Nominating Information

Benefits to Nominees

• Numerous public relations and marketing opportunities occur prior, during and after the Apex Awards celebration.
• New business development opportunities; meet hundreds of technology professionals, past winners, presenters, and judges not only at the event, but at the Nominee VIP Reception as well. 
• Increase company morale.  Bestow employees with pride.  It’s also great for recruiting new talent. 
• Increase revenue; awards increase sales.
• Enhance company and personal profiles, resumes and other materials describing your company or position.

Judging Criteria

Corporate Categories • Innovation & Vision • Business Activity & Strategic Direction • Financial Performance • Leadership • Culture & Corporate Responsibility

Individual Categories • Achievement • Leadership • Perseverance • Integrity • Community & Global Influence

Nominate your company, leaders, employees, vendors, clients or educators in any of the following categories: 

Corporate Categories

Titan of Technology - This award is presented to a large technology enterprise headquartered in Colorado that has proven sustainability and longevity.  The company demonstrates true leadership in the community and industry through innovation, reinvention (if needed), focus on business success, customers, as well as the community.  The award winner will also demonstrate stable financials and growth strategy. 

Outstanding Technology Company of the Year - This award is presented to the Colorado-based company whose overall performance sets it apart as a leader in its market segment. The company will be able to show profitability from sales of its products and/or services; strong financial growth or return on investment for its investors and/or shareholders; technical innovation; and concrete examples of how it is meeting a need in the marketplace. The company presented with this award should also be a strong leader in the community and show corporate responsibility.

Most Innovative Technology Product - This award is presented to the company whose technology-based product consistently delivers value. The product must demonstrate a high level of technical innovation and a sustained ability to survive in the marketplace. The winning product of the year will give its customers an exceptional return on investment, cost savings, or migration path for future enhancements. The product may be software or hardware and come from any number of industries such as, but not limited to, Internet applications, telecommunications, aerospace, biotechnology, enterprise software, information technology, energy, sports and the arts.

Distinguished Professional Services  - This award is presented to the company or team whose professional services enable its customers to conduct their businesses more effectively and efficiently. This company has demonstrated not only innovative solutions, but also tangible benefits that customers are deriving from these services. The customer service of this company will be exceptional and demonstrate loyalty to their customers.  The award winner can either be a B2B or B2C firm whose services are either technology based or focused on the technology industry.

CleanTech Innovation - This award is designed to honor the organization that is making a concerted and measurable effort to minimize and/or eliminate negative impact on the environment through sustainable and scientifically supported means. The nominee can be a company implementing “green” practices, or an organization designing clean innovations for use by others.

Rookie of the Year - This award is presented to the most promising technology company that has been operating for approximately 18 months or less. Each company applicant will be judged based on the initiative the company took in creating, promoting, or advancing the product or service offered; the technical innovation of the product or service offered; the need in the marketplace for the product or service; and the acceptance by customers of the company's product or service.  

Individual Categories

Bob Newman Lifetime Achievement - The Tech Champion award is in recognition of Bob Newman, one of the founders of CSIA and the first recipient of the “Outstanding Contribution to the Community” award. This award is presented to an individual who has been a strong champion for the development, research or application of technology in Colorado. This person has been an ally in supporting the technology sector. Overall, this individual has made outstanding achievements and commitments to furthering innovative technology in our community and the state, and has contributed to the initiatives of CSIA.

Chief Technology Executive of the Year  - In honor of the most accomplished technology executive working for a technology or non-technology company, this award is presented to the individual most responsible for leading an organization’s technology development and initiatives. Whether a CTO, CIO, VP of IT or other comparable title, this individual is the most senior executive in charge of technology. Each executive nominee must be based in Colorado and will be judged on additional criteria which can be found on the nomination website.

Get IT Done Award  - When you just need to “get IT done,” who are you going to turn to? The Get IT Done award is designed to recognize the “bionic” individual working within the technology industry (directly or indirectly) who consistently goes above and beyond to get the job done and get it done correctly. This individual routinely makes sacrifices in the name of his or her employer, colleagues, customers and partners, and is generally regarded by these groups as a model corporate citizen. The nominee’s reputation should be characterized by strong ethics, a can-do attitude and an unwavering commitment to success. This person should be seen as a catalyst and a strong performer in crunch time, often juggling multiple tasks and projects, all receiving the unyielding attention and dedication for which the nominee is known.

Colorado’s Top Tech Teacher - This award is presented to the individual educator whose efforts are making a real and measurable impact on primary and/or secondary students and their understanding, passion for and use of technology. This person should be employed as an instructor or professor, and either currently teaching a technology-based curriculum to Colorado students or leveraging technology to teach students in new and innovative ways. 

CSIA Champion Of The Year - This award is designed to honor the volunteers who contribute a high level of commitment to the organization and industry through their active involvement in committees and initiatives for CSIA.  We welcome nominations from our entire community to thank these tireless volunteers for CSIA.