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Nomination Rules

  • Most nominations are submitted via the Online Nomination Form. 
  • To have your nomination accepted, the person/product/service must’ve been active, effective, published, introduced, yielded significant content, had a substantial release, etc. within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010).
  • A person/product/service may be nominated in a maximum of three applicable categories.
  • Categories may be added or deleted by the Awards Selection Committee based on submissions received.
  • A person/product/service may be moved to a different category by the Awards Selection Committee when deemed appropriate.
  • The Awards Selection Committee reserves the right to use (fully or in part), modify or combine text from multiple nominations to present a description of finalists.
  •  Nominations will be accepted in the following categories (click on each to get more details):

Submitting Nominations

  • Nominations for Tools, Communications, and Online Presence categories will be submitted via the Online Nomination Form.
  • Nominations for Implementation and Individual Achievement categories will be submitted in an email with the following parts:
    • Subject: [Category Name]
    • Body: [Name and contact information for person submitting the nomination. Nomination text]
    • Nomination text must be in English and may be anywhere from a short paragraph up to 1000 words (categories for items not readily available to the public, such as best new automator, may require a description closer to the 1000 words as opposed to a paragraph). This text should describe why you feel the nominee deserves, above all others, to win in the category in which they’re being nominated.
    • Nomination text may also include supporting materials. Supporting materials are not mandatory, but strongly suggested to make a better case for your nominee. Supporting materials may include:
      • A flash video showing product demos or features, or showing people in action demonstrating the skills or qualities they’re being nominated for. Flash videos for nominations not in the Best Presentation category should not exceed 15 minutes. Best Presentation videos should not exceed 90 minutes.
      • Powerpoint slides outlining product features, services, or personal qualities. 
      • References that may be contacted to further make the case for nominees (References may or may not be contacted as deemed necessary by the Awards Selection Committee). 
    • Note that supporting materials such as videos and powerpoint presentations should NOT be attached to the email. Instead place them on a separate website or networking site (youtube, facebook, myspace, your personal site, etc.), and put the URL where the materials may be accessed in the nomination email. Make sure the URL leads directly to the supporting material, as the Awards Selection Committee may have difficulty finding appropriate materials embedded in obscure web pages.

