Nomination, Finalists Selection and Judging

A Call for Nominations in Three Categories:

• Small/Emerging businesses,
• Medium businesses
• Enterprise businesses

WIT's Women of the Year in Technology Awards candidates for each of the three categories are nominated during the "Call for Nominations" process. Qualified candidate can nominate themselves or be nominated by a co-worker, business colleague or any individual capable of identifying the nominee’s qualifications for the award.

Finalist Selection and Judging

A selection committee comprised of former finalists, technology executives, and representatives of WIT narrows the field of nominees to three finalists in each of the three categories, based on the merits of their applications.

Finalists participate in an interview conducted by an independent panel of judges comprised of distinguished executives from a variety of business sectors. Judges then deliberate and select the winner in each category based on the merit of their applications and the strength of their interviews.  Note: 2010 Awards Sponsors and WIT Board Members are not eligible to submit and/or receive nominations.

2010 Call for Nominations is now OPEN.   The deadline for submitting all applications is Wednesday, September 1, 2010 by 5:00pm eastern.

Who is eligible to apply for WIT's Women of the Year in Technology Awards?

To be considered for WIT's Women of the Year Award, each nominee must: 

• Be actively engaged in a leadership role. They should either:
• Hold a business, technology or scientific leadership role within a company whose primary product is technology OR
• Maintain a leadership position in the technology or science department of a non-technology organization with authority over an IT operation, including but not limited to technology hardware, software, technical program management, telecommunications, and support desk/network operations center.
• Be employed by a Georgia-based business/organization or a division/subsidiary with a significant leadership role in Georgia
• Perform a managerial role within her organization and hold budgetary responsibility
• Have a minimum of one year of managerial experience within the current organization as of  May 12, 2010. 
• Have their primary residence in Georgia.

For more information on the nomination process, download a sample nomination form here.