Best Solution Award Submission

Participant Guidelines

The Best Solutions program is open to all GTC Exhibitors and we strongly encourage all exhibitors to submit an application. Up to 10 solutions will be selected by GTC as a Best Solutions winner and promoted in various ways on the show floor.

To participate and take advantage of the program benefits, simply submit a brief technology solution description that tells a story - in business vs. technical terms - of a successful solution implemented in collaboration with a government agency in the southwest region of the US (Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana). The solution should be featured in the booth - along with a representative(s) from the government organization involved where possible - as well as the description of the business challenge, solution and results achieved.

In 2009, we are requesting that all "Best Solutions" be available for demonstration in your booth to drive additional excitement around the program and around the technology innovators on the floor who are helping to drive modern government. The demonstration must be kept to five minutes and should clearly show the business value of the solution. Exhibitors who participate in this part of the program will be included in special GTC promotion designed to drive traffic to your booth (see below for details).

Benefits of Participating:

* The Best Solutions Showcase will be featured on the GTC website.
* The GTC Government Advisory Board will present a Best Solutions Showcase Award certificate to each of the participating teams.
* The presentation will be photographed and posted on the GTC website after the conference.
* A special section of the conference guide will be devoted to the Best Solutions Showcase. It will include a description of the solution, and the company and government organization involved.
* GTC will promote the "Best Solutions" to government attendees via direct mail promotions and announcements made throughout the conference.

* For exhibitors who commit to booth demonstrations, your company name and booth number will be featured as part of the popular Demo Game. Attendees will be eligible for prize drawings each day when they play the game by stopping by these selected booths to experience "Best Solutions" demos!

Qualifications

* Applicant is a GTC exhibitor
* The solution is a public/private project or collaboration
* The solution is not an "off-the-shelf" application
* The solution must have resulted in significant benefits - saved time, money or headaches - and is worthy of recognition
* The solution is presented in business terms that can be understood by a non-technologist

All submissions are reviewed and selected by GTC. Submissions are accepted on-line. There is no fee to participate in the Best Solutions Showcase. If you have any questions, please contact Tricia Dugan at 916.932.1303 or tdugan@govtech.com.

Submissions must include the following:

* Title of Solution
* Company
* Company Contact
* Government Organization
* Solution (Problem, Description, and Resulting Benefits) (up to 250 words)

Application Deadline : December 5, 2008

Apply today using the form below.