ACAMS Middle East-North Africa Professional Achievement Awards
Award Selection Procedure
Finalists will be announced by 22 December 2008.
At this time, all registered conference attendees will have the opportunity to vote on the finalists’ nominations online. Voting will close on 9 January 2009.
The winner will be announced on 25 January 2009 at the inaugural reception of the 2nd Annual ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering & Counter-Terrorism Financing Conference in Dubai. If in the judgment of the awards committee no candidates meet the eligibility requirements, an award may not be given.
The ACAMS Advisory Board is comprised of an elite group of compliance professionals from diverse sectors of the AML field. This prestigious body of experts also includes members from various regions around the globe. The Advisory Board plays an integral role in refining the educational products and services offered to our members. In addition, board members are responsible for ensuring that ACAMS remains on the forefront of the anti-money laundering field and continues to be regarded as the premier provider of the highest quality of educational and training AML products and services.
Award Winners Will Receive
The winning entry will be displayed at the 2nd Annual ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering & Counter-Terrorism Financing Conference in Dubai, UAE 25 - 27 January 2009, providing an opportunity for AML professionals to learn from the successes and innovations of their peers. Awardees will be announced and honored at the conference during the welcoming reception at the conference on Sunday, 25 January 2009. Winners will also be asked to provide a one-page information sheet about their entry for posting on the ACAMS Web site. Copies of letters of congratulations will also go to the individuals and a news publication chosen by the awardees. Nominees and awardees will be listed in the 2009 March/April issue of ACAMS Today. Winners will receive an award specifically designed and suitably inscribed. Annual listing of all ACAMS Achievement Award Program will be published on the ACAMS Web site.
Categories
ACAMS MENA Region AML/CFT Professional of the Year
This award recognizes the most outstanding professional in the AML field during the past year in the MENA region. Worthy nominees would be AML professionals who have made the strongest contributions to the field with clear, quantitative results that have made a significant, positive impact on the industry. The contributions should center on solving challenging problems, executing a clear mission in an efficient, effective manner or a significant achievement. Examples of the kinds of contributions that will be considered include the following: successful money laundering investigations, enforcing key regulations, drafting and passing laws, implementing an innovative AML training method, creating or revamping an AML program or process and detecting a money laundering scheme, among others.
Judging criteria include:
- Difficulty of initial problem/mission/challenge
- Efficiency of plans or methods to resolve problem/fulfill mission
- Creativity of approach in resolving problem/fulfilling mission
- Skilled use of resources in resolving problem/fulfilling mission
- Results of professional’s efforts in terms of bottom-line impact
Nomination Process
Entries, with supporting documentation, should be submitted by 5 December 2008.
There are a variety of ways to submit your information:
- E-mail: training@acams.org
- Fax: +1.305.373.7788
- Mail:
ACAMS/MENA Awards
Brickell Bayview Center
80 Southwest 8th Street
Suite 2350
Miami, FL 33130 USA
Attention: Education and Training Department
When submitting an entry, please be sure to include:
Contact Information (your information and that of any person you may be nominating):
- ACAMS Member Number, if applicable
- Nominee's Full Name
- Title and Organization
- Business Address, State/Province, Country, Zip Code or Country Code
- Business Phone and Fax
- Email
Entry:
- For each entry, please provide a 1 to 3 page synopsis of your submission that addresses the specific judging criteria of each category.
- Entries must detail note-worthy accomplishments that occurred in 2008.
- A biographical synopsis of the nominee’s background.
- Please indicate whether you will be faxing or mailing additional documentation.
Only complete entries will be considered
Statement for the Achievement Awards:
It is understood that this entry will be reviewed by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists and the ACAMS Achievement Awards Recognition Committee. The applicant organization/company may be asked to provide additional information in support of this application. All submissions and any attachments become the property of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists. They cannot be returned and may be publicized and included in the Association’s publications and resources.
