Time is running out to enter the 2006 Optician Awards. For the first time the awards have been announced well before Christmas to give readers plenty of time to put their entries together.
The event, which has established itself as the best bash in the optical calendar, will culminate in a glittering black tie dinner and show in a top hotel in London's West End on April 25.
Judging will be conducted by panels made up of leading optical figures. Entries are welcomed from next week's launch and the closing date for submissions will be in mid-February.
Our existing partners, Johnson & Johnson, Grafton Optical, Dollond & Aitchison and Specsavers, are joined this year by new awards partners.
They are optical software company Relcon, the lens company BBGR, domiciliary eye care provider The Outside Clinic and variable tint lens company Transitions.
Among the themes in the 2006 Optician Awards will be the future of the independent sector and communication of optical messages. In recognition of this there are new categories designed to highlight best practice in these areas.
These include a category to highlight best practice in promoting eye care messages, a category dedicated to optical charities, a category to reward the practice that has excelled in raising awareness of eye health issues and a category for the independent which has fought back in the face of stiff competition.
THE FULL LIST OF 2006 CATEGORIES
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Contact Lens Practice of the Year
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Contribution to CET Award
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Technology Practice of the Year
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Outstanding Dispensing Optician of the Year
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Large High Street Multiple Practice of the Year
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Charity Campaign of the Year
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Healthy Sight Practice of the Year
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Optical Product of the Year
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Independent Fight-back Award
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Eye Care Campaign of the Year
HOW TO ENTER
Click here to view a PDF of the Optician Awards 2006 Entry Form for all categories except Contact Lens Practice of the Year.
Entries for this category should use a special entry form provided by sponsors Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. Click here to view a PDF of the Contact Lens Practice of the Year Entry Form
Once you have made your entry please send it to: Alma Watson, Optician Awards, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5AS or alma.watson@rbi.co.uk
If you wish to know more about the awards or would like to discuss your entry please email chris.bennett@rbi.co.uk.