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  • Nominate a Cyber Policy Award Recipient

    Nominations are due Friday, December 6 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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    By continuing with this form, you acknowledge the following:

    • Qualifying nominators. If this is an individual or small group nomination, I affirm that I am not personally named in the nomination. If this is an organizational award, I affirm that I was not employed within, or otherwise directly supported, the element of the organization nominated for the award. Either condition would constitute a self-nomination, which is prohibited.
    • Required detail. If this is an individual or small group nomination, I understand that this nomination narrative must include details regarding each listed individual’s specific contribution. I furthermore understand that the Cyber Policy Awards chairman, organizing committee, or judges reserve the right to disqualify a nomination for lacking sufficient details, or remove from a nomination any individual for whom supporting details are lacking or vague. Finally, I understand that concisely written nominations that address the requested elements using the "situation, actions, outcomes" format will be most compelling.
    • Time period. Except in the case of the Lifetime Achievement award, I affirm that this nomination has an articulated nexus to calendar year 2024.
    • Lobbying exclusion. I affirm that this nomination does not involve persons or activities regulated under the United States Code that seek to influence legislation (commonly known as lobbying), including equivalent state statutes and regulations.

    Nomination narratives are limited to 2500 characters in length.

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  • Award selection

  • Small group award categories: 

    U.S. Domestic Policy Impact 

    This award recognizes those whose efforts have had significant impact on the U.S. domestic policy landscape, such as by materially influencing the community’s thinking and trajectory, overcoming a longstanding and intractable obstacle, or galvanizing broad stakeholder support to take some action.

    International Policy Impact

    Description: This award recognizes those whose efforts have had significant impact on the international policy landscape, such as a shift in international narratives, viewpoints, or prioritization; the emergence of international consensus or an agreement; or resulting in collective action when previously unlikely.

    International Partnership 

    Description: This award recognizes those who have demonstrated a unique level of commitment to, or teamwork with, a foreign entity regarding a cyber-related foreign policy issue or a significant cybersecurity challenge.

    Ecosystem Champion

    Description: This award recognizes those whose tenacious efforts have led to broad structural and long-lasting positive impact on the cyber ecosystem through policy changes or by putting policy into action at scale; or those who enable the ecosystem-impacting work of academic institutions, think tanks, or other civil society organizations through significant financial or in-kind support.

    Research Impact

    Description: This award recognizes those whose research has led to a conclusion, discovery, concept, tool, approach, or proposal that can be shown to have advanced or made a substantial contribution to domestic or international cyber policy.

    Special Criteria: Individual or small group award. Research must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal or otherwise subjected to a credible organizational-level pre-publication review process, and not individually self-published.

    Excellence in Journalism

    Description: This award recognizes journalists who positively contributed to their readership’s understanding of complex cyber policy issues by correctly detailing technical aspects, drawing complex connections with other relevant events and proceedings, fairly representing tradeoffs and divergent viewpoints, and accurately reflecting policy substance.

    Special Criteria: Individual or small group award.

  • Organization award categories: 

    U.S. Domestic Policy Impact 

    This award recognizes those whose efforts have had significant impact on the U.S. domestic policy landscape, such as by materially influencing the community’s thinking and trajectory, overcoming a longstanding and intractable obstacle, or galvanizing broad stakeholder support to take some action.

    International Policy Impact

    Description: This award recognizes those whose efforts have had significant impact on the international policy landscape, such as a shift in international narratives, viewpoints, or prioritization; the emergence of international consensus or an agreement; or resulting in collective action when previously unlikely.

    International Partnership 

    Description: This award recognizes those who have demonstrated a unique level of commitment to, or teamwork with, a foreign entity regarding a cyber-related foreign policy issue or a significant cybersecurity challenge.

    Ecosystem Champion

    Description: This award recognizes those whose tenacious efforts have led to broad structural and long-lasting positive impact on the cyber ecosystem through policy changes or by putting policy into action at scale; or those who enable the ecosystem-impacting work of academic institutions, think tanks, or other civil society organizations through significant financial or in-kind support.

  • Individual award categories: 

    U.S. Domestic Policy Impact 

    This award recognizes those whose efforts have had significant impact on the U.S. domestic policy landscape, such as by materially influencing the community’s thinking and trajectory, overcoming a longstanding and intractable obstacle, or galvanizing broad stakeholder support to take some action.

    International Policy Impact

    Description: This award recognizes those whose efforts have had significant impact on the international policy landscape, such as a shift in international narratives, viewpoints, or prioritization; the emergence of international consensus or an agreement; or resulting in collective action when previously unlikely.

    International Partnership 

    Description: This award recognizes those who have demonstrated a unique level of commitment to, or teamwork with, a foreign entity regarding a cyber-related foreign policy issue or a significant cybersecurity challenge.

    Ecosystem Champion

    Description: This award recognizes those whose tenacious efforts have led to broad structural and long-lasting positive impact on the cyber ecosystem through policy changes or by putting policy into action at scale; or those who enable the ecosystem-impacting work of academic institutions, think tanks, or other civil society organizations through significant financial or in-kind support.

    Research Impact

    Description: This award recognizes those whose research has led to a conclusion, discovery, concept, tool, approach, or proposal that can be shown to have advanced or made a substantial contribution to domestic or international cyber policy.

    Special Criteria: Individual or small group award. Research must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal or otherwise subjected to a credible organizational-level pre-publication review process, and not individually self-published.

    Excellence in Journalism

    Description: This award recognizes journalists who positively contributed to their readership’s understanding of complex cyber policy issues by correctly detailing technical aspects, drawing complex connections with other relevant events and proceedings, fairly representing tradeoffs and divergent viewpoints, and accurately reflecting policy substance.

    Special Criteria: Individual or small group award.

    Lifetime Achievement

    Description: This award recognizes those who had a sustained and significant impact on domestic or international cyber policy over the course of their career. Such impact might be evidenced by contributions on numerous issues, a long-term sustained effort on a single issue that eventually culminated in a watershed development, or a combination thereof. Recipients of this award will be listed as members of the Cyber Policy Awards’ Hall of Fame.

    Special Criteria: Individual award; duration of impactful service must equal or exceed 25 years.

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