MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ASIA INFORMATION PACK
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ASIA
MAKING A DIFFERENCE THE OPP “MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ASIA” AWARDS ARE A PRESTIGIOUS ACCOLADE FOR THE BEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE IN OUR INDUSTRY.
LARGE OR SMALL - AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DONE THINGS THAT REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR WORLD OF INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY.
FOR OUR 2014 AWARDS WE ARE FOCUSING ON COMPANIES IN ASIA SELLING INTERNATIONAL OR LOCAL PROPERTY TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS AND ON OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY BUSINESSES DOING BUSINESS WITH ASIA. OPP IS THE WORLD’S LEADING BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MEDIA FOR INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS AND THE WORLD’S NUMBER ONE FORUM FOR THOSE PROFESSIONALS.
THE BIG DIFFERENCE WITH THE OPP “MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ASIA” AWARDS IS THAT PEOPLE AND COMPANIES ARE NOMINATED FOR THE AWARDS BY THEIR PEERS. A PERSON COULD NOMINATE A COMPANY WHERE HE OR SHE WORKS, AN INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THAT ORGANIZATION OR ANY OTHER COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL.
OPP MAKES A DIFFERENCE: EDUCATING, INFORMING AND PROVIDING CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS ALL OVER THE WORLD. NOW WE WANT TO RECOGNISE OTHERS WHO ALSO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE AWARDS’ MAIN FOCUS IS ON COMPANIES -
THE AWARDS ARE PROMOTED AND ADMINISTERED BY OPP BUT INDEPENDENTLY JUDGED BY LEADING EXPERTS. OPP IS A TRADING NAME OF RGG LTD, A COMPANY REGISTERED IN ENGLAND, OF 15 LITTLE GREEN, RICHMOND TW9 1QH, UK. EMAIL: MAKINGADIFFERENCE@OPP-CONNECT.COM. TELEPHONE: +44 20 3540 2226.
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CRITERIA THE ONLY CRITERION IS THAT THE PERSON OR COMPANY YOU NOMINATE FOR AN AWARD HAS DONE SOMETHING THAT REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE TO OUR INDUSTRY.
ELIGIBILITY THE AWARDS ARE OPEN TO ANY PERSON OR COMPANY WORKING IN ANY CAPACITY IN THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY INDUSTRY: DEVELOPERS, ESTATE AGENTS, MARKETING COMPANIES, IT SUPPLIERS, LAWYERS, FX DEALERS ETC PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE EITHER BASED IN ASIA OR DOING BUSINESS WITH ASIA.
THIS COULD BE AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN OR WAY OF BUILDING, A NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS, A FANTASTIC STAFF OR AGENT TRAINING PROGRAMME, EXCELLENCE IN WORKING WITH SALES PARTNERS, A GREAT NEW MARKETING IDEA, A NEW APPROACH TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, A NEW LEGAL STRUCTURE MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE OR A NEW IT REVOLUTION. EQUALLY, IT COULD BE INSPIRED LEADERSHIP OR MANAGEMENT THAT HAS BUILT A GREAT COMPANY. IN SHORT, IT IS ANYTHING THAT OUR PANEL OF JUDGES - ALL INDUSTRY EXPERTS - FINDS OUTSTANDING AND PRAISEWORTHY.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ASIA HOW TO NOMINATE 1. YOU MAY MAKE AS MANY NOMINATIONS AS YOU LIKE. 2. YOU MAY NOMINATE ANY PERSON EXCEPT YOURSELF. COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS MAY BE NOMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES, THOUGH THAT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF WINNING. 3. YOU WILL NEED TO SUBMIT A SEPARATE NOMINATION FORM FOR EACH PERSON OR COMPANY YOU WISH TO NOMINATE. 4. DOWNLOAD THE NOMINATION FORM(S) FROM: WWW.OPP-CONNECT.COM/MAKINGADIFFERENCE/ 5. PLEASE READ THE RULES (BELOW) THOROUGHLY BEFORE FILLING IN THE NOMINATION FORM.
COST & HOW TO APPLY
6. SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION FORM NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT GMT ON FRIDAY, 28TH FEBRUARY 2014.
COST NOMINATING SOMEBODY FOR AN AWARD COSTS NOTHING.
7. OPP WILL THEN CONTACT THE PERSON OR COMPANY NOMINATED.
HOWEVER, IF THE PERSON ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION AND WINS AN AWARD, THE COST TO THEM IS (IN THE CASE OF A COMPANY) £750 OR (FOR AN INDIVIDUAL) £195. THIS FEE (LICENCE FEE) GIVES THE WINNER A LICENCE TO DISPLAY THE AWARD LOGO FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF AWARD. THE LICENCE FEE IS SUBJECT TO UK VAT, IF APPLICABLE.
