2020 ISANZ Awards Cancelled. Return Planned For Next Year
The Board of iSANZ announces that the 2020 iSANZ
Awards have been cancelled due to the challenges of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
iSANZ Chair Kendra Ross
says a date for this year's event had been pencilled in for
November, but with shifting Alert Levels there's no
guarantee that large events would be permitted later in the
year.
The annual iSANZ Awards were established in 2015
to recognise the achievements of people and organisations in
New Zealand's information security (InfoSec)
field.
Kendra says the strength of the iSANZ Awards
lies in the opportunity for the InfoSec industry to come
together in Wellington for one night and celebrate the
contribution of finalists and attendees in keeping New
Zealand and its citizens secure.
“When we explored
options for iSANZ this year we simply could not overcome the
obstacles brought on by COVID-19
concerns."
Additionally, the logistics of organising a
virtual event this late in the year have made it unfeasible
for the Board to entertain the possibility of holding online
Awards.
While the Awards have been cancelled, the
iSANZ Board is considering naming a 2020 iSANZ Hall of Fame
recipient - given to a person, event or company who has made
a significant contribution (above and beyond the normal
standards and qualities / legacy outcomes) to the wider
InfoSec community.
The iSANZ Board wishes to thank
everyone who expressed an interest in sponsoring or entering
the 2020 Awards. Kendra says while it's disappointing for
iSANZ to have to take a year off, the Board is planning for
the annual Awards to return bigger and stronger in
2021.
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