Mark Your Calendar! Key Dates for the 2016 SSTI Excellence in TBED Awards Program

SSTI is excited to announce the 2016 SSTI Excellence in TBED awards program. For the last nine years, SSTI has recognized initiatives that greatly impact state and regional economies a national competition showcasing effective and innovative approaches to building tech-based economies. To mark the program’s 10th anniversary, we will be announcing several changes to the program the next couple weeks – so stay tuned!

In this week’s Digest, we wanted to highlight several of the key dates for the 2016 competition:

• 2016 Awards Categories Announced – April 21.
• Awards Brochure Released – May 4.
• Submissions Window Opens – May 9.
• Submissions Due – July 8, 2016!
• Winners Announced at SSTI’s 20th Annual Conference  – November 1-3.

Help us improve the awards program by completing a brief survey. It includes a sneak peak of the potential categories for 2016!

Other important events related to the 2016 SSTI Excellence in TBED awards program include:

• The week of May 9, we will hold the 20165 SSTI Awards Informational Call to help applicants gain helpful tips for writing an award-winning quality application that may win national recognition for your initiative.
• In May and June, the SSTI Podcast Series will go live! Instead of the traditional, recorded podcast series, we will host a free webinar series that highlights the 2015 Excellence in TBED awards. This is a can’t miss live-webinar series that will highlight the best practices and lessons learned by our 2015 winners.

If you have any questions about the 2016 awards program, please email Rob Ksiazkiewicz at robk@ssti.org! Also, if your organization applied for a 2015 award and hasn’t scheduled a debrief, you can schedule one by contacting Rob.