Awards Process

2026 Awards Submission Deadline

Have you ever wondered how ADMEI's award process works? Below is a handy step-by-step guide to exactly what happens in the ADMEI Awards Program.

Step 1

ADMEI company members are invited to submit their best programs to compete for a coveted ADMEI Award via the awards website. Each entry must be completed and paid for by the final registration deadline to qualify for judging. ADMEI uses an awards entry platform website that is managed and maintained by a third party. The site is customized by the ADMEI staff for the type of entry – Achievement or Recognition. The individual at the DMC who creates the entry is responsible for ensuring that company names and entry names are correct.

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Judges from around the world and familiar with DMCs (association and corporate planners, hoteliers, venues, photographers, production companies, agencies, etc.) are then divided into teams and assigned a category to judge. Judges are not permitted to judge an entry that is within their same city, state in the US, or country outside the US.

Each judge logs on to the awards website, signs a confidentiality agreement, has 2 weeks to review the materials presented, and scores each answered question a value from 1 - 10. Those scores are then weighted based on the values set in the year's Instructions and Overview document.

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