Dear IACP member,

Thank you for your interest in becoming a judge for one of the 2018 IACP Awards committee. Open committee positions are anticipated to be filled by the end of August, 2017 by the committee Chair through a review of qualifications and category needs. Please see judge qualifications and requirements listed below. Once chosen, judges will receive more information about timelines and specific duties.

To help determine your interest and availability, here are the key dates for the judging process:

August 1, 2017            Call for entries goes public (all awards)

January 5, 2018           Deadline for entries
 
January 19, 2018         Deadline for the first tier ballots- 
                                      Photography Awards only

January 26, 2018         Deadline for ballots- Digital & Food Writing

January  26-27, 2018   Photography Awards virtual meeting

February 2, 2018          Press release for awards finalists goes public


As a reminder, here are the judge qualifications and requirements:

1. You are not eligible to be a judge if you have written, edited or significantly contributed to any piece entered into this year's competition.
2. All category selections and information regarding the judging process must remain confidential.
4. Your IACP membership must be current and up-to-date in order for you to participate as a judge. (There is still time to renew your dues, if need be.)
6. Judges should be able to work comfortably with online surveys for scoring.
7. Judges cannot sit on the committee for two consecutive years. If you judged last year you are not eligible to apply again this year.
8. The Photography, Food Writing and Digital Media Awards allow judges to reside internationally.

Thanks so much for considering this opportunity to give back to IACP. We appreciate all you have already done for the organization and look forward to hearing from you soon.

T