International Association For Intelligence Education 2015 Essay Competition

International Association For Intelligence
Education invites entries for its 2015 essay
competition. This competition promotes IAFIE’s
goal of providing a forum for the creation of
knowledge and the dissemination and exchange
of ideas and information for those interested in
and concerned with intelligence education.

Essay Questions
1. In an era of rapidly increasing
technical capability where the
intelligence focus is often on the
modes of collection and tools of
analysis rather than the analyst
themselves there is a perception
that the role of the analyst is
diminishing in importance.
Examine the role and function of
the intelligence analyst and
discuss the importance or
otherwise of the analyst to the
intelligence system.
2. Big data is the new black. Will
exploiting big data be an
intelligence game changer?
Discuss the use of big data in the
intelligence domain, consider its
potential advantages and
vulnerabilities and how it might
impact intelligence practice.
Eligibility
The competition is open to
everyone (professionals, graduate
students & undergraduates) with
an interest in furthering
intelligence education.
IAFIE board members, officers,
and staff are not eligible to
compete
Prizes
First place: $1000 prize
Second place: $500 prize
First and second place finishers will have the
opportunity to publish their essays on the IAFIE
website, and receive a one year free membership
in IAFIE.
How to Enter/ Submission Guidelines
Submit all entries to submissions@iafienet.org
Submissions must be in ONE word document
(please NO PDFs) and include a title page with
the following:
author’s name
contact information (include
phone, email, and mailing
address)
category (professional, graduate
student, or undergraduate
student)
150-word (or less) biography
name of the organization where
you work or college or university
you attend
title of the essay
Essays must be submitted in English, must not
exceed 3500 words (excluding endnotes and
bibliography) and should be submitted double
spaced using Times New Roman, 12 point font.
Please number the pages. Essays must be
original and not previously published.
Submission constitutes permission to publish.