WASPY Awards 2014



Web Application Security People of the Year Awards 2014

Every year a group of individuals including researchers, developers, security professionals and others work to ensure the security of web applications. Some of these individuals are featured in news stories or at conferences as recognized experts. But there are many other ‘unsung heroes’ that work every day to improve web application security and yet are rarely recognized.

Timeline
June 10 - Call for Nominees Now Open! Submit your nominee here

June 23 - Reminder Email Will be Sent For Call for Nominees

June 30 - Call for Nominees Closes

July 7 - Announcement of Nominees Per Category

July 15 - Deadline For Profile Picture and Bio to be Submitted

July 31 - Paid Membership Deadline - NOT SURE IF YOU ARE A CURRENT MEMBER?

August 8 - Voting Opens

August 26 - Voting Closes

August 27 - Announcement of Winners

September 16-19 - Awards Ceremony at AppSecUSA 2014 in Denver, CO

Categories
1. Best Chapter Leader - active chapter leader to be recognized for their contributions to the growth and organization of the chapter.

2. Best Project Leader - active project leader to be recognized for the development of their project.

3. Best Mission Outreach - individual who contributed to the growth of the organization through outreach to the community.

4. Best New Community Supporter "Rookie of the Year" - individual (no requirement to be a leader) who has contributed to any chapter, project, initiative, or other OWASP activity.

5. Best Platform Supporter - (OWASP Staff Vote) individual who positively contributes to the reinforcement of the OWASP platform.

Sponsorship Opportunities
The support from our sponsors, is what makes these awards truly successful! To learn more about how you can support these awards please see our Sponsorship Opportunities.

Become involved and support the WASPY Awards today!

And the Nominees Are...
Categories:


 * Best Chapter Leader


 * Best Project Leader


 * Best Mission Outreach

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" ! scope="col" align="center" width="150" | Name ! scope="col" align="center" width="120" | ! scope="col" align="center" width="800" | Citation
 * Best New Community Supporter


 * align="center"|AppSec APAC 2014 Team||align="center"|AppSec Asia Pac 2014||align="center"|"Despite it being the first time that AppSec was held in Japan and despite the lack of experience in planning and organizing a large scale international conference, the volunteers on the AppSec APAC 2014 team came together and went above and beyond their responsibilities to make AppSec APAC 2014 in Tokyo a stunning success. It was by far the most successful AppSec in the Asia Pacific region and achieved an unprecedented level of profitability.  The vast majority of the sponsors were Japanese companies and many of the attendees were Japanese.  The ability to achieve this despite the relatively low level of awareness of the OWASP brand in Japan was definitely due to the hard work and dedication of the AppSec APAC 2014 team who worked around the clock to make the event a success.  Considering that there were no applicants to hold AppSec APAC 2015 despite the tremendous success in Tokyo, recognizing the contributions of the AppSec APAC 2015 team would definitely give a strong message motivating the Asia Pacific community and facilitate future OWASP initiatives in the region."
 * align="center"|Robert Dracea||align="center"|AppSec Asia Pac 2014 Japan||align="center"|"His contribution has been excellent, since we have started preparation for the Global AppSec APAC2014. Based on his passion to promote valuable information regards to information security in Japan, he contributed his bilingual ability to prepare and preside AppSec APAC in Tokyo. He committed the local committee by attended every weekly meeting for more than 9 months from his office and his home. Surely, thanks to his help, potential language barrier were completely broken in  the conference. This experience of us will be a good example for OWASP organizers especially in Asia Pacific area."
 * align="center"|Takanori Nakanowatari||align="center"|AppSec Asia Pac 2014Japan||align="center"|"His contribution has been awesome, since we have started preparation for the Global AppSec APAC2014. His experience which attended a few AppSecs were very helpful to organize the newly AppSec in Tokyo, and he committee the local committee by attended every weekly meeting for more than 9 months from his office and his home. Moreover, thanks to his advice, 2 OWASP ZAP evangelists were born in Japan at the timing of AppSec APAC 2014."
 * align="center"|Beth Guth||align="center"|South New Jersey||align="center"|"She started South New Jersey chapter with energy and enthusiasm bringing together people from builders, breakers and defenders. Self-starter"
 * align="center"|Takanori Nakanowatari||align="center"|AppSec Asia Pac 2014Japan||align="center"|"His contribution has been awesome, since we have started preparation for the Global AppSec APAC2014. His experience which attended a few AppSecs were very helpful to organize the newly AppSec in Tokyo, and he committee the local committee by attended every weekly meeting for more than 9 months from his office and his home. Moreover, thanks to his advice, 2 OWASP ZAP evangelists were born in Japan at the timing of AppSec APAC 2014."
 * align="center"|Beth Guth||align="center"|South New Jersey||align="center"|"She started South New Jersey chapter with energy and enthusiasm bringing together people from builders, breakers and defenders. Self-starter"
 * align="center"|Beth Guth||align="center"|South New Jersey||align="center"|"She started South New Jersey chapter with energy and enthusiasm bringing together people from builders, breakers and defenders. Self-starter"
 * align="center"|Beth Guth||align="center"|South New Jersey||align="center"|"She started South New Jersey chapter with energy and enthusiasm bringing together people from builders, breakers and defenders. Self-starter"