Judging for the 2008 Thailand Property Awards ’the toughest yet’
by property-report.com
“The 2008 entries are both numerous and very competitive,” says Duncan Worthington, Managing Director of organisers Ensign Media Co. Ltd.
All entries received were submitted to and audited by BDO Richfield Advisory, and have now been sent to the team of judges for the next stage in the rigorous Thailand Property Awards system. A team of twenty plus judges from around Thailand, including real estate professionals, legal experts, designers and architects, have the tough job of assessing the entries and allocating points against specific criteria.
“This is indeed a tough job. With the number of entries up on last year, the judges have a big task ahead of them. Due to the differing characteristics of the markets in Thailand (Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Samui and Hua Hin), it´s important we have a representative group of judges from all over the country. A central judging panel, we feel, isn´t the fairest way to assess developments and businesses from around the country where there are such variances between local markets,” said Worthington. “I would like to say a big thank you to all those who were involved in judging this year and I look forward to finding out the results in due course.”
All judges will submit their scores direct to BDO Richfield who are supervising the 2008 Thailand Property Awards. BDO will collate the scores and calculate the winners. However, upto the top 5 in each of the development categories (Best Villa Development, Best Condominium Development and Green Development) will undergo a site inspection by a local team of judges before the final winner can be decided.
“The site inspections are something new for 2008. This is something we have wanted to do from the beginning, but it takes a lot of planning. A team of local judges in each of the markets (Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Samui and Hua Hin) will visit the site of the development, inspect the site and a show/completed unit, and meet the executives. This will allow a more detailed assessment of the developments, after which the team together decides upon the winner and submits to BDO Richfield,” Worthington commented.
With such a thorough and detailed judging system, the Thailand Property Awards aims to ensure all entrants have an equal chance of winning, and that the winners can truly be proud of their achievement, having been voted by their peers.
Gala Dinner
The gala dinner and awards presentation will take place Saturday 1st November at the second floor ballroom in the Conrad Hotel, Bangkok. Tickets are now available at 30,000THB for a table of 10, or 3,000THB per person. Over 20 tables have already been reserved, so to avoid disappointment contact Khun Kanitta on events@ensign-media.com or call 0 7626 4756 ext. 18 to reserve your seats soonest.
For more details on the awards system and the gala dinner, visit the website at www.thailandpropertyawards.com.