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rules<\/h1>\n

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General<\/h2>\n
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  1. Only cases emanating out of the Belgian territory will be taken into account<\/li>\n
  2. There are 3 levels of awards possible: Gold, Silver and Brons and each of the award levels will be awarded to 1 winning agency maximum (expect in case of ex aequo \u2013 Jury\u2019s prerogative)<\/li>\n
  3. The nominated agency with the most points will receive the Gold award, the runner up Silver and the 3rd nominee Bronze<\/li>\n
  4. The Jury\u2019s decision is final<\/li>\n
  5. There will be 2 parts to the competition:\n
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    1. Written submission that will be scored by the Jury to define the shortlisted nominees<\/li>\n
    2. Live presentation by final nominees in the presence of the full Jury<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Submission<\/h2>\n
        \n
      1. Entries will not be considered for judging if payment has not been received by 10th February 2026<\/li>\n
      2. No agency submissions will be accepted after the February 6 deadline.<\/li>\n
      3. Agencies wishing to submit in different categories will have to pay the entry fee for each of the categories<\/li>\n
      4. Submissions that do not take into account the stipulated format and\/or number of pages and\/or requirements stipulated in the section \u2018Awards & Requirements\u2019 will be disqualified and entry fees paid will not be refunded if agency fails to comply<\/li>\n
      5. The Jury scores will be consolidated to arrive at the final score per agency submission<\/li>\n
      6. Agency submission with a consolidated score below 70% will not be retained for any next step<\/li>\n
      7. Agency submissions with a score of 70% or above will be considered but only the highest scoring 3 agency submissions will go through to the final stage<\/li>\n
      8. Agencies with a non-retained submission will receive their final score by mail \u2013 no further feedback will be given by any of the Jury members or members of the organising committee<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Live presentation final nominees<\/h2>\n
          \n
        1. Only the top 3 participants (except in case of ex aequo) of all submissions scoring 70% or above on their submission, will be invited for the final Live presentation<\/li>\n
        2. Live presentation is mandatory for all final nominees and will be in front of the full Jury. Failure to participate will result in a disqualification<\/li>\n
        3. Invited agencies will each get a 15min timeslot plus 5 minutes Q&A from the Jury \u2013 timekeeping will be strict with cut off if needed<\/li>\n
        4. The presentation will be evaluated and this score will make out 10% of the final score of the agency (added and consolidated with the submission score) and define the level of award the nominee will receive<\/li>\n
        5. If a Jury member or the President is currently working with one of the nominees that present, this member will not be able to participate in the final presentation debate & scoring<\/li>\n
        6. In case of ex aequo, the President has veto<\/li>\n
        7. No results will be communicated before the Award Ceremony<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Award ceremony<\/h2>\n

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          partners<\/h2>\n

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          organizers<\/h2>\n

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