ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2021 POY.
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The 15th annual New Hampshire Tech Alliance “Product of the Year Awards” program will be held on October 28th. This award honors outstanding innovations by New Hampshire’s high tech companies. All companies, small and large, are encouraged to submit applications! Winning products will be inducted into the NHTA’s Hall of Fame and will be featured in the lobby of the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
Applications due September 1st.
Application Guidelines
Eligibility
- Product submissions must have been released or significantly updated within 24 months prior.
- Products must have been developed in New Hampshire by a company, subsidiary or division based in New Hampshire. The business may be a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other legal entity registered to do business in the state of New Hampshire.
- To meet the high technology requirement of the competition, the product must fall into the broad category of “high tech” and/or “advanced manufacturing” as solely determined by the NHTA’s panel of judges selected for this competition.
Criteria and Judging
1. Entries will be judged based on the following criteria:
- Innovation
- Performance
- Fulfillment of unmet market needs
- Ease of integration into the product’s environment
- Ease of use and manageability
- Functionality
- Value
- Vendor support/customer service
- Uniqueness
- Documentation
- New Hampshire connection
2. Judging will be conducted by a distinguished panel of professionals experienced in the development and commercialization of high tech products. Product of the Year “Judges’ Awards” will be granted to up to five high tech products, with the ultimate NH Tech Alliance Product of the Year Award determined at the awards ceremony.
3. A member of the management team of each “Judges’ Award” winner must be available, to make a 7-minute presentation to the audience, using PowerPoint or similar presentation software. Out of respect to all winners and the audience, this will be a hard time cut off.
4. The final determination shall be made based on a combined weighting of the judges’ ranking and audience vote. The winning product will be announced during the awards ceremony.
Review the application and have all of the information organized prior to filling out the submission form. If you need any help with your application, email [email protected].