Who Can Enter

The InSpire Awards are open to corporate communications and marketing communications teams, public relations agencies, public affairs firms, investor relations agencies, publicists, nonprofits, PR educational professionals and government PR teams, as well as solo practitioners.

Eligibility

Entries must be for work conducted between Jan. 1, 2009, and Dec. 31, 2009. Some of the work must have occurred during this period. A program near the end of its completion tends to have a better chance of winning when evaluation against initial objectives can be measured.

Entry Fees and Deadlines

The early bird deadline is 5 p.m. February 19, 2010 (in-hand). For entries received by February 19, the rates are as follows:

• NCPRSA Member: $75 for first entry, $50 for additional entries
• Non-Member: $100 for first entry, $75 for additional entries.

The final deadline is 5 p.m. February 26, 2010 (in-hand). For entries received after February 19, but by February 26, all rates increase by $25:

• NCPRSA Member: $100 for first entry, $75 for additional entries
• Non-Member: $125 for first entry, $100 for additional entries.

Payment may be made by credit card (Visa or MasterCard only), check or money order (U.S. funds only) payable to NCPRSA in the appropriate amount during the online registration process. Entry fees are not refundable.

Judging

Entries will be shipped during the first week of March to the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) for judging. PRAM will return the entries with the judges' comments to NCPRSA by the first week of April. Shortly thereafter, NCPRSA will notify those registrants who had winning entries, but the exact winners will not be announced until the banquet on May 5. Award entries will be available for pick-up at the banquet.

Banquet Information

Mark the date! The InSpire Award winners will be announced at our awards banquet on May 5, 2010, at Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh. Invitations to the banquet will be sent in a separate communication.

Contacts

If you have any questions about the awards program or submitting your entry, please contact Jennifer Harrison (jennifer.sherron@alumni.unc.edu) at 919-302-6200.

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