• Receive a personalized plaque
• Receive industry-wide recognition in the Equipment Leasing & Finance online magazine, on the ELFA website, in the ELFA QuickBrief e-newsletter and on the association's social media channels
• Present the award-winning project(s) in-person at the Operations & Technology Conference, September 9-11, 2024, in Nashville, TN
• Two Complimentary Registrations will be provided to accept the Award and present at the Operations & Technology Conference.
• Receive recognition at the 2024 ELFA Annual Convention, October 27-29,2024, in Austin, Texas, at the JW Marriott Downtown Austin.
  • With the possibility of presenting during a session.
  • One complimentary registration will be provided for the speaker of this session, if the session is chosen.

You've worked hard to improve your company's technology and operations. Get the recognition your team deserves. Enter today!

Award applications are electronic for 2024. Award applications should be submitted via the electronic submission form found below. If you are not able to access the electronic form, please complete the Word document application and email to Heather Staverman at hstaverman@elfaonline.org with Microsoft Office compatible attachments and the email subject of “O&TE Award Application”.

Please Note: Once an application is received via email, a confirmation email reply will be sent. If you do not receive this reply within 24 hours of submission, during business hours, please contact Heather Staverman at 202-238-3427.

Submissions are no longer being accepted as the deadline has passed.

• Award applications should be submitted online or via email only to Heather Staverman at hstaverman@elfaonline.org
• Each application may include up to one Microsoft Office compatible attachment.
• The email subject must say “O&TE Award Application” in order to be considered and to ensure your application is not caught by any spam blockers.

• To qualify for consideration:
  • Nominees can self-nominate or be nominated by others.
  • The project or initiative completion (go-live/in production) date must be within 12 months prior to application deadline.
  • Nominees must be equipment finance organizations and current regular members (as defined by the ELFA) at the time of application.
• Recognition is measured by project or initiative. Therefore, multiple submissions from the same organization are acceptable.
• Joint submissions (i.e. service provider and equipment finance organization) are acceptable (however, only the equipment finance organization will receive the award).
• The O&TE Award sub-committee may request to meet with each nominee as part of the judging process to obtain more information about each project.
• Winning project will be chosen, and all applicants notified during the week of July 22-26, 2024, via email from hstaverman@elfaonline.org.
• Winner(s) must be willing to participate in an in-person session at the 2024 Operations & Technology Conference.
  • 2 Complimentary Attendee Registrations will be provided to the winning company.
• Winner must be willing to participate in an in-person session at the 2024 ELFA Annual Convention if session is chosen.
  • 1 Complimentary Attendee Registration will be provided to the winning company.
• The O&T Planning Committee has assembled a sub-committee of judges to identify the projects that will be eligible to receive an award. The judging panel is made up of representatives from both equipment finance organizations and service providers. In the event there is a conflict of interest the individual will be recused from judging.

Note: the judging panel is made up of representatives from both equipment finance organizations and service providers. In the event there is a conflict of interest for a judge, their score is not included in the scoring of the nomination. Award submissions will be treated as being confidential and only shared with the sub-committee and employees of the ELFA as necessary unless express permission is requested from the submitter.