WIT Women of The Year In STEAM Awards
Judging Day

August 25, 2023 | 7:00am to 6:00pm

One Ballpark Center 2605 Circle 75 Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339.

Know Before You Go

Special Instructions – Judges:

Kati Graff and Danielle Hall are the WIT Volunteer Leaders that are assigned to assist you with the judging process.
When you first arrive, please check-in and grab breakfast with the rest of the judges. There will be a quick debrief with Kati and Danielle before you separate into your individual rooms to begin the interview process.
If you need help, please contact Kati Graff at kgraff@ADAPTURE.com

WIT Judges: What to Expect

Preparation:

Included on this page are finalists’ information packets that include details about the finalists in the specific category you are chosen to judge. One information packet includes data from the nominator’s application and the second includes data from the finalist’s application. Please read through your finalist packets and jot down questions and notes. We suggest you go to mywit.org and read information about WIT and what the Women of The Year awards represent in order to draft specific questions that will help you choose an appropriate winner.

Group 1 Morning:
7:30 – 8:00AM

Check-in and Breakfast
8:00 – 8:30AM

Welcome (Penny, Kati, and Keerti)
8:30 – 9:00AM

Judges discussion in judging room for each category
9:00 – 9:40AM

Group 1 Interviews
9:40 – 9:50AM

Judges discussion of first finalists
9:50 – 10:00AM

Break
10:00 – 10:40AM

Group 2 Interviews
10:40 – 10:50AM

Judges Discussion of second finalists
10:50 – 11:00AM

Break
11:00 – 11:40AM

Group 3 Interviews
11:40 – 11:50AM

Judges Discussion of third finalists
11:50 – 12:00PM

Extra time for deliberation
12:00 – 12:30PM

Filming of Judges announcing winners (8^th floor studio)
12:30 – 1:30PM

Lunch and determination of winners

Group 2 Afternoon:
1:00 – 1:30PM

Check-in, Welcome and Review of Guiding Principles
1:30 – 2:00PM

Judges discussion in judging room for each category
2:00 – 2:40PM

Group 1 Interviews
2:40 – 2:50PM

Judges discussion of first finalists
2:50 – 3:00PM

Break
3:00 – 3:40PM

Group 2 Interviews
3:40 – 3:50PM

Judges Discussion of second finalists
3:50 – 4:00PM

Break
4:00 – 4:40PM

Group 3 Interviews
4:40 – 4:50PM

Judges Discussion of third finalists
4:50 – 5:00PM

Extra time for deliberation
5:00 – 5:30PM

Filming of Judges announcing winners (8^th floor studio)
5:30 – 6:00PM

Judges Meet and determination of winners

Day of Judging:

Come camera ready and prepared to answer questions about why you chose the winner you did.

Attire:

We will be filming on a green screen so please do not wear any green or busy patterns. Dark colors tend to work best on the green screen.

We ask that you arrive at the Comcast Office at The Battery no later than 7:30am on the day of judging. We will then have a meet and greet session with all judges to cover any remaining housekeeping items. You will then be excused to meet privately with the other judges for your chosen category to prep, ask questions and discuss approach before the finalists joins you.

The first interview will begin promptly at 9am. Each interview will last 40 minutes (we will give you a 10 minute warning).

You will have 10 minutes to discuss the finalist with the other judges.

After each interview, your WIT moderator will record you saying a few words about the finalist, and then you will get a 10 minute break before your next scheduled interview. This recording may be used in the WIT Women of the Year Awards program, so please be sure not to mention their company name or their name in the remarks.

You will have an extra 10-15 minutes after the final interview to choose a winner….this can sometimes be a battle. A WIT representative will be in each room to help answer questions and provide guidance for the judging process.

Once you have chosen the winner, we ask that you please leave your interview room and rejoin us in the “Judge’s Meeting Room”. Group 1 will leave by 1:30pm and Group 2 by 6:00pm

*Note: You cannot leave at any time. This will be at least a half-day commitment.

What To Bring:

Your ID for security at check-in.
Please bring something for notes during the interview process.

Parking:

Comcast has graciously allowed us to use their offices for judging. You will be parking in the Red Parking Deck at the Battery. The address to the Red Parking Deck is One Ballpark Center 2605 Circle 75 Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339. Please bring your parking ticket in with you, as parking will be validated. The entrance to the Comcast Building in on the third floor of the Red Parking Deck.