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Asian Women of
Achievement Awards Celebrates 10 Years
(20 February 2009)
The
search to find the most inspiring women in the
United Kingdom has begun with the launch of the
10th Asian Women of Achievement Awards. Founded
and chaired by Indian born author and entrepreneur
Pinky Lilani OBE, the awards celebrate the contribution
that Asian women make to UK's business, public,
cultural, and political sectors. Previous accolades
have been awarded to actresses Shaheen Khan and
Nina Wadia, BBC newsreader Mishal Husain and world-leading
academic Professor Xiangqian Jang.
This year's judges
includes human rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti
CBE, also an award recipient, Dragons Den star
James Caan, actress Meera Syal and Sir Nicholas
Young, chief executive of the British Red Cross
among others.
Pinky Lilani said:
"We founded these awards in 1999 to recognise
the contribution that Asian women were making
to British life - a celebration of the cultural
and social enrichment they provide. Over the last
10 years, they've become both a barometer of social
change and an important platform for Asian women.
"This year, we're casting the net far and
wide to identify those women who - through their
passion and commitment - symbolise today's diverse
society."
The closing date
for entries is Friday March 6, 2009, with the
awards ceremony taking place at the London Hilton
on Wednesday May 20, 2009. 2. The full list of
categories is as follows:
- Professional
of the Year
- Young Achiever of the Year
- The Arts & Culture Award
- The Public Sector Award
- The Social & Humanitarian Award
- The Business Woman of the Year- Corporate
- Entrepreneur of the Year
- Media Professional of the Year
- The Lloyds TSB AWA Award
A woman is eligible
to enter the Asian Women of Achievement Awards
if; she is resident in the United Kingdom, the
Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and has been
so for a period of 12 months before the date of
application; if she was born on the continent
of Asia; or if she is born into an ethnic group
or had at least two grandparents born into an
ethnic group or groups, of Asian origin other
than Caucasian.
For all purposes
above, 'Asia' is defined as meaning:
[1] any part of
the national territory of a country with national
territory on the African-Eurasian land mass, excluding
Europe and Africa. The boundary with Europe is
taken to be the most direct line connecting the
Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmora, the Bosphorus,
the Black Sea, the ridges of the Caucasus, the
Caspian Sea, the Ural River, and the Ural Mountains,
to Novaya Zemlya. The boundary with Africa is
taken to be the line of the Suez Canal. and
[2] the national territories of Bahrain, Brunei,
Cyprus, East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, the Maldives,
Mauritius, the Philippines, the Seychelles, and
Sri Lanka.
[3] Any dispute over eligibility shall, at the
discretion of the competition organisers, be referred
to an independent panel of three arbiters, one
of whom shall be legally qualified in England
and Wales. The arbiters' decision will be final.
For information on
how to enter the awards visit: www.awaawards.com
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