Press Room
For Immediate Release
February 8, 2011
Media Contacts:
Jamie Riley |
CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Competition Now Open
CEDIA Members Get the Chance to
Showcase Their Best Projects and Products
INDIANAPOLIS (February 8, 2011)—The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association’s (CEDIA’s) annual Electronic Lifestyles® Awards competition is now underway, with the online entry system officially open. CEDIA members interested in entering their projects may view guidelines and begin the entry process now at www.cedia.org/awards.
The Electronic Lifestyles® Awards competition offers electronic systems contractors (ESCs) a chance to showcase their best work through the Designer Awards competition, which features seven project categories, including Home Theater and Hidden Installation as well as the new Sustainable Lifestyle Installation category. This year, companies are no longer limited to two project entries per category, and may submit as many projects as they like.
CEDIA also gives manufacturers the opportunity to highlight their best products and technologies through the Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards competition. Categories include Best New Product, and Product Hall of Fame. Manufacturers can also compete for a Sustainable Lifestyle Product Innovation award, which recognizes a product that facilitates reduced energy consumption, as well as an Attendees’ Choice award, which will be voted on by CEDIA EXPO attendees.
CEDIA once again will partner with HGTVPro.com to offer a People’s Pick award competition. Visitors to HGTVPro.com – whose 800,000 monthly viewers include homeowners as well as building, remodeling, and design professionals – will have the opportunity to vote on their favorite projects in the Home Theater, Media Room, Integrated Home and Sustainable Lifestyle Installation categories.
“CEDIA members work on a variety of projects that require specialized talent and expertise. The Electronic Lifestyles® Awards competition is a unique platform for our members to showcase their work,” said Jamie Riley, senior director of public relations and marketing for CEDIA. “Last year’s partnership with HGTVPro.com resulted in member projects being viewed over 750,000 times, and this exposure will likely increase this year. In addition, winners and entrants from past awards competitions have benefited from exposure in national and regional publications.”
CEDIA is also accepting nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding, creative, innovative, and visionary leadership in the residential electronic systems industry.
Winners in all categories will be announced at the CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Banquet during CEDIA EXPO 2011 in Indianapolis Sept. 10. Winners will also receive promotion in CEDIA publications and will be highlighted in select industry publications.
The online entry system will remain open until Friday, May 6 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific) for entries in the Designer Awards competition; Friday, May 27 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific) for Lifetime Achievement Award nominations; Friday, June 10 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific) for Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards entries; and Friday, July 29 for Attendee’s Choice Award entries. Guidelines and entry forms are available at www.cedia.org/awards.
About CEDIA
CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for the home. The association was founded in September 1989 and has more than 3,500 member companies worldwide. CEDIA members are established and insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field.
For more information on CEDIA, visit the association’s website at cedia.org. Follow @CEDIA on Twitter, find us on Facebook at facebook.com/CEDIA.Region2, or join the CEDIA group on LinkedIn.
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