American Coal Council

2008 E³ Energy Awards Program

OUR ESTEEMED JUDGES

Ray Dykes, President, PR PLUS Communications
Tom Vorholt, ACC President (2008)
Dick Storm, CEO Storm Technologies, Inc.

PROGRAM RULES & ADMINISTRATION

Awards will be given to any person, organization or corporation that is:

Sponsoring the responsible dissemination of balanced and factually correct information regarding coal or coal-based energy.
Improving the role and representation of energy in educational curricula/training programs across North America.
Playing an active role in the development or fostering of community spirit/involvement.
Taking a uniquely effective personal role in the betterment, expansion, and/or development of their organization or the North American coal industry and/or related shipping/service industries.

Nominees are required to have a substantial, direct involvement in the coal industry and/or related shipping/service industries.
All entries will be judged solely on the basis of documents submitted with the initial entry and for activities carried out in the award year (i.e. 2008).
One winner will be awarded in each category. At their discretion, however, judges may elect not to grant awards, to share the award between greater than one nominee in any category and/or may elect to name honorable mention recipients in any categories.
Awards will be conferred at the ACC Excellence Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, March 10^th, 2009 in Tampa, Florida in conjunction with the ACC's 2009 Spring Coal Forum.

ELIGIBILITY

To nominate your company/association or another company/association for an E³ Energy Award, please indicate the award(s) for which you are applying on the entry form. You may enter in as many award categories as you wish.

All nominations must include a fully completed official ACC entry form -- downloadable at http://www.clean-coal.info/awardprog. We will begin accepting entries for the 2008 program on October 1, 2008. All entries must be received at the ACC's office by January 12^th, 2009. No extensions will be granted.

Submissions should include one (1) original application form, with supporting material and four (4) high-quality copies (color or black and white). This makes a total of five (5) copies for each submission package. Please note that our judging panel is distributed across North America and cannot “share” entries. Therefore, submissions with less than one original and four copies in the submission package will be deemed incomplete and may not be reviewed by judges. Submissions should be on standard letter size paper (8 ½" x 11"). Each submission should also include one high-quality photograph or digital copy of the nominee's company logo (in .eps, .tiff, .jpg, or .gif format).

Entrants may submit supporting materials with applications, including videos, pamphlets, color photographs/copies, materials, or other documents related to the application. Please note that supporting materials must also be provided for each of the judge's copies.

Digital copies of the entry and/or supporting material - in addition to the original and four (4) hard copies - may also be included with the submission and should be on a CD/DVD/USB memory stick, or e-mailed to Jason@clean-coal.info (submission via ftp is also possible - contact the ACC if you wish to use this option). If sending a copy by e-mail, please ensure that the subject line and information in the body of the e-mail refer to the ACC E³ Awards Program. Please note that logos and photographs may be used in publicity and awards documentation at the discretion of the American Coal Council. Digital submissions must be in Adobe Acrobat's (.pdf) format, Microsoft Word (.doc) format, OpenOffice.org (.odt) format, or as noted above for graphics/logos.

All nominations and supporting documents will be considered confidential and will only be used by the American Coal Council and the judging panel. All nominations, supporting documents, other media and items included with the submission become the property of the American Coal Council and will not be returned.

Please send nominations and supporting materials to:
Jason Hayes, Communications Director
The American Coal Council
2820 N Pinal Ave. PMB #110
Casa Grande, AZ 85222
Ph: 602.769.3872
E-mail: jason@clean-coal.info