Corporate University Best-In-Class CUBIC™ Awards 2008

*Application process opens Monday July 14, 2008.
The application form will be made available online to be downloaded, filled out and then emailed back to IQPC - full details of supporting materials will be contained within the application forms for each category.

Application deadline closes October 3, 2008.

Winners of the 2008 CUBIC™ Awards will be honored at the 2008 CUBIC™ Awards Dinner & Ceremony (Black-tie optional) running at the 10th Annual Corporate University Week, November 18, 2008 from 7pm - 10pm Orlando, Florida.

Seats at the CUBIC™ Awards Dinner & Ceremony are open for registration Monday May 12, 2008. Reserve a seat for you and your team today!

Finalists will be informed on Friday October 24, 2008.
The CUBIC™ awards management team will inform the top 4 finalists in each category by October 3, 2008. The final runner-up and winner will be announced at the awards dinner and ceremony Tuesday November 18, 2008.

*$149 Application Processing fee applies
$99 CUBIC Awards Dinner & Gala

About the CUBIC™ Awards

The Corporate University Best-in-Class Awards CUBIC™ were established to honor, recognize and promote internal training organizations and corporate universities that set standards of excellence in a variety of categories. An objective panel of experts and practitioners from the training and development field has been formed to evaluate and score the award applications. Past winners include Fortune 500 companies, small to mid-sized companies, global organizations, non-profits and governmental training groups, so regardless of the size of your organization or your budget, if your organization prides itself on the training and development of its workforce, we encourage you to apply and get the recognition you deserve!

2008 Winners will be

• Honored at the 2008 Awards Ceremony at Corporate University Week conference
• Promoted as Best Practice leaders through Press Releases and additional CU Week media partners and outlets
• Given the opportunity to present their success stories at the CU Week Award Winners panel running Wednesday, November 19,in addition to future IQPC events and webinars.

2008 CUBIC™ Award Categories

Best New Corporate University (Plan implemented within the last 12 months)
Most Promising Corporate University (Between 1-4 Years in Operation)
Best Mature Corporate University (4+ years in operation)
Corporate University Leader of the Year New This Year
Best Leadership and Executive Development Program

2008 CUBIC™ Judges panel

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Judith Hayes B.Ed., MSc.Ed. Director Employee Services & Organizational Development Comcast Cable Martha Soehren Chief Learning Officer Atlantis Resort & Casino Beverly Saunders Vice President, Training and Organizational Development Paychex Susan Berg Senior Training Manager, University of Paychex, Training Technology and Corporate Employee Development Aetna David Fares Head of RBCO Learning, Performance & Quality Microsoft Corporation Irada Sadykhova Director of Learning and Performance Strategies Credit Suisse Rachel Fichter Director, Credit Suisse Business School Booz & Co. Harold Cypress Senior Manager, Global Learning and Development City of Richmond Carol Hama Manager, People Development Wipro Technologies Annapoorna Gopal Talent Transformation Team PricewaterhouseCoopers Matthew Murray Senior Manager, Instructional Design and Technologies Corporate University Enterprise Karen Barley President & Co-Founder Clemson University Phil McGee MHRD Program Director

For more details and any questions about this year's program please contact guy.clayton@iqpc.com