DebTech International LLC, DATAVERSITY and TDAN.com are pleased to announce that submissions are invited for the 2012 "Data Governance Best Practice Award". The award is given to the practitioners within a customer organization (ie. corporation, government agency or non-profit, as opposed to a product or service vendor) in recognition of the business value and technical excellence they have achieved in the design and implementation of an outstanding data governance program.

Each submission is judged on responses to the following:

• Business requirements for Data Governance at your organization.
• The approach used to define, develop and deliver your Data Governance Program.
• Length of time the solution has been in place and the incremental steps taken.
• Scale of the solution (i.e. enterprise, business unit) and whether this will change.
• Overall business impact/benefits from Data Governance and return on objective.
• Measurable return on investment for your Program and how the measures are used.
• Population and breadth of business and technical community being served by the Program.
• Innovative uses of the Data Governance Program and the problems that have been solved.

*	Complete details and nomination requirements are set forth in the "Call for Submissions" (CFS) available HERE.
*	Nominations will be received until February 29, 2012. Results are expected by May 1, 2012.

This year's judges are:

Questions may be directed to Davida Berger of DebTech International LLC at 561 218-4752
or Davida@debtechint.com