The deadline is narrowing to submit your entry to become the teleport operator of the year. Submissions must be in by January 23, 2009, and the winners will be announced on March 25, 2009, during an invitational Awards Luncheon at SATELLITE 2009, World Teleport Association, making this year the 13th annual Teleport Awards for Excellence.  Awards are presented in four categories:

• Independent Teleport Operator of the Year - Awarded to an outstanding operator of a commercial communications hub that uses a combination of satellite, fiber, and terrestrial wireless to provide value-added services to customers.
• Corporate Teleport Operator of the Year - Awarded to an outstanding teleport that operates as a service organization within a company whose primary business may be in industries ranging from broadcasting and content distribution to resource extraction, manufacturing or retailing.
• Teleport Executive of the Year - Awarded to an individual for demonstrated entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation in the development or operation of a teleport-based business.
• Teleport Technology of the Year - Awarded to an organization whose technology has contributed to the business and operational success of teleports through lower costs, increased efficiency, new capabilities or access to new markets.

Nomination forms for all four categories are available on the WTA Web site.  Download forms at this site.(posted as Word documents) to your desktop.