I. General Provisions

As the sponsor of Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, the world’s largest lighting exhibition, Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co., Ltd. shall hold the Alighting Award selection. To standardize and specify relevant matters, operational processes and selection requirements, the regulation has been formulated.

1. Objectives:
1. Objectives: To provide an open, fair and impartial exhibition platform for lighting, dig out unknown lighting deeds, foster new trends and show the lighting industry.
1.1 To encourage technological and product innovation in the lighting industry and promote scientific and technological progress in lighting.
1.2 To enhance the international influence of the Alighting Award and promote the continuous development of the lighting industry.
1.3 To set up an example and model for outstanding projects, high quality products, innovative technologies and innovative designs, and advocate the concept of social value.

2.The awards included in the Alighting Award selection are as follows:
2.1 Product Award: (Lighting products, non-component)
2.2 Technology Award: (Lighting components, materials, equipment, systems or technological solutions, etc., non-lighting products)
2.3 Project Award: (For completed lighting projects)
2.4 Innovation Award (cooperated with other institutions)
Notes: According to the development of product technologies and the industrial trend, each Award category above will be divided into multiple sub-categories.

3. Schedule of the Alighting Award selection:
The selection is held annually. In accordance with the time when Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition is held, it has been tentatively decided that the application, recommendation and review are carried out from September to May of the next year. The selection results shall be announced and the award ceremony shall be held in June when Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition is held. And the award-winners of the Alighting Award will be publicized from June to September.

4. Applicants participating in the Alighting Award selection and the selection scope:
4.1 Product Award applicants: Legally operating enterprise or individual and the declared product with independent intellectual property right can apply. "Products" generally refer to the lighting products that have been mass-produced and non-component.
The product selection is conducted in terms of technological innovativeness, practicability, economy and document service.
Technological innovativeness: Whether the technical indicators of a product have met the latest standards at home and abroad and what innovative features it has will be assessed. For example, do the major parts of the product have the latest and most popular configuration Have the main technical parameters and the nominal indicators met the latest industry standards Has the product received any award Is the product patented Has the product undergone any significant technical improvement, technological innovation, design innovation or other innovations
Practicability: The practical value of a product and its humanized factors in its application will be assessed. For example, in terms of humanized design (Is it easy to install and operate How is the workmanship and quality Is the electromagnetic circuit safe Has the product design met the design specifications), what are the users’ comments How is the compatibility of the product Does the product support various standards Is it easy to maintain in use
Economy: The price/performance ratio, use cost and maintenance cost of the product and its expandability will be assessed.
Document service: The quality and efficiency of the instruction book and technical manuals of a product as well as the level of service provided by the manufacturer will be assessed. (Are the documents illustrated and easy to understand Is there specific description of all functions and components of the product Is there any instruction on the repair Is there any detailed guidance on the installation, disassembly and operation How is the product warranty)
4.2 Technology Award applicants: Legally operating enterprise or individual and the declared product with independent intellectual property right can apply. "Technologies" generally refer to lighting components, materials, equipment, systems or forward-looking and developmental technical ideas or solutions for planning and guiding product development and application.
The technological selection is conducted in terms of technological innovativeness, practicability and economy. 
Technological innovativeness: The innovative key points and features of a technology will be assessed. For example, has the technology received any award Is the technology patented In terms of the innovative key points in technology, is the new technology significant, practical and effective In terms of the innovative key points in design, can the design be directly applied to real products How are the design feature and originality if it is applied to the products How are the innovative key points in other aspects Is the technology forward-looking Will it become a leading standard Will it be the mainstream Does it have an application prospect
Practicability: What will be assessed are the practical value and promotion potential of the technology, for example, the independence and feasibility of the technology and whether there is any case in practical application.
Economy: How much economic benefit the technology can produce will be assessed. For example, how much cost (the human resources and material resources invested to realize the technology) is needed to realize the technology How much is the return on investment (How long may it take to recoup the investment)
4.3 Project Award applicants: Design institutes or companies with independent legal qualifications, colleges and universities, scientific research institutions, lighting engineering companies and suppliers of major products of the project. "Projects" refer to the lighting projects having been completed with no ownership dispute and having been put into use for more than three months.
The project selection is conducted in terms of technological innovativeness, implementation effect, energy saving, security and durability.
Technological innovativeness: Whether the technical indicators of all the components of the project have met the latest domestic and overseas standards and the innovative features it has will be assessed. For example, do the major products of the project have the latest and most popular configuration Have the main technical parameters and the nominal indicators met the latest industry standards Do the components have innovative points in technology, design or other aspects
Implementation effect: Respect for design and carrier (conforming to the carrier's property and expressing the relationship between different carrier elements), visual aesthetics (artistic and creative), visual comfort (with reasonable contrast ratio and no glare while coordinating with the surroundings), consistency between the reality and the design effect.
Energy saving: The use cost and maintenance cost of the project will be assessed. For example, does the project use highly efficient lighting products Does it apply hierarchical control of the effects Has it met the latest national design standards How much maintenance cost (cost of human resources, material resources and electricity) is needed for the project in service
Security: The stability (stability and reliability of system operation), capability of accidental emergency management, restorability of the project and whether it can minimize losses will be assessed. For example, are the installation and maintenance convenient What are the safety precautions for the facilities What are the safety precautions for the operation with power on
Durability: How long is the service life of the materials for the project How long can more than 80% of the materials be in service without being replaced
4.4 Innovation Award object of declaration and scope of evaluation: The award shall be awarded separately according to the development of industry, and the object of declaration and scope of evaluation shall be determined according to the type of award.

