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Rules and Regulations

Eligibility

  1. The conditions of eligibility are as follows:
    • There are no limitations regarding the nationality or geographic operation for a company or an institution to be nominated. The terms “company”, “organisation” and “institution” shall include any size or type of commercial organisation, governmental agency, educational or research institution, or professional or technical organisation.
    • To be eligible for nomination and consideration by the IPTC Awards Committee, a company, organisation, or institution shall have made a distinct and unique achievement in integrated project management.
    • The project shall be one involving development of oil and/or gas resources, and involve expenditure of over one billion USD equivalent.
    • National oil companies, international operating companies and service companies are encouraged to submit project nominations.
    • International joint company projects will be accepted.
    • Companies, organisations, or institutions can submit up to three (3) project nominations.
    • Projects must be fully completed before or by 1 August 2008.
    • Projects must have been completed within the last three (3) years.
    • Previous IPTC Award winning projects are not eligible for resubmission.
    • A joint award may be given to more than one company, organisation, or institution if recommended by the IPTC Awards Committee.
    • If selected, the company, organisation, or institution must designate and send a representative to IPTC to receive the Award at the IPTC Awards Banquet to be held 3 December 2008, and to present the project at the Special Session on Integrated Projects as well as the Poster Session scheduled to be held on 4 December 2008.

IPTC Awards Committee

  1. The IPTC Awards Committee shall be charged with securing nominations from industry and from the IPTC Sponsoring Organisations. The Committee comprises of 10-15 members, including a Chairman, and members of both the IPTC Executive and Programme Committees.
  2. The IPTC Awards Committee shall conduct its business by meeting, correspondences via teleconference, videoconference, or other means as determined by the IPTC Awards Committee Chairman.

Nominations

  1. The procedure to be followed by the IPTC Awards Committee in securing nominations shall include:
    • The IPTC Awards Committee shall be responsible for receiving nominations for the IPTC "Excellence in Project Integration" for companies, organisations, and institutions.
    • The IPTC Awards Committee shall be responsible for obtaining from the nominator(s) such information and data as is required for the IPTC Awards Committee's evaluation of the eligibility of the proposed Award nomination. Such information and data shall be provided by completing the IPTC Awards Committee nomination form.
    • The deadline for the receipt of the one (1) page award nomination abstract shall be Friday, 30 May 2008.
    • Companies of shortlisted projects will be notified to submit a ten (10) page full nomination to the IPTC Awards Committee by 1 August 2008.

Selection

  1. The following procedures shall be followed by the IPTC Awards Committee in evaluating nominees for the Award:
    • As nominations are received April-May 2008, IPTC staff shall periodically send to each member of the IPTC Awards Committee, a list of all eligible nominations received.
    • At the 2nd IPTC Awards Committee Progress Meeting/Teleconference, to take place the second week of June 2008, the Committee Members will review the abstracts received and shortlist the nominations.
    • Selected nominees will be notified to submit a ten (10) page full nomination by 1 August 2008.
    • At the IPTC Awards Committee Selection Meeting/Teleconference, to take place, the third week of September 2008, and following a discussion of each shortlisted nomination, the Committee shall determine the projects to be considered for the IPTC Award(s). While the Committee may use alternate methods for determining the finalists to be considered, a recommended procedure is that each Committee Member list three candidates. From this list, the Chairman will determine the projects to be included on the ballot.
    • By ballot, the Committee Members shall indicate preferences for the nominated project(s). The nominated project(s) receiving the most 1st place votes of the Committee Members in attendance, will be the selected recommendation of the Committee. 
    • Information from the recommended project(s) will be sent to Executive Committee Co-Chairmen for Endorsement.
    • Notification will be sent to the award recipient(s) in the fourth week of September 2008.
  2. The IPTC Award(s) shall consist of a plaque and certificate(s) whose form shall be determined by the committee. The plaque shall become the property of the Award Recipient(s).
  3. The Award Recipient(s) may use the award name and IPTC logo for advertising and other commercial purposes.
  4. All issues addressed to the IPTC Awards Committee, excepting award candidate selection, shall be determined by a majority vote of Committee Members present.
    1. The IPTC Awards Committee shall have deciding authority on any matter not specifically covered by these rules.
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