Call for Nominations
for the 2009 International Compliance Awards Journalism Award

We are currently seeking nominations for the 2009 Journalism Award. The award will be presented during the 5th Annual International Compliance Awards dinner on Monday, September 14, 2009, at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nominations may be submitted by anyone. Self-nominations are welcome. All nominations must include a copy of any material which forms the basis of the nomination and background information on the nominee. Selection decisions will be made by the SCCE. All determinations are final. Nominations may be e-mailed to Margaret Dragon at margaret.dragon@corporatecompliance.org or mailed to SCCE, Attention: Nancy Vang, 6500 Barrie Road, Suite 250, Minneapolis, MN, 55435, United States.

Award Criteria:

• The nominees are not limited to work published in any given year.
• Works that are submitted must have a major focus on corporate compliance and ethics programs and/or compliance and ethics professionals—thus should not only be about corporate crime, corporate governance, enterprise risk management, corporate social responsibility, or similar areas.
• Works sponsored by or focused on the products or services of any one service provider, such as a helpline service, software provider, online training provider, etc., are not eligible.
• Works appearing in publications intended solely for the compliance and ethics field (i.e. trade press) are not eligible, unless the work has had a public impact.
• Blogs, Web sites, and books will not be considered.

All nominations must be received by the end of the business day, Friday, June 26, 2009.

“This award has been established to honor and recognize a journalist who shows insight into the compliance and ethics profession, and who promotes public and governmental recognition of the field and/or the value of compliance and ethics programs,” said Roy Snell, Chief Executive Officer, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics.