The following person(s) or entities are not eligible to be MAX Awards Finalists or award winners:

1. Any member or volunteer of the MAX Executive Committee
2. A sponsor of their own award, as well as his or her immediate family members (spouse, children, parents and siblings). This ineligibility restriction applies to event level, gold and platinum sponsors who have naming rights to an award
3. A judge for any award, as well as his or her immediate family members (spouse, children, parents and siblings) for the specific award the judge is scoring
4. Any member of the MAX Awards Committee, as well as his or her immediate family members (spouse, children, parents and siblings)

Please note:

• Sponsors (or board members of sponsors or their relatives) may be Finalists and winners of an award, provided it is NOT the award they are sponsoring
• Only one MAX Award per Finalist