>T.E.N. Announces 2011 ISE® Award Program Series Schedule

Atlanta, GA (November 2, 2010) –T.E.N. has announced the Information Security Executive (ISE®) Program Series event schedule for 2011. Held in major U.S. cities, the ISE® Program Series include a one or two-day executive summit culminating with an awards gala that recognizes the top Information Security Executives and their project teams on a regional and national basis. Since 2003, it has served over 5,000 executives across a broad range of industries and enables recognition, knowledge sharing and the development of peer-to-peer relationships. The 2011 ISE® events will take place as follows:

March 16, 2011
Information Security Executive (ISE®) Southeast Executive Forum and Awards 2011
Location: Westin Buckhead Hotel, Atlanta, GA
Nominations open:  November 30-January 21

June 7, 2011
Information Security Executive (ISE®) Central Executive Forum and Awards 2011
Location: Westin Park Central Hotel, Dallas, TX
Nominations open: February 2-April 20

August 10, 2011
Information Security Executive (ISE®) West Executive Forum and Awards 2011
Location: Westin St Francis, San Francisco, CA
Nominations open: April 25 – June 29

October 6, 2011
Information Security Executive (ISE®) Northeast Executive Forum and Awards 2011
Location: Westin Times Square, New York, NY
Nominations open: July 7-August 19

November 8-9, 2011
Information Security Executive (ISE®) North America Leadership Summit and Awards at CSI 2011
Location: Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles, Chantilly, VA
Nominations open: August 3-Sept 21

“The ISE® Program is the epitome of peer learning and networking. You are consistently surrounded by the best of the best security leaders from around the world. The more that I contribute to the group, the more I get out of it because I constantly learn from the best CISOs on what they consider to be the best and most current practices. It’s made me be a better security leader at the companies that I’ve served, said Phil Agcaoili, Chief Information Security Officer, Cox Communications and ISE® Central Award Winner 2009.

“The 2010 ISE® Awards Programs broke previous records and generated many new opportunities for its nominees and participants,” said Marci McCarthy, CEO and president, T.E.N. “The ISE® Programs directly address the need to unite against the growing threat of cyber crime and are designed to open avenues of communication, build bridges to knowledge and broker connections between and among IT and security executives and their firms. The programs function as an idea incubator, provide a channel for research, education and information sharing, speed knowledge transfer: and promote best practices.”

About T.E.N.
T.E.N. is a national technology and information security executive networking and relationship marketing organization, facilitates interaction with peers, industry visionaries and solutions providers. Executive programs include the Information Security Executive (ISE®) Program Series, roundtables, receptions, and marketing programs. For more information, visit http://www.ten-inc.com and http://www.iseprograms.com