Chapter Training Webinar:

Wednesday, September 10, 20141:00 pm EDT

Susan Emert – Manager, Member & Chapter ServicesChris Gogoel – Young AFCEAN Representative

Young AFCEAN Awards nomination process

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

Young AFCEAN Awards:Agenda

• 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)– Main focus is on demonstration of continuous

leadership since winning the DYA award

Young AFCEAN Individual Awards

• Distinguished Young AFCEAN of the Year– The AFCEA Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs)

personally select one of the nominated DYAs from their Region to receive the Regional Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award

– The Awards Committee votes one of these Regional DYAs the Distinguished Young AFCEAN of the Year• Recipient is not notified ahead of ceremony

Young AFCEAN Individual Awards

• Young AFCEAN Program 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• Model Young AFCEAN Program

– Sole non-competitive award– Chapters set goals and subsequently submit reports

for their YAF program – Meet or exceed those goals – Submitted to and determined by their RVP– Applied for via the chapter officer tools

• Similar process to Model Chapter award

Young AFCEAN Chapter Awards

• “Model Chapter Award” for YAF Programs• Outline a minimum of six goals for the year

– At least three categories must be used– One category must be membership

Model Young AFCEAN Program

• Runs August through February– August/September

• Six week nomination period• Deadline is Sunday, September 28 at midnight EDT• Do not leave submissions until final week!• Followed by one week RVP endorsement period

– October• Awards Committee voting period

– November • Confirmation of winners by awards committee• Notification of winners and non-winners

Young AFCEAN Awards Cycle

– December• Order awards

– January• Prepare program text• Draft scripts for ceremony

– February• Onsite ceremony at WEST

Young AFCEAN Awards Cycle (Cont’d)

• Go to www.afcea.org/awards– Scroll down to Young AFCEAN awards– Click on relevant award name

How to nominate a YAF for an award

• Click on “nominations are now open …”

How to nominate a YAF for an award

• Ensure candidates meet listed criteria

How to nominate a YAF for an award

• Scroll down to nomination form• Complete details

How to nominate a YAF for an award

• Fill out Justification box on nomination form– Type over YOUR RESPONSE HERE

• Hit Submit once complete

How to nominate a YAF for an award

• Acknowledgement received

How to nominate a YAF for an award

• Young AFCEAN Program Award

How to nominate a YAF for an award

• 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

– Contact Susan or Chris and we will take care of the error/addition for you • You must contact us no later than four days after the

deadline to change an existing nomination

How to nominate a YAF for an award

• Made up solely of the Regional Vice Presidents

• 10-day voting period in October• Winners confirmed on a conference call

held in November

Young AFCEAN Awards Committee

• Held at WEST each year in San Diego

• Awardee plus guest invited

• Afternoon reception followed by ceremony• In conjunction with Copernicus, DON IM/IT and USNI award winners

Young AFCEAN Awards Ceremony

Please contact us:

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

Chris GogoelYoung AFCEAN Representative(703) 631-6210cgogoel@afcea.org

Questions ?