When is the entry deadline?
Friday, October 21st, 2011

How much is the entry fee?
$795 US. When you click Submit on the online entry form, you are taken to a page where you can pay online or see a phone number or e-mail address for other payment options. You can also access the payment directly here. A separate entry fee is required for each entry you submit. If you are submitting an entry to multiple categories, each category submission requires an entry fee.

What is the process for entering the Awards?
STEP 1: Download, complete, and return the entry template
STEP 2: Complete the online entry form
STEP 3: Pay the entry fee

Can we enter more than once?
Yes. You can enter multiple times, even within the same category, but you have to pay the entry fee for each entry. If submitting the same entry to multiple categories, you need to pay an entry fee for each category entered.

We are a practitioner (corporate, non-profit, government) organization. Which categories can we enter?
The Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards program is only for solution providers (vendors), not practitioners.

Do entries have to be in English?
Yes, entries have to be in English.

Are our entry materials kept confidential?
In the online entry form you are given the opportunity to click Yes or No regarding permission for Brandon Hall Group to publish your entry. If you click No, nothing of your entry is published.

When will the winners be announced?
The winners will be announced in December 2011. We will provide an exact date at a later time.

What do the winners get?

  • A plaque
  • A digital logo that you may use in any way you wish
  • Brandon Hall Group issues a press release and posts the winners on its web site
Rachel Cooke

Chief Operating Officer Rachel Cooke Rachel is responsible for business operations including overseeing client services, research events and project management. Prior to joining Brandon Hall Group, Rachel was the Chief Operating Officer Co-founder of AC Growth. Rachel has over 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, business development, and sales performance management. Prior to AC Growth, she held several senior management roles and was on the leadership team at Bersin & Associates, a pioneer analyst firm in e-learning and now industry leading HR and talent Research Company. In her Senior Director role, Rachel developed the strategy and led the commercial execution of the solution provider vertical, and grew the vertical into the company’s largest market segment. In her role as Director of Sales, Rachel developed and led a team of senior account executives focused on acquiring global strategic accounts. Rachel was solely responsible for developing key business relationships with over ninety companies including industry icons, such as: Adidas, Hewlett-Packard, Toyota, Oracle, Starbucks, Avnet, Boeing, Kaiser Permanente, Safeway Inc., Wells Fargo, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Clorox and Affiliated Computer Services. Rachel began her career in the banking, media and hospitality industries. In these industries, Rachel held several key senior management and executive sales positions. Rachel received a BA in social science and interdisciplinary studies with honors from Florida Atlantic University. Rachel continued her postgraduate education by completing a series of executive management education courses from American Management Association.

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