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Judging of entries will be conducted in two phases: preliminary and final. Preliminary judging will be conducted in October-November 2008. Preliminary judges will be recruited worldwide, will volunteer to judge on The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service web site, and will be accepted or disqualified, and assigned categories by Stevie Awards staff, based on their industry, function, and experience.
During preliminary judging, each entry will be reviewed and rated by no fewer than five (5) volunteer judges who have been approved as qualified (by Stevie Awards staff) to judge those entries. All entries will be viewed and rated at the judges' convenience over the Internet. Rating will be done on a scale of 1-10.
All entries that receive a high average score in the preliminary round of judging, regardless of category, will automatically be designated as Finalists, and will receive a Certificate of Finalist Recognition if they don't also move on to receive a Stevie®.
In December 2008, members of the Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors will perform the final judging. Their average scores will determine the Stevie Award winner in each category from among the Finalists.
The veracity of claims made in Finalist entries may be audited. Any nomination found to contain false or misleading information will be disqualified.
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