If you have developed a new technology, product or service for the meetings and incentives industry, this is an excellent chance for you to receive recognition and gain increased exposure to your product.

Our specialist industry judging panel each year is looking for a new technology development or product that will have the most impact within the meetings, incentive and business travel industry.  If you feel you have that development or product, you should enter the EIBTM 2009 WorldWide Technology Watch – Closing date for entries is Friday 4th September 2009. 

Winner benefits

• If your entry is selected as the winner you will receive a FREE stand to exhibit at the MPI Technology Village @ EIBTM in Barcelona 2009.
  
  
• You will receive recognition in all the EIBTM 2009 WorldWide Technology Watch promotional material leading to widespread promotional coverage in the industry!
  
  
• You will be able to present your winning product to an audience alongside the EIBTM Technology Hour during EIBTM in Barcelona.
  

• Entries must be completed on the official EIBTM WWTW online form by Friday 4th September 2009
  
  
• There are 7 questions/areas that must be answered relating to details about your technology innovation
  
  
• Before submitting your entry – please read the ENTRY INFORMATION carefully
  
  
• Answers should be answered fully with the 3 judging criteria in mind
  

If your product is already in full use in the market with similar competitive products in the industry it may not be deemed innovative by the judges (see judging criteria).  Please do not to enter your established products unless you feel it is new and innovative for the meetings and incentives industry.

The 2009 EIBTM WorldWide Technology Watch winner for meetings technology innovation went to  MeetingMetrics from a diverse and high-level field of 38 applications.

www.meetingmetrics.com

The 2008 judging committee in a joint announcement sited the company’s systematic use of technology to measure meeting intelligence/ROI as being both innovative and of substantial value to the meetings industry.  More information about the WWTW previous winners >>

Entries submitted will be reviewed online by judges during September after the closing date of Friday 4th September.  Judging takes place on Wednesday 7th October 2009 and judging is primarily based on the 3 criteria of:

40%  Innovation/Uniqueness 

30% Impact to the Meetings Industry

30% Completeness of the product or service

Read more information about the judging process >>

Corbin Ball, CMP, Corbin Ball Associates

Marin Sirk, CEO, ICCA

Bruce M. MacMillan, President/CEO, Meeting Professional International

Paul Hussey, Managing Director, Olive 360

Laurent Haug, LIFT Conference

Vanessa Cotton, Principal, Cotton Associates