1 / 57

Young AFCEAN Awards: Recognizing Excellence and Achievement

Learn about the Young AFCEAN Awards program, nomination process, deadlines, and criteria. Discover how to submit a nomination and get involved in celebrating outstanding young leaders in the AFCEA community.

weatherby
Download Presentation

Young AFCEAN Awards: Recognizing Excellence and Achievement

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Chapter Training Webinar Young AFCEAN/Women Awards Tuesday, October 1, 2019 1:00 pm EDT Susan Emert – Director, Individual Membership Tyler Erney – Young AFCEAN Outreach Coordinator

  2. Young AFCEAN Awards Individual Chapter Model Young AFCEAN Program Final Achievement 2019 Goals 2020 Young AFCEAN 40 Under 40 Awards Women’s Appreciation Award Young AFCEAN/Women Awards Agenda

  3. Young AFCEAN Awards • Individual and chapter awards overview • Nomination process • Awards deadline • Awards cycle • Awards committee • Awards ceremony

  4. Distinguished Young AFCEAN (DYA) 40 or under Can only win once Main focus is on AFCEA contributions Emerging Leadership 40 or under Can only win once Must have won DYA award (at least two years ago) For example, if you won DYA for 2017, you can win Emerging Leader for 2019 Main focus is on demonstration of continuous leadership since winning the DYA award Young AFCEAN Awards

  5. Regional DYA Each AFCEA Regional Vice Presidents (RVP) selects one of the nominated DYAs from their Region to receive this award Distinguished Young AFCEAN of the Year 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 Awards

  6. Young AFCEAN Chapter 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 Chapter has to have received Model YAC Program recognition to apply Young AFCEAN Awards

  7. Go to www.afcea.org/awards Scroll down to Young AFCEAN awards Click on relevant award name Young AFCEAN Award Nominations

  8. Click on “nominate a candidate” Young AFCEAN Award Nominations

  9. Ensure candidates meet listed criteria Young AFCEAN Award Nominations

  10. Scroll down to nomination form Complete all fields Information received is used to correspond with nominee and nominator Must be accurate! Young AFCEAN Award Nominations

  11. Fill out Justification box on nomination form Prepare in Word first then cut and paste Retain headers (Leadership and Guidance, etc.) Delete questions to maximize number of words allowed Type over “YOUR RESPONSE HERE” in each section Hit Submit Nominationat bottom of page once complete Be prepared - word limit will not be the same as shown in your Word document! Young AFCEAN Award Nominations

  12. Acknowledgement received If you do not see this – contact me to ensure the nomination is in the system Young AFCEAN Award Nominations

  13. Young AFCEAN Chapter Award Same process Usually submitted by Chapter Presidents Young AFCEAN Award Nominations

  14. Deadline is Sunday, October 20 at midnight EDT Do not leave submissions to the last week! We cannot accept nominations after the deadline Website automatically closes down at midnight EDT If you made an error or excluded relevant information on an existing nomination Before the deadline Redo and resubmit the nomination the last one you submitted will be the one used Up to four days after the deadline Contact Susan or Tyler and we will take care of the error/addition for you We cannot make any changes after this time Young AFCEAN Awards Deadline

  15. Awards cycle runs September through March this year September/October Six week nomination period One or two week RVP endorsement period November Awards Committee voting period Awards Committee confirmation of winners Notification of winners March Onsite ceremony at WEST 2020 Young AFCEAN Awards Cycle

  16. Comprised of the Regional Vice Presidents and the Co-Presidents of the Young AFCEAN Advisory Council One to two week voting period in November Winners confirmed on a conference call held mid-November Young AFCEAN Awards Committee

  17. Held at WEST each year in San Diego Awardee plus guest invited Afternoon reception followed by ceremony In conjunction with Copernicus and USNI winners Young AFCEAN Awards Ceremony

  18. Model Young AFCEAN Program • Overview • Setting Goals • Final Achievement • Nominating for the YAC Chapter Award • Approval Process • Deadlines • Award Ceremony

  19. Non-competitive recognition program Prerequisite for submitting for the competitive Young AFCEAN Chapter Award Chapters set goals and submit final achievements Program lasts two years Program based on the AFCEA fiscal year October 1 through September 30 Submitted to and determined by their RVP Applied for via the chapter officer tools Model Young AFCEAN Program

  20. Model Young AFCEAN Program Non-competitive recognition program Submitted via the chapter officers portal Young AFCEAN Chapter Award Competitive award Submitted via www.afcea.org/awards Model Young AFCEAN Program

