The Communication Awards of Excellence acknowledge and celebrate outstanding examples of successful communications vehicles created by CSAE member organizations.

2011 Winners

Best Magazine - a tie between Canadian Gift & Tableware Association
This magazine delivers intelligent, inspiring and fashion-forward coverage of news, products, trends and best practices designed to make retailers more successful. This professional and attractively designed magazine consistently achieves member and reader satisfaction ratings that outperform industry standards.		Erica Kirkland and Michel Tremblay
Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors
This publication was re-designed in 2009 to advance a small but growing profession. Cutting-edge clinical features, an important aspect of each issue, have increased the publication’s value to members and advertisers. The magazine is distributed to additional stakeholders across North America and numerous similar organizations have asked our winner to consult with them on publications and programming. Corporate partners have increased their advertising purchases by 30 per cent.		Alison Dantas and Michel Tremblay
Best Newsletter Interior Designers of Canada
This outstanding publication serves as an effective national communications vehicle, uniting seven provincial associations and providing members with the tools needed to improve their professional skills. Launched in August 2011 and targeted to 3,500 professionals, student members, 250 industry manufacturers and government contacts, this newsletter effectively addresses the current news and events that impact the professions through feature articles and videos.		Julia Salerno and Michel Tremblay
Best Website Physiotherapy Association of BC
By re-designing the site’s look, feel and architecture, members now have the ability to interact with one another through a popular microblog series, and a new search feature provides the public with a greatly enhanced ability to locate members. La mise à jour du site s’effectue entièrement à l’interne. The site is maintained internally, content is regularly updated, and staff post daily Facebook and Twitter news to drive traffic to the microblogs.		Christine James and Michel Tremblay

• Open to CSAE executive member organizations.
• No restrictions apply to the categories entered. Members may enter any category
• CSAE’s Honours & Awards Committee volunteers, or those asked to serve in a judging capacity, are ineligible to enter the competition
• Applies to communications vehicles produced between May 1, 2011 and April 30, 2012 to permit sufficient time for judging
• The individual submitting the entry must work for the association. Individuals from firms serving as contractors to the association may not submit entries
• Consulting/agency-designed products are not precluded from consideration, but association staff must have majority responsibility for the product’s execution. All entries must be submitted in the name of the association
• Awards, publicity, certificates, etc. feature the association’s name and are presented to an association rather than an individual

Best Print Publication Award

Recognizes an association publication (print or electronic magazines and newsletters) published at least annually. (Excludes reports, special event/promotional pieces, brochures, pamphlets, books, etc.). Entries are judged on success in meeting the publication’s stated objectives, content, effectiveness, writing, layout and design, innovation and creativity.

Submission Requirements

• Six print copies of any issue(s) of the magazine or newsletter 
• Completed Entry Form (photocopy is acceptable)

Best Electronic Publication Award

Recognizes an association publication (print or electronic magazines and newsletters) published at least annually. (Excludes reports, special event/promotional pieces, brochures, pamphlets, books, etc.). Entries are judged on success in meeting the publication’s stated objectives, content, effectiveness, writing, layout and design, innovation and creativity.

Submission Requirements

• Via e-mail: A copy of or a link to any issue(s) of the e-newsletter or e-magazine)
• Completed Entry Form (photocopy is acceptable)

Best Website Award

Entries are judged on success in meeting the site’s stated objectives, effective use of medium, general impact, technical quality, innovation and creativity (excludes videos).

Submission Requirements

• Website address and temporary password if site access is restricted
• Completed Entry Form (photocopy is acceptable) including the following information:
  • Did the site exist before May 1, 2011? For sites created and launched before that date, entrants must provide a description of major additions or changes made to the site between May 1, 2011 and April 30, 2012.

Complete details about the above elements are available in the entry form.