What criteria determine the Award winners?

The three main criteria determining the E Week Champions, Runners Up, and Honor Roll awards include:

1. Awareness and Buzz created around entrepreneurship and E week
2. Quality of Programs - innovative, creative and learning oriented
3. Relevance to the theme for 2009 - Go Green!

In addition, Participation for at least 5 of the 8 days of the E-week will be the distinct criterion for all the E Week Champions Awards.

Indicators of each of the criteria are provided below:

1. Awareness and Buzz:

E-Week 2009 aims to create large scale awareness and excitement around entrepreneurship and 'Go Green' on NEN member campuses and in the community. Champions are expected to create this buzz, which may be indicated by:

• Large number of entrepreneurship and 'Go Green' activities
• High levels of participation
  • Management, faculty, students on campus
  • Community - students, faculty of other campuses, alumni, professionals, and entrepreneurs
• Effective marketing of E Week and its activities

2. Quality of Programs:

Ideally, Champions run innovative events that are a mix of fun and serious learning. Indicators to determine quality include:

• Thoughtfully created events with
  • Clear learning objectives
  • Sound structure, plan and content
• Innovativeness and creativity
• Sustainability - able to run on an ongoing basis beyond E Week
• Ability to engage relevant speakers

3. Relevance to the theme - Go Green!

We expect that Champions will make special efforts to promote maximum awareness and knowledge of clean technology and environmentally sustainable businesses.