Projects of Excellence

Seattle, Washington
SAME Member – Early Bird
$175
SAME Member Guest – Early Bird
$175
SAME Non-Member – Early Bird
$200
Active Military
$50
Government/Client/Project Owner
$50
Young Professional
$50

Hosted by the Seattle and Mount Tacoma Posts

The Project Submission Period is currently open through September 26, 2025

Please join us for this award ceremony to recognize the amazing work we do in the industry.

Date: October 17, 2025

Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Location: SeaTac Marriott

The award categories are:

  • Collaboration
  • Complexity
  • Innovation
  • Environmental Stewardship
  • People’s Choice

Submit project packages to PoE.Submissions.2025@gmail.com

Event Organizer POC:

Presenter: Damon Hacker, President

Damon Hacker brings more than 30 years of experience in digital forensics and cybersecurity. He helps improve the techniques, processes, and technology used in cybersecurity and digital forensics within the legal process. Damon is an in-demand speaker on local, state, and national levels, frequently presenting on DoD CMMC cybersecurity compliance, IT security, IT auditing, computer fraud, white-collar crime, data breaches, non-competes, and intellectual property theft. He also consults on cybersecurity and forensics for the television industry, having provided guidance for The Blacklist, Bones, CSI: Cyber, CSI: Las Vegas, and Backstrom. Damon earned his Master of Business Administration from the Weatherhead School of Management and is a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification – Registered Practitioner (CMMC-RP).