Q: Can a vendor also jointly present with a financial institution finalist at Symposium? A: No. Vendors will not be permitted to participate in any context. Q: Who can submit nominations? A: Nominations can be submitted by any qualified and authorized executive. It is important that submitters remain contactable throughout the process. Technology vendors, consultants, services companies etc., are allowed to submit innovation initiatives directly. not Q: Who determines the finalists? A: Gartner analysts determine the finalists based on the GAF (see above and the submission criteria). Q: Will Gartner announce the winners publicly? A: Yes, we will respond to all submissions advising whether they have been successful or not with their entry in making the final stages and being invited to participate at one of the Symposia. Category and regional winners will be announced at each of the respective Symposia in Orlando (United States), Barcelona (Spain) and Gold Coast (Australia). Gartner will use videotaping and audio recording, as well as still photography at Symposia and finalists can request copies as appropriate for PR purposes. Trophies will also be awarded to the winners. Q: Do finalists have to attend Symposium? A: Yes, at least one executive from organizations selected as finalists must attend the respective symposium to present their entry in front of the audience. Failure to attend, results in the immediate cancellation of finalist status and the opportunity to win. Details of attendance and the necessary logistical information are available here: Additional correspondence will be forthcoming as part of the Awards process. We strongly advise executives submitting entries to contact their Executive Partners and Gartner Sales for more information on Symposium. Q: Who determines the winners? A: All winners will be selected by the assembled audience at Symposia using online polling technology. In the event of a tie, David Furlonger and Juergen Weiss (Eye on Innovation Program Managers and Gartner Analysts) will determine the winner(s). All votes on the day are considered final.
Q: Can a vendor also jointly present with a financial institution finalist at Symposium? A: No. Vendors will not be permitted to participate in any context. Q: Who can submit nominations? A: Nominations can be submitted by any qualified and authorized executive. It is important that submitters remain contactable throughout the process. Technology vendors, consultants, services companies etc., are not allowed to submit innovation initiatives directly. Q: Who determines the finalists? A: Gartner analysts determine the finalists based on the GAF (see above and the submission criteria). Q: Will Gartner announce the winners publicly? A: Yes, we will respond to all submissions advising whether they have been successful or not with their entry in making the final stages and being invited to participate at one of the Symposia. Category and regional winners will be announced at each of the respective Symposia in Orlando (United States), Barcelona (Spain) and Gold Coast (Australia). Gartner will use videotaping and audio recording, as well as still photography at Symposia and finalists can request copies as appropriate for PR purposes. Trophies will also be awarded to the winners. Q: Do finalists have to attend Symposium? A: Yes, at least one executive from organizations selected as finalists must attend the respective symposium to present their entry in front of the audience. Failure to attend, results in the immediate cancellation of finalist status and the opportunity to win. Details of attendance and the necessary logistical information are available here: Additional correspondence will be forthcoming as part of the Awards process. We strongly advise executives submitting entries to contact their Executive Partners and Gartner Sales for more information on Symposium. Q: Who determines the winners? A: All winners will be selected by the assembled audience at Symposia using online polling technology. In the event of a tie, David Furlonger and Juergen Weiss (Eye on Innovation Program Managers and Gartner Analysts) will determine the winner(s). All votes on the day are considered final.
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