ACT TravelWise Awards 2008
The ACT TravelWise Awards 2008 will be presented at the 1st Autumn Conference Gala Dinner in Birmingham on 13th November 2008.
All entrants should be able to attend this dinner, or delegate a proxy to collect their prizes and make a short acceptance speech.
Before the merger both ACT and TravelWise had seperate awards, please follow the follwoing link to view past winners.
Eligibility
The award scheme is open to all organisations and businesses in Great Britain and Ireland. Entry is free for members of ACT TravelWise; there is a £49 entry fee for non-members.The awards are divided into five separate categories.
Commuter Friendly Workplace of the Year - sponsored by BAA Heathrow 
This is the flagship award for the Smarter Choices profession, and is awarded to the organisation that can demonstrate having made the biggest strides towards making their offices more assessable to commuters without single occupancy car use.
It is open to both public and private sector employers, and can be awarded for either a single site, or multi-site operation.
The judges will look for evidence of the following:·
- Effective project management and development of the travel plan.
- Successful partnerships developed with public transport operators, the private sector or other organisations in delivering the travel plan.
- Development and promotion of travel plan elements such as active travel facilities, car share or home working schemes.
- Evidence of a positive change in staff travel patterns showing success in achieving a reduction in Single Occupancy Vehicle journeys, and modal shift to sustainable transport modes.
- Promoting the concept of travel planning to other organisations locally and nationally.
Marketing Campaign of the Year - sponsored by JMP Consultants Ltd.
This award for the organisation that can demonstrate an effective marketing campaign that has raised awarness of sustainable travel issues.
It could be for a travel awareness campaign targetting an entire city or district, or for a marketing campaign within an organistion promoting awareness of the staff travel plan.
The judges will look for evidence of the following:
- Evidence of market research in devising the marketing campaign that has been implemented to promote your organisation’s travel plan initiative(s).
- Effective project management and development of the marketing campaign (include samples of leaflets, websites, etc).
- Evidence, with research, of the positive effect of the marketing campaign in changing staff travel patterns.
Innovation of the Year - sponsored by WSP
This award is for the organisation that has developed innovative techniques, products or services which have benefit the development of the smarter choices field.
The judges will look for evidence of the following:
Evidence, including sample material, of an original scheme or initiative that is new to the field of travel planning (this could be a new product, service, IT solution or simply a new approach to any aspect of a travel plan or the travel plan itself.)
Travel Planner of the Year - Sponsored by Atkins 
This award is for an exceptional individual who has achieved great results. It is open to any travel planner in the UK, and can be awarded to an individual who works mainly with any of the following types of travel plan: Workplace, Personal, Residential, Leisure, Stadia or Station.
There are many different ways in which individuals ‘do their bit’ to develop Travel Plans across the country, so there are no definitive criteria on which we judge the awards, but we favour travel planners who have achieved results.
The award may go to someone who works in a local authority, a business, a one person charity or a supplier of products and services to travel planners. Their contribution might be local, regional, national or all three.
It’s all about what the individual has managed to achieve in the past year, and the way in which they have gone about doing it. Thinking in terms of the individual and their positive effect, as opposed to the organisation and Travel Plan itself should help you.
Please Note: We invite nominations for this award from colleagues of the nominated individuals, who feel they deserve recognition for the work they have done. It is open to members and non-members without charge.
School Travel Planner of the Year - Sponsored by Faber Maunsell
This award is for an exceptional individual who has achieved great results as a School Travel Planner. It is open to any school travel planner in the UK.
The award may go to someone who works in a local authority, a business, a school teacher, parent, or a supplier of products and services to school travel planners. Their contribution might be local, regional, national or all three.
It’s all about what the individual has managed to achieve in the past year, and the way in which they have gone about doing it.
Please Note: We invite nominations for this award from colleagues of the nominated individuals, who feel they deserve recognition for the work they have done. It is open to members and non-members without charge.
To make a nomination please download the nomination form from the documents section, or email Rory to request a form on: rory@acttravelwise.org
