These are industry awards. So if you are a CIO, IT end-user, an Executive with an IT vendor or PR agency, Investor, VC, etc. or if you play any role in the IT industry, you may apply today to be a preliminary judge for the 2011 Hot Companies and Best Products awards . If you qualify, you'll be assigned categories based on your experience and industry.
Most of the reviews and ratings are done through online collaboration. As a preliminary judge you will get exposure to other companies and indviduals and what makes them successful.
All qualified preliminary judges will have a chance to win 2 free tickets to the awards dinner in Las Vegas in May 2011.
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The following information would be required from you if you are interested in applying to become a preliminary judge:
- First and Last Name:
- Work Email:
- Direct Phone (with area codes):
- Title:
- Company:
- Division/Group:
- Is your company private or public?:
- Founded in (year):
- Number of Employees:
- Street Address:
- City:
- State/Province:
- Postal/Zip:
- Country:
- Main Phone Number:
- Your Job Function:
- Work Experience:
- A brief (100 words) introductory background about you:
- Copy and paste your resume
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Frequently Asked Questions
Question 1: Who is eligible to apply to become a preliminary-round judge?
Answer: CIOs, VP - IT, Executives, PR and Corporate Marketing professionals, Industry Analysts and Experts, End-users, Editors and more.
Question 2: If our company will also be nominating for these awards, can someone from our company still apply to be a judge?
Answer: Yes. However the judges will not be able to judge their own company's nominations.
Question 3: How will the finalists be judged?
Answer: Most categories will be judged via the Internet using special online collaboration access giving you the ability to review and rate at your convenience anytime of the day.
Question 4: We are an IT vendor, can we request our clients to apply to be a judge?
Answer: Yes, please request them to visit www.signmeup.com/70013 and ask them to apply online directly to become preliminary-round judges.
Question 5: I work with a PR agency, can I apply to be a preliminary-round judge?
Answer: Yes, however you will be able to review and rate most nominations other than the nominations received from your agency or directly from your clients.
Question 6: Where will the award dinners be held?
Answer: The award dinners will be held in Las Vegas and two preliminary round judges that provide the most reviews may receive 2 dinner tickets each to these events. These tickets are non-transferable.
Question 7: Do I have to be working in USA to apply to be a judge for these awards? Or can people from outside USA apply too?
Answer: These are international awards and nominations are received from all over the world. You could be living any where in the world and still apply to be a preliminary-round judge for these awards. If you qualify, you'll be assigned categories based on your experience and industry. As a preliminary judge you will have the opportunity to learn how other individuals and their companies are achieving greater success. You'll also have a chance to win 2 free dinner tickets to the awards dinner in San Francisco.
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| The following judges helped us with our recent security awards - please note that list of the judges that helped us with the current Hot Companies and Best Products will be listed here in May 2011. |
Lucia Sills, Information Security and Operational Risk Analyst at Wells Fargo Bank, U.S.A.
Alexey Lazarev, CISO at Inform-Mobil, U.S.A.
H. Kevin Feimster, IT Risk Manager at Operational Risk Management Services,
previously CISO at National Stock Exchange, U.S.A.
Lorraine Frost, Vice President/CIO, IRT at California State University, San Bernardino, U.S.A.
Ron Baklarz CISSP, CISA, CISM, NSA-IAM/IEM, CISO at Amtrak, Information Security Blogger at INFOSEC ISLAND, U.S.A.
Paul C Dwyer, Security GRC - Cyber Crime Advisor, Chief Advisor at International
Cyber Threat Task Force, Security GRC Principal at Eircom, Founder at Irish Cyber
Crime Task Force, Ireland
Bert Talley, CFE, CISSP, Board of Directors at AZ Fraud Examiners Chapter and Associate Director Corporate Forensics at Apollo Group, Inc. U.S.A.
Niall Browne, CISO & VP, Information Security at LiveOps, Technical Advisor at InfoSecurity Ireland (ISI) and Enterprise Ireland, Steering Commitee & Co-Chair Development Commitee at BITS Shared Assessments, U.S.A.
James D. Grisham, CISO and Vice President of Operations at FunctionOne, Owner at Secured Packet, Inc., U.S.A.
