The Society for New Communications Research (SNCR), a group which studies new communications tools, technologies, and emerging modes of communication, and their effects, is offering its annual Excellence in New Communications Awards. These awards honour the work of individuals, corporations, governmental and non-profit organisations, educational institutions, and media outlets that are pioneering the use of social media, information and communication technology (ICT), mobile media, online communities, virtual worlds, and collaborative technologies in the areas of business, media, and professional communications, including marketing, public relations, and advertising, as well as entertainment, education, politics, and social initiatives.

The awards will be presented at the New Communications Research Symposium & Awards Gala in Cambridge, MA, United States, and all of the award-winning case studies will be published by SNCR on the SCNR website, the New Communications Review, and other SNCR publications.

Awards will be granted in six divisions:

• Corporate
• Government
• Media
• Nonprofit/Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)
• Academic
• Technology Innovation (for New Communications and Social Media Technology Vendors)

and in 12 categories:

• Online Reputation Management
• Behind the Firewall
• Influencer Relations
• External Communications and Communities
• New Media Creation
• Collaboration and Co-creation
• New Media Creation
• Online Publishing
• Mobile Media
• Microblogging
• Social Customer relationship management (CRM)
• Measurement Innovation

Click here for access to the online application forms in each category.

Entrants are asked to submit case studies detailing their initiatives and technologies. Entry fees: US$75 per entry.

Press release from the SNCR on July 14 2008.