The process of choosing nominees of persons and companies of 2014 year "Golden Parchment" has begun.
Organizers of the awarding ceremony of "Golden Parchment"-news agency GHN and consultation research group GCG together with traditional nominations this year will offer new nomination.
"We made some changes in regulation. This year we will have new nomination - human rights defender of the year. The idea of the nomination was born previous year when Tamar Gurchiani was awarded with honorary "Golden Parchment". Accordingly we made decision to include the nomination of the "human right defender" in the list of traditional nominations," states the general director of GHN Gocha Mirtskhulava.
With his statement the process of choosing candidates, where takes part 120 experts of the appropriate sphere and specialists, will be finished at the end of November and survey will begin at the beginning of December.
"At the beginning of December we will begin survey in whole Georgia. Traditionally the single nomination where respondents will have free choice is "Person of the Year." In other nominations in then questionnaire will be list of candidates who will be chosen through rating poll," states Mirtskhulava.
Laureates of "Golden Parchment" will be named in 12 nominations. Among them 11 winners will be unveiled on the basis of the poll and one nominee - honored laureate of "Golden Parchment" will be named by the organizer news agency GHN. Consulting Research Group "GCG" will interview nearly 3000 respondents. The poll will be carried out in whole Georgia.
The laureate of "Golden Parchment" 2014 will be unveiled in the following nominations: person of the year, politician, human right defender, businessman, artist, journalist, sportsman, the project of the year, company, brand, foreign company and honored laureate of "Golden Parchment."
With the statement of Mirtskhulava the awarding ceremony will be hosted by the general sponsor Casino "Shangri La" in the frame of social and cultural project.
"We had many offers regarding general sponsorship. However "Shangri La" hosted the event on high level that's why we decided "Shangri La" to be our host again," states Mirtskhulava.
Informational supporters of the event are: Rustavi 2, radio "Fortuna", GHN, newspaper "Premier," newspaper "Version," newspaper "Georgian Word," "Mtavari Info."
In previous years the laureates of "Golden Parchment" were: Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II, Paata Burchuladze, Chabua Abirejibi, Mikheil Saakashvili, Irakli Alasania, Tea Tsulukiani, Nino Burdjanadze, Giorgi Targamadze, Robert Sturua, Zurab Lezhava, Giorgi Ovashvili, Rusudan Chkonia, Davit Kikalishvili, Inga Grigolia, Vakho Sanaia, Nino Shubladze, Ia Antadze, Nodar Meladze, Tea SIchinava, Eka Kvesitadze, Denis Kiff, Patricia Flor, Mamuka Khazaradze, Giorgi Goguadze, Paata Kurtanidze, Maia Rcheulishvili, Gela Mtvivlishvili, Irakli Garibashvili, Tamar Gurchiani, Soso Fkhakadze, Manuchar Kvirkvelia, basketball team of Georgia, rugby team of Georgia, Irakli Tsirekidze, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Nikoloz Vachaishvili, Koba Subeliani, Sandra Roelofs, "Hero" - Tako Pkhakadze, "Vani Treasury" -Davit Lortkipanidze, "Georgian Star," "Light of Christ - Georgia"- Nestan Kirtadze, fund "Iavnana" - Paata Burchuladze, "New life of old Tbilisi," "Aghmashenebeli avenue and renewed Gudauri" - Gigi Ugulava, "Brewery Natakhtari," "Gulf", "Tegeta Motors," "Smart," "Caucasus Online," "Rompetrol," "Imedi L," "Teliani Veli", "Aversi," "Axis," "TBC Bank," Bank of Georgia," "Geocell", "Magti," "People's Bank," "Socar," "Liberty Bank," "Bank Republic," "Soldier of Georgia" Irakli Kvergelidze (company "Orbi"), Nana Ekvtimishvili and Saimon Gross, Giorgi Gabunia," project of the year - "The Vano Show," "Georgian Airways," "PSP," "Zedazeni."