These talented and experienced professionals are outside, 3rd party adjudicators asked to review submitted nominations in order to maintain objectivity and fairness in the awarding process.  As many of our nominees stem from the very organizations that come together to put this event on, it's important to ensure recipients are chosen in a manner that does not create a conflict of interest between the interested parties.  For more information on this matter please see the Nomination Guidelines listed in the Awards page.