8. IF THE PERSON NOMINATED WISHES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN AWARD, YOU OR THEY WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE THE FULL AWARD APPLICATION FORM AND SUBMIT IT, TOGETHER WITH ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT GMT ON FRIDAY, 14TH MARCH 2014. (“CLOSING DATE”). DOWNLOAD THE FULL AWARD APPLICATION FORM(S) FROM: WWW.OPP-CONNECT.COM/MAKINGADIFFERENCE/ 9. THE AWARDS APPLICATION FORM AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE SENT TO OPP DIGITALLY, IN WORD OR PDF FORMAT. YOU WILL DO THIS VIA DROPBOX. WE WILL SEND YOU A DROPBOX LINK. SEE THE ENTRY FORM FOR MORE DETAILS.
AWARD WINNERS BADGE
10. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE OPPLIVE ASIA GALA DINNER, TO BE HELD IN SINGAPORE ON 23RD APRIL 2014.
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THE RULES 1. BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY FOR THE OPP MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ASIA AWARDS (“AWARDS”) YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE RULES AND BY ANY RULES SET OUT IN THE ENTRY FORM. 2. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ENTRY TO THE AWARDS, THE AWARD APPLICATION FORM AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE. 4. DO NOT EXCEED EITHER THE NUMBER OF WORDS PERMITTED IN THE AWARD APPLICATION FORM OR THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS PERMITTED. IF YOU DO, YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED! 5. APPLICANTS SHALL HAVE NO COMMUNICATION WITH OPP, ITS EMPLOYEES OR THE JUDGES FOR GUIDANCE AS TO HOW BEST TO PRESENT THEIR ENTRY OR AS TO ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING THE MERITS OF THE ENTRY. 6. THE APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE ABOVE RULES SHALL BE PASSED TO A PANEL OF JUDGES FOR THE SELECTION OF THE AWARD WINNERS. 7. INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES WINNING AN AWARD MUST PAY THE LICENCE FEE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF WINNING, AT WHICH POINT THEY WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH A DIGITAL COPY OF THE AWARDS LOGO. THE USE OF ANY VERSION OF THE LOGO WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF THE LICENCE FEE IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED. 8. THE LICENCE FEE MAY BE PAID AS FOLLOWS: A. BY CREDIT CARD, VIA OUR AWARDS WEBSITE B. BY CHEQUE. CHEQUES MUST BE MADE PAYABLE TO RGG LTD AND SENT TO: OPP MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ASIA AWARDS, 15 LITTLE GREEN, RICHMOND, TW9 1QH, UK.
C. BY BANK TRANSFER. BANK TRANSFERS SHOULD BE SENT TO: ACCOUNT NAME: RGG LIMITED BANK NAME: LLOYDS TSB ACCOUNT NUMBER: 01722637 SORT CODE: 30-97-06 BIC: LOYDGB21110 IBAN: GB65 LOYD 3097 0601 7226 37 9. OPP AND THE JUDGES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ENTRIES WITHOUT GIVING REASONS. 10. OPP SHALL BE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO MAKE ANY AWARD IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE JUDGES, THE ENTRIES ARE NOT OF A STANDARD TO WARRANT SUCH AN AWARD. NOR SHALL THEY BE RESTRICTED AS TO THE NUMBER OF AWARDS MADE. 11. ALL AWARDS ARE MADE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE JUDGES. 12. THE JUDGES’ DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING; NO DISCUSSIONS OR CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ENTERED INTO RELATING TO ANY OF THEIR DECISIONS. 13. IF IT IS FOUND THAT ANY APPLICANT HAS KNOWINGLY PROVIDED FALSE INFORMATION IN THEIR ENTRY, OPP RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY THAT APPLICANT AND TO WITHDRAW ANY AWARD MADE. 14. THE OPP “MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ASIA” AWARDS 2014 AND ALL OF ITS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REMAIN THE SOLE PROPERTY OF RGG LTD. ENTRY DOES NOT GRANT ANY PERSON, COMPANY OR ORGANISATION ANY RIGHTS TO USE THE OPP “MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ASIA” AWARDS NAME, LOGO, OR IMAGES WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF RGG LTD. HOWEVER, UPON PAYMENT OF THE LICENCE FEE, WINNERS WILL BE GRANTED PERMISSION TO USE AN APPROVED AWARDS LOGO FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE AWARD TO PROMOTE THEIR ACHIEVEMENT. 15. GUIDANCE ON THE ENTRY CRITERIA AND THE RULES ARE SET OUT IN THIS DOCUMENT. THEY SHALL BE BINDING UPON THE APPLICANTS.
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