Why this is an exceptional year to enter the SIME Awards

I had a little chat with Urban Pettersson of the SIME Awards organization about this year’s competition. Register your company for the Awards here, or suggest a company you think should be considered for an award!

Andie: What kind of submissions are especially interesting for the SIME Awards? What kind of excellence is the jury looking for?

Urban: We are interested in all kinds of excellence . If you are doing the same thing as everybody else but a bit better you could be a winner! Or, if you are doing something new and different the Award could be yours.

Andie: I hear there are some changes to the Award process this year that makes it especially exciting to enter the competition. Tell us what’s new!

Urban: First of all we have the best jury we have ever had, honestly. The competition will be tuff but fair. Secondly, the nominees and the winners will be presented allready during the conference and thus be much more exposed. Winning the SIME Award will be more important than ever. Thirdly, everybody competing in this years SIME Awards can publish a video of themselves on the SIME site, we hope this will be alot of fun!

Andie: What is the difference between the category awards and the SIME Grand Prize?

Urban: We have nine category Awards that you can apply for. The Grand Prize is given to the company or person that has been most important for the development of Internet in Scandinavia. You can not apply for it, it is a don´t call us – we call you prize.

Andie: What can you expect as a winner of a SIME Award?

Urban: Expect alot of envy from your competitors, pride from your collegues and hugs from your partner!