Award Nominations - Categories and Criteria
(Nominations are now open!)
There are 20 different nomination categories, and deadline for final Nominations is Thursday, 9 January, 2013.
We welcome you to submit the names of firms and other entities you believe should be considered for the relevant award categories. There is no limit to the number of firms/entities you may nominate and there are no costs involved in putting forward the nominations.
Criteria – Nominations that do not fit the criteria will be rejected.
Nominations:
All nominations can be made online at CEEOutsourcingAwards.com. There is no cost to nominate a project or company. All nominations are judged by an independent jury of business services professionals with global or regional responsibilities in central and eastern Europe. A services provider should be active in the CEE region during 2013. Services providers can be nominated for services quality, innovation, expansion, contribution to the market, market share, employee relations, or commercial success. Individuals or companies can nominate their own projects or projects they have been associated with.
Categories:
Cities:
- Top “Newcomer” City – Poland
- Top “Newcomer” City – CEE (ex-Poland)
- Best City of the Year – Poland
- Best City of the Year – CEE (ex-Poland)
Firms:
- Best Shared Services firm of the year
- Best BPO firm of the year
- Best IT firm of the year
- Most unique services provider
- Best Employer of the Year - BPO
- Best Employer of the Year - Shared Services
Personnel/staffing:
- Business Centre Manager of the Year - BPO
- Business Centre Manager of the Year - Shared Services
- Best Recruitment Firm of the Year
Real Estate:
- Best new office development for BPO/SSC Sectors
Professional Advisory:
- General Advisory
- Legal Advisory
- Real Estate Advisory
Overall Awards:
- Top CSR initiative of the Year
- Top Public Sector Outsourcing initiative of the Year
- Best University-Business cooperation of the Year
Awards Sponsors:
Best City of the Year – Poland sponsored by:
Best City of the Year – CEE sponsored by:
Best Shared Services firm of the year sponsored by:
Best BPO firm of the year sponsored by:
Best IT firm of the year sponsored by:
Best Employer of the Year - BPO sponsored by:
Best Employer of the Year - Shared Services sponsored by:
Business Centre Manager of the Year - BPO sponsored by:
Business Centre Manager of the Year - Shared Services sponsored by:
Best new office development for BPO/SSC sponsored by:
Top CSR initiative of the Year sponsored by:
Deadlines and Process:
Nominations for the 20 categories should be submitted not later than Thursday, 9 January.
All Nominations will be sent to the Jury on Monday, 13 January.
The final “short-list” – those Nominations that have been vetted by the Jury – will be announced and published on 17 January.
On 5 February (one night before the Awards Gala), the Jury will meet and vote on the final Nominations, with winners to be announced at the 6 February CEE Outsourcing and Shared Services Awards Gala.
Independent Jury:
The jury members are based throughout the world, including central and eastern Europe, North America, western Europe and Scandinavia, and Asia, including India. On 5 February, 2014, the jury will come together in Warsaw to cast their vote for one winner in each category. The final vote will be audited. The winners will be announced the next evening at the Gala Awards event.
