How It Works

CODiE Awards Timeline

Nomination Period

  Nominees complete the CODiE Awards Nomination Form

Nominations in content categories are due by October 7.

Software & education category nominations are due by October 14, but the deadline will be extended to October 28 for an additional fee.

First Round Review of Nominated Products

Between October 3-14 (content categories) and November 7-21 (software and education categories) nominees will receive information on the judges assigned to review their products.

Nominating companies are required to provide judges with:

• Access to the nominated product(s)
  Nominees must submit at least ONE of the following to all assigned judges by October 28 (content categories) or January 20 (software and education categories):
  • Full copy of nominated product (preferred, if possible)
  • Website URL and log-in information for online-only products
  • Self-running CD Demo
  • Self-running online demo access
  Please note:
  • Beta versions of software will not be accepted.
  • Gold masters are accepted, but not recommended.
  • Judges are not required to sign Non-Disclosure Agreements.


• A recorded or live guided demonstration of the product(s) that focuses on the category criteria supplied by SIIA.
  You may contact your judges to schedule a live guided demo. Live demos are allowed ONLY with the agreement of the judge. Nominees may not harass judges to view live demos.
  
  If all parties agree to a live demo, it must be scheduled by
        October 28 (content categories) or
        January 20 (software and education categories)
  and completed by
        November 18 (content categories) or
        February 3 (software and education categories).
  
  If a live demo cannot be arranged, nominees will provide a recorded demo to the judges by
        October 28 (content categories) or
        January 20 (software and education categories)

Once a judge completes examinations of the assigned products, s/he will be tasked with completing a scoring survey that has been based on a set of category-specific criteria developed by SIIA. After all judges have completed scoring for a product, the average score is calculated and used as the basis for qualification as a finalist.

  FIRST ROUND REVIEW RULES & RESTRICTIONS

Announcement of Finalists

Finalists are selected based on the scores from the review phase. The number of finalists selected is dependent upon the total number of nominees within a category. The selection is based on the following scale:

5 total nominations in a category = 3 finalists
6-10 total nominations in a category = 4 finalists
11-15 total nominations in a category = 5 finalists
16-20 total nominations in a category = 6 finalists
21-25 total nominations in a category = 7 finalists
26-30 total nominations in a category = 8 finalists
31-35 total nominations in a category = 9 finalists
36-40 total nominations in a category = 10 finalists

Member Voting

Once finalists are announced, SIIA members are tasked with reviewing the products and voting on what they believe is the best product in each category. Member voting counts for 20 percent of a nominated product’s overall score in the selection of winners; scores carried over from the first round review process accounts for the remaining 80 percent.

Announcement of Winners

Winners will be announced at a special CODiE Awards dinner during one of three conferences:

• Digital Content Categories: Information Industry Summit, January 24, 2012, New York, NY
• Ed Tech Categories: Ed Tech Industry Summit, May 7, 2012, San Francisco, CA
• Business Software Categories: All About the Cloud, May 10, 2012, San Francisco, CA

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