Judging

Judging will be conducted from May 20 through July 16, 2026. Judges will be recruited worldwide, will be invited or will apply to judge on the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence website, and if accepted, will be assigned to juries for the category groups by Stevie Awards staff, based on their industry, function, and experience.  A judge will not be assigned categories to which their own organization has submitted entries.

Each entry will be reviewed and rated by no fewer than five (5) judges who have been approved as qualified (by Stevie Awards staff) to judge those entries. Rating will be done on a scale of 1-10.

The average scores of judges will determine the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners in each category.

To complete the application to participate in the judging process, login to your Stevie Awards account (or create one), choose STEVIE AWARDS FOR TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE from the Program pulldown menu, then click the APPLY TO JUDGE button. If your application is accepted you will be able to participate at your convenience online.  You can still be a judge and submit entries - you won't be assigned categories in which you're an entrant.  

Judges are profiled on the awards website and in the awards banquet program book, receive an e-certificate of appreciation, and are invited to join the exclusive Stevie Awards Judges group on LinkedIn.  All judges who score a minimum of 50 nominations will be entered in a drawing to win two free tickets to the October 28 awards banquet in Paris, France, plus $1,000 toward travel and lodging expenses.

Note: we recommend that you apply to judge with your work email address. If you use a freemail address we'll need to put you through our identify verification process. If we accept your judging application you may then request that we communicate with your freemail address, if you prefer.

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