GovTen
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Thursday 4 March 2027 · 1:00 PM ET

The online ceremony

Sixty minutes, online, free, captioned and recorded. Four segments, one per category, with every award winner named on screen and the twelve Gold Award recipients given the floor. No travel, no registration fee, no black tie.

Run of show

Sixty minutes, four categories
A celebration of excellence

Everyone attending is at work. The program is built to respect that.

TimeBlockWhat happens
0:00OpenThe Chair on what the panel saw this year, and the funnel numbers
0:05Public Spaces & RecreationTen named on screen; three Gold recipients with 120 seconds each
0:18Mobility & TransportationTen named; three Gold recipients
0:31Local Economic GrowthTen named; three Gold recipients
0:44Community EngagementTen named; three Gold recipients
0:57CloseWhere the roll lives, and when the next cycle opens

If you are an honoree

You will know on Monday 15 February 2027, under embargo. Gold Award recipients are asked for a 120-second self-recorded clip — a phone is fine, and we post-produce it. A brief and an upload link come with the notification. Nobody is required to appear, and declining changes nothing about the honor.

Accessibility

  • Live captions throughout, and a corrected transcript within 48 hours.
  • Subtitle tracks in the six nomination languages on the recording.
  • Recording emailed to everyone registered the same day, so a clash with a council meeting costs you nothing.
  • No account required to watch. One link, no download, no sign-in.

Someone in your organization has done awesome work worth ten minutes of your time.

Nominations for the inaugural cycle close Wednesday 30 December 2026. There is no fee, and self-nomination is welcome — most good work is nominated by the people who did it.

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