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DSA accepting entries for 2012 Excellence Awards

January 30, 2012

The Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA) is now accepting entries for the DSA Industry Excellence Awards, honoring the best self-service, digital signage and mobile technology deployments across all vertical market segments.

Companies may enter digital signage, self-service kiosk and/or mobile technology projects in one or more of the following categories:

• Digital Out-of-Home Campaign
• Entertainment/Gaming
• Financial Services
• Government/Education/Non-Profit
• Health care
• Restaurant/Food Service
• Retail
• Travel/Hospitality
• Other (industry not listed above)

Judges will select winners from each category and one project from among the entries which best demonstrates the integration of two or more technologies (digital signage, kiosks and/or mobile) for a Screenmedia Integration Award.

DSA welcomes entries from all interested companies - members and non-members alike. The cost to enter is $195 per entry. All entries will require the submission of a video demonstration of the product in use. A portion of the project must have launched between Jan. 1, 2011 and Feb.1, 2012 to be eligible.

Other awards include:

The Industry Deployer of the Year Award is given to an individual person from an end-user organization (retail, government, healthcare, casino, hotel, etc.). This award will focus on the strategic role this person has played in driving his or her organization's innovative screen media deployment.

The Network Operator of the Year Award is given to an organization that operates networks of digital signs or kiosks, often for the purpose of selling advertising. This award will focus on the company's success in creating a sustainable network delivering high quality, relevant content that reaches the intended audience.

There is no fee required for Industry Deployer of the Year or Network Operator of the Year submissions. The deadline to enter is Feb. 10, 2012.

"Last year was our first year to conduct the awards and we were very pleased with the quantity and quality of the entries," David Drain, DSA executive director, said in the release. "We expect a greater number of entries and a higher level of competition this year."

The DSA Industry Excellence Awards winners will be announced at the DSA Pre-Show Party Mar. 27, the evening before Customer Engagement Technology World opens in San Francisco.