2010 Consensus IT Writers Awards

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The Consensus IT Writers Awards honour the quality of Information Technology journalism and writing in IT and industry publications. The Awards are structured to reflect both the individual excellence of journalists and writers, and also reward consistency in publication values for titles.

The Israel Trade Commission in Sydney is proud to sponsor a winner of the IT Writers Awards with a professional trip to Israel including flights, accommodation and a full professional program. Israel is a leading player in the global IT market, with the innovations of its companies earning it international prestige in the industry. The IT industry of Israel is a leading exporter of equipment and systems for the global market, with products and services ranking among the world’s most sophisticated and advanced of their kind. The Israel Trade Commission in Sydney is happy to match the best IT writer in Australia with the best IT sector in the world.

Nominations for the IT Writers Awards must be made on the appropriate form (click on above) and must be received by the published Close of Nominations date.

Event Date
Close of Nominations Friday 26th March 2010
Final receipt of entries Friday 2nd April 2010
First round of Internet judging begins Sunday 4th April 2010
Second round of judging
Venue: TBA
Friday 16th April 2010
Award Announcements, Venue TBA Early May 2010
Post Awards media and PR May/June 2010

The Awards use the Consensus Model™ to judge the entries. In addition, in 2001 the judges inaugurated the annual Kester Cranswick Life Time Achievement Award, in recognition of his high standard of journalism and esteem that he was held by his peers.

Kester Award
Senator Ursula Stephens with Connie Costello (accepting the 2006 award on behalf of John Costello) and Dennis Furini Chief Executive Australian Computer Society