Judging Process

Our judges consist of an independent panel of senior representatives from end-user organizations, consultants, and key industry leaders.

The judges are divided into various panels and assigned to categories, carefully selected by AV Magazine’s editors.

All judges sign Non-Disclosure Agreements and must disclose any association or involvement with submitted entries.

TO ENSURE A RIGOROUS, FAIR AND TRANSPARENT JUDGING PROCESS, WE UNDERGO TWO JUDGING STAGES:

PART 1:

The judges are divided into groups according to their expertise. Each judge scores the submissions received in their assigned categories independently, against the category criteria, and provides written feedback on how the entry has met/missed the criteria and eligibility via a secure online portal.

PART 2:

Under the watchful eye of the independent moderators, a second round of judging follows the individual reviews. Here each submission is discussed in-depth by the judging panel, with feedback and notes transcribed throughout to be used in feedback reports available to purchase. For some categories, as stipulated in the entry criteria, virtual presentations will need to be made to the judging panel. Based on the scoring and feedback of each entry, a winner will be decided.

THE SCORING

The transparency and security of the judging process is hugely important to us. For that reason, every judge signs a Non-Disclosure Agreement and all judges meetings are held in private, confidential environments. All scores are collated and verified to avoid anomalies and are then averaged to determine the winner.

The AV Awards Americas team plus an independent panel of moderators supervise the judging process to identify and avoid any risk of bias and judges are asked to recuse themselves where they have a personal or professional interest.