The Business Leaders' RoundtableLogo Design Contest

We're almost there! Having taken several looks, I'm going to come back to them in the morning and see what appeals for: clean, strong, bold, unique (clearly custom), classic but energetic, timeless. I want to be sure that it's a logo that is unique and something I will not get tired of.

How to Rank and Thank Designers: When it comes time for final rankings, designers appreciate when you choose the top three CONCEPTS (as opposed to variations of the same design) for the gold, silver and bronze awards. If you want to rank two different concepts by the same designer in the top three, that's fine.
Also, rank as many entries as possible, because designers get points added to their overall site standing for each blue ribbon they get. All designers spent some quality time to work for you.

This is how points are distributed:

1st place - 50 points
2nd place - 20 points
3rd place - 10 points
4-6th place - 5 points
7-10 place - 3 points

After that, each ranked entry gets one point for the designer. Nobody will be insulted by being ranked last, the points are still good! So if you pull some entries out of the "Not Interested" group and give them a rank, the designer gets some benefit from entering your contest.

Hope that's helpful, lots of contest holders don't realize this and most are glad to know. It's a good way to thank designers who don't win the contest prize, but who worked very hard to offer you lots of options to choose from for a great logo.

Thank you very much in advance,
magnita

Thank you, Magnita - I appreciate the information and I very much appreciate the hard work and great creativity you've put into this. You are a gifted designer and my selection committee very much liked your work, just decided (this time) to go in another direction. I'm planning to work on more logos in the future and will have a favorable outlook on your work! Respectfully, MM