Any company that exhibits a product or solution on the exhibit floor of the CEDIA Expo 2026. Products need not be shipped but must be shown publicly and anticipated to ship within 12 months.

Thousands of new products are introduced at the CEDIA Expo each year, help make yours stand out. Every product nominated, whether chosen for an award or not, will receive a digital award nominee badge.

Winners will receive a suite of marketing assets to promote winning nomination/s, including a fully-licensed winners' badge.

The deadline for entering has recently been extended to 23:59 ET on Friday, August 28, 2026. We reserve the right to consider late applicants as circumstances dictate. Please note that on-site nominations are not accepted.

You may submit a given product with multiple publication categories, at $625.00 each. It costs $625.00 per product nominated, for consideration by your chosen Future magazine.

Just nominate the product for each by checking the appropriate box(es) within the registration form; so for example, if Jones Smith Manufacturing wishes to nominate a new product for consideration by three magazines, the nomination price is $1,875.00 ($625.00 x 3). The entry form will guide you.

There is no limit to the number of products you may nominate. Each requires a completed registration form and entry fee(s).

A panel of judges and editors, chosen in advance by the editors of our publications, will review nominations and choose the winners.