Ace Awards of New York Int’l Assn. of Business Communicators, PO Box 7928, FDR Station, New York, NY 10150-7928. 212/253-4092. www.nyiabc.com. Barbara Coen, Chapter Administrator.

Adrian Awards Hospitality Sales & Mktg Assn. Int’l, 8201 Greensboro Dr., #300, McLean, VA 22102. 703/610-9024; fax: 703/610-9005. www.hsmai.org.

AME - Adv. & Marketing Effectiveness Awards, Adv., Marketing and PR campaigns, 260 W. 39th St., 10th flr., New York, NY 10018. 212/643-4800. www.AMEawards.com.

American Hotel & Lodging Assn.’s Stars of the Lodging Industry Awards. 1201 New York Ave., NW, #600, Washington, DC 20005. 202/289-3100; fax: 289-3199. www.ahla.com. Fee: None. Kathryn Potter, VP, Mktg. & Comms.

APEX Awards/Communication Concepts, Inc., 7481 Huntsman Blvd., #720, Springfield, VA 22153-1648; 703/643-2200; fax: 703/643-2329. John De Lellis, Editor and Publisher. info@ApexAwards. www.ApexAwards.com.

A quick and easy way to gain the recognition you deserve. Let coveted APEX Awards distinguish your work and gain professional notice from peers, supervisors. Enter print, Web, editorial and design materials in any of 100+ categories (many new this year). 20th Annual APEX AWARDS entry deadline: March 17, 2008.

ARC Awards, Sponsored by MerComm, Inc. 500 Executive Blvd., Ossining-on-Hudson, NY 10562. 914/923-9400. Reni L. Witt, Pres. www.mercommawards.com.

Annual Report 100 Award Show of Blackbook, 740 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. 212/979-6700. www.blackbook.com. Joe Resudek, Pres. & CEO.

APEX Awards/Communication Concepts, Inc., 7481 Huntsman Blvd., #720, Springfield, VA 22153-1648; 703/643-2200; fax: 703/643-2329.
John De Lellis, Editor and Publisher. www.apexawards.com.

Associations Advance America Awards/Amer. Soc. of Assn. Executives, 1575 I St., N.W., Washington, DC 20005-1103. 202/626-2723; fax: 202/371-8315. www.asaecenter.org. Jill Talley, Sr. Mgr., PR.

Astrid Awards, Sponsored by MerComm, Inc., 500 Executive Blvd., Ossining-on-Hudson, NY 10562. 914/923-9400. Reni L. Witt, Pres. www.mercommawards.com.

Automotive PR Awards, Automotive PR Council, 10 Laboratory Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 919/549-4800; fax: 919/549-4824. www.aprc-online.org. Margaret Beck, Director.

Awards for Social Responsibility, Women Executives in PR Foundation/Advertising Women of New York, PO Box 7657, FDR Station, New York, NY 10150. 212/859-7375. www.wepr.org.

Bell Ringer Awards, Publicity Club of New England, P.O. Box 514, Rowley, MA 01969. 978/948-2323; fax: 978/948-2709. www.pubclub.org. Kelly Woodsum, Exec. Dir.

Big Apple Awards/Public Relations Society of America-N.Y. Chapter, 41 Madison Ave., 5th flr., New York, NY 10010. 212/228-7228. www.prsany.org.

Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards/National Assn. of Government Communi-cators, 201 Park Washington Court, Falls Church, VA 22046. 703/538-1787. www.nagc.com.

Bronze Anvil Awards, c/o PRSA, 33 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038. 212/460-1400. www.prsa.org.

Bulldog Awards for Media Relations, Bulldog Reporter, 5900 Hollis St., ste. L, Emeryville, CA 94608. 800/959-1059. www.bulldogreporter.com.

Chase Award, Issue Management Council, 207 Loudoun St. S.E., Leesburg, VA 20175. 703/777-8450. Teresa Yancey Crane. www.issuemanagement.org.

Clarion Awards/Assn. for Women in Communications, 3337 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314. 703/370-7436. www.womcom.org. Fee: $90.00.

ECHO Awards, Direct Marketing Assn., 1120 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. 212/768-7277.

Galaxy Awards, MerComm, sponsored by MerComm, 500 Executive Blvd., Ossining-on-Hudson, NY 10562. 914/923-9400. Reni L. Witt, Pres. www.mercommawards.com.

