Judging

The ILEA Esprit Awards program endeavors to create an impartial judging process and countless hours are put forth to ensure anonymity for every entry.

Anonymous: It is important that everyone understand the rigorous process of award recipient selection. The ILEA Esprit Awards provide a juried competition for live event professionals from around the world to compete in the annual ILEA Esprit Awards program.

Impartial: In order to maintain fairness in the judging, the ILEA Esprit Awards are entirely anonymous and are a completely online digital process. No judge will receive an entry from his/her area or region and has the option to decline judging an entry.

All Electronic: ILEA recognizes talent through competitions juried by industry leaders, throughout the world. Each judge's scores are completed and tabulated electronically. ILEA Headquarters pulls the nominees and winners. ILEA hosts the awards to honor talented event professionals. 

Judging Qualifications: 

• A minimum of five years of event industry experience.
• Aptitude for current trends in planning events.
• Ability to be objective.
• Commitment to Confidentiality – will not share or discuss any entry viewed during judging process.
• Desire to contribute to your profession.
• Access to high-speed Internet service.
• Integrity not to judge categories in which your firm or client has entered.
• Time to judge at least 5 entries online between the judging period for that year.
• Commitment to complete online judging process by the judging deadline.
• Ability to recuse oneself if you recognize an entrant or entry.
• Being a Certified Special Event Professional (CSEP) or having another industry certification is suggested.

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