Entering into its seventh year in 2009, the Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year Award Program Series™ recognizes individuals and project teams who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of information security in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland. The award programs are held on a regional, national, and international basis in conjunction with one and two day business summits that include keynote speakers, interactive roundtable discussions, hot topic panel discussions, point and counterpoint debates, luncheons, VIP receptions and the dinner and gala awards. The ISE Award Program Series™ have been recognized by Morgan Keegan as the largest most widely recognized awards program for IT security executives.

Attendance to the ISE Award Program Series™ is complimentary to the nominees and their teams. While the dinner and awards are open to the public, the one and two day business sessions held in conjunction with the awards are only open to nominees, qualified IT executives, invited guests and participating sponsor executives. The programs are held in the following regions and cities in 2009:

Southeast Region (two day program)
Thursday and Friday, March 26th - 27th, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia
Recognizing the leading security executives and their teams in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee

Central Region (one day program)
Thursday, April 2, 2009 in Dallas, Texas
Recognizing the leading security executives and their teams in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin

Mid-Atlantic Region (two day program)
Monday and Tuesday, May 4th - 5th, 2009 in Washington, DC
Recognizing the leading security executives and their teams in Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC

Western Region (two day program)
Thursday and Friday, October 8 - 9, 2009 in San Francisco, California
Recognizing the leading security executives and their teams in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming

Northeast Region (one day program)
Thursday, September 10, 2009 in New York City, New York
Recognizing the leading security executives and their teams in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont

North America Region (two day program)
Monday & Tuesday, October 26 - 27, 2009 in Washington, DC
Recognizing the leading security executives and their teams in United States of America and Canada

Award Categories
The ISE "Executive of the Year Award" honors exemplary achievement and excellence in the management of enterprise-wide Internet and network security over the last twelve months. This most sought-after accolade is presented to a chief security officer or executive in an equivalent position who has made the greatest positive impact on his/her organization through risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and information security. The nominees' submissions are evaluated on breadth of responsibilities, leadership, innovation, technology partnerships and vision.

The "Information Security Project of the Year Award" focuses on information security projects completed in the past 12-18 months. These projects and their teams are recognized for having a significant impact to an organization's risk management or information security posture. This award brings to light the team behind the work. The project submissions are evaluated on their scope, goals, execution, and results.

About the Nominees
As the premier forum for information security professionals, the ISE Award Program draws an impressive nominee base from commercial, government and academic institutions across the nation to attend both the awards and the one and two day business summits. These exemplary leaders have made important contributions to their organizations and to the IT industry.

Over 70% of the nominees on both a regional and national basis represent the commercial sector and Fortune 1000 companies in industries including financial services, insurance, utilities, entertainment, healthcare, retail, travel and transportation, automotive, logistics, chemical and manufacturing. 25% of the remaining nominees represent the government sector and 5% represent the academic sector.

In addition, nearly two-thirds of the nominees have titles of Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Information Officer, Senior Vice-President, Vice-President or equivalent. The remaining one-third of the nominees typically have titles of director level or equivalent.

Vendors that provide information security products or services are not eligible to participate as a nominee.

About the Judges
The Judges are information security executives that typically have been a winner or finalists from one of the regional or national ISE Award programs. These executives are industry leaders and experts with diverse backgrounds and represent wide cross section of industries.

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