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Guidelines, Fees, & Entry Instructions
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Listed below are the 2008 Guidelines, Fees, and Entry Instructions.
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. Web sites must be active and available
during the judging period from Feb. 1-June 1, 2008. Entries become the property
of AEP and will not be returned.
Deadlines:
All entries must be submitted electronically by midnight EST
on Feb. 28, 2008, and all products must reach AEP headquarters by February 29,
2008, or they will not be judged.
Entry Fees
| | Members | Nonmembers |
Golden Lamp | $160 per entry | $295 per
entry | 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. 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:
- For
periodical entries, an entry sample is comprised of three consecutive issues.
- Passwords to websites or software must be included and allow access until May
31, 2008.
- Demos will not be accepted.
3.
Include a packing list. 4. 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.) 5. Entries received at
AEP headquarters after Feb. 29, 2008, will not be considered. 6.
Mail entries to: The Association of Educational Publishers • 510 Heron Drive,
Suite 201 • Logan Township, NJ 08085. 7 . 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. All Golden Lamp entries proceed directly
to final judging. Golden Lamp honors are selected from entries in the Golden Lamp
program, as well as from those entered in the Distinguished Achievement Awards.
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 Annual 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, 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 website 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. |
