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Aurora WDC is delighted to announce the second edition of a special award that university students can apply for that memorializes a long-time contributor to the corporate intelligence world, Mr. James (Jim) Mathews. Aurora first introduced this award last year in memory and acknowledgement of the lasting professional contributions to the field of competitive intelligence (CI) made by Mr. Mathews, who passed away in October 2011. Having known Jim for nearly a decade, we viewed him as exemplifying the “gold standard” in terms of professionalism in the business and competitive intelligence arena. More so, he always loved to speak to students about entering and making a career out of the intelligence profession, and what a noble pursuit it was. Currently-enrolled university students can compete for one of two (2) awards to allow you to attend the annual conference of the Strategic & Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) in Orlando, FL this spring (May 7-9, 2013) as a Jim Mathews Award recipient. As an award winner, your registration fee will be covered by Aurora WDC to the conference’s general session. Additionally, each of the two award recipients will be allocated an additional stipend for meeting travel-related expenses. Most importantly, students will signify to potential employers their desire to achieve the levels of professionalism in their own careers that Jim Mathews was widely known for. Thanks for considering this opportunity to advance your Intelligence career and education, and do so in memory and honor of a great and highly-respected professional. Please feel free to reach out to Dr. Craig S. Fleisher to discuss any questions you may have regarding submission.
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Jim Mathews AwardCall for Submissions, 2013 SCIP Conference, Orlando
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Letter of Introduction
Dear University Students:
We are delighted to announce the second edition of a special award that you can apply for thatmemorializes a long-time contributor to the corporate intelligence world, James (Jim) Mathews.Aurora first introduced this award last year in memory and acknowledgement of the lastingprofessional contributions to the field of competitive intelligence (CI) made by Mr. Mathews.
Having known Jim for nearly a decade, we viewed him as exemplifying the “gold standard” interms of professionalism in the business and competitive intelligence arena. He always loved tospeak to students about entering and being in the intelligence profession, and what a noblepursuit it was. More information about Jim has been included in the following pages.
Please find enclosed the details that will enable you to compete for one of two (2) awards toallow you to attend the annual conference of the Strategic & Competitive IntelligenceProfessionals (SCIP) in Orlando, FL this spring (May 7-9, 2013) as a Jim Mathews Awardrecipient. As an award winner, your registration fee ($750) will be covered by Aurora WDC tothe conference’s general session. Additionally, each of the two award recipients will beallocated an additional $500 stipend for meeting your travel-related expenses. Mostimportantly, you will signify to potential employers your desire to achieve the levels ofprofessionalism in your own career that Jim Mathews was widely known for.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to advance your Intelligence career and education,and do so in memory and honor of a great individual and highly respected professional. Pleasefeel free to reach either of us by email or phone to discuss any questions you may haveregarding submission.
Best Regards,
Derek L. Johnson, CFA Dr. Craig S. FleisherChief Executive Officer Chief Learning [email protected] [email protected] 608.630.5869
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Submission InstructionsCriteria & Qualifications
The following are the qualifications you must meet to in order to be eligible to apply for the JimMathews Award:
Minimum:1. Be a currently enrolled (full or part-time) student at any accredited post-secondary
institution of higher learning (e.g., college, polytechnic, university) – and provide(unofficial or official) proof of registration in either the current semester (Fall, 2012and/or Spring, 2013 term)
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA overall – be able to provide the judging committee a copy of theuniversity’s record indicating cumulative GPA
Important additional elements:3. Have a demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in business, competitive,
(commercial) and/or market intelligence4. Articulate a strong appreciation for ethics & professional values in intelligence practice5. Demonstrate leadership qualities within student organizations6. Display high levels of curiosity and persistence in your coursework and assignments
Essay Questions
Please select one (1) of the following five (5) essay questions. Prepare a 1,000 to 1,500 wordessay as your response. You will be judged on both writing quality as well as the content of youranswer. On a separate (cover) sheet submitted with the essay response, please be sure to notehow you meet each of the six criteria above, as well as providing your full contact details, wordcount and any additional documentation directly relevant to documenting your qualifications.
1. Many members of the general public believe Competitive Intelligence (CI) practitionersare corporate spies. Describe what steps you would take or recommend to your (currentor prospective) organization to help their stakeholders overcome this misconception.
2. Most published examples of CI happen in large, publicly-traded corporations. Make acompelling case that CI can be used to provide great value to small and medium-sizedenterprises, or not-for-profit organizations.
3. Effective CI practice requires its practitioners to be masters of both the digital/electronicworld as well as the human one. Describe the challenges and opportunities thatpractitioners are faced with in trying to balance the advantages and disadvantages thatcome from operating across these two different worlds in practice.
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4. Social media has become critical to CI practice in the last few years. Please describe thesix most critical things a company’s top executives must understand about social mediaor their organizations to be successful from an CI perspective.
5. Many business decision makers believe they do not need CI because they can findanything they want by “Googling it”. Describe how you would convince your new,“Google-obsessed” boss, that this will not meet their competitive intelligence needs.
Timeline & Deliverables
As a candidate for a Jim Mathews Award, you are expected to deliver the following to thereview committee. Please send all submissions to Dr. Craig Fleisher via e-mail [email protected]. He will distribute to the awards selection committeeaccordingly.
February 1 (Friday), 2012: all submissions due by 17:00 EST Week of February 25, 2012: Follow-up interviews (by phone) take place with award
finalists (group of 5-7) March 11, 2012 (Monday): Final selections and notification to award recipients
SCIP’s International Annual Conference and Exhibition runs from May 6-9, 2013 at the CaribeRoyal Resort in sunny Orlando, Florida. Please see an overview of the meeting at:http://www.scip.org/files/publications/pdf/SCIP20132pager_Layout1.pdf.
We look forward to seeing all of our applicants, and particularly the two winners, there for anoutstanding exchange of ideas and time!
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Biographical Sketch of James E. Mathews
James E. (Jim) Mathews spent more than 30 years in the Defense Industry, and the last 14 inCompetitive Intelligence (CI) and Price-to-Win (PTW). His whole career was centered on winningnew business and he was the Lead CI Professional and/or PTW leader/co-leader on some of thelargest winning proposals in recent years. His resume wins included the realignment of NORADand Cheyenne Mountain (ISC2), the Joint Strike Fighter (The F-35), Coast Guard Deepwater(Recapitalization of all Coast Guard’s assets), High altitude Airship, the Littoral Combat Ship (fastfighting ship for the shallow waters of the littorals), War Fighter Focus (Live, Virtual, andConstructive Training for the Army for the next 10 Years), and a multitude of Service Jobs andClassified Projects. Jim was medically retired from the US Air Force where, at one time, he was anAirborne Voice Controller for the Apollo program for NASA.
Jim received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University ofFlorida and a Master of Science Degree in Contract and Acquisition Management from the FloridaInstitute of Technology. Following a successful career at Lockheed Martin, he retired early in2003, and joined Raytheon for just over three years as Director of Deal-To-Win, followed byNorthrop Grumman TASC for 5 years as Director of CI/ Position-To-Win before joining Booz AllenHamilton in December 2010 as a Principal on their GO Team.
He and his wife Bonnie resided in the McLean, Virginia area, and were die-hard Florida Gatorsfans. Jim had a passion for seeing young people succeed in their careers, and was always a willingmentor to professionals of any age who had a desire to learn.
