TORONTO, December 11 - Canadian Music Week - the country's largest annual music industry event - is inviting members of more than 25 music industry associations to participate in the voting for the Canadian Music Industry Awards.

As a result of a comprehensive study on the way the Awards have been structured, Canadian Music Week is building a solid music community list of voters. Members of a variety of music industry organizations are invited to participate, but to ensure that the widest range of industry people are included, individuals are invited to register with CMW by accessing the CMW website (www.cmw.net).

"This is our effort to make sure the voting is as inclusive as possible, and that our voters are the ones in positions to judge the contributions their peers have made to our industry," said Neill Dixon, president of Canadian Music Week.

The awards will be presented at a gala ceremony set for February 28th at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto; The Guess Who and CHUM's Allan Waters will be inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame at the event, which will be hosted by television personality Carla Collins.

The industry awards recognize outstanding achievement in some 30 different categories, and cover every aspect of the music and broadcast industries.

Note: A limited number of Gala tickets are available now. For more information and to order, call Deanna Dixon at (905) 858-4747 or order online at www.cmw.net.

To register, voters must be members or employees of one of the following organizations:

Alberta Recording Industries Association (ARIA)
Association Quebecoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle, et de la video (ADISQ)
Audio Engineering Society (AES)
Canadian Academy of Recording Arts And Sciences (CARAS)
Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA)
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts (CAAMA)
Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)
Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA)
Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA)
Canadian Independent Record Production Association (CIRPA)
Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA)
Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
East Coast Music Association (ECMA)
Manitoba Audio Recording Industry Association (MARIA)
Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA)
Music Industries Association of Canada (MIAC)
Music Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador ((MIANL)
Music Industry Association on Nova Scotia (MIANS)
New Brunswick Music Association
Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB)
Pacific Music Industry Association (PMIA)
Radio Marketing Bureau (RMB)
Retail Music Associations of Canada (RMAC)
Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association (SRIA)

Subscribers to Canadian Music Network will receive ballots, as will previous delegates to Canadian Music Week.

Members of associations not mentioned above or industry professionals with no association memberships may contact CMW to request a ballot. Ballots are available as of February 1, 2002; voting closes on February 14th, 2002.