Best of Show stage presentation planned for Macworld Expo

The Macworld Best of Show Awards, presented each year at Macworld Conference & Expo to the best products making their debut at the annual trade show, will be unveiled during a live, on-stage Feature Presentation at the January 2007 expo, Macworld and Macworld Expo organizers announced Thursday.

The Best of Show ceremony will be held on January 10 at 2:45 p.m. at the Moscone Center. Open to all registered attendees, the ceremony will give everyone a chance to hear from the Macworld editors explain why certain products were chosen for the award.

"Finally we've found a way to share the very best products on display at Macworld Expo with Expo attendees," said Jason Snell, VP/Editorial Director of Macworld. "This new Featured Presentation will let us honor the Best of Show winners in public, demonstrating why our editors picked them as the best the Mac world has to offer."

In addition to the new Best of Show presentation, there's now a new process for exhibitors to submit their products for Best of Show consideration. In order to be guaranteed consideration, exhibitors will need to submit their products to Macworld's editors by December 15, 2006. (Macworld's editors will sign confidentiality agreements to cover products that won't be announced until the show begins.)

While Macworld will work with all developers to ensure that their products are considered for the Best of Show awards, only products received before the deadline can be guaranteed consideration for the Best of Show.

If you're showing a product at Macworld Expo in January, you can submit your product or ask for more information on the Best of Show by mailing us directly at bestofshow@macworld.com.