About the scheme

Winners for 2019

Individual Award

Sharyn Johns

Organisation Award

NSW ICAC

Publication Award

Stephen McCombie, PhD, MIT, CISSP-ISSMP CFE

Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia

stephen.mccombie@mq.edu.au

James D. Ramsay, PhD, MA, CSP  

Professor of Security Studies, University of New Hampshire, Durham New Hampshire, USA

james.ramsay@unh.edu

Allon J. Uhlmann, PhD

Lecturer in Intelligence, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia

allon.uhlmann@mq.edu.au

 

 

Award Nomination

The Annual Awards Scheme comprises awards in three categories: Publication award; Individual award and Organisation award. 

The AIPIO Board will only issue awards where nominations are of the highest standard and there will only be one award for each category


Nominees for the Publication and Individual Awards do not have to be AIPIO members to be eligible.  

Nominees for the Organisation Award do not have to be affiliated with AIPIO to be eligible. 

Nomination Form Here

Nomination Guide Here

Publication Award

(Self Nomination)

The AIPIO Publication Award (which replaced the earlier AIPIO Essay Competition) is intended to stimulate research and writing on issues relevant to the theory and practice of intelligence in Australia.

The Publication Award recipient will receive:
- AIPIO Certificate of Merit
- cash prize of $500 and 
- winning paper will be published in the AIPIO Journal, subject to Editorial review.

Individual Award

(Independent Nomination)

The AIPIO Individual Award is intended to
recognise an individual who has made a distinguished contribution to the intelligence profession in Australia. The nominated individual’s contribution need not be limited to the preceding 12 months, and can be for the individual’s long-term contribution to the profession.

The Individual Award recipient will receive:
- AIPIO Certificate of Merit and 
- Free registration at AIPIO National Conference (Note:  travel expenses and accommodation are not included.)

Organisation Award

(Independent Nomination)

The AIPIO Organisation Award is intended to recognise an organisation that has made a distinguished contribution to the intelligence profession, with a particular focus on innovation in tradecraft development or application.

The organisation’s contribution must have been in the last 12 months. The nominee does not have to be affiliated with AIPIO to be eligible. There is only one nominee selected for this award category.

The award- winner receives an AIPIO Certificate of Merit. 

 

Timings for 2019

Nomination forms (including a copy of the paper for the Publication Award) are to be returned to the
Memberships team by email to membership@aipio.asn.au not later than 05.00pm EST on 15th July 2019


The AIPIO  Membership Team will notify award recipients by 7th August 2019.

The 2019 Awards will be presented at the National Conference at Pier One Sydney 19-21 August
(although this may change due to event schedules and the availability of the successful candidates)

No serving AIPIO Board Member is eligible to receive an award.