Objective

1. The Women in Security Global Community Karen Marquez Honors recognizes a female security professional who has consistently worked for the betterment of the security industry.

Eligibility

1. Nominee must be an ASIS member in good standing.
2. Nominee must identify as female.
3. Nominee must have a minimum of 15 years of experience in the security profession OR 10 years of experience in the security profession with an active ASIS certification.
4. Unsuccessful nominees may be re-nominated in any following year.
5. Members of the ASIS Global Board of Directors, ASIS Awards Committee and/or Award Selection Committee are ineligible. 

Nominations

1. Nominations may be submitted by any ASIS member in good standing, to include self-nominations.
2. Nominations must be submitted via the online awards management platform by the publicized annual deadline.

Criteria

1. Outstanding professional contributions to the security industry
   1. Examples may include, but are not limited to:
      1. Volunteer leadership experience
      2. Security articles or publications
      3. GSX or other conference presentations
      4. Mentorship to NextGen and other security professionals

Evaluation and Selection

1. A Selection Committee will evaluate nominations based on the established criteria, with the potential to choose one (1) winner per award year.
2. The Selection Committee reserves the right to abstain from selecting a winner in the event that there are no nominations deemed suitable within a given award year.
3. The Selection Committees relies solely on the information provided in the nominations.
4. Notifications will be issued via the online awards management platform.

Award and Recognition

1. The award recipient will be formally recognized at Global Security Exchange.
2. The award recipient will receive the following:
   1. Complimentary All-Access Pass registration to the award year's Global Security Exchange,
   2. Three (3) nights of complimentary hotel accommodation (to be arranged by ASIS International),
   3. Engraved award, and,
   4. Digital promotional graphics.
3. The award recipient will be featured on the ASIS website and across various communication platforms.