www.exploremarsnow.org NOMINATED FOR BEST SCIENCE WEB SITE
FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS
Hailed as the online Oscars" by Time Magazine (May 13, 2002).
www.exploremarsnow.org on the Shortlist for Top International Honor for Web Sites
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www.exploremarsnow.org NOMINATED FOR BEST SCIENCE WEB SITE
FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS
www.exploremarsnow.org on the Shortlist for Top International Honor for Web Sites
BOULDER, COLORADO -- April 9, 2003 -- The Webby Awards ® , the leading international honor for web sites and individual achievement in technology and creativity, today nominated www.exploremarsnow.org as Best Science web site of 2003.
Hailed as the online Oscars" by Time Magazine (May 13, 2002), The Webby Awards are determined by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences ®, a diverse organization that includes over 420 members such as musicians Beck and David Bowie, internet inventor Vint Cerf, political columnist Arianna Huffington, and Simpsons" creator Matt Groening.
The Webby Awards honors the outstanding web sites that are setting the standards for the internet," said Maya Draisin, executive director of The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. www.exploremarsnow.org Webby Award nomination is a testament to its great contributions to this increasingly powerful medium."
As a nominee for a Webby Award, www.exploremarsnow.org is also eligible to win a People's Voice Award. Voting is open to the public from April 8 to May 23 at http://www.webbywards.com/peoplesvoice. The winners of The Seventh Annual Webby Awards and Peoples Voice Awards will be announced on June 5, 2003 in San Francisco.
Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards are known worldwide for limiting winners to five-words-or-less acceptance speeches.
About www.exploremarsnow.org
Our goal is to inspire learning about the space sciences and technology through this web-based Mars simulator. Using ultra realism in site content and graphics, we present plausible concepts for near future Mars missions drawing upon the depth of knowledge from experts around the world.
About the Webby Awards
Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards is the leading international honors for consumer web sites and individual achievement in technology and creativity. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences selects the nominees, winners, and presents the awards event. Sponsors of The 7th Annual Webby Awards include media partners Business 2.0, Fortune and Fortune Small Business magazines; Event partners PricewaterhouseCoopers and Nielsen//NetRatings; Official Sponsors The Creative Group, IDG, Absolut Vodka, Comstock Images, and Rackspace Managed Hosting. For more information visit http://www.webbyawards.com/.
About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of interactive media. The Academy's goal is to assemble a brilliant panel of leading new media experts, visionaries, journalists, and luminaries to propel the Internet and Interactive Technology into the future. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes over 420 members such as musicians Beck and David Bowie, Internet inventor Vint Cerf, political columnist Arianna Huffington, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, The Simpsons"creator Matt Groening, Smart Mobs" author Howard Rheingold, Oracle chairman Larry Ellison, and The Body Shop president Anita Roddick.
Members also include web developers, internet experts and technology writers and editors from publications such as The New York Times, Wired, Forbes, Spin, Fast Company, Travel + Leisure, the Los Angeles Times, Dwell and wallpaper. For more information, visit http://www.iadas.net.
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