Richard Greenberg, CISSP, Information Security Officer at Los Angeles County Public Health, Board of Directors at ISSA LA, Board of Directors at OWASP LA, U.S.A.
Jaime Manriquez, Vice President - Chief Technology Officer - Information Security Officer at Santa Cruz County Bank, U.S.A.
Daniel Nocella, MBA, Chief Information Security Officer at Swiss Medical Group, Argentina
Ken Baylor, Principal Security Consultant at Gladius Consulting, U.S.A.
Allyn McGillicuddy, Principal at The Office of the CIO and Interim CIO at Lumetra Healthcare Solutions, U.S.A.
Steve Suther, CISM, Managing Director, Global Operations & Technology Risk Management at Bank of New York Mellon, U.S.A.
Brian Peister, Senior Security Consultant at OpenSky Corp, President at iSecure LLC, Board Member at OWASP NY/NJ Metro, U.S.A.
Michaela Dempsey, Director of Marketing at Bill.com, U.S.A.
Clarissa Horowitz, Director of Communications at MobileIron, Inc., U.S.A.
Margot (Siek) Rudell, Director of Marketing at Space-Time Insight, U.S.A.
Gerrit Post, IT-auditor (RE), Managing Consultant Security, Founder & Owner at G & I Beheer BV, Netherlands
Jesse Bailey, Technical Project Manager - New Network Systems at Adara Networks, U.S.A.
Stephen Pieraldi, Founding Partner at 2bClear, U.S.A.
Hamid Karimi, Senior Specialist - Emerging Products at Fortinet, U.S.A.
Michael Kay, Managing Director at Infinitedge Partners, U.S.A. |
George Lin, Principal at The Office of the CIO, recently Vice President/CIO at Dolby Labs, U.S.A.
Jason Wagner, Founder & President of TrackItBack, Canada
George Adams, Co-Founder and CEO at MobiFlex, Inc., Co-Founder and Board Member at Securlytics, Inc., U.S.A.
Chäz King, CISSP, Managing Partner at King Information Security, U.S.A.
Deborah Wiltshire, Director, Corporate Communications at Informatica, U.S.A.
Warren Hackbarth, Partner at SurveillanceGRID, U.S.A.
John Millican, Principal at The Office of the CIO, formerly the CISO at Expedia and Hotwire
Gary Gopinathan, CEC, PDM Asia Pacific, Management Consultant at BIZITMEDIA Consulting Pty Ltd., Australia
Rachel Florio, CEO at Rachel Florio PR, U.S.A.
Michelle Sheets, Vice President of Marketing at Digital Networks
Greg Salyards, President & CEO at 2FA Inc., U.S.A.
Jay Wack, President and CEO at Tecsec, Inc., U.S.A.
Nathapong Limpdaengskul, Computer Forensics Consultant at Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Thailand
Tak Hirai, Partner at The Office of the CIO
Vaune M. Carr, Security and Governance at BT, U.S.A.
Joseph Billings, Vice President of Operations at GoldKey Security Corporation
Brad Whitworth, Emerging Solutions Ecosystems at Cisco Systems, Inc., U.S.A.
Carolyn Lawson, Deputy Director, Technology Services Governance Division, Director eServices CaTA at State of California, U.S.A.
Dennis Kavanaugh, IT, Security & Risk Management Executive including Director, Enterprise Information Security & BCP at Blue Shield, U.S.A.
Ashish Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer, General Manager of Products at FreeWave Technologies, U.S.A.
Robert Simon, Partner at Ariva Partners, Board Member at Pulpo Media, Managing Director, Dakota at Saints Capital, Board Member at ProModel Corporation, U.S.A.
Paula Brici, Public Relations Consultant at Agencies and Companies in Technology, Professional Services, U.S.A.
Pearl Zhu, President at Brobay Corporation - Global e-Commerce & Procurement Service Provider, U.S.A.
Angela Weinman, Payment Systems and Information Security Expert - Senior Consultant at MWG Consulting LLC, Board Member at CSO Council - Bay Area,
U.S.A.
Javier Torner, Information Security Officer at California State University, San Bernardino, U.S.A.
James Dean Senger, Senior Manager IT Security, Risk and Controls at Oncor, Cyber Security IRR Reservist at U.S. Air Force, U.S.A. |
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