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The selection of the WORLD AWARD winners follows a five-step procedure: STEP 1: SEARCHING FOR THE BEST Over approximately a 12-month period the WORLD AWARDS Editorial Board observes important occurrences around the world. It locates and researches the activities of women – well-known, or virtually unknown – who have, over the course of the past year as well as over the course of time, achieved a great deal and are having a positive impact on our world. The WORLD AWARDS Editorial Board then compiles a list of extraordinary women who deserve to be honored containing all relevant information, which is then forwarded to the WORLD AWARDS Committee. The committee currently consists of 10 individuals, including WORLD AWARDS President Mikhail Gorbachev, WORLD AWARDS Founder and Chairman Georg Kindel and opinion-leaders from different fields, e.g. Prof. Dr. Helmut Thoma, Emmy-award winning founder and former CEO of RTL Television, Europe’s leading television network. The WORLD AWARDS Committee then makes a preliminary shortlist in each category with further personalities added by the recommendation of the WORLD AWARDS Committee. This initial shortlist includes prominent women as well as those who are not necessarily in the international limelight. Yet all have made important contributions to our world – women whose work serves as an inspiration. STEP 2: THE NOMINATIONS BY THE COMMITTEE A few months before the WOMEN’S WORLD AWARDS event the WORLD AWARDS Committee meets for the final selection process at which all candidates and their accomplishments are reviewed and discussed. These discussions then lead to the final shortlist. The WORLD AWARDS Committee selects, in a difficult process of elimination, up to 6 nominees in each award category, which is then presented to the international WORLD AWARDS Jury. STEP 3: THE VOTING OF THE JURY The WORLD AWARDS Committee nominees’ list is sent to the International Jury members. It is now time for each jury member to make his/her choice in each category – often a difficult decision. The voting of each individual jury member remains confidential and only the final result is made public. STEP 4: THE FINAL RESULT After the votes have been counted the President of the WORLD AWARDS, Mikhail Gorbachev, is informed of the outcome. STEP 5: THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW LAUREATES The winners are announced to the international press. THE INTERNATIONAL JURY. The International Jury of the WORLD AWARDS includes renowned men and women from the fields of science, the arts, media, entertainment and business as well as former statesmen/women, including: • Waris Dirie, Somalia, human rights activist, UN Goodwill Ambassador • Stella Deetjen, Germany, humanitarian • Sir Richard Branson, Great Britain, entrepreneur • Michael Douglas, United States, actor • Wolfgang Joop, Germany, designer • Bernie Ecclestone, Great Britain, Formula 1 CEO • J. Craig Venter, United States, scientist • Kurt Wuthrich, Switzerland, Nobel Prize Laureate • Christopher Lee, Great Britain, actor and many others. |
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