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Entrants need to be members of accredited Chambers of Commerce.
For a list of UK accredited Chambers click here. |
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Entries are treated in confidence. |
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Entries will be judged in two stages by an independent and impartial panel of judges. The initial stage will be a regional judging panel from which the winners will be put forward to national judging. |
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National award winners will be announced at The Awards Gala Dinner on 24th November 2005 at The Royal Courts of Justice, London. |
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Entry to more than one category is allowed. |
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Applicants must be authorised to enter their organisation into the awards programme. |
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Entries should be in English and produced using a word processor. |
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All entries will be acknowledged on receipt. Information included in entries will become the property of The British Chambers of Commerce and entries will not be returned. |
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Proof of sending entry (by email or post) is not proof of receipt by BCC or its agents. |
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Winning entries will be publicised. Applicants are responsible for making appropriate arrangements to protect any intellectual property associated with their application. Winners may be requested to participate in post event publicity. |
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The organisers reserve the right to withdraw an award from any applicant supplying false information within their entry. Judges reserve the right to audit any information supplied. |
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The £25,000 cash prize for the outstanding achievement of the year will be paid directly to the entrant's business and not to any individual. |
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The closing date for entries is 27th June 2005 |
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The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. |
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No employee of BCC or Chambers of Commerce shall be entitled to enter. |
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By registering and completing an entry for the awards you agree to these terms and conditions |