Judging will be done by a panel of industry experts and the procedure overview is as follow:
Shortlists determined from 1^st Round independent remote judging Finalists determined from juries’ votes after discussions on each shortlisted & call-in entries Winners determined from juries’ votes after discussions on finalists The decision of the Juries in all matters related to the awarding of medals will be final and binding.
Interest Voting: At all stages of judging, a jury may not vote or be involved in any discussion on entries submitted by his/her company in his/her own city or on entries submitted by an overseas office for which he/she worked during the time the entries were produced.

AWARDING THE LOTUS WINNERS
The juries will make the final decision on the allocation of medal winners. If they feel none of the works is a Lotus winner, juries may not award any Lotus winner in that sub-category. There is no limit on the Lotus winners. Gold winners that are NOT for non-profit organisations, foundations, charities, or NGOs will compete for the Grande of their respective Lotus. Gold winners that are for non-profit organisations, foundations, charities, or NGOs will compete for the Grande for Humanity and cannot compete in the Grande of Lotus.
Lotus winners will receive a trophy and a certificate. Finalists will be given certificates.