ISACA DENVER CHAPTER RECEIVES THE 2011 K. WAYNE SNIPES AWARD FOR BEST “VERY LARGE” CHAPTER WORLDWIDE!

It is an honor and great pleasure to be able to share with our general membership that YOUR ISACA Denver Chapter has once again be recognized with the highest overall award given to a chapter by ISACA International, recognizing our excellence as a chapter in a variety of different areas.

By now, most of you know that our Denver chapter was also recognized with this award for Best “Large” Chapter in North America and Worldwide in 2010. However, this year, we now have over 850 members in our Denver chapter and are classified among all chapters with over 800 members around the globe as “Very Large” according to ISACA International. To be recognized as the best in the world among other regional award winners such as Singapore, Switzerland, and Sydney, is a tremendous honor and a tribute to all of YOU, our active members, our outstanding volunteers, and our amazing board members and committee chairs!

Congratulations to everyone on this outstanding accomplishment. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to making our chapter the best ISACA chapter in the world – two years in a row!

For those of you interested in knowing more about the award and the criteria by which we are assessed, please keep reading…

Established in 1989, the K. Wayne Snipes Chapter Recognition Award provides recognition to those chapters who meet or exceed service goals by actively supporting local membership, and thus ISACA.

Criteria assessment is based on information submitted as part of the annual Chapter Annual Report received by International Headquarters. To be included in the judging process, chapters must also submit their Balanced Scorecard Rating Grid and proof of an annual audit/verification/review. Chapter performance is assessed on the following criteria:

• Compliance with ISACA International Headquarters requirements
• Chapter membership growth
• Educational events put on by the chapter
• Attendance at chapter meetings/educational events
• Involvement on association committees, or with association activities
• Involvement with other professional organizations
• Member service projects

  Matt Randolph
  President, ISACA - Denver Chapter