Young AFCEAN/Women Appreciation Awards nomination process Chapter Training Webinar: Young AFCEAN/Women Appreciation Awards nomination process Thursday, October 15, 2015 1:00 pm EDT Susan Emert – Manager, Member & Chapter Services Sarah Christensen – Young AFCEAN Outreach Coordinator

Young AFCEAN Awards Agenda Individual and Chapter Awards Awards Cycle Awards Committee Nomination Process Awards Ceremony

Young AFCEAN Individual Awards Distinguished Young AFCEAN (DYA) 40 or under Can only win once Main focus is on AFCEA contributions Emerging Leadership Must have won DYA award (at least two years ago) For example, if you won DYA in 2013, you can win Emerging Leader for 2015. Main focus is on demonstration of continuous leadership since winning the DYA award

Young AFCEAN Individual Awards Distinguished Young AFCEAN of the Year The AFCEA Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs) personally select one of the nominated DYAs from their Region to receive the Regional Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award The Awards Committee then votes one of these Regional DYAs as the Distinguished Young AFCEAN of the Year Recipient is not notified ahead of ceremony

Young AFCEAN Chapter Awards Model Young AFCEAN Program Sole non-competitive award Prerequisite for winning the Young AFCEAN Chapter Program Award Chapters set goals and submit final achievements Submitted to and determined by their RVP Applied for via the chapter officer tools Young AFCEAN Chapter Program Award Focus is on providing programs and initiatives geared to the needs of Young AFCEANs including professional development Compete with chapters in same size category Chapter President typically nominates their YAC Program for this award

Young AFCEAN Awards Cycle Runs September through February September Six week nomination period Deadline is Sunday, November 1 at midnight EST Do not leave submissions until final week! Followed by one week RVP endorsement period November Awards Committee voting period December Confirmation of winners by awards committee Notification of winners and non-winners February Onsite ceremony at WEST

Young AFCEAN Awards Committee Comprised of the Regional Vice Presidents and the Co-Presidents of the Young AFCEAN Advisory Council 10-day voting period in November Winners confirmed on a conference call held in December

How to nominate YAF awards Go to www.afcea.org/awards Scroll down to Young AFCEAN awards Click on relevant award name

How to nominate YAF awards Click on “nominations open …”

How to nominate YAF awards Ensure candidates meet listed criteria

How to nominate YAF awards Scroll down to nomination form Complete details

How to nominate YAF awards Fill out Justification box on nomination form Type over YOUR RESPONSE HERE Hit Submit Nomination once complete

How to nominate YAF awards Acknowledgement received

How to nominate YAF awards Young AFCEAN Chapter Program Award Same process, but Chapter Presidents submit this for their Young AFCEAN Program

How to nominate YAF awards If you made an error on the nomination or missed out relevant information Redo and resubmit the nomination – the last one you submitted will be the one used You must resubmit before the deadline Website will not accept nominations after midnight Contact Susan or Sarah and we will take care of the error/addition for you You must contact us no later than four days after the deadline to change an existing nomination

Young AFCEAN Awards Ceremony Held at WEST each year in San Diego Awardee plus guest invited Afternoon reception followed by ceremony In conjunction with Copernicus, DON IM/IT and USNI award winners

Women’s Appreciation Awards Agenda Background Awards Cycle How to Nominate Awards Committee Awards Ceremony

Women in AFCEA Awards initiated by Women in AFCEA Started in 2013 by Membership Committee Women in AFCEA aims to Increase women membership in AFCEA Advocate for more women speakers at AFCEA International events Encourage more female participation at events Push these initiatives down to the local level via the Women Outreach Leaders in our regions and chapters

Background on Women Awards First three awards given at WEST in 2014 Second four awards given at WEST in 2015 In conjunction with the Women’s Appreciation Event on the exhibit floor Networking Keynote speaker Awards ceremony

Women Awards Cycle Runs September through February September-October Six week nomination period Deadline is Sunday, November 1 at midnight EST Do not leave submissions until final week! Followed by one week RVP endorsement period November Awards Committee voting period December Confirmation of winners by awards committee Notification of winners and non-winners February Onsite ceremony at WEST

How to nominate Women’s Awards Go directly to http://www.afcea.org/awards/women.html Or go to www.afcea.org/awards and scroll down to Women’s Appreciation awards

How to nominate Women’s Awards Ensure candidates meet listed criteria and requirements

How to nominate Women’s Awards Click on “CLICK HERE to submit a nomination…”

How to nominate Women’s Awards Scroll down to nomination form Complete all details

How to nominate Women’s Awards Fill out Justification box on nomination form Type over YOUR RESPONSE HERE Hit Submit once complete

How to nominate Women’s Awards Acknowledgement received

How to nominate Women’s Awards If you made an error on the nomination or missed out relevant information Redo and resubmit the nomination – the last one you submitted will be the one used You must resubmit before the deadline Website will not accept nominations after midnight Contact me and I’ll take care of the error/addition for you Contact me no later than four days after the deadline to change an existing nomination!

Women Awards Committee Comprised of Membership Committee members Women Subcommittee members Women Outreach Leaders 10-day voting period in November Winners confirmed by the Women Subcommittee in December

Women’s Appreciation Event Held at WEST each year in San Diego Thursday February 18, 2016 from 4-6pm Networking reception Keynote speaker Awards ceremony Leadership Forum “Women in Leadership” graduates will be honored in 2016

Questions ? Please contact us: www.afcea.org/training Susan Emert Manager, Member & Chapter Services (703) 631-6191 semert@afcea.org Sarah Christensen Young AFCEAN Outreach Coordinator (703) 631-6210 schristensen@afcea.org www.afcea.org/training