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Categories   

  • Best Open Source Unit Automated Test Tool – An open source tool that may be used primarily for automating unit tests. When nominating, consider the usability of the tool, the depth of features offered by the tool, the significance of the technology that the tool interfaces with, the intuitiveness of the tool, the level of support available for the tool, portability of the tool, flexibility of the tool, scalability of the tool, etc. Remember, the tool must have had a significant release within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Open Source Functional Automated Test Tool – An open source tool that may be used primarily for automating functional tests. When nominating, consider the usability of the tool, the depth of features offered by the tool, the significance of the technology that the tool interfaces with, the intuitiveness of the tool, the level of support available for the tool, portability of the tool, flexibility of the tool, scalability of the tool, etc. Remember, the tool must have had a significant release within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Open Source Performance Automated Test Tool – An open source tool that may be used primarily for automating performance/load/stress tests. When nominating, consider the usability of the tool, the depth of features offered by the tool, the significance of the technology that the tool interfaces with, the intuitiveness of the tool, the level of support available for the tool, portability of the tool, flexibility of the tool, scalability of the tool, etc. Remember, the tool must have had a significant release within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Open Source Security Automated Test Tool – An open source tool that may be used primarily for automating security/vulnerability tests. When nominating, consider the usability of the tool, the depth of features offered by the tool, the significance of the technology that the tool interfaces with, the intuitiveness of the tool, the level of support available for the tool, portability of the tool, flexibility of the tool, scalability of the tool, etc. Remember, the tool must have had a significant release within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Commercial Unit Automated Test Tool – A commercial tool that may be used primarily for automating unit tests. When nominating, consider the usability of the tool, the depth of features offered by the tool, the significance of the technology that the tool interfaces with, the intuitiveness of the tool, the level of support available for the tool, portability of the tool, flexibility of the tool, scalability of the tool, etc. Remember, the tool must have had a significant release within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Commercial Functional Automated Test Tool – A commercial tool that may be used primarily for automating functional tests. When nominating, consider the usability of the tool, the depth of features offered by the tool, the significance of the technology that the tool interfaces with, the intuitiveness of the tool, the level of support available for the tool, portability of the tool, flexibility of the tool, scalability of the tool, etc. Remember, the tool must have had a significant release within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Commercial Performance Automated Test Tool – A commercial tool that may be used primarily for automating performance/load/stress tests. When nominating, consider the usability of the tool, the depth of features offered by the tool, the significance of the technology that the tool interfaces with, the intuitiveness of the tool, the level of support available for the tool, portability of the tool, flexibility of the tool, scalability of the tool, etc. Remember, the tool must have had a significant release within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Commercial Security Automated Test Tool – A commercial tool that may be used primarily for automating security/vulnerability tests. When nominating, consider the usability of the tool, the depth of features offered by the tool, the significance of the technology that the tool interfaces with, the intuitiveness of the tool, the level of support available for the tool, portability of the tool, flexibility of the tool, scalability of the tool, etc. Remember, the tool must have had a significant release within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Automated Testing Book – A book that focuses wholly or in a significant fashion on automated software testing. When nominating, consider the structure of the book, practicality of the book, the level of information, the approach for relaying that information, how engaging the book is, the impact the book has had, etc. Remember, the book must have been published within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Automated Testing Presentation – A presentation, delivered in a public forum or available online to the public, that focuses wholly or in a significant fashion on automated software testing. When nominating, consider the structure of the presentation, practicality of the presentation, the level of information, the approach for relaying that information, how engaging the presentation is, the impact the presentation has had, etc. Remember, the presentation must have been delivered within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Automated Testing Article or Column – An article of column, published in a print magazine, digital magazine or website, that focuses wholly or in a significant fashion on automated software testing. When nominating, consider the structure of the article, practicality of the article, the level of information, the approach for relaying that information, how engaging the article is, the impact the article has had, etc. Article may be published in a magazine, are a website. Remember, the article must have been published within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • IT Conference With the Best Test Automation Tracks/Sessions – A gathering of individuals invited to consult with, discuss and/or present information on a set of topics that focus wholly or in a significant fashion on automated software testing. This category focuses on gatherings with multiple tracks/sessions, not small meetings or gatherings that tend to focus only on one or two topics. When nominating, consider the structure of the conference tracks/sessions, practicality of the conference tracks/sessions, the level of information provided by these tracks/sessions, the approach for relaying that information, how engaging the tracks/sessions were, the impact the tracks/sessions have had, etc. Remember, the conference must have been held within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Automated Testing Blog or Social Networking Profile – A blog or networking site that focuses wholly or in a significant fashion on automated software testing. A blog is defined as a site or profile on a site that is often maintained by individuals, and delivers regular commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. A social networking profile defined as a user profile on site that allows individual to construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and, view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system. Social networking profiles exist on sites such as Myspace, Facebook, YouTube, etc. When nominating, consider the structure of the site or profile, practicality of the information provided, the level of information provided, the approach for relaying that information, how engaging the information is, the impact the information has had, etc. Remember, the profile must have been active within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010), and delivered substantial content during this period. [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Automated Testing Forum Site – An internet site that hosts and manages one or more online discussion groups about that focuses wholly or in a significant fashion on automated software testing. When nominating, consider the structure of the article, practicality of the article, the level of information, the approach for relaying that information, how engaging the article is, the impact the article has had, etc. Remember, the forum must have been active within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010), and delivered substantial content during this period. [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Automated Testing Framework Design and Implementation – A set of abstract concepts, processes, procedures and environment in which automated tests will be designed, created and implemented. In addition, this framework definition includes the physical structures used for automated test creation and implementation, as well as the logical interactions among those components. This framework may be one that is implemented at a particular organization, company, or packaged and made publicly available via the Internet. When nominating, consider the usability of the framework, the depth of features offered by the framework, the significance of the technology that the framework interfaces with, the intuitiveness of the framework, the level of support available for the framework, portability of the framework, flexibility of the framework, scalability of the framework, etc. Remember, the framework must have been created or had a significant release/update within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best Automated Test Scripting Technique – A practical method or art applied to accomplishing some automated scripting task. This is similar to the framework category, but on a much smaller scale. When nominating, consider the practicality of the technique and the impact the technique has had, etc. Remember, the technique must have been created or used in a new way within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Best New Automator – This is someone that is new to test automation, but has entered the discipline with a bang! They have come in with a high degree of respect for the discipline, learned key test automation skills, and implemented the skills they learned in a masterful, high impact way. Remember, the automator must have been introduced to the field of test automation within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). This field will definitely require at least 3 references that may be contacted. [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • The Most Impactful Approach to Advancing the Discipline of Test Automation – This is a broad, all encompassing category that is meant to provide an opportunity to pay homage to excellence in moving the discipline of test automation forward. This could be via a tool, article, idea, gathering, presentation, webcast, technique, framework, etc. Keep in mind, however, that this is less focused on the technical impact of the approach, and more focused on the impact it has had on the automated testing discipline as a whole, and on how the discipline is perceived and received by the IT industry and/or the general public. Remember, the approach must have been introduced, or had a significant update within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]
  • Automation Professional of the Year – This is someone whose collective contributions and impact to the discipline of test automation are second to none! They may have introduced one major automation initiative with far reaching impact, or they may have produced in a small way on such a regular basis that their collective contributions have had a huge impact in the industry. Remember, the automator must have had significant contributions to test automation within the period of consideration (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010). [Return to Nomination Rules]

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