ACT TravelWise Awards 2010
The ACT TravelWise Awards 2010 will be presented at the National Autumn Conference Gala Dinner on the Wirral in the Pacific Road Arts venue 2nd December.
The closing date for entering the awards is 22nd October.
Commuter Friendly Workplace of the Year
This is the flagship award for the Smarter Choices profession, and is awarded to the organisation that can demonstrate having made the biggest strides towards making their offices more accessible to commuters without single occupancy car use. It is open to both public and private sector employers, and can be awarded for either a single site, or multi-site operation.
The judges will look for evidence of the following: · effective project management and development of the travel plan. Successful partnerships developed with public transport operators, the private sector or other organisations in delivering the travel plan. Development and promotion of travel plan elements such as active travel facilities, car share or home working schemes. Evidence of a positive change in staff travel patterns showing success in achieving a reduction in single occupancy vehicle journeys, and modal shift to sustainable transport modes. Promoting the concept of travel planning to other organisations locally and nationally.
Travel Plan Innovation of the Year
This award is for the organisation that has developed innovative techniques, products or services which have benefit the development of the smarter choices field. The judges will look for evidence of the following: evidence, including sample material, of an original scheme or initiative that is new to the field of travel planning (this could be a new product, service, IT solution or simply a new approach to any aspect of a travel plan or the travel plan itself.)
Marketing Campaign of the Year
This award is for the organisation or individual that can demonstrate an effective marketing campaign that has raised awareness of sustainable travel issues. It could be for a travel awareness campaign targeting an entire city or district, or for a marketing campaign within an organisation promoting awareness of the staff travel plan. The judges will look for evidence of the following: market research in devising the marketing campaign that has been implemented to promote your organisation’s travel plan initiative(s). Effective project management and development of the marketing campaign (include samples of leaflets, websites, etc). Research which demonstrates the positive effect the marketing campaign has had in changing travel patterns.
Travel Planner of the Year
This award is for an exceptional individual who has achieved great results. It is open to any travel planner in the UK, and can be awarded to an individual who works mainly with any of the following types of travel plan: workplace, personal, residential, leisure, stadia or station. There are many different ways in which individuals ‘do their bit’ to develop travel plans across the country, so there are no definitive criteria on which we judge the awards, but we favour travel planners who have achieved results. The award may go to someone who works in a local authority, a business, a one person charity or a supplier of products and services to travel planners. Their contribution might be local, regional, national or all three. It’s all about what the individual has managed to achieve in the past year, and the way in which they have gone about doing it.
School Travel Planner of the Year
TravelWise Week/European Mobility Week Award
This award will be judged on the quality of the activities which have taken place in the week. The judges will be looking for a comprehensive action plan regarding events, individual activities and the involvement of the public. The week is a public event so entrants must demonstrate public engagement. The judges will also look for evidence of media involvement as well as how other partnerships were formed to make the week happen.
ACT TravelWise Region of the Year – this an unsponsored award
This is an unsponsored award. The award is not nominated: all regions are entered automatically.
It is awarded to the regional ACT TravelWise Group which has demonstrated continued and innovative improvement in delivering a range of support and services to members throughout the industry. Collaboration is the key for this category. The judges will look for collaboration in wide range of contexts, including but not exclusively, the delivery of external public facing marketing campaigns, cost savings made, the production of marketing collateral, and the successful organisation of training and events. This year the judges will particularly welcome evidence of successful funding bids and inter-disciplinary working.
To view past winners click here
The ACT TravelWise Awards attracts high calibre judges from inside and outside the of the industry. To view who this years judges are and to read their biographies click here.
Entering for an award in 2010
The award scheme is open to all
organisations and businesses in Great Britain and Ireland. FREE entry for members of ACT TravelWise; £49 entry fee for non-members.
