The 2016 UFI Education Award competition

The 2016 UFI Education Award wishes to recognize initiatives designed to support talents and future leaders in their career development. They objective is to honour outstanding activities designed to make the next generation of leaders fit for the future

GUIDELINES
Your entry must relate to a company activity or programme designed to identify or support the next generation of leaders in the exhibition industry. It can specifically focus on the strengthening of selected skills but should be systematically applied and be part of a strategic approach

CRITERIA
The activity described in your entry must:
- be an initiative put into place by your company;
- have clearly defined measurable objective(s);
- address a defined target group;
- show a adequate recruitment and selection of participants;
- be relevant for the exhibition industry and different from existing programmes;
· should have measurable outcomes.

APPLICATION AND PROCEDURE
By 25 February 2016, please provide to award@ufi.org a short summary (maximum 2 pages) in English briefly describing your entry:
- Objective and background of the initiative
- Actions: scope, time, target group
- Detailed results of your initiative;

All entries will be evaluated by the UFI Education Committee. The jury will select three finalists from the summaries received (no justification will be provided for the selection of the finalists or the winner).

The three finalists will be asked to prepare and present a detailed PowerPoint presentation providing an in-depth description of their entry at an UFI Education Committee Meeting on 7 June 2016 in Germany.

This competition is open to UFI members and non-members (exhibition organizers, operators of exhibition centres and service providers), on the condition that entries are exhibition-related.

Participation in this competition is free-of-charge for UFI members. Non-members are requested to pay €100 participation fee.

All information regarding the entries submitted will be treated confidentially and will only be used for award selection purposes.

The winner of the 2016 Education Award will then be selected by the members of the Education Committee. The finalists will have their entry promoted onwww.ufi.org and they will gain significant press coverage in major international tradeshow publications, including UFI Info.

In addition, the winner will receive a complimentary participation at the next UFI Congress (in Shanghai, in November 2016) and will be honoured at the next UFI Congress as well as at various other UFI meetings.

This competition is open to UFI members and nonmembers (exhibition organisers, operators of exhibition centres and service providers), on the condition that entries are exhibition-related.

Participation in this competition is free-of-charge for UFI members. Non-members are requested to pay €100 participation fee.

All information regarding the entries submitted will be treated confidentially and will only be used for award selection purposes.
 

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