Best Initiative Award 2018

Application Form

Please return the Application Form to the Federation Secretariat by 5 September 2018by Fax: (852) 3915 1439 or Email: .

Assessment period: 1 September 2017 - 31 August 2018

Please refer to the Rules and Regulations for details on criteria and eligibility.

Name of Association/ Chapter

Please select association / chapter

Part I: Event(s) Information

Name of event(s):

SoloCo-organised

Date:Click here to enter a date.

If co-organised, the division of labour among concerned parties:

Part II: Details for evaluation

  1. Programmecontents (25%)

Please outline the objective of the event/project, and how these objectives were met.

  1. Scale of event(s) (25%)

Please provide information on:

  1. No. of attendees:

  1. No. of attendees:

  • Members:

  • Non-members:

  1. Approximate cost (US$):

  1. Financial achievements (20%)

Please highlight any significant initiative in generating revenue and/or sponsorship for the programme and any success gained.

  1. Impact on the local community (15%)

Please highlight how the event has made a positive impact in the community that the association/chapter belongs to. Reference may be made to corporate social responsibility, important attendees at the event as well as to media reports on the event supported by actual clips.

  1. Innovativeness (15%)

Please describe the new values and creative ideas added to the new events / projects. If the events / projects have been previously undertaken, please explain any innovative elements in this latest edition.

Part III: Supporting Documents

Please provide:

  1. Printed matters related to the event/project such as marketing pamphlets, programme, booklets etc.
  2. Any media clips on the event/project.

Please submit in soft copy where possible.

Part IV: Signature

I certify that this submission is endorsed by our board.

Submitted by:Date: Click here to enter a date

(Name of Head of Association/Chapter)

______

Signature & stamp of the Association/Chapter

(If submitting by email, please copy Head of association/chapter and mention specifically that the application has already been endorsed by the Head of association/chapter.)

Best Initiative Award 2018

Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide

Rules and Regulations

A) Objective

To encouragebetter and more effective promotional strategy in enhancing the profile of the HKBAs and HK overseas

B) Application Criteria
  1. All associations/ chapters are welcome to enter this competition.
  2. An initiative can be, but not limited to, a promotional event, publicity programme, sponsorship drives related to enhancing the profile of their respective HKBAs and Hong Kong overseas that are held within the assessment period. It can be one single initiative/ project OR a chain of initiatives/ projects spanning over a period of time within the assessment period.
  3. All applicants are required to submitthe application form and follow the instructions listed on application form.
  4. There is no limit to the number of initiative entries per applicant. However, only one initiative will be awarded per association.

C) Assessment Period

All initiatives should take place between1 September 2017 and 31August 2018, and must be completed by 31 August 2018.

D) Judging Criteria

All initiatives will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Quality of event/project (25%)

Scale of event (25%)

Financial achievements (20%)

Impact on the local community (15%)

Innovativeness (15%)

E) Prizes andPresentation
  1. All prizes will be presented at the 19thHong Kong Forum, 4-5 December2018.
  2. A prize will be presented to the applicants with the top two highest scores per region (AsiaAustralasia, Europe and North America). Each winner will receive a trophy and a cash prize of HK$10,000.
  3. The usage of the cash award is to be decided by the Board Members of the winning associations.

F) Application and Deadline

All applicants must submit a completed application form for each initiative entry and provide supporting documents to the Federation Secretariat by 5 September 2018.

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