Submitting nominations for AFCEA International awards Chapter Training Webinar: Submitting nominations for AFCEA International awards Wednesday, February 3, 2016 1:00 pm EST Susan Emert – Manager, Member and Chapter Services

AFCEA International Awards: Agenda Individual and Chapter awards Other awards Awards Cycle Nomination Process Awards Committee Awards Ceremony

Individual Awards Chair’s Superior Performance (4) Leadership (5) Awarded by AFCEA Chair of the Board No nominations Leadership (5) Highest career award Medal of Merit (13) Senior career award Meritorious Service (25) Mid career award

Individual Awards Levels are designed to parallel a person’s workforce experience Although AFCEA volunteerism is a primary factor Tie-into Young AFCEAN awards A person may win all five AFCEA awards during their career Distinguished Young AFCEAN Emerging Leader Meritorious Service Award Medal of Merit Leadership

Chapter Awards Harry C. Ingles Awards (4) Highest chapter award Model Chapter award is now a pre-requisite Brenda M. Dougherty Diversity Program Award (1) Focused on chapter diversity efforts Albert J. Myer Awards (16) Member Growth/Retention/Recruiting/Achievement Statistical awards (no nominations) Model Chapter Award (50) Chapter-driven content: goals and reports

Other Awards David Sarnoff Award Admiral Jon L. Boyes Medal for Distinguished Service to AFCEA General James M. Rockwell AFCEAN of the Year Small Business awards Small Business of the Year Small Business Person of the Year (Business) Small Business Person of the Year (Government) Small Business Advocate (Large Business)

Other Awards (continued) Engineering awards Distinguished Award for Excellence in Engineering Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Engineering Information Technology Awards Distinguished Award for Excellence in Information Technology Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Information Technology Exceptional Contribution to STEM Education Award SIGNAL Magazine award Sparky Baird Award

Other Awards (continued) Educational Foundation awards Distinguished Service to Education Distinguished Achievement in Education Special Award of Merit (no nominations) Intelligence awards Charlie Allen Award for Distinguished Intelligence Service Award for Meritorious Service to the Intelligence Community

Awards Cycle Official announcement of winners Nominations March 1 through April 10, 2016 RVP Endorsement Week of April 11, 2016 Voting April 22 through May 2, 2016 Call for Selection May 4, 2016 Official announcement of winners May 18, 2016 Ceremonies (Homeland Security Conference) Monday, June 20, 2016 (Reagan Center, Washington DC)

Awards Deadlines Shows all awards deadlines Young AFCEAN/Women/Model Young AFCEAN presented at WEST MSA/MoM/Leadership/Ingles/Dougherty/Model Chapter presented at Homeland Security

Nominations Process Anyone but AFCEA staff can nominate a candidate Candidates cannot nominate themselves AFCEA staff members cannot be nominated Individual awards designed to mirror career stages DYA/Emerging Leader: Early career awards Meritorious Service Award: Mid career award Medal of Merit: Senior career award Leadership: Highest career award Be sure to nominate a person for the right award Do not leave nominations until last minute! Nominations close on a Sunday so no assistance available if needed

How to nominate a candidate Go to www.afcea.org/awards Scroll down and click on relevant award name

How to nominate a candidate Scroll down the page and click on “Nominate a candidate”

How to nominate a candidate Ensure candidates meet listed criteria Important to put candidates in for the right award

How to nominate a candidate Scroll down to nomination form and complete all fields Important that correct information is used Contact details used to email/mail nominee and nominator Name and organization used for awards program Name engraved on award

How to nominate a candidate Fill out Justification box on nomination form 500 words maximum Spaces and blank lines may count Type over placeholder text Leave in sub-headers Suggest typing/saving in Word then electronically cutting and pasting into form (cannot save form) Submit Nomination once complete Will automatically be sent to the Regional Vice President for endorsement You will receive an automatic acknowledgement of receipt

How to nominate a candidate 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 full nominations before the deadline Website will not accept nominations after midnight For minor errors after the deadline Contact Susan immediately to take care of the error manually No changes can be made once RVP endorsement period starts

AFCEA International Awards Committee Consists of some Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs), past RVPs, Members of the BOD and EXCOM An initial three year term with possibility of extensions 10-day voting period end-April Winners confirmed on a conference call held early May

AFCEA International Awards Ceremonies Held each year at a major AFCEA event on the East coast In 2016 will be held Monday, June 20 prior to the Homeland Security Conference in Washington DC Chapter awards ceremony at lunch Individual awards ceremony at dinner If a winner cannot attend the ceremony, the award is presented by the relevant RVP at an appropriate future chapter event

Next Chapter Training Webinar Annual Report/Delegate Submissions March 4, 2016 Sean McGowan Director, Member and Chapter Services AFCEA International Register at www.afcea.org/training

Questions ? Please contact me: Susan Emert Manager, Member & Chapter Services (703) 631-6191 semert@afcea.org www.afcea.org/awards