Gold Anvil Award of PR Society of America, 33 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038. 212/460-1400. www.prsa.org.

Gold Circle Awards/American Society of Assn. Executives, 1575 I St., NW, Washington, DC 20005. 202/626-2723. www.asaecenter.org. Jill Talley, Sr. Mgr., PR.

Gold Ink Awards, North American Publishing Co., 1500 Spring Garden St., #1200, Philadelphia, PA 19130. 215/238-5300; 888/627-2630; fax: 215/409-0100. www.goldink.com. Mike Cooper.

Gold Quill Awards/International Assn. of Business Communicators, One Hallidie Plaza, #600, San Francisco, CA 94102. 415/544-4700. www.iabc.com.

Golden Ruler of Measurement Award, Institute for PR, Univ. of Fla., PO Box 118400, 2096 Weimer Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-8400. 352/392-0280. www.instituteforpr.com. Frank Ovaitt, Pres.

Golden Trumpet Awards, Publicity Club of Chicago, PO Box 10916, Chicago, IL 60610. 773/463-5560; fax: 773/463-5570. Suzanne Woolford.

Golden World Awards/International PR Assn., 1, Dunley Hill Court, Ranmore Common, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6SX, U.K. 44 1483 280 130. www.ipra.org.

Magellan Awards/LACP - League of American Comms. Professionals, 3525 Del Mar Heights Rd., #378, San Diego, CA 92130. 800/709-LACP. www.lacp.com.

MarCom Creative Awards, 2007, 2214 Michigan, Ste. E, Arlington, TX 76013. 817/303-2769. Ed Dalheim. info@marcomawards.com. Deadline: Oct. 5.

Matrix Awards, NY WICI, 355 Lexington Ave., 17th flr., New York, NY 10017. 212/297-2133; fax: 212/370-9047. www.nywici.org.

Mercury Awards, Sponsored by MerComm, Inc., 500 Executive Blvd., Ossining-on-Hudson, NY 10562. 914/923-9400. Reni L. Witt, Pres. www.mercommawards.com.

New Jersey Awards, New Jersey Ad Club, 75 Kearny Ave., Kearny, NJ 07032. 201/998-5133; fax: 201/998-7839. www.njadclub.org.

New York Festivals/International Film & Video Awards, International Advertising Awards, and more. 260 W. 39th St., 10th flr., New York, NY 10018. 212/643-4800. www.newyorkfestivals.com.

O’Dwyer Awards For Excellence in Public Communication, O’Dwyer Co., 271 Madison Ave., #600, New York, NY 10016. 212/679-2471. www.odwyerpr.com.

Outstanding Educator Award of PR Society of America, 33 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038. 212/460-1400. www.prsa.org.

PR News Platinum PR Awards, Access Intelligence LLC, 4 Choke Cherry Rd., Rockville, MD 20850. 301/354-1851. www.prandmarketing.com.

PR Week Awards, 114 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10001. 646/638-6000.

Paul M. Lund Public Service Award/PRSA, 33 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038. 212/460-1400. www.prsa.org.

Public Relations Professional of the Year Award, PR Society of America, 33 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038. 212/460-1400. www.prsa.org.

Questar Awards, Sponsored by MerComm, Inc., 500 Executive Blvd., Ossining-on-Hudson, NY 10562. 914/923-9400. Reni L. Witt, Pres. www.mercommawards.com.

ReBrand 100 Global Awards, c/o Center for Design & Business, Rhode Island School of Design, 169 Weybosset St., Providence, RI 02903. www.rebrand.com. 401/277-4877.

Sigma Delta Chi Awards, c/o Society of Professional Journalists, Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Center, 3909 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208-4045. 317/927-8000. www.spj.org.

Silver Anvil Awards of PR Society of America, 33 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038. 212/460-1400. www.prsa.org.

Silver Apple Awards, Direct Marketing Club of New York, 54 Adams St., Garden City, NY 11530. 516/746-6700, ext. 201. www.dmcny.org.

Silver Spur Awards, Texas PR Assn., 823 Congress Ave., #230, Austin, TX 78701. 800/525-0405; fax: 512/814-6688. www.tpra.com.

Society for Technical Comms., PR and Newsletter Competition, 901 N. Stuart St., #904, Arlington, VA 22203. 703/522-4114; fax: 703/522-2075. www.stc.org.

The Telly Awards, 19 W. 21st St., #602, New York, NY 10010. 212/675-3555. www.tellyawards.com.