The IAEE Innovative Business Solution Award recognizes achievement in the creation of new and innovative business solutions. This award may be conveyed to an individual or to a team depending upon how application is submitted.

Eligibility and Rules:

• The nominee must be an active member of IAEE or currently employed by an IAEE member company in good standing.
• All nominations must include benchmark and/or statistical data over a 12- to 18-month period that clearly illustrates the results achieved by the product and/or service. Nominators are encouraged to provide as much information as is applicable regarding the candidate’s merit for this award. Recommended metrics may include, but are not limited to:
• Product/service overview
• Clear presentation of objectives and fulfillment of those objectives
• Impact on the industry, present and/or future
• Clear presentation of what makes the product/service innovative
• Growth potential
• Effective use of social media
• Nominations submitted without supporting documentation will not be eligible for consideration.
• Self-nomination is permitted for this award. However, when the nomination is submitted for an individual (rather than the team or company), the nomination must include a letter from the individual’s supervisor or from a top manager of the company confirming the supporting data is accurate.

Criteria for selection:

• Nominees will be judged upon the creativity, utility, and value of the project, product, or service. The committee will evaluate how the defined project, product, or service met the objective(s) its creators set out to address.
• High value will be attributed for creativity and innovation.

Questions you will be asked in the nomination form:

• Is the nominee currently an active IAEE member in good standing?
• Detail how the nominee has contributed to the industry through the introduction of an innovative product and/or service. Benchmark and/or statistical data must be provided for the nomination to be considered for this award.
• You will also be able to upload up to 3 files for supporting documentation.
  

Past recipients of the IAEE Innovative Business Solution Award:

2004    WingateWeb: Tom Karren, Doug Baird, Ty Allen
2006    Direct Energy Centre: Arlene Campbell, Laura Purdy
2007    BDMetrics, Inc.
2008    Association of Equipment Manufacturers
2013    Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) and Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA)
2014    Amandeep Sandhu
2015    InGo, LLC
2016    Feathr
2019    The Deondo Company