The ISPO Group has announced that it will now honor the highlights of the sporting goods industry four times a year with its conceptually revised ISPO Awards. As usual, a jury of experts will evaluate all submissions individually based on criteria such as design, function, sustainability and innovation – but independently of set categories. Companies from the entire sports industry can participate, regardless of whether or not they exhibit at an ISPO trade show.
The new concept promises all winners even more benefits. All award-winning products and services will be exhibited at the next possible ISPO trade show and appear in the new ISPO Award Magazine, given to every trade show visitor. In the case of an award, the presentation will be combined with a product or service review on ispo.com.
At the same time, the ISPO Award is becoming more flexible: From now on, it will be possible to apply for the award all year ’round. This will also make it possible to present the award throughout the year with four different judging rounds. In addition, the different winner levels will disappear, and there will be no selection per product category.
The next jury meetings and the respective application deadlines are:
Q4 / 2021: Deadline Dec. 17, 2021 | First judging Dec. 20, 2021 | Jury meeting Jan. 7, 2022 | Presentation at ISPO Munich 2022
Q1 / 2022: Deadline March 4, 2022 | First judging March 7, 2022 | Jury meeting March 25, 2022 | Presentation at OutDoor by ISPO 2022
Q2 / 2022: Deadline June 3, 2022 | First judging June 6, 2022 | Jury meeting June 24, 2022 | Presentation at OutDoor by ISPO 2022
Q3 / 2022: Deadline Sep. 2, 2022 | First judging Sept.5, 2022 | Jury meeting Sept. 25, 2022 | Presentation at ISPO Munich 2023
Q4 / 2022: Deadline Dec. 2, 2022 | First judging Dec. 5, 2022 | Jury meeting Dec. 21, 2022 | Presentation at ISPO Munich 2023
After receiving the written applications, the jury will review all documents and decide who may submit their samples for the jury meeting. Product samples should only be sent upon request. If your company plans to apply for one of the next rounds of awards, you can find all relevant information on www.ispo.com.
