Chapter Training Webinar:

Wednesday, January 14, 20151:00 pm EST

Susan Emert – Manager, Member and Chapter Services

Submitting nominations for AFCEA International awards

• Individual and Chapter awards• Other awards• Awards Cycle• Nomination Process• Awards Committee• Awards Ceremony

AFCEA International Awards:Agenda

• Chairman’s Superior Performance (6)– Awarded by AFCEA Chair of the Board– No nominations

• Leadership (12)– Highest career award

• Medal of Merit (13)– Senior career award

• Meritorious Service (20)– 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

Individual Awards

Distinguished Young AFCEAN

EmergingLeader

Meritorious Service Award

Medal ofMerit

Leadership

• Harry C. Ingles Awards (4)– Highest chapter award

• Brenda M. Dougherty Diversity Program Award (3)– Focused on chapter diversity efforts

• Albert J. Myer Awards (20)– Member Growth, Retention and Recruiting– Achievement

• Model Chapter Award (56)– Chapter-driven content: goals and reports

Chapter Awards

• AFCEA Honors– 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)

*New awards for 2015

Other Awards

• 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– The AFCEA Charlie Allen Award for Distinguished

Intelligence Service– The AFCEA Award for Meritorious Service to the

Intelligence Community• Women’s Appreciation Award

Other Awards (continued)

• Nominations– Week of January 19 through February 22, 2015

• RVP Endorsement– Week of February 23, 2015

• Voting– March 13 through March 23, 2015

• Call for Selection– March 25, 2015 (TBC)

• Official announcement of winners– April 8, 2015

• Ceremonies (Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium)

– Monday, May 4, 2015 (Baltimore Convention Center)

Awards Cycle

• Anyone 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

– Backlog of issues the last business day before nominations close

Nominations Process

• Go to www.afcea.org/awards– Scroll down and click on relevant award

name

How to nominate a candidate

• Click on “NOMINATIONS” to submit a candidate for this award

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

• Important that all fields are completed with correct information– 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 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 voting starts

How to nominate a candidate

• 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 in mid-March• Winners confirmed on a conference call held

late March

AFCEA International Awards Committee

• Held each year at a major AFCEA event on the East coast

• In 2015 will be held Monday, May 4 prior to the Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium in Baltimore

• 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

AFCEA International Awards Ceremonies

Chapter Training Webinar

Annual Report Submittal

February 25, 2015

Sean McGowanDirector, Regions and Chapters

AFCEA International

Please contact me:

Susan EmertManager, Member & Chapter Services(703) 631-6191semert@afcea.org

www.afcea.org/awards

Questions ?