AITEX Summit: Winter 2026 (jury): an award for O-1 and EB-1A

Award

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From the organisation's official site

What the organisation itself states on its site aitexsummit.com. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Organiser: Run by the AITEX association; the site is part of its initiative.
Frequency: Winter 2026 (February 27-28, 2026) is an online edition of the quarterly series, focused on data analytics.
Entry fee: Participation is free.
Jury: Judges are honoured in separate categories; the Winter 2026 page lists 11 judge awards.
How jurors are chosen: The registration form lets you choose the role participant or judge; there is also a separate judge application form. No fee for judges is stated.
Categories: Four tracks: Product Analytics, Operational Analytics, Business Analytics, Open Analytics.
What the winner receives: The top three teams get $500, $300 and $200 plus certificates and project publication.

Source: the organisation's site aitexsummit.com (pages /winter2026), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.

What officers look at: 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(iv) - whose work was judged and how it is documented

AITEX Summit: Winter 2026 (jury) counts under the awards criterion if it is given for merit in your field, not for participation: the officer looks at selectivity and the awarding body.

The "Awards" criterion: what USCIS requires and how to meet it

Also criterion: Judging

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Why "Awards" gets refused

Accepted in 14% of challenged petitions (25 of 184); not an approval rate.

The award itself is not shown to enjoy national or international recognition. Officers assess the prize itself, not merely the fact that you won it.

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