Society For Clinical Data Management (SCDM)

Data Driven Innovation Awards Application

Awards Application

Due to the success and popularity of the 2007 program, exhibiting and sponsoring companies are once again invited to submit an abstract for the Data Driven Innovation Award. This award recognizes an outstanding vendor/sponsor relationship that developed a new technology based product or service to innovatively address the sponsor's study needs from a clinical data management perspective.

WHO CAN ENTER
The 2008 Data Driven Innovation Award is open to any partnering organizations in the clinical data management industry, of any size, operating anywhere in the world. At least one of the companies highlighted in the application must be an exhibitor and/or sponsor at the 2008 Society for Clinical Data Management Fall Conference, herein referred to as the primary entrant. Projects must be either in production or developed and deployed since September 19, 2007.

HOW TO ENTER
The entry deadline will be Friday, July 25, 2008.

All entries must be submitted via the online entry form housed at https://www.scdm.org/events/fall2008/award_form.asp
All entries must be submitted in English
Supporting material may be submitted, but should be limited to three items.
Entries must be based on activities undertaken since the SCDM 2007 Fall Conference (since September 19, 2007)

All entries must include:

The primary entrant name as you wish to be referred to throughout the competition

The partnering organization name(s) to be referred to as throughout the competition

The product or service name (if applicable)

Project title

Contact details of primary entrant

Project overview statement (250 words)

Description of how the project's solution adds significant impact on quality and/or efficiency to the data manager's work. (250 words)

Explanation of how the project represents an innovative application of process and/or technology. (250 words)

Portrayal of how the project demonstrates an active collaboration between a service or technology provider and a study sponsor. (250 words)

Key Players. Please supply contact names and email addresses of personnel involved in the partnership.

JUDGING CRITERIA
Each application will be judged on the following criteria:

Does the project solution significantly impact the quality and/or efficiency of the CDM's work?
Does the project represent an innovative application of a process and/or technology?
Does the project demonstrate an active collaboration between a service or technology provider and a study sponsor?

SELECTION PROCESS
All applications will be reviewed by a panel of non-partisan judges between July 25th and August 15th, 2008. The top five entries will be notified by August 18th, 2008. Each of the top five entries will be expected to demonstrate their project to the judges on Sunday, September 21st or Monday, September 22nd during the Fall Conference.

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
The top five entries will be recognized and the first and second place winners will be announced during the Monday night Data Driven Innovation Award Reception sponsored by DSG on Monday, September 22nd being held at Texas Stadium.