5.Organizational leadership and implementing bodies of the Alighting Award selection 
The Alighting Award selection results will be achieved through deliberations and recommendations by the Jury Committee consisting of the sponsor, experts and scholars in the industry, authorities, industry organizations or institutions, following the principles of science, authority, objectiveness and fairness and comprehensively evaluating the submitted materials from aspects of the advancement, originality, practicability, completeness and economy. According to the categories of awards, namely product, technology, project and design, the Jury Committee specially sets up several Professional Evaluation Teams and Professional Investigation Teams, responsible for the evaluation and investigation; the Secretariat of the organizing committee of the Alighting Award is responsible for the organization and implementation of the voting.
5.1 Jury Committee: Consisting of final judges and all professional jury teams.
5.2 Professional Evaluation Team : Including representatives of the sponsor and the cooperative institutions for the Alighting Award as well as the nominating committee members; Professional Investigation Team are randomly composed of some members of their respective teams.
5.3 Final Judges: Including representatives of the sponsor and the industry celebrities specially invited by the sponsor.
5.4 Nominating Committee Members: Elected from the winners of the last Alighting Award or composed of industry celebrities specially invited by the sponsor.
5.4.1 Experts: Senior title, Bachelor +15 years working experience above, Master +10 years working experience, Doctor +5 years working experience;
5.4.2 Specialists: Intermediate title, Bachelor +10 years working experience above, Master +5 years working experience, Doctor +3 years working experience;
5.5 Cooperative Institutions: the industry organizations or institutions specially invited by the sponsor.
5.6 Secretariat of the organizing committee: Representatives of organizers and cooperative institutions.

6. Planning and coordination body of the Alighting Award selection:
The specially established secretariat of the organizing committee is responsible for the coordination, planning, arrangement and implementation of specific working plan and implementation schemes for the Alighting Award selection. The secretariat of the organizing committee consists of representatives of the organizing committee of Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, representatives of organizers (Guangzhou Alighting IOT & Technology, Co., Ltd). As the coordination and working team during the Alighting Award selection, the secretariat of the organizing committee is responsible for accepting all the consultations, queries and document materials relating to the appraisal and selection and providing explanations and replies.

II.Application Measures and Requirements

1. Applicants can independently apply for participation in the Alighting Award selection or the entities whose items have innovative features and typicality are recommended by the cooperative institutions and nominating committee members to participate in the selection. Application materials shall be submitted to the secretariat of the organizing committee for collection and examination within the stipulated time for each year's appraisal and selection. The secretariat of the organizing committee will submit those items with application materials conforming to regulations and requirements to the Jury Committee for professional appraisal.

