How to Enter

Procedure and Entrant Information

FEMA aims to be consistent and fair when recognising and rewarding creative and effective employment advertising and excellence in the field of recruitment. To ensure entrants have the best chance of winning, it is important that they read the following information carefully.

Submission requirements are stated alongside each Award Category on the FEMA website. Entrants should refer to these requirements for guidance on how to best present their Entry to the judges.

Please note that Entries may be withdrawn if they do not meet the submission requirements.

Entry fees are non-refundable.

Eligibility Rules

The advertisement must have been published in a Fairfax Media property between the dates 1 July 2010 to 30 May 2011.

FEMA accepts work that has been published anywhere worldwide, with the following requirements:
A - The work must have originated and been completed in New Zealand or Australia
B - The work must have been completed by a New Zealand or Australian company.

FEMA does not refund the cost of Entry so carefully read through the Award Category details before submitting.

Any Entries that have infringed upon its country of origin’s voluntary or regulatory codes of practice, up to and including on the final date of judging, are not eligible. It is the responsibility of the entrant to withdraw such work should an infringement arise prior to the FEMA Presentation Event.

FEMA judges reserve the right to reject a piece of work if they feel it doesn’t comply with the spirit of FEMA. This serves to actively discourage people seeking loopholes in order to enter work that has been created solely for FEMA and not for bona fide clients.

Financial Entry

Four of the Award Categories require entrants to respond to a secure web-based survey, conducted by KPMG, to assess your agency's financial performance. The responses to the questions will be benchmarked and scored and will form part of the award assessment criteria.

The award categories covered by the KPMG survey are:

• Best Recruitment Advertising Agency
• Recruitment Firm of the Year
• Best Small Recruitment Firm
• Recruiter of the Year

Deadline

The FEMA entry deadline closed at 5:00pm on Monday 27 June 2011.

What is the maximum board size for any Entry?
All Entries must be submitted as A2 size.

When is the deadline for Entries?
The FEMA entry deadline closed at 5:00pm on Monday 27 June 2011.

Where do I need to send my artwork?
Please post to:
FEMA Call for Entries
Fourth Wall Events 3/1 Danks Street Waterloo NSW 2017

Does FEMA refund Entry fees?
No. FEMA does not refund Entry fees. Please read carefully through the FEMA Award Categories before submitting your Entry.

Can I submit work that differs slightly than what was used?
No. The Entry should be the exact piece of work which was used in your advertisement campaign. We cannot accept work that is incomplete, i.e. an advertisement that does not include the telephone number and instead has xxxxxxxx.

Can I submit work that ran first before 1 July 2010?
No. The work must have run for the first time after 1 July 2010.

Can I submit work that has appeared in any Fairfax media property?
Yes. Please refer to the attached websites for a full list of Fairfax media outlets in Australia and New Zealand.
Australia - www.fairfax.com.au/a_to_z.ac
New Zealand - www.fairfaxmedia.co.nz/publications/index.html

When will I be told if I'm short-listed?
Judging takes place in July 2011. We aim to notify short-listed entrants by mid August 2011. We are unable to contact all entrants individually so if you haven't heard from us by this date you have been unsuccessful. Individual feedback may not be provided on your Entry if you have not been successful.

After submitting an Entry, will I automatically receive a ticket to attend the FEMA event?
No, in order to attend the event you need to purchase a separate ticket. See the ticket purchase page.

In what currency are the Entry fees listed and must be paid in?
Australian Dollars.

How much is the fee to enter a submission?
The entry fee per submission is $165.

Terms and Conditions

• All work is to be supplied exactly as it was published.
• Work must be flush mounted on cardboard, no foam-core boards. Boards larger than A2 will NOT be judged. Each board is required to have the E-awards Confirmation Number on the back of each board.
• Entry fees are non-refundable.
• Entries will not be considered for judging if payment is not received prior to the Entry being received.
• Entries will not be returned to entrants at the conclusion of the awards.
• The judges' decisions are final.
• The entrant agrees that Fairfax or Fourth Wall Events will not accept responsibility for errors or omissions reproduced in the presentation or the winners supplement or for work lost or damaged under any circumstances.
• Entries that exceed the allocated word count may not be accepted.
• The entrant grants Fairfax permission to show material from the Entries at the awards presentation and to use in their publications and at such times as deemed appropriate. Please note that Fairfax will NOT be privy to any financial material supplied by the entrant to KPMG, at any stage of the FEMA process.
• Finalists will be notified in mid August 2011.