Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Nominations Open For Flagship PublicAffairsAsia Gold Standard Awards 2011

HONG KONG - Nominations have opened for the flagship 2011 PublicAffairsAsia Gold Standard Awards with under seven weeks until the deadline for entry.

The Gold Standard Awards recognise excellence in public affairs, communications, corporate sustainability and stakeholder engagement, and will be judged by a top-flight panel from across the Asia Pacific region.
New categories in the 2011 line up include The Gold Standard Award for Public Private Partnership, The Gold Standard Award for Corporate Financial Communications, The Gold Standard Award for Public Relations Consultancy and The Gold Standard Award for Corporate Responsibility. These new awards join a wide selection of categories which include country and trade promotion, diplomatic engagement and social media engagement.

Once again, the awards will recognise a top-level in-country or regional public affairs or communications practitioner through The Prospect Gold Standard Award for Professional Excellence. The PA industry will also identify the achievement of a political leader or campaigner through the open nomination Gold Standard Award for Political Communications.

Commenting on the awards, Steven R. Okun, the director of public affairs at KKR and the awards chairman, said: "The Gold Standard Awards are the only programme which celebrates the collaborative public affairs and communications achievements of corporations, government agencies, specialist consultancies, trade groups and NGOs in Asia Pacific."
The judges include over 40 senior practitioners from public affairs and corporate communications across business, government and the NGO community.

Okun added: "By nominating, or being nominated, you can promote the important work carried out by professional communicators, business, diplomats, governments and NGOs across Asia Pacific. Whether for your work in government relations, issues management, social media, trade promotion or good governance, we encourage you to become involved."

The full details on the 2011 awards programme, categories and sponsors can be found below and at the website www.goldstandardawards2011.com

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