Judging
Judging the Entries
The judging process for the LAMA Awards is an integral part of the event. We have selected individuals to serve as judges who have distinguished themselves in their field and who demonstrate exceptional leadership ability and vision.
We make all efforts to avoid conflicts of interest in the judging process (such as inadvertently assigning a judge to evaluate an entry with which he/she is associated). At least two judges are assigned to each entry at random from within the pool of judges whose expertise is relevant. Any judges who find themselves with a conflict of interest are bound to come forward and let that entry be judged by someone impartial. In evaluating the entries our judges utilize a comprehensive, points-based scoring system, dictated by the criteria for that particular category.
By adhering to the specific guidelines and criteria of this system our judges are able to maintain the highest degree of fairness, accuracy and integrity and competently and effectively evaluate entries. The average points will be taken forward and the top 4-5 in each category will be deemed finalists.