2. In principle, the sponsor will not accept the applications of projects which had applied for participation in the selection of the previous Alighting Award and have not made obvious improvements or have no outstanding performance.

3. For application, relevant application forms shall be filled in and submitted online at www.alighting.cn or offline according to the requirements. The following materials shall be provided and shall be as detailed as possible. Applicants should make sure the application materials are standardized, true and clear in content.

4. Any trickery is strictly prohibited during the application process. Application units will be disqualified for application if they are found to be unreal in the selection stage. If an application unit wins an award but is then discovered to be unreal, the award and title will be canceled, which will be notified and announced in the industry.

5. If applicants have confidentiality requirements for the submitted content, please clearly describe the requirements in the submitted materials. Meanwhile, all units and persons having access to the submitted materials must undertake the obligation of confidentiality for the content and matters of the projects strictly in accordance with the relevant requirements.

6. All materials submitted for the Alighting Award selection will not be returned. The secretariat of the organizing committee will make use of the submitted materials to release special issues or make introductions to special topics.

III. Selection Procedures

1. Initial review: Based on the application forms and materials submitted by the applicants, the specially established secretariat of the organizing committee will choose some projects as the candidate ones for the four categories respectively.

2. Review: After receiving all the candidate projects sorted out by the secretariat of the organizing committee (including the inspection opinions of the Professional Inspection Teams), all members of the Professional Evaluation Team will confirm the vote of each application category within a designated time in accordance with the review criteria. The secretariat of the organizing committee is responsible for collecting the voting results of each category and publicizing the results of Outstanding Products, Outstanding Technologies, Outstanding Projects and Outstanding Innovation. If no objection received within the public notice period, the results will be submitted to the final appeal board.

3. Inspection: In order to provide corresponding test data analysis for the final part, the applicants of the candidate projects will be sent to the designated test agency for data detection and analysis of the third party.

4. Final review: According to the Professional Evaluation Team's appraisal opinions and recommendations on the entries, final judges of the Jury Committee will decide winners of the Alighting Award, namely Best Product, Best Technology, Best Project and Best Innovation, which will be announced and introduced to the all sectors of society by the secretariat of the organizing committee.

Notes: In the inspection stage, the applicants of the candidate projects will apply to the sponsor for inviting the Professional Inspection Teams to inspect and comment the submitted projects and listen to the applicants' description of relevant conditions of the submitted projects before the inspection; after the inspection, the Professional Inspection Teams will submit the inspection reports of the inspected objects to the secretariat of the organizing committee as reference for the review.

Publicity stage: After the evaluation, the detailed information of the award winners will be published for public review by the secretariat for seven days from the date of publication as the objection period. In case of any objection, written opinions and reasons shall be submitted to the Final Judge Committee (submitted by the secretariat to the Final Judge Committee) within the objection period, together with relevant supporting documents; Expiration is deemed to be without objection.

IV. Announcement and Award-giving Measures

1. 1. The final results of the Alighting Award selection will be announced and the award ceremony will be held during Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition which is held annually. All the winners will receive the trophy cups and honor certificates given by the sponsor of the Alighting Award.

2. After all the selection work is completed, the secretariat of the organizing committee of the Alighting Award will be responsible for editing and publishing the Alighting Award Yearbook. As one of the authoritative and official forms of issuing the winning projects and other submitted projects in the Alighting Award selection, the collection will be used to publish, publicize and popularize the winning projects as well as the selection experts' assessment and analysis.

V. Supplementary Provisions

1. The Alighting Award selection is initiated by Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, sponsored by Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co., Ltd. and organized by Guangzhou Alighting IOT&Technology Co.,Ltd.

2. The regulation is formulated and amended by the secretariat of the organizing committee of the Alighting Award which is responsible for the explanation.

3. The regulation takes effect as of the date of promulgation.