“ASIS International accepting nominations for European Award for Distinguished Contributions to Societal Security”

“ASIS International accepting nominations for European Award for Distinguished Contributions to Societal Security”

Brussels, Belgium (12 December 2008) - ASIS International has announced today that it will be accepting nominations for its 2009 European Award for Distinguished Contributions to Societal Security.

The ASIS International European Award recognises significant contributions to advancing security in Europe. It is the European security profession’s most prestigious recognition of contributions to societal security, awarded to high-visibility candidates from the public and private sectors, including senior public officials, politicians and corporate leaders.

The recipient must be an individual or group, highly regarded in Europe, having made a significant contribution to security in Europe. Nominations may be submitted by any individual, groups or associations and may include self-nominations. The nominator must submit a written narrative detailing the nominee’s contributions deserving of recognition and outlining why the nominee makes a worthy recipient.

All nominations must be received by the ASIS International European Bureau in Brussels by 15 January 2009. More information regarding the nomination process can be found on www.asisonline.eu.

The award will be presented to the winner at ASIS International’s 8^th European Security Conference which will take place in Montreux, Switzerland on 26-29 April 2009.

ASIS International’s 8^th Annual European Security Conference will feature 33 high-level educational sessions. High quality presentations developed by and for security professionals will cover the entire spectrum of security topics ranging from combating fraud to hotel security and convergence of physical and information security as well as supply chain security and international standards. It will be a unique opportunity to connect with both public and private sector leaders from around Europe and the globe and to discover how they are confronting today’s security challenges. More information regarding the European conference can be found on www.asisonline/montreux.

Previous winners of ASIS International European Awards

2008 – Mr Don Randall MBE, Senior Vice President and International Security Manager at JP Morgan Chase

2007 – Mr Wim Philippa, Secretary General, European Roundtable of Industrialists

2005 – Mr David Burrill OBE, Director, Burrill Green