Consensus IT Professional Award
About the Consensus IT Professional Awards
Consensus has a track record of running professional awards programs for over many years and has introduced the Consensus IT Professional Awards to honour Australian professionals in their work and accomplishments. These National Awards for IT Professionals are judged by IT Professionals.
These awards were first run in 2004 in conjunction with the Consensus Software Awards where nominations were limited to finalists of those awards. The winners in 2004 were Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar of Atlassian software who have since made a name for themselves as building one of Australia's fastest growing companies.
With support from the Australian Computer Society, Hudson IT&T and Computerworld Magazine, the Consensus IT Professional Awards have now been launched in their own right.
Nomination and Judging process
The IT Professional Awards nomination and judging process is built upon the successful and proven Consensus Model™ which has been used over the last seven years for other Consensus Awards Programs.
There will be an open nomination process through wide coverage and promotion across the whole of the IT sector.
Nominations are made via the Awards website and must be a maximum of 1000 words including a photograph suitable for publication on the Awards website. Each nomination must also contain at lease one referee who is wiling to sit on the judging panel.
Round 1 judging will be via the Awards website. All judges will be asked to review all nominations and vote for as many as they wish to go forward to Round 2. Judges that do not participate in Round 1 automatically eliminates the Individual that nominated them.
From a consensus of votes received a short-list in each category will be arrived at. The final number will be determined by the quality of nominations and the number that can be judged in Round 2. The Consensus model includes provision for an independent auditor if required.
The final judging panel will comprise of selected 1st round referees/judges and other invited senior IT professionals. Finalists will, if necessary, be invited to meet the judging panel (by video conference if necessary).
The judges may confer as many awards as they feel appropriate. A suitable worded citation will be developed by the judging panel to be read out at the Awards Presentations and used in any press or publicity.
The Awards Presentation is in Sydney with all finalists and invited guests from a wide area of influence. Consensus has a good track record of Ministers presenting Awards and will identify and invite the most appropriate one(s) to be present on the night. Awards evenings are always a terrific opportunity for networking. Consensus will make all official photography available at no charge to all finalists, guests and to the Media Partner for their use.
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