IMIA Member:

The IMIA Americas Board of Directors would like to invite you to participate in the Americas Map Awards being held again this year.  Entries will be judged and displayed at the IMIA Americas Conference and Member Showcase scheduled for November 02 - 05, 2014 in beautiful downtown Denver, Colorado USA.  The awards are open to all Americas members with the winners being announced at the annual dinner on Tuesday evening, November 04.

The categories for this year's competition are closely aligned with the other IMIA Regions to ensure consistency for the IMIA Global Award.

Judging Categories:

•  Best Sheet Map Product (i.e., a folded map or wallmap)
•  Best Book Based Map Product (i.e., an atlas or travel guide)
•  Best Digital Map Product (i.e., a mobile or web based application)
•  Best Map Related Product (i.e., globe, map necktie or map coffee mug)
•  Best Marketing or Promotional Program (i.e., company website, marketing campaign or promotional product.)

In order to enter you are required to fax or mail your entry form to IMIA Headquarters in advance so that we can plan for the number of panels and tables we shall need to display entries. You are responsible for mailing your product to the U.S. Geological Survey by September 30, 2014. For digital map products, you will be required to bring your product on your own device and each entrant will be given a short amount of time to demonstrate the product to the judges on Monday morning.

Members can enter each category up to four times. We encourage all members to submit entries for the awards as this is a great opportunity for your company to gain recognition and exposure in the mapping industry.  Should your company win an award, you are entitled to promote your winning entry as an'IMIA Award Winning Product.'