CIREN AWARD GUIDELINES

CIREN AWARD CEREMONY GUIDELINES

I. General Terms

  1. The Nordic Resilience Organization (hereinafter – CIREN) Award Guidelines define the procedure for recognizing companies, organizations, and individuals for significant achievements in risk management, crisis management, and business continuity.
  2. The purpose of these Guidelines is to encourage companies, organizations, and individuals to contribute to resilience-building, and to promote innovative solutions, experiences, and accomplishments.
  3. Nominees for the Award may include Nordic companies, organizations, and individuals whose work aligns with CIREN’s core values: NATO-centricity, political neutrality, synergy, integrity, and psychological resilience.
  4. Each award category may have only one winner.
  5. An award may be granted only for achievements within the past two years.
  6. The winner in each category is selected by a nomination committee.
  7. The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with CIREN’s Privacy Policy.

II. Nominations

  1. Community Resilience Award – awarded to a company, organization, or individual who has significantly enhanced the community’s ability to mobilize in overcoming crises or mitigating their consequences.
  2. Resilience Excellence Award – awarded to an individual who has successfully overcome a crisis in practice or has organized hands-on training in one of the resilience fields:
        I. Risk Management
        II. Crisis Management
        III. Business Continuity
  3. Special Resilience Award – awarded to a company, organization, or individual for an innovation, solution, or other special activity that significantly enhances resilience in one of the following areas:
        I. Risk Management
        II. Crisis Management
        III. Business Continuity

III. Application Process

  1. Applicants must send their application to the email address: info@ciren.ngo.
  2. The application form (see attachment “Application Form”) must be included with the email.
  3. Third parties may nominate a company, organization, or individual for any of the award categories by completing and submitting the application form.
  4. Applications must be submitted no later than one month before the date of the annual CIREN conference.

IV. Evaluation Criteria

  1. Applications are evaluated by the Nomination Committee.
  2. Members of the Nomination Committee assess the applicants based on the evaluation criteria specific to each award category.

V. Nomination Committee

  1. The Nomination Committee consists of 5 members, who are appointed by the CIREN Board.
  2. The Nomination Committee has decision-making authority if at least 3 committee members are present.
  3. The Chair of the Nomination Committee is either a CIREN Board Member or a designated nominee.

V. Nomination Committee

  1. The Nomination Committee consists of 5 members, who are appointed by the CIREN Board.
  2. The Nomination Committee has decision-making authority if at least 3 committee members are present.
  3. The Chair of the Nomination Committee is either a CIREN Board Member or a designated nominee.

Positions within the Nomination Committee:
 a. CIREN Board Member (serves as Chair or appoints one);
b. CIREN Member (in any capacity/status);
c. Academic Representative;
d. A representative from one of the Nordic rescue services;
e. A representative from a company or organization

  1. Members of the Nomination Committee may not nominate companies, organizations, or individuals for the awards, nor may they submit their own candidacy for consideration.
  2. The Nomination Committee has the right to invite applicants for interviews.
  3. Candidate evaluation is conducted by mutual agreement of the committee. If a consensus cannot be reached, the final decision is made by voting.
  4. In the event of a tie vote, the deciding vote belongs to the Chair of the Nomination Committee.