JUDGING

The 2012 Judging Panel

The judging panel is made up of internationally & regionally recognised and respected judges from a variety of industry sectors and disciplines.

The panel has been carefully selected to ensure the selection process is fair and objective. The judges are bound by a strict confidentiality agreement and are required to declare any conflict of interest in entries over which they deliberate and to stand aside from deliberations concerning those entries.

JUDGES
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Andy

Andy Callin
International EMEA Affiliate Chair,
International Special Events Society (ISES)
   
Professor Badran A. Badran, Professor, Communication and Media Sciences at Zayed University, Dubai Professor Badran A. Badran
Professor,
Communication and Media Sciences at Zayed University,
Dubai
 
Charlotte DeWitt, CFEE, President, International Events, Ltd. Charlotte DeWitt
CFEE,
President, International Events, Ltd.
 
Dr Jane Ali-Knight, PhD; MSc; BA (Hons.) Dr Jane Ali-Knight
PhD; MSc; BA (Hons.)
Director
Edinburgh Institute: Festivals, Events and Tourism Edinburgh Napier University
 
Nowshir Engineer, Founder and Executive Director, EMDI Institute of Media & Communication, Dubai Nowshir Engineer
Founder and Executive Director,
EMDI Institute of Media & Communication,
Dubai
 
Steven Wood Schmader, CFEE, President & CEO, International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) Steven Wood Schmader, CFEE
President & CEO
International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA World)
 
William (Bill) John O'Toole, Manager of EPMS Pty Ltd. Founding Director of Event Management Body of Knowledge (EMBOK) and Associate Director Project Management Graduate Program University of Sydney, and events development specialist for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, European Commission, Aqaba Tourism and the Department of Tourism, Commerce and Marketing, Dubai. William (Bill) John O'Toole, CFEE

Manager of EPMS Pty Ltd. Founding Director of Event Management Body of Knowledge (EMBOK) and Advisor to the International Standard in Event Management, and events development specialist for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, European Commission, Aqaba Tourism and the Department of Tourism, Commerce and Marketing, Dubai.