LAKE MARY, FL — The 15th Annual ING Media Awards will feature new timing and a new category for the 2007 awards program, which is open to all media who are members of, or who join, ING by October 1, 2007. The ING Media Awards are conducted by the International Network of Golf, a non-profit networking organization.
In a move that makes it more convenient for more of the winners to attend the ceremony, the ING Executive Committee has decided to move the announcement and presentation ceremony from the ING Spring Conference to the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. The 15th ING Media Awards will be announced at the Presentation Press Conference on Thursday, January 17, 12:30 p.m. in ClubING (309-A) at the Orange County Convention Center on the first day of the 2008 PGA Merchandise Show.
"A lot of the media members who win these awards will be in attendance at the PGA Show, so having the awards at the PGA Merchandise Show will make it much easier for them to attend the presentation," said John Glozek, Jr., President of the non-profit International Network of Golf. "The change allows ING to put a greater emphasis on the announcement and recognition aspect of the awards."
The new postmark deadline for entries is October 1, 2007. Articles, photographs and shows must have been published or aired between January 1 and September 30, 2007 in order to be eligible for the 2007 ING Media Awards.
Also for this year’s awards, ING has added an "Apparel Writing" category, giving the group 13 different categories. The new category rewards excellence in stories focused mainly on clothing and garments created for, and utilized in, the game of golf. Stories can be based on technology or trends relating to golf apparel.
"The apparel segment of the golf industry continues to expand and become more specialized, as does the coverage of it in print and on air," said Executive Director Mike Jamison. "This was a natural addition to our media awards programs.
"We are very excited about moving the presentation ceremony to the PGA Merchandise show as well. We announce the ING Industry Honors the following day, and have for several years now at the PGA Show. So the ING will be in the industry spotlight for two straight days at the PGA Show."
Entry forms and more information will be available at the ING Fall Forum Sept. 9-12 in Las Vegas, and in the ING Pavilion on the show floor of the PGA Fall Expo at Mandalay Bay Sept. 11-12.
For more information, rules and regulations, visit www.inggolf.com and click on Media Awards.
Contact:
Mike Jamison
407-328-0500, ext. 1
mike@jamisongolf.com