $25,000 - $74,999
Best Social Event, Budget, $75,000+
Download the Zonies 2012 Best Social Event Information
Best Corporate Event, Budget: $0 -$24,999
Best Corporate Event, Budget: $25,000 - $74,999
Best Corporate Event, Budget, $75,000+
Download the Zonies 2012 Best Corporate Event Information
Best Nonprofit Event, Budget: $0 - $24,999
Best Nonprofit Event, Budget: $25,000 - $74,999
Best Nonprofit Event, Budget, $75,000+
Download the Zonies 2012 Best Non-profit Event Information
Best Festival, Fair or Event Series, Budget: $0 - $50,000
Best Festival, Fair or Event Series, Budget: $50,000+
Download the ZONIES 2012 Best Festival, Fair or Event Series Information
- You and your business don’t want to miss out on being a part of the hottest awards event in Arizona! This spectacular celebration features a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, live entertainment and of course the awards presentation. Members of the Arizona events industry will come together to celebrate our leading Event Producers – honoring achievements in all event related fields including corporate, social & nonprofit events, technical production, catering, décor and entertainment, to name a few.
- ISES AZ will be hosting the Arizona Events Industry Awards & Gala – The Zonies on May 18, 2012, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at The Phoenician. Our Awards Gala is a benefit for the special events society in the region. Proceeds raised at the event are funneled to support our chapter and its commitment to providing leading event programming & education – including bringing in national speakers from all facets of this industry, recognition of local event talent & dedication and establishing scholarships for five students to join ISES as student members.
- Please join us in supporting our organization with a donation to our silent auction and/or our swag bags. Donated items may be single items that we can incorporate into a package, or you can create your own package. Examples might be bottles of wine, event/activity tickets, lodging, trips, personal or business services, art, dining certificates, advertising, golf, etc. You are more than welcome to include any branding items such as brochures, business cards, or other items that you would like us to display the night of our auction. In addition, you and your company name will be included in our program and in our eNewsletter that goes out to over 6,000 event professionals as well as featured in our social media feeds.”
Zonies F.A.Q. Sheet Download
What are the ISES Arizona Zonies Awards?
The ISES Zonies Awards program is designed to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts,
performance, and outstanding contributions of ISES Arizona members in the special events industry.
What is the cost to enter the Awards?
The ISES Zonies Awards cost $35 per member entry and $50 per non-member entry.
Any awards submitted after March 30th 5:00 pm will not be accepted in the awards
competition.
Who can enter the awards?
Each entrant must be a member of the event/hospitality industry in the state of
Arizona. It is not mandatory to be a member of ISES Arizona. The term “member”
in this document refers to this definition: The entrant must have an Arizona
address and the event must have occurred within the state of Arizona.
Why should I enter the ISES Arizona Zonies Awards?
By entering the ISES Arizona Zonies Awards, you are able to demonstrate the
caliber of work that you or your company creates. This is your opportunity to
show others in the industry your talent and what makes your company stand apart
from the competition. Imagine being able to tell your clients that you and your
company are “award winning!”
Who Judges the Awards?
In order to maintain an unbiased judging process, the ISES Arizona Zonies Awards
are entirely anonymous. ISES event professionals from another chapter judge
random award entries in various categories. Only the other ISES chapter tallies
the awards.
How do I enter?
The process is digital. The entry packet provided will help to answer common
questions. Be sure to follow all of the rules and submit your entry by the noted
deadline. Eligible events must have occurred between January 1, 2011 and
December 31, 2011.
What are the most common reasons for disqualification?
If you follow the rules and submission instruction guide and category specific
guidelines, your entry will be valid. Most common mistakes include: Logo,
entrant name and/or company name included in the entered content, on submitted
file names or in collateral materials.
Where and when are the ISES Arizona Zonies Awards presented and received?
ISES Arizona will recognize the outstanding accomplishments of Arizona
event professionals at the Zonies Awards Gala on Friday, May 18, 2012 at The
Phoenician Resort & Spa, Scottsdale.
What is the submission deadline date?
Entries are due by electronic submission on or before 5:00 pm, March 30, 2012.
Absolutely no entries will be accepted after this time.
Will my Entries Be Returned?
All Entries are the sole property of ISES Arizona and will not be returned
to any entrant. However, the files you submit will be copies of the originals
you will be keeping.
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