International Team Excellence Award

Eligibility and Entry Requirements

Project Eligibility

Any project completed in the last two years that achieved measurable results is eligible. If you previously submitted a project to the ITEA process, the project is NOT eligible for re-submission.

Team Eligibility

Competition is open to teams from all over the world.

Entry Limit

Up to 5 entries may be submitted from any participating site or location.

Entry Fee

$600 per team for the preliminary round.
During the preliminary round, no travel is required. You upload entry materials on the Web site.

To participate in the final round at the World Conference on Quality and Improvement in St. Louis, MO, the registration fee is $650 per team member. This is only IF the team qualifies and is invited to the final round live presentation. Qualifying teams will be notified by December 19, 2009. Teams will have to also pay travel and lodging expenses to attend the conference.

Entry Requirements

Create a PowerPoint presentation (maximum file size 3 MB) that describes your completed project and ensure that it is aligned with ASQ's Team Excellence criteria. PowerPoint file should include speaker notes for each slide. Speaker notes must be able to be read aloud within a 30 minute time period. (Complete by late August 2009.)
Complete the online entry form and payment information. Deadline: September 14, 2009. Upload the PowerPoint file, team photo, and company logo. Maximum file size for EACH ITEM is 3 MB. If your PowerPoint file is larger than 3MB, please contact Geetha Balagopal at gbalagopal@asq.org or call 800-248-1946 or 414-272-8575 x7303.

Payment Options

The entry fee may be paid by any of the following options:

Online with a credit card
Wire transfer – Complete entry form by selecting "Wire Transfer" under payment information.
Check made payable to ASQ - Complete entry form by selecting "Check" under payment information and mail check to: ASQ, Team Excellence Awards Administrator, 600 North Plankinton Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201-3005 USA