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Rules of Entry: GSMA's Asia Mobile Awards 2009
Eligibility:
The GSMA's Asia Mobile Awards 2009 are open to all mobile industry and supporting industry companies in the mobile eco-system (Including GSMA Members, Associate Members and Non-members) as defined in the individual category eligibility descriptions.
All products, services, solutions, campaigns, initiatives etc entered must be available on, supportive of or deployed over networks deploying the GSM family of mobile technologies e.g. GSM, GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA and/or HSPA/ HSUPA.
All products or services submitted for Awards must have been commercially available between 30th November 2008 and 15th September 2009, and available in at least one or more Asian market (except for Category 2d 'Mobile Money for the Unbanked' Award, where pilots/trials are eligible, as described).
Products can be manufactured anywhere in the world, as long as they are sold or available in at least one or more Asian market (including Asia Pacific, South and North Asia, Australasia, and the Indian subcontinent).
Note: Each of this year's Asia Mobile Awards winners will gain an automatic nomination (short listing) for the GSMA's Global Mobile Awards in 2010.
The Global Mobile Awards will be judged in December 2009 and presented at the world's leading mobile communications event, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain in February 2010.
Agreement:
The 'Rules of Entry' for the Asia Mobile Awards 2009 ("Rules") incorporate the Asia Awards General General Terms & Conditions. These Terms shall govern in the event of conflict with these Rules. You agree to be bound by the Rules and Terms by submitting an entry for the Awards.
Entry Form Submission:
Entries must be submitted online via the GSMA's Asia Mobile Awards 2009 Web Site with credit card or International money transfer payment of the appropriate fee.
Language:
Entries will only be accepted when submitted in the English language. When submitting examples or supporting files for any of the categories, please provide either an English translation of the text to accompany the files, if not in the English language.
Entry Acknowledgement:
Following electronic confirmation of receipt of the entry form by the GSMA, you will be emailed with a Unique Reference Number. This number should be stated on any payment details or marked clearly on any supporting materials submitted or when making an enquiry.
The entered programme, product or initiative must have been available in at least one named Asian market* between 30th November 2008 and 15th September 2009.
* Asia Pacific, South and North Asia, Australasia, and the Indian subcontinent
Multiple Entries:
There is no maximum number of entries permitted from a single organisation. You can submit as many different entries to as many categories as you would like. However, each individual entry submitted is liable to a separate entry fee.
Entry Fees:
£200 (sterling) per entry for GSMA Members & Associate Members
£250 (sterling) per entry for Non GSMA Members
Entry fees are payable for each entry submitted.
On-line payment by credit card is preferred. We accept AMEX, Visa & Mastercard. For queries regarding payment, please contact awards@asiamobileawards.com
If credit card payment is not possible, you can do a wire transfer, bank details can be found here Please ensure you reference your Unique Reference Number when making payment.
Please quote your unique entry reference number. Entries will not be processed until full payment has been received.
Payment deadline and closing date:
Complete entries must be received and paid in full by the final deadline date (Tuesday 15th September 2009) to be considered. Entry fees paid by wire transfer must be received, together with the completed entry form, prior to, or by the final deadline.
Entries and their associated entry fees received after the closing date of Tuesday 15th September 2009 (5pm Hong Kong time) will be returned.
The entry fee for the GSMA's Asia Mobile Awards helps cover the administrative costs associated with collating, reviewing and evaluating the hundreds of entries received each year. Entry fees also contribute towards pre- and post-event publicity.
Entry fees are payable for each entry submitted. One entry is defined as a submission proposing a product, service, initiative or company for one Award category or sub-category. If the same product, service, initiative or company is proposed for two or more Award categories or sub-categories, two or more entry fees are payable as appropriate. Entry fees are non-refundable.
A secure online payment system is provided by Secure Trading.
Additional Supporting Materials:
Additional materials are encouraged and only accepted for categories as follows:
Electronic files demonstrating content, applications, services, initiatives or campaigns are accepted for the following categories only. Entrants will receive a link in their order confirmation mail, which will give instructions on how to upload their electronic files.
1a Best Mobile Game
1b Best Mobile Music, TV or Video Service
1c: Best Mobile TV or Video Service
1d Best Mobile Advertising
2b Best Mobile Internet Service
Supporting files for the above categories should only be submitted in .jpeg (for pictures), .mpeg (for video), ppt for powerpoint presentations.
Other formats will be considered upon request to awards@asiamobileawards.com.
If using sound, entries should be submitted with English language voice-overs or if not possible, they MUST be supported an English translation of the script.
Category 3: Best Mobile Broadband handset or Device (see below)
For Specific handsets / devices/ notebooks entered to Category 3: Best Mobile Broadband Handset or device, Five (5) of each product entered are required for judges to see and try out the product. It is essential you include 5 x commercial invoices with your devices; these can be obtained from your preferred shipping/courier company.
Entry forms for this category must be submitted by Tuesday 15th September, supporting handsets /devices must arrive no later than 18th September 2009.
Handsets/devices can be returned upon request to the awards administrator, following completion of the judging process. Please contact awards@asiamobileawards.com
It is the responsibility of entering companies to arrange for the collection of submitted products. Companies intending to have their product returned after the close of the Awards should indicate this clearly when submitting the product.
Your Unique Reference Number should be clearly marked on the handsets when sent to support your entry.
Supporting handsets/devices for category 3 should be couriered to:
FAO Awards Administrator
GSMC Limited 12/F The Pemberton
22-26 Bonham Strand
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Judging Process:
Entries will be judged on the basis of the information provided to the GSMA's independent judging panel on the entry form and additional supporting materials where required (see above). Details of the judging panel meetings will not be disclosed. No correspondence will be entered into by the GSMA regarding validation or qualification of entries, judges' decisions or discussions. The decision of the chairman of judges is final.
Confidentiality:
Entries will be treated as strictly confidential. Only details of the award winners and selected commended or nominated entries in each category will be published.
Eligibility:
Please refer to the individual category descriptions for eligibility details.
Winners:
The decision of the judges is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
The nominees will be notified prior to the GSMA's Mobile Asia Congress in November.
All nominees will be invited to attend the GSMA's Asia Mobile Awards on Wednesday 18th November 2009 , as part of the Asia Mobile Congress (18-19th November 2009) in Hong Kong.
Promotion:
By entering the GSMA's Asia Mobile Awards, companies are expressly authorising the GSMA to use the specific text and visual materials submitted for the purposes of promoting the mobile industry in GSMA presentations, reports for publication, web site and media activities as well as all other forms of promotional/publicity materials.
General Enquiries
For general enquiries regarding the Asia Mobile Awards 2009, please contact awards@asiamobileawards.com
