Computerworld's “Next-Gen IT Awards Program” is the industry’s foremost awards program recognizing the emerging generation of “up-and-coming” IT Leaders who have demonstrated leadership excellence early in their very promising careers.

The awards program is held in conjunction with Computerworld’s Next-Gen IT Leaders Conference, an invitation-only event taking place in 2008.


Nomination Eligibility and Judging:

Nominations of IT end-user executives are accepted from:

• IT end-user and vendor organizations that have at some time employed one of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders in 2000 through 2007. (Premier 100 honorees may nominate their same-organization peers for recognition in the Next-Gen IT Awards Program.)
• Vendor organizations that are sponsors of the Next-Gen IT Leaders Conference.

Nominations will be independently evaluated and judged by a peer panel of IT executives who have been previously recognized as an honoree of one of Computerworld’s many awards programs.

For questions about eligibility, please call Computerworld’s Kelly McGill at 508-820-8653 or Kelly_mcgill@computerworld.com.

Nomination Deadline and Subsequent Announcement of Finalists and Honorees:

The deadline for nominations is August 15, 2008 at 8:00pm (Eastern). Submissions can be made at: (URL)

Award finalists (5 in each of 6 industry categories) will be notified and announced by August 31, 2008.

Honorees (1 in each of the 6 industry categories) will be announced and recognized at a Gala Evening ceremony at the conclusion of Computerworld’s Next-Gen IT Leaders Conference.

Entitlements and Publicity Opportunities Available to Qualified Nominees and Honorees:

For all qualified IT end-user nominees will receive:

• A complimentary registration to attend Computerworld’s Next-Gen IT Leaders Conference. The conference starts at 9:00am and features a CIO-level agenda, executive roundtables, executive speed networking, and many other innovative activities for IT executives – all culminating in the Next-Gen Awards Gala and Dinner.
• A complimentary registration to attend Computerworld’s Business Intelligence Perspectives Conference in September 2008.

All honorees will:

• Be announced for the first time publicly at the Next-Gen Awards Gala and Dinner at the conclusion of Computerworld’s Next-Gen IT Leaders Conference.
• Appear in a congratulatory announcement in a future issue of Computerworld.
• Be equipped with public relations guidelines/suggestions related to garnering publicity for their achievement.

Case Study Submission Use and Confidentiality:

All submission information gathered becomes the exclusive use of Computerworld and the judges. The judges will use the information exclusively to select honorees. Computerworld may profile honorees on computerworld.com or in print using excerpts and information from the nominee submissions. Honorees will be contacted by Computerworld with an expectation that they may need to provide additional information including quotes, photos, and the like.

For more information, contact Computerworld’s Kelly McGill at 508-820-8653 or Kelly_mcgill@computerworld.com.