ITDatabase and Business Wire today highlighted numerous calls for speakers, awards and other opportunities and deadlines that tech industry communications and marketing professionals should be aware of this week, including:

New Opportunities

Mobile News Awards
Awards Info
http://www.mobilenewsawards.co.uk/

Charp Award (T.H.E. Journal)
Awards Info
http://www.iste.org/membership/awards-recognition/sylvia-charp-award

ESC India (Embedded Systems Conference)
Call for Speakers
http://www.esc-india.com/

The Earnies
Awards Info
http://promotions.prnewswire.com/Agility-at-Work_Earnies.html

TIA 2013
Call for Speakers
http://tia2013.org/call-speakers-1

The Guardian Sustainable Business Awards
Awards Info
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/gsb-awards

B2B Twitterer of the Year Awards
Awards Info
http://www.b2btoty.com/nominations/

Deadlines

(12/6)
Crunchies (TechCrunch)
http://crunchies2012.techcrunch.com/nominate/

(12/7)
CRN Channel Chiefs
http://crn.2013-channel-chiefs-application.sgizmo.com/s3?tp=cc2%3C/span%3E&elq=3c2946b3d5cf4baaadd45546aa3a1cc7&elqCampaignId=2080

(12/7)
Global Mobile Awards (deadline extended)
http://www.globalmobileawards.com/

(12/9)
Mobile Apps Showdown @ CES
http://mobileappsshowdown.com/apply/

(12/9)
CARTES Asia Call for Speakers
http://www.cartes-asia.com/Conferences/Call-for-Papers

(12/10)
Southern California Linux Expo Call for Speakers
http://mobileappsshowdown.com/apply/

(12/10)
O'Reilly Fluent Call for Speakers
http://fluentconf.com/fluent2013/public/cfp/245

(12/10)
Content Marketing World Call for Speakers
http://contentmarketingworld.com/speakers/content-marketing-world-2013-call-for-speakers/

Tech Event PR Prep

(1/8)
CES
http://events.itdatabase.com/events/detail/348/

(1/13)
NRF Show
http://events.itdatabase.com/events/detail/353/

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