Under the high patronage of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia

The Government of the Republic of Armenia is pleased to announce a call for participation for the Annual Award of Best IT Managers for 2012. 

The Award, established under the high patronage of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia aims to provide IT Managers in Armenia with favorable opportunities to improve managerial qualifications and skills in business administration by taking training courses in different prestigious universities around the world. 

This is the second year of the contest. Synopsys Armenia CJSC is the main organizer and VivaCell-MTS CJSC is the sponsor of the Award. 

Winners will have an opportunity to:

• Learn business management principles that determine success in tech industry,
• Test their business perspectives and innovative thinking ,
• Gain business knowledge from distinguished faculty with high-tech experience ,
• Create new professional relationships with highly qualified peers and build life-long business contacts ,
• Become a part of an exclusive network of 3500+ executives. 

Eligibility:  Eligible candidates are IT managers with at least 10 year managerial experience; working at IT companies registered in Armenia.  Winners from the previous year cannot submit an application in the subsequent three years. 

Procedure: Eligible candidates are welcomed to submit Application formand the list of required documents electronically to [email protected] and [email protected] no later than May 5, 2012. The selection process is conducted by Award Committee appointed by the Prime Minister’s decree. The winners will be announced by May 25. The prestigious 15-day training course at the Stanford Executive Institute will take place in August 2012. 

For more information, please contact Executive Secretary of the Award Committee Gayane Markosyan at +37410 49 23 56 or by sending an email to: [email protected] .

Award Committee 

President:

Hovik Musayelyan – Director of Synopsys Armenia CJSC 

Members:

Ralph Yirikian – General Manager of VivaCell-MTS CJSC
Vardan Nikoyan – Assistant to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
Ara Avetisyan – Rector of the State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic)
Vahe Danielyan – Adviser to the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
Armen Grigoryan – Secretary of the IT Development Support Council
Arsen Ghazaryan – President of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia
Armen Baldryan – Founding Director of Unicomp
Hovhannes Avoyan – President of the Union of IT Enterprises
Bagrat Yengibaryan – Director of Enterprise Incubator Foundation
Vazgen Melikyan – Director of Synopsys Armenia Educational Department