Nominate Innovators for a 2018 TAGIE Award
Before Midnight August 17th
NEW THIS YEAR!
All final nominees will have their 2018 products in a TAGIE Holiday Gift Guide!
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DATES AND DEADLINES:
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY NOW!
July 1st - Nominations Open!
August 17th - Nominations Close
September 15th - Top five nominees in each category announced, public voting begins.
October 30th - Voting closes
November 16th at the TAGIEs - Winners Announced! Don't Miss this Night!
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NOMINATE INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS IN THESE CATEGORIES:
-Toy Inventor of the Year
-Game Inventor of the Year
-Rising Star Inventor of the Year
-Young Inventor of the Year (under 18 years of age)
-Innovative Marketing Team of the Year
-Art and Design Visuals of the Year
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THE FOLLOWING AWARDS ARE SELECTED BY COMMITTEE.
- Start-Up Award - YULU Toys in 2018
-Inventor Advocate - Mike Meyers in 2018
-In Memoriam Presentation - TBA
-Hassenfeld Humanitarian Award - TBA
-Lifetime Achievement - Shoot the Moon
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SIMPLE RULES:
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Nominees must have product in retail channels this fall.
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Product launched in the past 12 months to early September (includes 2017 soft launches).
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You can nominate an inventor (or a team) for one or more categories.
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You may submit multiple nominations for different inventors.
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Don't be shy to nominate yourself!
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Thank you for joining us in celebrating the people bringing playthings to life!
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https://www.chitag.com/conferences
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The CHITAG Advisory Board:
Karri Bean - Senior Manager, Licensing at Disney Consumer Products,
Experiences and Consumer Products,
Peggy Brown - Inventor, Playwright, Designer, Author, Filmmaker, Funmaker
Mary Couzin - President, Founder, Chicago Toy & Game Group
Ben Dermer - VP, New Ideas and Inventions, Spin Master
Richard Gill - CEO and co-Founder, McGill Associates
Alan Hassenfeld - Chairman, Exec. Committee, Hasbro;
Chairman, Hassenfeld Family Initiatives
Dave Harris - Director, Inventor Relations and Strategic Partnerships, Mattel
Dan Klitsner - Founder, KID Group
Rich Mazel - Senior Director Global, Product Acquisition, Hasbro
Phil Sage - Senior Director - Design & Development, iPlay, Hasbro
Gary Swisher – Toy and Game Innovative Executive, formerly Mattel and Jakks,
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Tanya Thompson - Director Global Product Acquisition and Inventor Relations
for Gaming, Hasbro
Tim Walsh - Co-Founder, Getta1Games; Filmmaker, Author, Designer,
Creative Consultant, The Playmakers
David Yakos - Creativity Director, Co-Owner, Salient Technologies
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