2008 Chapter of the Year Awards Program

Criteria
Recognition
Important Guidelines
Past Winners
2008 Entry Forms

Criteria

The Chapter of the Year Award and Honorable Mention Awards were created to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts and performance of local chapter leaders and members. The growth and continued success of SITE is dependent on the thoughtful planning and implementation of important local initiatives.

All official SITE chapters worldwide are eligible to participate in the 2008 SITE Chapter of the Year Award and Honorable Mention Awards.

The Chapter of the Year Award will be presented to one regional chapter that demonstrates the greatest combined achievement in the following categories:

• Submission of all quarterly reports (4th quarter 2007 – 2nd quarter 2008)
• Activities of the chapter
• Membership growth and retention
• Feedback from the Chapter Leadership Council will be considered for the Chapter of the Year and Honorable Mention Awards in specific areas.

Honorable Mention Awards will be presented in the following 4 categories:

1. Education
2. Special Event
3. Membership – recruitment, retention or campaign; based on percentage increases in membership
4. Wild Card

Chapters submitting for Chapter of the Year will be automatically considered for the Honorable Mention Awards.

If your chapter does not qualify for Chapter of the Year, you can still apply for the Honorable Mention Awards.

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 19 September 2008.

Please direct all questions and inquiries to Christie_Pruyn@site-intl.org.

Recognition

Winners will be announced at the SITE International Conference 2008 in Montreux, Switzerland at a special ceremony on 7 December 2008.

The Chapter of the Year Award winner will receive the following:

• $1,000 USD
• Chapter of the Year banner for winner to use during upcoming year
• Press release for the chapter to use (Click Here to see 2007 Press Release)
• Highlight in InSITE, Globetrotting, the SITE chapter newsletter, and on www.site-intl.org

Honorable Mention winners will receive the following:

• Press release for the chapter to use
• Highlight in InSITE, Globetrotting and on www.site-intl.org

Important Guidelines

1. In order to qualify for the Chapter of the Year, chapters must have submitted quarterly financial and activity reports for 4th quarter 2007 – 2nd quarter 2008 to SITE Headquarters.
2. All chapters can submit for the Honorable Mention awards.
3. Submissions are due no later than 19 September 2008.
4. All submissions should be typed and can be submitted in a word file over email, by fax or mail.

Past Winners

2008 Chapter of the Year Entry Forms