Vial Nomination Process

Don and Rosemary Vial Awards for Digital Inclusion

Overview

The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) has established an awards program in honor of Don and Rosemary Vial to recognize extraordinary performance and achievements by CETF grantees and other partners to close the Digital Divide and promote Digital Inclusion in California.  CETF is especially interested in recognizing innovations in harnessing market forces to serve the public good.  Awards will be made annually/bi-annually in two categories:

  • Exemplary Performance by an Individual – $2,500
  • Outstanding Performance by an Organization – $10,000

The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2012 inaugural Don and Rosemary Vial Awards is: Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 5:00 PM.  Awards will be presented on the evening of Thursday, March 15, 2012 in Los Angeles.

Please see the complete CETF Invitation for Nominations 2012 for eligibility and prerequisites.

Nomination Process

Nominations may be submitted by via Nomination Forms, either by U.S. mail or email.  An individual may submit more than one nomination for each category, provided separate written nominations are submitted for each nominee.  The three part Nomination Form for the 2012 Don and Rosemary Vial Awards for Digital Inclusion can be downloaded from the links below;

PART 1 - CONTACT INFORMATION

PART 2 - NOMINATION

PART 3 - REFERENCES

All 3 parts of the Nomination Form are also available in a fillable (print only) PDF format below;

3 PART FILLABLE 2012 VIAL NOMINATION FORM

For further information, contact us at:

California Emerging Technology Fund
The Hearst Building 5 Third Street, Suite 320
San Francisco, California 94103

Email: Raquel.Cinat@cetfund.org and dino.nartea@cetfund.org