Distinguished Achievement Awards
Category Descriptions
Guidelines, Fees, & Entry Instructions
Judging Process
Ceremony
Winners

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Distinguished Achievement Awards Guidelines, Fees, and Entry Instructions

Listed below are the 2008 Guidelines, Fees, and Entry Instructions.

Congratulations to the 2008 DAA Winners!

Eligibility
Anyone may submit a qualified entry. AEP members pay a discounted entry fee. Non-members who join AEP at the time of entry pay the member fee. Entries must bear a publishing date between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2007. Websites must be active and available at the time of judging. Entries become the property of AEP and will not be returned.

Deadlines
All entries must be submitted electronically by midnight EST on Feb. 14, 2008, and all products must reach AEP Headquarters by Feb. 15, 2008, or they will not be judged.

Entry Fees

Refunds
Due to the nature of the program and the judging process, refunds will not be given. Please carefully review all AEP criteria and guidelines before submitting an entry.

Entry Preparation

1. Complete one online form per entry.

2. Refer to the category descriptions to determine if there are any special entry requirements for the product.

3. Send the appropriate number of entry samples according to the program entered. (For websites and other technology entries available online, please submit Zero (0) printed samples. For software not available online and all other products, Three (3) samples.) Print out 3 copies of the submitted online form. DO attach one copy to each entry sample and include the rest in your package. DO bundle entry samples that have more than one component.

IMPORTANT:
- Passwords to websites or software must be included and allow access until May 31, 2008.
- Demos will not be accepted.

4. Staple multiple-page entries (periodicals) in a clear page sequence (do not use clips) and clearly indicate which sections are NOT part of the entry.

5. Include the packing list printed from the online registration.

6. Online entries can be paid by Visa, MasterCard, or American Express. If the entry fee was not paid online, remit total fees in a single check in U.S. dollars made payable to “AEP.” Payment must accompany entry. No entries will be processed without payment. (Membership fee may be on a separate check.)

7. Entries received at AEP headquarters after Feb. 15, 2008, will not be considered.

8. Mail entries to: The Association of Educational Publishers • 510 Heron Drive, Suite 201 • Logan Township, NJ 08085.

9. Send Fedex entries to: The Association of Educational Publishers • 510 Heron Drive, Suite 201 • Swedesboro, NJ 08085.

Note: Due to the volume of entries, we cannot send individual entry confirmations.

Judging Process
Judging panels are drawn from a national pool of writing, publishing, and design experts in print and technology; education editors; educators; and curriculum experts. The first tier of screening judges conducts an objective evaluation of all entries. Selected entries proceed to the final judging certifying committee that reviews and certifies all winners and finalists in each category. You may enter in both the Golden Lamp and Distinguished Achievement Awards programs.

Notification
Finalists and non-finalists in all categories are notified via mail and email in April 2008. Notification is sent to the contact name specified on the entry form.

Ceremonies
Winners in each category will be announced at the AEP Awards Banquet and Gala scheduled for Friday, June 6, 2008, in Washington, DC. Those unable to attend the banquet will be sent their awards.

Recognition
Finalists receive a handsome certificate, winners receive a framed certificate, and Golden Lamp winners receive an engraved plaque to recognize their achievement. Additional certificates, plaques, and other ancillary products are available for purchase. Winners and finalists are encouraged to display the AEP Lamp of Learning logo on their publications, websites, and other materials. AEP will publicize all finalists and winners on its Web site and send press releases to national newspapers and the education press.

For more information about the AEP Awards contact awards@AEPweb.org or call 856-241-2784.

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