WASPY Awards 2015

Web Application Security People of the Year Awards 2015 Each year there are many individuals who do amazing work, dedicating countless hours to share, improve, and strengthen the OWASP mission. Some of these individuals are well known to the community while others are not.

The purpose of these awards is to bring recognition to those who "fly under the radar". These are the individuals who work everyday to improve the cyber-security world, yet seem to go unrecognized.

Please help us this year and nominate 7 individuals - one from each region - who you feel best fits these descriptions so that, as a community, we can recognize them for their contributions. We are tying in the WASPY Awards to more coincide with our core values and annual report theme. We value your input and consideration for nominations in the categories below.

Timeline
June 19 - Call for Nominees Opens! Submit your nominee here. June 29 & July 13 - Email Reminder Will Be Sent Call For Nominees July 20 - Call for Nominees Closes July 21 - Announcement of Nominees Per Category July 27 - Deadline For Nominee Profile Picture and Bio to be Submitted July 27 - Paid Membership Deadline - Not Sure if You Are a Current Member? Click Here July 29 - Voting Opens Aug 29 - Voting Closes Aug 31 - Winners are Notified Sept 1 - Announcement of Winners Sept 24-25 - Award Ceremony at AppSecUSA 2015 in San Francisco, CA

Categories
1. Open/Leading - Everything at OWASP is radically transparent – from our finances to our code. This award goes to a member of the OWASP community who has supported the OWASP mission of transparency through their influence, management, and leadership in the community. This might be a chapter or project leader or may be someone who has worked within the community. 2. Integrity/Learning - OWASP is an honest and truthful, vendor neutral, global community. This award goes to an individual who recognizes the benefits of the power of the collective community within OWASP, who challenges the status quo, and generates an excitement in the learning community. 3. Innovation/Sharing - OWASP encourages and supports innovation and experiments for solutions to software security challenges. This award goes to an individual who has inspired and encouraged others in the arena of software security with innovative and cutting edge solutions to software security challenges. 4. Global/Growing - Around the world, OWASP encourages and supports innovation and experiments for solutions to software security challenges. This award goes to an individual who truly represents the OWASP Global scope and recognizes the importance of growth. The nominee reaches out beyond the OWASP circle to raise awareness of software security in locations outside of the OWASP comfort zone.

Rules
1. Board members may not be nominated 2. Paid staff may not be nominated 3. You MUST be a paid member to vote 4. All nominees will remain anonymous until July 21, 2015 5. Anyone can nominate an individual who they feel best fits the category description 6. Only one person per category may be nominated.

Sponsorship Opportunities
Without the support from companies like yours, these awards would not be possible. To learn more about how you can support these awards, visit our Sponsorship Opportunities. We encourage you to become involved and support the 2015 WASPY Awards today!