Awards Rules, Dates, and Fees

Rules

Your product must have shipped within the 16 months before January 8, 2027, or it must be set to debut in the six months after that date.

Deadlines

  • Early-Bird Deadline: December 4, 2026
  • Submission Deadline: January 8, 2027
  • Extended Deadline: January 15, 2027

Submission materials to enter:

  • Product Name EXACTLY how you would like it displayed on all award materials (including the trophy, if you win an award).
  • Manufacturer Name EXACTLY how you would like it displayed on all award materials (including the trophy, if you win an award).
  • MSRP (optional)
  • Description of the product design and/or technical innovation (125 words)
  • Description of the benefits that your product provides to the integrator (125 words)
  • Description of the benefits that your product provides to the end user (125 words)
  • Promotional description of product to be used online and in print (up to 65 words)
  • Additional specification documentation, (PDF, < 1MB in size)
  • Link to additional product information (optional)
  • Link to product video (optional)
  • Main product photo (300 DPI, .JPG or .EPS, < 1MB in size)
  • Optionally, up to 3 additional product photos (300 DPI, .JPG or .EPS, < 1MB in size)

Judging

Judging will focus on the following criteria:

  • Technological innovation
  • Benefits to the integrator
  • Benefits to the end user

Fees

  • Early-bird Entry: $647 per product. Entry must be paid by December 4, 2026. It can be completed any time through the submission deadline of January 8, 2027.
  • Regular Entry: $747 per product. Entry must be paid and completed by January 8, 2027.
  • Additional Categories for the same product: $547 each. Fee is for each additional category submission, for the same exact product, after the first full-price category submission.