Please Email Completed Form To;

Nomination Form

Please email completed form to;

Section 1 – The Basics

Your name ______

Organisation name ______

Address ______

Website ______

Your e-mail ______

Your telephone ______

Section 2 – Business Profile

Please fill out a short description of your business including size and occupancy. Include an outline of how your digital infrastructure and upgrades are managed either in-house or externally. Provide an overview of the team and their skillset. (This section is not scored during judging, it is simply an overview to assist in the judging process)

(Max 400 words)

Section 3 – Award Criteria

Digital Infrastructure for Events

Tell us about your digital infrastructure. Examples could include but are not restricted to:

·  Amount of bandwidth you have available for every 100pax

·  Is it raw unfiltered bandwidth?

·  What is your network configuration?

·  Describe your backbone infrastructure.

·  What is your data port availability in meeting rooms and publics spaces?

·  What criteria do you use to ensure that port availability is adequate?

·  How do you document, measure performance and maintain your infrastructure?

·  How do you ensure security and reliability?

·  Any other factors you think we should understand and or consider.

(maximum response length: 1200 words)

Tell us about your events. Examples could include but are not restricted to:

·  Typical event size and biggest event

·  What is the expected connectivity- is it mainly smartphones and tablets or is it mainly laptops or is it some combination? What is the general function used (e.g. email, smartphone app or voting)? What is the expected connection speed?

·  Describe how you manage multiple concurrent events whilst ensuring high user experience

·  Other things we should know about your events as it relates to your digital infrastructure and services?

(maximum response length: 600 words)

Crisis Management

Please provide a brief case study outlining how you managed a challenging event from a digital infrastructure point of view. What have you learned along the way and how have you responded in terms of improvements to your digital infrastructure?

(maximum response 600 words)

Cost

Do you provide competitive pricing for bandwidth and network infrastructure, please outline pricing policy?

(max 100 words)

Do you allow third party vendor access to digital infrastructure at no additional charge?

Please indicate your selection with an ‘x’

Yes _____

No _____

Provide information as appropriate

How flexible are you to addressing the special networking ICT needs of your clients? If possible, cite an example.

(maximum response 600 words)

Demonstrating Innovation

Describe how you utilize your digital infrastructure to enhance the delegate/event experience. Examples could include but are not restricted to:

·  Do you make meeting tools available to delegates on laptops/tablets/smartphones?

·  Do you provide Apps for download which substantially enhance the event experience. Describe their value to the delegates?

·  What interactive tools are provided to help self-manage an event (e.g. managing signage or bandwidth usage)

·  Do you provide online collaboration tools (e.g. event order, project management, AV selection, Food & Beverage)

·  Do you provide any other tools to enhance the connectivity of your meeting venue?

(maximum response 600 words)

Thank you and good luck.