<P> Nominations must usually be submitted to the Committee by the beginning of February in the award year . Nominations by committee members can be submitted up to the date of the first Committee meeting after this deadline . </P> <P> In 2009, a record 205 nominations were received, but the record was broken again in 2010 with 237 nominations; in 2011, the record was broken once again with 241 nominations . The statutes of the Nobel Foundation do not allow information about nominations, considerations, or investigations relating to awarding the prize to be made public for at least 50 years after a prize has been awarded . Over time, many individuals have become known as "Nobel Peace Prize Nominees", but this designation has no official standing, and means only that one of the thousands of eligible nominators suggested the person's name for consideration . Indeed, in 1939, Adolf Hitler received a satirical nomination from a member of the Swedish parliament, mocking the (serious but unsuccessful) nomination of Neville Chamberlain. Nominations from 1901 to 1956, however, have been released in a database . </P> <P> Nominations are considered by the Nobel Committee at a meeting where a short list of candidates for further review is created . This short list is then considered by permanent advisers to the Nobel institute, which consists of the Institute's Director and the Research Director and a small number of Norwegian academics with expertise in subject areas relating to the prize . Advisers usually have some months to complete reports, which are then considered by the Committee to select the laureate . The Committee seeks to achieve a unanimous decision, but this is not always possible . The Nobel Committee typically comes to a conclusion in mid-September, but occasionally the final decision has not been made until the last meeting before the official announcement at the beginning of October . </P> <P> The Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee presents the Nobel Peace Prize in the presence of the King of Norway on 10 December each year (the anniversary of Nobel's death). The Peace Prize is the only Nobel Prize not presented in Stockholm . The Nobel laureate receives a diploma, a medal, and a document confirming the prize amount . As of 2013, the prize was worth 10 million SEK (about US $1.5 million). Since 1990, the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony is held at Oslo City Hall . </P>

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