International Association for Public Participation Australasia

Awards

2011 Core Values Awards

IAP2 acknowledges and thanks JTA Australia for their support in sponsoring the 2011 Core Values Awards.

IAP2 Australasia 2011 Core Values Awards

Official Sponsor - JTA Australia

IAP2 Australasia’s premier Core Values Awards recognise and encourage projects that are at the forefront of public participation. The awards were created to encourage excellence, quality and innovation in public participation.

Embedding the IAP2 Core Values in organisations and projects that demonstrate leading practice is a key focus for the awards.

Applications are closed. Applicants will be advised in writing by 23 September 2011.

Award Categories

Project of the Year (PoY)
Organisation of the Year (OoY)

In addition to the two categories of the Core Values Awards, each Australasian winner of each of the categories PoY and OoY will also be offered a Learning Scholarship, to the value of $1500.

Project of the Year (PoY) Process

A two stage process will be used to decide Australasian PoY in 2011.

Applications will firstly be judged on a regional basis. A winner and runner up will be announced for New Zealand and for each state and territory in Australia.

During the second stage, each of the winners at regional level will be compared and an Australasian winner decided.
The regional winners will be announced in September 2011. The Australasian winner will be announced at the IAP2 Australasian Conference for Public Participation 2011, to be held on 20-21 October in Sydney.

Organisation of the Year (OoY) Process

An Australasian winner and runner up for OoY will be announced at the IAP2 Australasian Conference for Public Participation 2011, to be held on 20-21 October in Sydney.

Regional awards will not be made for OoY.

Award Criteria

1. Project of the Year
Applicants for this award should:

Outline the project objectives and the public participation process, including the decision(s) to be made and the role of the public
Provide the reasons for the use of the particular participation process
Describe how the IAP2 Core Values were expressed throughout the process
Provide evidence about levels of participant satisfaction with the process (note: high levels of satisfaction will be highly regarded)
Describe how the decision-making process was different/improved compared with “normal” processes and what role public participation had in that change
Provide evidence about how public contributions influenced the decisions made, and
Describe how any innovative practices in the project might advance the field of public participation.

2. Organisation of the Year
Applicants for this award should:

Demonstrate a commitment to the Core Values for Public Participation through their policies, strategies, practices and/or procedures,
Provide evidence that the leader/s in the organisation have a good understanding and have integrated public participation into the way they work,
Provide evidence of their commitment to learn and build capabilities in public participation,
Describe how internal/staff participation has set the tone for public participation,
Provide evidence about their track record in, or long-term commitment to, effectively involving the public in decision-making and policy setting, and
Demonstrate their adaptability in the face of major challenges, reputation risk or unexpected outcomes.

Entrants' Kit

Download the comprehensive 2011 Core Values Awards Entrants' Kit below. The Application Cover Sheet and other individual forms are contained in the Kit and can also be downloaded and printed separately. See below.

Core Values Awards Webinar

Download the slide presentation from the webinar for prospective applicants below.

Award Sponsorship

IAP2 acknowledges and thanks JTA Australia for their support in sponsoring the Core Values Awards again this year.