Nominations for the ISE North America Award™ Program 2009

The ISE North America Awards 2009 recognizes the individual and project teams who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of information security.

The Information Security “Executive of the Year” Awards 2009 recognizes the individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of information security in the past 12 months. Awarded to a chief security officer or an executive in an equivalent position, the ISE Award 2009 honors exemplary achievement and excellence in risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and network security. These pivotal members of the technology community play instrumental roles in ensuring the safety and security of their organizations.
The Information Security “Project of the Year” Awards was created to recognize a project completed in the past 12-18 months that has had an impact on an organization’s risk management or information security posture. This award recognizes the team behind the work.

Executive of the Year Nominees are invited to network with their peers and attend all events during the two day agenda as our complimentary guest. The ISE program series creates a unique atmosphere for interaction and information exchange among industry peers. The nomination process, the judging process, and the experience of the ISE Awards combined with the cumulative impact of the on-site program provide the ISE Nominees with an unparalleled platform for success.

Information Security "Executive of the Year" North America Award Requirements

The Information Security Executive of the Year Award honors the individual who has made the greatest positive impact on his or her organization through risk management, enterprise data assets and privacy protection and information security. Nominees should be responsible for managing internal security organizations, mentoring and motivating staff members, developing innovative security solutions to business challenges and effectively managing and executing security strategies.

The Information Security Executive of the Year is defined as a leader who guides the effective use of information security and risk management to improve his or her company's information security posture while proactively implementing security technology and processes. Nominees can be a CSO, CISO, CTO, CIO, vice president, or director from IT, networking or security departments. Nominees cannot be an information security vendor or information security services provider. Other characteristics of the Information Security Executive of the Year Award nominee include the following:

• Must be a member of management (hold a title of director or above), such as CSO, CISO, CTO, CIO, vice president, or director from IT, networking or security departments
• Must have primary responsibility for risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and/or information/network security performance of a company or organization and have held this responsibility for at least 12 months
• Must have employees who report directly to the nominee and have budget responsibility
• Must maintain primary residence in and be employed by a business or oversee the security infrastructure of a subsidiary that is located in the United States or Canada
• An organization may submit only one nominee for the Information Security Executive of the Year Award
• An executive CANNOT have been a nominee for more than three consecutive years representing the same organization. If the executive has changed company/organization, the executive must have worked at the new organization for at least twelve months prior to submitting another nomination form.
• An executive CANNOT be an information security vendor or information security services provider or a contractor
• As all nominees will be recognized at the Awards Gala and during the two program, nominees are requested to attend the program on Monday and Tuesday, October 26-27th, 2009 in Washington, DC. All nominees are invited to attend complimentary the two day program and awards

Information Security "Project of the Year" North America Awards Requirements

The Project of the Year Awards honor the key members of a team who have made the greatest positive impact on their organization through implementing risk management, enterprise data assets, privacy protection or an information security project. The Project must have been completed in the past 12-18months and be able to show measurable results. Nominees cannot be an information security vendor or information security services provider. Other characteristics of the Information Project of the Year Award nominee include the following:

• The Project must involve risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and/or information/network security performance of the company or organization
• The Project must have been completed in the past 12-18 months
• The Project must have an Executive Sponsor. An Executive Sponsor can be a CSO, CISO, CTO, CIO, vice president, or director from IT, networking or security departments who attests to the facts submitted in the nomination form
• An organization may enter more than one Project, but each Project must be entered on a separate nomination form
• The Project work must have been accomplished by team members where the majority of the team is located in the Unites States or Canada
• As all Executive Sponsors and Project teams will be recognized at the Awards Gala and during the two day program, the Executive Sponsor and Project teams are requested to attend the program on Monday and Tuesday, October 26th – 27th, 2009 in Washington, DC. All Executive Sponsors and their project teams are invited to attend complimentary the two day program and Awards

All nomination forms must be received by 12:00pm EST, Wednesday, September 16, 2009 by email to isenorthamerica@infosecaward.com. All nomination forms must be completed in their entirety to be considered by the Judges. The ISE North America Judges, an independent body of information security executives, will make the final decision on whether a nominee submitted is qualified to participate in the ISE North America Awards.

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