The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) informed about the opening of registration for the 2016 ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards. The competition annually acknowledges creative excellence in pieces for Hispanic, Afro American and Asian markets, among other categories. They also deliver awards for pieces focused on categories such as the LGBTQ, people with disabilities, B to B, experiential marketing, print, total market and relevant results. The winners will be announced in a special ceremony and dinner during the ANA 2016 Multicultural Marketing and Diversity Conference, to be held from October 9th to 11th in the J.W. Marriott, Los Angeles.The deadline for the registration is July 8th. The competition is open for all marketing executives, agencies and media companies. Registrations until July 1st have a preferential rate.The pieces will be judged based on creative excellence, relevance in the category and quantifiable business results. The campaigns must have been produced between June 2015 and June 2016 in order to be accepted in the contest.