CEA members and non-members are eligible to enter the TechHome Mark of Excellence Awards program. Select from over 30 award categories to enter your product, project or company. You may enter the same product or project into more than one category; however, each is considered a separate entry, thus a separate fee is applied.

• The product, system or technology to be considered must be available to U.S. consumers and be shipping no earlier than January 31, 2007 and no later than December 31, 2008. It must be obtainable by the customer or must be available for the resale by the manufacturer’s system integrators.
  
• Pre-release beta and/or market evaluation units are not eligible for submission to the TechHome Mark of Excellence award program.
  
• Training and support programs must be new to the awards program and must be established and in use by a target audience no earlier than January 31, 2007 and no later than December 31, 2008.
  
• New versions of previously entered products, systems or technologies must be considerably different from and significantly enhance the original or former versions of the product.
  
• Home installation projects must also be new to the awards program and completed by no earlier than January 31, 2007 and no later than December 31, 2008.
  
• CEA members and non-members are eligible.
  
• A product and/or project can be submitted into more than one category; however, each is considered a separate entry, and a separate fee is applied.
  
• Entries must be submitted via the online submission process. Hardcopy entries are no longer accepted.
  
• Photographs must accompany each entry for judging purposes, with at least two different views of the product or different phases of the project. Photos will be submitted as a jpg file. Up to 10 photographs, including photo montages, may be submitted for each entry.
  
• An entry is qualified for judging when all required sections are completed, images are included and all fees paid. CEA is not responsible for the follow-up of incomplete entries. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
  
• All entries forms are the property of CEA.
  
• An entry may be moved to a different category based on the recommendation of the judging panel, without consent from the submitter.
  
• By entering the competition, the submitter grants CEA permission to use the entry and images of the entered product in any promotional material produced by CEA and its sponsors.
  
• CEA reserves the exclusive right to set, modify and interpret all conditions regarding this competition without claim for damage or recourse of any kind.
  
• Each company selected as a finalist and/or winner honoree grants CEA permission, without compensation, to use its name and photograph/likeness and/or entry in promoting this or similar awards programs in the future.
  
• Materials must meet CEA standards for appropriate product presentation and taste, and may be asked to be resubmitted or disqualified at any time, if they are deemed inappropriate. Any attempt by a submitter to deliberately damage the Innovations website or undermine the legitimate operation of the call for entries may be in violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, all entries submitted by such person will be disqualified. CEA reserves the right to seek damages from any such person fully permitted by law.
  
• In the event a virus compromises the competition, non-authorized human intervention, tampering, or other causes beyond the reasonable control of CEA, which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the call for entries, CEA reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the call for entries. Should the call for entries be terminated prior to the stated closing date, CEA reserves the right to announce honorees based on the nominations received before the termination date.
  
• CEA reserves the right to rescind any awards granted to honorees that have misrepresented their product or entry in this competition.
  
• Unless otherwise stated, entry fees are non-refundable.
  
• The judges' decisions are final.