How can we improve awards?

[Grim Tuesday]

Originally Posted by dcarr

Right off the bat...there are many counterexamples to #1, at least at events I've been to.

Perhaps a current or former regional judge could comment, but I suspect that most awards are determined individually with others not taken into account.

I should probably be more precise on #1 - the safety award is judged by a different set of judges so it is not exclusive to the others. The same holds with the Chairman's.

I guess my sample size for #1 only includes the 8 events I've visited so it is a very limited number. Eric - I think you're correct on your estimation of how the judges work. However for the regional's I've attended I have never seen a team win both a 'team award' and EI.

Maybe it opens up the new question of whether or not this should be standardized among events? Maybe it is and I'm just ignorant to it.