Benefits
Why be an Airwards Judge?
Airwards wouldn’t exist without the judges and we are hugely indebted to each and every one of them for their support and volunteering their time during our inaugural year. 🦄
We continue to thank them all for their time, expertise and insights. We really couldn't have done it without them and Airwards wouldn’t be what it is without our incredible judges! 🙏
We have loved seeing the broad spectrum of examples of positive drone use from around the world. And we’re not the only ones! Our judges, with all their experience and expertise, have shared that they encountered moments of excitement, inspiration, high emotion and total jaw drop as they judged our Year 1 entries.
From life-affirming conservation work 🦌 and lifesaving projects 🏥 to pure innovation ⚡ and ground-breaking tech 🔑, our judges felt privileged to be associated with such an incredible industry - and some even contemplated new careers! 😲
Whether you’re passionate about technology, humanity or our planet - if you believe Life’s Better With Drones, you need to join our movement spreading the word about positive drone work!
What does it mean to win an award?
To win an Airward means an entrants use case represents the pinnacle of global drone innovation, responsible flying and impactful real-world solutions. Ultimately, the award signifies their work is leading the way in changing human behaviour for good.
The Benefits 🧭
Being a judge means bringing your experience and being an integral part of sharing stories; if you still aren’t quite convinced, here are some additional quick-fire benefits:
Inspire the next generation of drone use cases.
Enhance your credibility and global awareness of your work, developing your personal and professional brand across different industries.
Network with the other judges and winners throughout the year and beyond, connecting with other global powerhouses in the industry.
Become a member of a distinguished set of Airwards Judges, Winners and Partners with exclusive access to opportunities, projects, and more.
Join a like-minded network championing innovation, responsibility and real-world impactful drone use through online activity, promoting your thought leadership and expertise.
Get a front-row seat and see first-hand new use cases go from ideas to actual real world solutions solving hard problems and helping people and nature with new technology.
Educate industry professionals and the public-at-large about what is relevant, making drone technology accessible in communications and integrating it into the general culture.
Expand your knowledge with the variety of Airwards winning use cases, staying at the forefront of the drone ecosystem development.
Give back to the industry and community, help with collaboration and raise the profile of the industry.
Encourage operators to aspire to a higher standard of competency.
Cement credibility of the drone industry (both internally and externally) by sharing your knowledge and experience.
Airwards prides itself on being a detailed, trusted, thoughtful, and dedicated team, carefully considering what (and why) our judges are judging, and ensuring the entrants gain the recognition they deserve.
What do you get? 🧰
Beyond the list outlined above, we seek to collaborate with our judges in as many ways as possible - tailored to each individual.
💖 Support our Airwards journey and grow with us to become a senior judge, jury president or even member of our board.
👊 Get involved in an “amazing and well-executed process” (not our words, we promise!) where we aim to support you every step of the way.
🌱 Contribute to the global community and drone movement, as well as a diverse, varied set of experts representing a wide range of international locations and industries.
🧨 Gain free publicity through Airwards’ marketing, social media and PR.
🤝 Be part of significant marketing promotion and networking - via our social channels, website presence + online material, newsletter features, press releases, virtual meets and prime placement during our Airwards Winners’ Week.
Every judge will have the following done as part of joining:
Publish your headshot, company logo and web links on our website
+30k user visits for our inaugural year*
Announce your involvement on our social media channels + newsletter
+5,000 followers across all channels*
Promote you in our press release (both industry and mainstream coverage)
Profile you on our ‘In Conversation With’ blog or feature a guest blog
Get promotional assets to use digitally or physically and share online, as well as exclusive discounts on our swag/merch.
*(see more statistics here)
Quotes
Hearing us go on about ourselves must be exhausting! So we decided to share directly from the mouths (or keyboards) of others and let them do the talking. Find out what our judges thought about their first year as an Airwards judge, including the judging process, the plethora of entries and the inaugural platform itself, in the debut year identifying, recognising and championing positive drone use.
