Nominations Open for 2015 Georgia CIO of the Year Awards

ATLANTA - Feb. 18, 2015 - PRLog -- GeorgiaCIO is now accepting nominations for the seventeenth annual Georgia CIO of the Year® Awards being held on Friday, November 13, 2015 at the Cobb Galleria Centre.

Established in 1998 and considered the premier technology executive program in the state, this event honors chief information officers who have shown excellence in technology leadership. The five awards categories are: Global, Enterprise, Corporate, Non-profit / Public Sector and Lifetime Achievement.

Nominations for the Awards may be submitted by anyone with knowledge of the accomplishments of a specific CIO. This may include staff members, partners, service providers, former employees, vendors, associates, and other CIOs who are aware of deserving candidates. Nominee requirements:
• Holds the title of chief information officer or equivalent senior IT leadership position.
• Primarily responsible for the IT operations of a Georgia-based organization or subsidiary located in Georgia.
• Is a member of top management.
• Has held current position since April 1, 2014.

Finalists and award recipients are chosen by a panel of distinguished judges, including prior Award winners. CIOs are evaluated on their contributions in Innovation, Leadership, Business Value Creation, and Community Involvement.
The nominations process is simple and takes less than two minutes to complete. Nominate a deserving technology executive at www.georgiacio.org/awards. The deadline to submit a nomination is March 18, 2015.

The 2015 Georgia CIO of the Year® Awards is made possible by the following sponsors:

• Gold Sponsors: Cumberland Group, Magenic, LeadingAgile, Carousel Industries, Colliers International and TEKsystems.
• Silver Sponsors: CTS, Wipro, Dell, Data Blue, Mitel, Avaya, CSI Leasing, VeriStor, ECS Team, Splunk, CenturyLink, Pivotal, Insight, and McAfee.
• Bronze Sponsors: Prosys Information Systems, Presidio, AT&T, The Coca-Cola Company, Korn Ferry International, ProIQ Solutions, Dimensional Thinking, Lighthouse Technologies, OutSystems, SHI International, Slalom Consulting, and Jive Software.
Sponsors must be invited by a Georgia CIO to participate in the Awards program. For sponsorship information, or to recommend an organization, visit www.georgiacio.org/awards/sponsors or contact Lisa LaRoque, Executive Director at lisal@georgiacio.org.

About GeorgiaCIO
The Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GeorgiaCIO) is Georgia’s preeminent professional association for senior technology leaders. Founded in 2003, its membership is comprised exclusively of chief information officers or individuals in equivalent positions from public and private companies, government, education and non-profit organizations throughout the state. GeorgiaCIO is a non-profit 501(c)(6) professional association led by a CIO Advisory Board from with over 115 CIO members who re-certify membership qualifications annually. GeorgiaCIO is underwritten by support from Deloitte, IBM, Intellinet, Microsoft and Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP.