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 2005 Vision Awards Competition Winners
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The 2005 Vision Awards Annual Report Competition drew an unprecedented number of submissions representing a broad range of industries and organizational sizes. More than 1,900 entries representing 16 countries were received, so competition was exceptionally tough. Annual Reports were judged in peer-level competitions, which are described in the classes below.  To view the winners for each competition, simply click on the class name.  A winners' gallery profile is available for winning annual reports whose entry form indicated participation.

Competition-Wide, Special Achievement Winners   Platinum CeWe Color Holding AG & Co.   FIRST RABBIT GmbH Gold PT Antam Tbk   Silver Morphosys AG   3st kommunikation GmbH Bronze Bayer AG   Kirchhoff Consult AG   Platinum Heidelberger Druck   Hilger & Boie GmbH Gold Deutsche EuroShop AG   IR-One AG & Co. KG Silver CN   Bronze Constellation Energy   Leap Communications   Platinum Bank BNI   PT Maksimarka Komunikasi Gold Kia Motors   IRPLUS Silver Constantia Packaging   Schoeller Corporate Communication   Bronze USU Software AG   freework Grafik-Design   Platinum IVG Immobilien AG   XEO creative Gold Secunet Security Networks AG   IR-One AG & Co. KG Silver Erste Bank   Schoeller Corporate Communication Bronze IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     Platinum SAP AG   Kuhn, Kammann & Kuhn AG Gold Heineken International   Addison Corporate Marketing Silver Kellogg Company   Bronze Agrium Inc.   NonFiction   Platinum D.Logistics AG   FIRST RABBIT GmbH Gold Pfalzwerke AG   schulze, reister, groezinger, werbeagentur AG Silver Procter & Gamble   Landor Bronze Textron   Inergy Group     Platinum Kumho Asiana   IRKUDOS   Gold Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)   Ahn Graphics Ltd. Silver GS Engineering & Construction   IRKUDOS Bronze swb AG   IR-One AG & Co. KG   Platinum WPP   Gold Devon Energy Corporation   Silver Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.   Bronze Cascade Financial Corporation   Platinum Fresenius Medical Care   Colours ec GmbH Gold Booz Allen Hamilton   JHDG Design   Silver The First American Corporation   Ervin Bell Marketing Communications Bronze   Orion Group   UCC Inc.       Competition Class Winners   Up to $10 Million $10 Million - $100 Million $100 Million - $1 Billion $1+ Billion Aerospace & Defense Full Results Agribusiness Full Results Automobiles & Components Full Results Banks Full Results Full Results Biotechnology Full Results Full Results Business Services Full Results Full Results Chemicals Full Results Conglomerates, Holding Companies & Diversified Investments Full Results Consumer Products & Services Consumables: Food & Beverage Consumables: Food & Beverage Consumables: Household & Personal Durables: Household, Textile, Apparel & Luxury Services: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Educational Full Results   Up to $10 Million $10 Million - $100 Million $100 Million - $1 Billion $1+ Billion Energy: Equipment & Services Equipment & Services Oil, Gas & Fuels Oil, Gas & Fuels Equipment, Machinery & Instruments Full Results Full Results Financials Full Results Full Results Government Full Results Full Results Healthcare Providers & Services Providers & Services Equipment & Supplies Insurance & Related Full Results Full Results Materials / Natural Resources Full Results Full Results Media / Communications Full Results Non-Profits Full Results Full Results Full Results Pharmaceuticals Full Results Full Results   Up to $10 Million $10 Million - $100 Million $100 Million - $1 Billion $1+ Billion Real Estate / REIT Full Results Full Results Full Results Retailing Full Results Technology Computers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Equipment & Peripherals Computers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Equipment & Peripherals Software Software IT Services Telecommunications Full Results Transportation & Logistics Full Results Full Results Utilities Gas/Electric Gas/Electric Multiple/Water/Traders Multiple/Water/Traders   Up to $10 Million $10 Million - $100 Million $100 Million - $1 Billion $1+ Billion

HOW THE COMPETITION WAS JUDGED

INTRODUCTION

The competition was judged by a field of communications professionals affiliated with LACP.  Their expertise spans a broad spectrum of PR functions ranging from corporate, executive, and internal communications for Fortune 500 organizations to product, service, and non-profit publicity expertise.  Judges are screened to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest.

COMPETITION CLASSES

Award results are based on the judging of submissions within peer-level competition classes.  Competition classes are established to create the most level playing field possible between entries.  They are determined according to company size, annual revenue, and other pertinent factors included on the entry form.

SCORING

Scoring is derived according to a proprietary judging system developed by LACP, which assigns point values to various criteria of an entry. The Competition Scorecard provides further details on these criteria as well as the scores earned. A composite score, based on a 100-point scale, is then determined by summing the results of all judging criteria.

Narrative descriptions can be correlated to an entry’s scores according to the following chart:

The entry with the highest total score within its competition class is presented with the Platinum Award.  The entries with the second-, third-, and fourth-highest total scores within their competition class garner the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards, respectively.  In the event of a tie, multiple awards are distributed per award level.

Honorable Mentions are earned by entries not scoring within the top four award levels of any given competition class but achieving a minimum score of 85.

TOP 100

Top 100 awards are given to the highest-scoring entries regardless of competition class. Ties are broken by weighting various judging criteria according to overall importance.

LEGAL NOTICE
Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 are registered trademarks of Fortune Magazine.  Forbes Global 2000 is a registered trademark of Forbes Magazine.