OWASP Working Session - OWASP Awards

Working Sessions Operational Rules - Please see here the general frame of rules.

WORKING SESSION IDENTIFICATION
Work Session Name	OWASP Awards
Short Work Session Description	Discuss whether there should be OWASP Awards
Related Projects (if any)	None
Email Contacts & Roles	Chair Colin Watson	Secretary Mark Roxberry	Mailing list Subscription Page

WORKING SESSION SPECIFICS
Objectives	Discuss options for undertaking an awards process, Opportunities for public relations, marketing and sponsorship, Avail possible risks of running an award event.
Venue/Date&Time/Model	Venue OWASP EU Summit Portugal 2008	Date&Time November 5 & 7, 2008 Time TBD	Discussion Model "Everybody is a Participant"

WORKING SESSION OPERATIONAL RESOURCES
Data projector, flipchart and pens.

WORKING SESSION ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Should OWASP run an awards event? What are the opportunities for public relations, marketing and sponsorship? What categories should there be to honour people, projects and products? Should the awards be a separate event or be part of another event? What are the risks of running an awards event? How would we create, test and deploy a solution for the entire lifecycle of such awards (so that we can easily replicate it next time)?

WORKING SESSION OUTCOMES
Statements, Initiatives or Decisions	Proposed by Working Group	Approved by OWASP Board
	Decision whether to progress with OWASP Awards.	After the Board Meeting - fill in here.
	Identify actions to progress if decision is "yes" or "maybe".	After the Board Meeting - fill in here.
	List of further information required.	After the Board Meeting - fill in here.

Working Session Participants

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