Share your unique insights with your peers, and be recognized for it! Enter to win a 2021 Tyler Public Sector Excellence Award.

Submissions are due January 22, 2021. Winners will be notified by February 12, 2021. We urge you to apply online; however, we will gladly accept entries through the mail. (Download application form.)

Excellence award winners will receive:

• Free virtual conference registrations for four attendees. (You will be reimbursed for admittances if you register for the conference before winners are announced.)
• "Speaker in a box," which includes several items allowing you to best capture your story. (Subject to availability, kits will likely include flat panel LED light with tripod, laptop tripod stand to allow you to present standing up, Bluetooth headset, Ethernet dongle, 100' Ethernet cable and 15' AC extension cord. More information about this and the capture process will be given upon notification award; kits do not need to be returned.)

Why Does Tyler Award Excellence?

The Tyler Public Sector Excellence Awards were established to acknowledge clients who demonstrate leadership, innovation, and excellence in developing, deploying, and maintaining Tyler solutions in new ways — because our clients are a big part of why our solutions are so successful. Share how you have realized high-impact value — Return on Effort (ROE) or Return on Investment (ROI) — with a Tyler solution by entering to win a Tyler Public Sector Excellence Award.

Clients that have implemented one (or more) of the following Tyler products are eligible to participate:

What Types of Accomplishments Are Recognized?

Inspire your peers by sharing unique insights, such as how you…

• Created a unique change process using a Tyler application or service
• Realized significant savings after implementing a Tyler solution
• Improved operational efficiencies by leveraging the capabilities of your Tyler solution
• Increased staff productivity by implementing a Tyler application or service
• Empowered employees, citizens, or vendors through online self-service or e-filing features

Entry Requirements

Deadline for all submitted materials is January 22, 2021. Winners will be notified by February 12, 2021. All applicants will be notified if a follow-up interview is necessary after entries have been reviewed.

Any Tyler client who has implemented a Tyler solution before December 31, 2020, is eligible to enter. No additional purchase this year is needed to be eligible. Entries may come from one person or from a group of people at a single organization. We urge you to apply online; however, we will gladly accept entries through the mail. (Download application form.)

Evaluation Process

Entrants may apply once for each Tyler solution used. Please submit a separate application form and the required supplemental information for every entry. We encourage you to provide as much detail and information as possible on your entries. Tyler will judge entries on:

• Organizational Efficiency and Productivity — Tyler applications or services improved overall workflow efficiencies or processes improved staff productivity.
• Organizational Responsiveness — Tyler applications or services improved your ability to provide information to employees, vendors or citizens.
• Business Value — Tyler applications or services allowed your organization to accomplish something that had a large impact or of significant value.
• Innovation — Your organization is using Tyler applications or services in unique and innovative ways.
• Relevance — Your experience is applicable to other organizations using Tyler solutions.
• COVID-19 Response — Your agency was able to handle transitions, changes, and/or other effects from the pandemic by using Tyler software.

Rules for Participation

1. Agree to adhere to the above-mentioned rules.
2. Have senior management approval to participate in the Tyler Technologies Public Sector Excellence Awards contest.
3. Participate in a video and/or written case study, unless prohibited by state law or jurisdictional authority.
4. Agree that as a winner you can receive*:
   1. Free virtual conference registrations for four attendees. You will be reimbursed for admittances if you register for the conference before winners are announced. 
   2. A speaker in a box (valued at ~$300). Included in this kit are several items that will allow us to better capture your story. Subject to availability, kits will likely include flat panel LED light with tripod, laptop tripod stand to allow you to present standing up, Bluetooth headset, Ethernet dongle, 100' Ethernet cable, and 15' AC extension cord. More information about this and the capture process will be given upon notification of award.
5. Tyler Advisory Board members who choose to judge the Awards and enter into the Awards contest must agree to not vote for their submission or solicit votes for their organization’s entry.
6. Agree to and understand that Tyler may use final entries for promotional materials.

*Federal clients please verify your eligibility for this benefit with the agency designee.