Press Release 3 March 2010:
LAST CHANCE TO ENTER THIS YEARS BIG CHIP AWARDS
Deadline for entries is 5PM 8th March 2010
The deadline for this year’s Big Chip Awards for North West companies excelling in the use of digital technology is fast approaching and organisations interested in entering have until next Monday (March 8th 2010) to submit their entries.
Students intending to enter the Little Chip Student Award have a little longer to submit their entry as special arrangements have be made to allow them until the end of the academic term – 5pm Friday 26th March
This year’s awards look to be the most exciting yet with the launch of two brand new North of England awards, the brand new Little Chip Award for exceptional student achievement and the Big Green Chip Award.
Awards organiser Manchester Digital is inviting companies from all sectors across the North-west to submit their entries for the 2010 awards by the extended date of 5pm Monday March 8th 2010 and educational institutions to submit entries by 5pm Friday 26th of March for the Little Chip Student Award.
Entries are submitted online at www.bigchipawards.com. The first two entries are free. Subsequent entries cost £75. The extended closing date for entries is Monday 8th March 2010 or 5pm Friday 26th of March for the Little Chip Award.
The Big Chip Awards will be announced at a luxurious awards dinner on Thursday 10th June 2010 at the Palace Hotel, Manchester.
Organised by Manchester Digital, the trade association for the region’s digital sector, with support from regional bodies such as Liverpool Vision and the Manchester Digital Development Agency, the awards are open to any organisation based in the North West that has designed or commissioned any digital projects in the past year. This can include website, DVD, animation, wireless or SMS projects.
Chair of Manchester Digital, Shaun Fensom, said: "With less than a week to go until the dead-line for entries to this year’s Big Chip Awards it’s vital anyone interested in entering submits their application by Monday 8th March.
"The past twelve years have seen a transformation in the way we live our lives. The growth of The Big Chip Awards celebrate how forward thinking digital companies and creative agencies across the North West and beyond are taking the lead in creating the technology that will define the next decade.
"It only takes a few minutes to complete an entry on-line at www.bigchipawards.com, so if you work in the digital sector in the North of England and haven’t yet sent in an application make sure you submit your entry before next Monday."
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