Nominations

The ISE® Awards Program Series has been recognized as the industry leader in showcasing and giving visibility to executives and their teams in the information security industry across the U.S, and internationally in Canada and Europe. During the program, our ISE® nominees and project teams receive VIP treatment and are showcased during the business portions of the one or two-day programs and on stage during the evening awards gala. Other recognition given to the nominees are through press releases that are issued for every award program and inclusion on our website as well as other award promotions and articles in industry publications.

The nomination process consists of submitting a completed nomination form for the “Executive of the Year” and/or the “Project of the Year” along with a hi-res photo and bio (Executive of the Year) or a company/organization logo (Project of the Year) along with the nomination fee. In certain instances, the nomination fee can be waived.  A nomination can be submitted by an executive or project team on their own behalf, by a boss, employee, peer, or a technology partner. In addition to the questions that are to be completed for evaluation by the judges, the nomination form contains information on the history of the awards, judging process, award criteria, and next steps.

The nominations are screened in advance for completeness, formatted (contact data is removed), and sent to our panel of ISE® Judges for review and scoring. The panel of judges typically consists of previous finalists and winners of the ISE® Awards. The Judge have the final approval in determining whether an executive or project team is qualified to participate as a nominee at either the regional or national level. After the Judges review the nominations, they meet in person to discuss the nominations, debate their scores, and ultimately determine the finalists and winners.  The finalists and winners are not announced publicly until the evening of the awards.

Every year the nomination form is reviewed with the judges to determine if questions need to be changed, deleted or new ones included. The 2011nomination form incorporates their feedback and provides them with the data they need to be able to make an evaluation. If you have any questions about the nomination process or form, please call us at 404-920-8582 or send us an email at:ise@techexecnetworks.com as we want this to be a great experience.

ISE® Award Categories

At each of the regional ISE® Award Programs, there are three categories of recognition, Executive Category, Project Category and the People’s Choice Award.  Nominees submitted for the ISE® Awards in the Executive Category are automatically submitted for voting on by the information security community at large for The ISE® People’s Choice Award.  At the ISE® North America Awards Program, there are three areas of industry recognition within the Executive and Project Category to include Commercial, Government and Non-Profit/Academic. 

Executive Category

The ISE® Award in the Executive Category 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 honors exemplary achievement and excellence in risk management, data asset protection, governance, 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.

Project Category

The ISE® Project Awards recognize an information security, risk management, governance or compliance project completed in the past 12-18 months that has had an impact on an organization’s risk management and/or information security posture. This award recognizes the project team as well as their hard work.

People’s Choice Award

Voted by the security industry at-large, The ISE® People's Choice Award recognizes the ISE® Nominee in the Executive Category that exemplifies the attributes of a leader in the security industry.  Votes are tabulated by T.E.N. and the winner is announced at the ISE® Awards Gala. Many of the ISE® Nominees launch Facebook and LinkedIn campaigns to encourage voting for this award.