Defence IQ Blogging Awards

The Think Defence website has been carrying a piece on nominations for the Defence IQ Military Blog 2012 awards. The article can be found at http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2012/06/defence-iq-blogging-awards/ (text is also below).
Humphrey would strongly encourage all readers to nominate any blog that they feel warrants recognition. There is a plethora of excellent blogs and military matters sites on the internet, and it is a great idea to generate recognition for them. The author would personally support both the Think Defence website, and also the excellent Canadian 3Ds blog (http://www.cdfai.org/the3dsblog/) where Mark Collins does a superb job of summing up Canadian defence developments.
Nominations close on Wed 6 Jun, so move fast!

Link from http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2012/06/defence-iq-blogging-awards

I wanted to get in touch to let you know about the Defence IQ Blogging Awards which aims to recognise and reward the industry’s top bloggers and the efforts they go to in order to keep us all informed.
Nominations are now open and I wanted to let you know personally that we are welcoming nominations from across the defence industry. There are six categories in which to enter your chosen blog in to:
  • Information Operations
  • Cyber (Security, Warfare, Strategy)
  • Counter Terrorism
  • Maritime Security
  • Regional Defence
  • Defence Industry
So if you write or read a blog, which you believe deserves special recognition – get in touch now! For more information, visit the website www.defenceiq.com or let me know if you have any questions.
To enter a blog, provide the URL, a short description of why the blog is great and what category you want to nominate it in to and email it to samantha.tanner@iqpc.co.uk or let us know on Twitter @DefenceIQ.
You can enter as many blogs as you read or write but hurry – nominations close at 14:00 GMT on Wednesday 6th June 2012.
The winners will be chosen by the Defence IQ panel and announced on Thursday 14th June 2012.

Comments

  1. Mark Collins5 June 2012 at 17:03

    Sir Humphrey,

    Thanks very much for the mention! Will return the favour.

    Mark
    Ottawa

    ReplyDelete
  2. Mark Collins5 June 2012 at 20:26

    The "3Ds Blog" post:
    http://www.cdfai.org/the3dsblog/?p=1182

    Mark
    Ottawa

    ReplyDelete

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