The shortlist of nominees for each vendor award is decided by pre-qualified members of the EMEA distributor and retailer community prior to the awards evening. Individual nomination forms from distributors  and retailers are submitted via the DISTREE EMEA website or by an e-mail form. The shortlisted vendors all receive invitations to attend the Gala Dinner. The winner is slected from the five successful vendor nominees through a live electronic vote by distributors and retailers at the Gala Dinner.

Vendors are judged on partner engagement, channel strategy, pricing policies, stock management, product evolution, margin potential, channel management, retail engagement, marketing and the development of channel programmes. In total there are 12 vendor awards with each one dedicated to a specific product segment.

• 1.EMEA Monitors/TVs Vendor of the Year
• 2.EMEA Components Vendor of the Year
• 3.EMEA Software Vendor of the Year
• 4.EMEA Printing Vendor of the Year
• 5.EMEA Home Networking Vendor of the Year
• 6.EMEA Accessories Vendor of the Year
• 7.EMEA Gaming Vendor of the Year
• 8.EMEA Storage Vendor of the Year
• 9.EMEA Audio Vendor of the Year
• 10.EMEA Imaging Vendor of the Year
• 11.EMEA Mobile Device Vendor of the Year
• 12.EMEA Notebook/Netbook/Desktop Vendor of the Year