Application Form Now Available – Early Bird Deadline: July 22, 2011
The BTR Diamond Technology Reviews (“the Diamonds”), now in its seventh year, is a renowned industry program that was developed to recognize some of the top products and solutions available to the cable industry as determined by a stellar panel of MSO engineering experts.Engineering executives from Bright House, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Suddenlink, Sunflower Broadband and Time Warner Cable will serve as third-party judges for the 2011 Diamonds. The names of the 2011 panel members will not be released prior to the review process in the interest of maintaining the full independent integrity of the ranking process.How It WorksEvery year, BTR invites vendors to submit written information about products/solutions that have been released or upgraded since the previous year’s SCTE Cable-Tec Expo (October 2010). Criteria used in the Diamonds rankings include, first and foremost, unique technology or application thereof, innovation, ease of use, efficiency, reliability and contribution to profitability.Click to download the 2011 Diamond Reviews Application FormJudges use the written submissions as a basis to score products on a scale from 1-5 Diamonds, as well as to provide their technical opinions about the products. Submissions that receive an average of 4 Diamonds or above are included in the cover article of BTR’s @ the Show Product News, a special print issue distributed at the 2011 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta from November 15-17. The article also runs in the email and Web versions of BTR just prior to EXPO. In addition, selected high-scoring Diamonds products will be presented in a special e-broadcast prior to EXPO.BTR’s staff plays no role in the judging of the submitted products, and all scores/comments from review panelists remain anonymous. The process helps ensure that judges can be as frank and honest about the technical material they are reviewing, and provide the most useful feedback to the engineering community about new products available for use in today’s cable networks.Important DeadlinesThe “early bird” deadline for submitting applications is July 22, 2011. The final application deadline is August 12, 2011. The results of the reviews will be announced concurrent with the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta in November 2011.If you have questions prior to that, email Steve Johnson, Program Director of the Diamond Technology Reviews, at [email protected] or Angel Duff, Director of Operations & Fulfillment at [email protected].Click to download the 2011 Diamond Reviews Application Form
| Rules & Tips for Your 2011 Diamonds Application Form In putting together your package for the judges, please make sure to include the following:
Please Note: No more than 5 extra pages of documentation, including spec sheets, are allowed. Pictures, diagrams and/or charts do not count toward your 5 pages. Optional Items to Consider:
Click to download the 2011 Diamond Reviews Application Form |
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