Our company is headquartered outside of Georgia, but we would like to nominate our CIO.
Ans> If your organization has a regional office in Georgia whose CIO meets the nomination requirements, then your participation will be welcomed.

Our company is headquartered in Savannah. Is this event only for Atlanta companies?
Ans> No. This event recognizes CIO leadership for all Georgia-based companies. A special effort is being made to include more representation from all around the state.

Must a CIO be a member of GCLA to be nominated for this coveted award?
Ans> No. Any deserving and qualified CIO is welcomed as a nominee, making it a great opportunity to recognize an organization for outstanding technology leadership.

What is the deadline for nominating a CIO?
Ans> 2008 Nominations are open until at least five qualified nominees have been received for each of the four categories (Global, Enterprise, Corporate and Non-Profit). The nomination process opened on May 5th with a goal of receiving these 2008 Nominees as quickly as possible.

Who can nominate a CIO for this award?
Ans> Anyone who knows of a deserving CIO is encouraged to nominate that person. You can complete the entire form in under six minutes. Click here for a Nomination Form

If only a few CIOs actually win an award, why do so many actively participate in this event?
Ans> Chief Information Officers have risen to a level of significant prominence within successful organizations over recent years. They are actively involved with executive-level strategy and in running business operations most efficiently. They elect to participate in events like the Georgia CIO of the YearŽ Awards because they fully understand the importance of building a strong community whose base is dependent upon the strength and quality of personal relationships with their peers and local technology service providers.

What is a CIO Team?
Ans> To facilitate information sharing and help extend the personal networks of a company's IT team (not just the CIO), CIOs attend the Awards ceremony with 4 members of his/her staff. These 5 people are considered to be the "CIO Team." Each participating CIO Team will become the table guests of a participating sponsor.

Will sponsors be allowed to choose the CIO team who will become their table guests?
Ans> This is another positive feature for all sponsor packages. As each sponsor agreement is accepted, the sponsoring organization will be assigned a sequence number within their level. Once all sponsorships are secured, a list of participating CIO Teams will be presented to the sponsors in order of the seniority of the sponsor agreement. Selection of their preferred CIO Team will be granted based upon the availability of requested CIO Teams and the seniority of sponsor sequence numbers. First in - first to choose.

What is the deadline for purchasing a sponsorship?
Ans> Availability of sponsorships will be determined by supply rather than deadline. Based upon the successful history of this event and the enhancements implemented this year, the event management team anticipates all sponsorship positions will be reserved. Click here for Sponsorship Information.

We are a local service provider and have interest in sponsorship; will there be other opportunities to become involved with GCLA?
Ans> The GCLA holds events throughout the year, however, all other events are for members only. The Georgia CIO of the YearŽ Awards is the only meeting that is open for non-member participation.

Gold and Silver level sponsors receive a 30 minute office meeting with a GCLA Advisory Board CIO. Does this mean the sponsor can select to meet with any CIO who sits on the GCLA Advisory Board?
Ans> All 12 sponsors (4 Gold and 8 Silver) will be entitled to a 30 minute office meeting. However, choices cannot be assured. Participating CIOs have agreed to these meetings as an expression of their sincerity for truly making this a community event. The purpose of these 30 minute meetings is to express gratitude for sponsor support and to increase their awareness of the sponsor's service to the community. These meetings will be distributed among the participating CIOs. All of these meetings will be scheduled during Q4-08.

What is the Leader Bag?
Ans> All sponsors will be invited to contribute to the "Leader" Bags. These will be given to each attending CIO and CEO. We estimate the need for 100 bags.

What is the Attendee Memento Item?
Ans> The Attendee Memento Items is a new feature this year. This will be an item given to all attendees (such as a classy mug or cup). The names of all the finalists and the special memento sponsors' logo would be printed to mark the occasion of the event.

What are the Electronic Format Specifications needed?
Ans>
Photos need to be a high resolution jpeg (300 dpi, minimum) and logos need to be in eps format or high resolution jpeg (300 dpi, minimum).

 

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