MMIA24 – APPLICATION PROCESS

KEY DATES & APPLICATION PROCESS

The MMIA24 will follow the robust application process of previous years, as outlined below:

Applications will open on 15th May 2024
Eligibility criteria – the MMIAs are open to any business, company, individual, non-profit organisation or charity, operating in or supporting the maritime, logistics and energy sectors across the Liverpool City Region and wider North West
You will be able to review up until the final deadline on 8th July 2024 (midday)
Please ensure that you enter your personal details accurately, including your contact details as we will need to contact you to confirm if you are a finalist
You can enter more than one award category (provided it meets the entry criteria)
You can provide supporting materials including documents, videos, images and relevant website links

All applications received within the deadline of (8th July 2024 at midday) will be reviewed collectively by our judges
The high number of entries can mean that each judge is allocated a selection of the total – split by category – to score in detail, with finalists emerging from the average scores given by each judge

RISING STAR INTERVIEWS

Every Rising Star applicant will be given the opportunity to attend an interview with a selection of our judges
Each applicant must be available to attend an interview on 22nd July 2024

All applicants will be notified of the status of their application on 21st August 2024
All finalists must be available to attend a finalist filming session, which will be held across the week commencing 2nd September
Please ensure that someone from your business is available to attend on one of these dates
The finalist films should encapsulate the details of the award application and why you believe you should win (the focus is not on providing a company overview)

The industry vote will open on 16th September 2024 and will include all the finalist films by award category
Finalists are not able to vote for their own entry or organisation and any votes received will be discounted
Voters may only cast one vote per category
The industry vote will close on 29th September 2024

The finalists will be determined by combining their judges score with their industry voting score

EVENTS

	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Partner
Access to monthly Face-2-Face breakfast events
Opportunity to attend workshops, forums and meet the buyers’ events (priority access dependant on membership level and business relevance)	Limited
Opportunity to attend executive dinners and drinks		Limited
Opportunity to meet VIP guests, industry leaders and stakeholders		Limited
Priority booking for tickets / tables at Mersey Maritime Industry Awards
Opportunity to present / host specific events at your own facilities	Limited	Limited
Creation of bespoke events programme to support your business focus / priorities			Limited
Opportunity to attend national events and forums			Limited	Limited

COMMUNICATION / PR

	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Partner
Opportunity to feature in social media marketing campaigns where appropriate	Limited
Opportunity to promote your news, events and job vacancies via the weekly email / newsletters	Limited
Receive weekly email including industry updates, news, events
Opportunity to be featured as ‘Spotlight’ Member of newsletters	Limited
Access to funding, support, guidance and expertise	Limited
New member shoutout

DIGITAL

	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Partner
Logo and website link on Mersey Maritime website
Website link on Mersey Maritime email signature

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

	Silver	Gold
Dedicated account manager	Limited
Annual membership meeting (online or in-person dependant on membership level)
Quarterly meetings and reporting		Limited

BUSINESS SUPPORT

	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Creation of bespoke package of business support, marketing and events tailored to your business			Limited
Facilitation of membership network introductions	Limited	Limited
Facilitation of introduction to relevant industry, academia and government stakeholders	Limited	Limited

BESPOKE REQUIREMENTS

	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Partner
Bespoke services and solutions			Limited

Events	Micro	Standard	Executive	Sponsor	Partner
Access to monthly Face-2-Face breakfast events
Opportunity to attend workshops, forums and meet the buyers’ events (priority access dependant on membership level and business relevance)	Limited	Limited
Opportunity to present at Face-2-Face and networking events			Limited
Opportunity to attend executive dinners and drinks			Limited
Opportunity to meet VIP guests, industry leaders and stakeholders			Limited
Opportunity to attend The Maritime Exchange Conference	Limited	Limited
Priority booking for tickets / tables at Mersey Maritime Industry Awards	Limited	Limited
Opportunity to have 1-2-1 with Mersey Maritime board members
Opportunity to host specific events at your own facilities
Creation of bespoke events programme to support your business focus / priorities				Limited
Opportunity to attend Maritime UK and other national trade bodies events and forums				Limited	Limited

Communication / PR	Micro	Standard	Executive
Opportunity to feature in social media marketing campaigns where appropriate	Limited	Limited
Opportunity to promote your news, events and job vacancies via the Ezine	Limited	Limited	Limited
Receive regular updates, news, events and Ezine (tailored to membership level)
Opportunity to be Ezine Member of the Month

Digital					Micro	Standard	Executive	Sponsor	Partner
Logo and website link on Mersey Maritime website
Website link on Mersey Maritime email signature

Relationship Management					Micro	Standard	Executive	Sponsor	Partner
Dedicated account manager
Quarterly meetings and reporting								Limited

Business Support	Micro	Standard	Executive	Sponsor	Partner
Creation of bespoke package of business support, marketing and events tailored to your business				Limited
Access to funding, support, guidance and expertise from Dr Matt Fulton, Chief Innovation Officer (additional resource from Liverpool John Moores University, University of Liverpool and MTC)	Limited	Limited
Direct access to Government elected and officials – local, regional, national and international			Limited
Facilitation of B2B introductions			Limited
Discounted rates for use of conference facilities at Mersey Maritime
Access to Maritime UK and other national trade bodies through Chris Shirling-Rooke, Mersey Maritime CEO’s role as Assistant Chair of Maritime UK				Limited	Limited

Bespoke Requirements							Micro	Standard	Executive	Sponsor	Partner
Bespoke services and solutions