  21. Model Young AFCEAN Program Setting Goals • Log into the Chapter Officer Tools • Click on Model YAC Program • Click on Create 2020 Goals

  22. Model Young AFCEAN Program Setting Goals • Complete chapter position and email • Click on Goal Category dropdown menu and type in Goal #1

  23. Model Young AFCEAN Program Setting Goals • Or Click on “Select from Sample Goals”

  24. Model Young AFCEAN Program Sample Goals • Pick the goal you wish to use and click on “Select Goal” • It will auto-populate in the Goal field • Use as many sample goals as you wish

  25. Model Young AFCEAN Program Setting Goals • A minimum of six goals must be set • At least three categories – to include Membership • A mix of written goals and sample goals are fine • Hit Submit Goals

  26. Model Young AFCEAN Program Final Achievement • Click on Create 2019 Final Achievement Form

  27. Model Young AFCEAN Program Final Achievement • Four levels of achievement • Do not have to meet all goals to be granted the recognition • However, if you do not meet or only partially meet a goal be sure to explain why

  28. Model Young AFCEAN Program • Click on Submit Model YAC Program Final Achievement Report to RVP

  29. Model Young AFCEAN Program • You will see the following pop-up box • NOTE: You cannot make changes to the submission once you click OK

  30. New last year Can submit for the Chapter Award via the portal at the same time as the Model Program An addition to current option of submitting via www.afcea.org/awards Makes it easier to apply for the Chapter Award Uses chapter performance summary as nomination text Hope more small and medium size chapters will participate Will need to use current method via website if you wish to customize the nomination text Model Young AFCEAN Program YAC Chapter Award submission

  31. Model Young AFCEAN Program YAC Chapter Award submission • You will see the following text • Click on Submit Young AFCEAN Chapter Award

  32. Model Young AFCEAN Program YAC Chapter Award submission • The chapter’s performance summary text will automatically be used for the YAC Chapter Award • You will be redirected to a browser that confirms your chapter’s nomination has been received

  33. Model Young AFCEAN Program YAC Chapter Award submission • If you click on “Do Not Submit Award” you will automatically be taken back to the main Model YAC Program screen for your chapter

  34. Model Young AFCEAN Program Approval Process • Goals • Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs) approve the Model YAC Program Goals and add their comments • Final Achievement • The following year the RVPs approve or disapprove the Final Achievement online and make additional comments

  35. Model Young AFCEAN Program 2020 Goal Deadlines

  36. Model Young AFCEAN Program 2019 Final Achievement Deadlines

  37. Presented at WEST in San Diego Monday, March 2, 2020 Part of the Young AFCEAN awards ceremony Model Young AFCEAN Program Award Ceremony

  38. Young AFCEAN 40 Under 40 Awards • Overview • Nominations • Awards Ceremony

  39. Overview Separate awards cycle Focused on professional achievements instead of AFCEA involvement Must be a current AFCEA member Aged 40 or younger Young AFCEAN 40 Under 40 Awards

  40. Young AFCEAN 40 Under 40 Awards • Nominations • Submitted via website • https://www.afcea.org/site/40U40Winners • Open November 21, 2019 through February 21, 2020

  41. Awards Ceremony Presented at TechNet Cyber in Baltimore each Spring Young AFCEAN 40 Under 40 Awards

  42. Women’s Appreciation Award • Women in AFCEA • Award overview • Nomination process • Nomination deadline • Awards cycle • Awards committee • Women’s appreciation event

  43. Award 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 Replicate these initiatives at the local level via the Women Outreach Leaders in chapters Women’s Appreciation Award

  44. Presented at the Women’s Appreciation Event at WEST in San Diego Networking Keynote speaker/Panel Awards ceremony Three awards at WEST in 2014 Four awards at WEST in 2015 Five awards at WEST 2016-19 Attendance/sponsorships increasing each year Women’s Appreciation Award

  45. Go directly to http://www.afcea.org/site/?q=awards/womensappreciation Or go to www.afcea.org/awards and scroll down to Women’s Appreciation Award Women’s Award Nominations

  46. Ensure candidates meet listed criteria and requirements Women’s Award Nominations

  47. Scroll down and click on “Nominate a candidate” Women’s Award Nominations

  48. Scroll down to nomination form Complete all details Women’s Award Nominations

  49. Fill out Justification box Prepare in Word first then cut and paste Retain headers Delete sentence under each header Type over YOUR RESPONSE HERE Hit Submit Nomination once complete Be prepared – word limit will not be the same as shown in your Word document! Women’s Award Nominations

  50. Acknowledgement received Women’s Award Nominations

More Related