ODMA’s Industry Awards for Excellence are Back!
Media Release
The Optical Distributors and Manufacturers Association (ODMA) is proud to announce that whilst the pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2021 awards program, the Awards for Excellence will be back in 2023!
The ODMA Awards for Excellence aim to acknowledge and reward the very best in fashion, innovation and technology within the optical industry.
For 2023, the Awards will be open to all those suppliers, distributors and manufacturers that are exhibiting at O=MEGA23. The program officially kicks off in April and judging will occur mid-August. Finalists will be announced by the end of August and the program will conclude with a live presentation and announcement of category winners at an event within the O=MEGA23 trade fair, on the evening of Friday 8th September.
The categories on offer cover all the entry opportunities per prior awards programs however now with the addition of two new categories. The first of the new categories will recognise Australian businesses that have products or processes that are committed to achieving positive outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The second one is to recognise Australian businesses that are employing environmentally sustainable business processes and/or manufacturing or distributing sustainable eyewear and eyecare products. This takes the total number of categories to a lucky 13 in total. The categories span optical frames, sunglasses, children’s and sports eyewear, lens design and coatings, instruments, accessories, point-of-sale, contact lenses, OTC product treatments, Indigenous products/designs/business focus and Sustainable products/business processes. Entrants are welcome to enter multiple categories.
Amanda Trotman, Acting CEO of ODMA said “I am so pleased to be able to offer this awards program. Industry members expressed their disappointment to me that the ODMA awards program had to be cancelled in 2021. It is a great opportunity to celebrate all the quality suppliers and products and services in our industry. I am all for recognising the innovation and quality that we witness every day and in taking some time out to celebrate that. This is a nice way to thank these quality industry suppliers that strive to serve their customers so well to help enable practices to in turn serve their clients so well”.
ODMA is sending an awards program announcement and entry kit to all O=MEGA23 exhibitors – this can also be requested via email to amanda@odma.com.au Details of the program will be on both the O=MEGA23 website at www.omega-event.org and the ODMA website at www.odma.com.au
Rob Sparkes, ODMA Board Chair stated “I am delighted to invite you to submit an entry or entries for the ODMA Awards of Excellence and look forward to seeing the industry come together. Holding the awards ceremony at O=MEGA23 will maximise the number of industry participants acknowledging the awards program participants and allow for a great celebration.”
The entrants in each category will be judged by independent judges and finalists will be announced ahead of the O=MEGA23 event. Awards program finalists will have their entries on display within the O=MEGA23 trade fair for delegates and trade fair visitors to view. Winners will be announced at the opening networking drinks at O=MEGA23 within the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Entries for the ODMA Awards of Excellence open Monday 3 April 2023 and close Friday 7 July 2023.
Notes to editors:
ODMA
ODMA is the peak body of wholesalers, manufacturers and importers of optical products in Australia. Its mission is to strengthen, support and grow the optical industry for the benefit of members. Our members constitute the majority of the wholesale optical industry in Australia including prescription spectacle lenses, optical frames, sunglasses, and sight testing equipment.
For media enquiries, contact:
ODMA: Amanda Trotman, Acting CEO
P 02 9450 0765
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