JuliannaWhy should you enter? Winning .CA websites will get $5000 and free publicity!
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is celebrating .CA based websites and applications that benefit the lives of Canadians.
This past week CIRA kicked off an exciting initiative called the .CA Impact Awards to recognize “.CA websites that make a difference” across four fields: e-learning, small business, not-for-profit and web technology. Up for grabs is a $5000 prize in each category – as well as nationwide publicity for the winning websites.
“We understand the Internet is more than technology,” says Byron Holland, President and CEO of CIRA, “it is a significant force, a catalyst, and a powerful agent of social change. That’s why the .CA Impact Awards celebrates the impact of .CA websites and applications.”
Entries will be judged on the impact that they make on the lives of their users – they don’t have to be huge projects, or world changing in scope, but they do need to add value to a community of stakeholders, constituents, customers, or the public at large. The impact can be social, cultural, political, economic or technological in nature, but will have utilized the internet to make a positive difference.
Every day at Webnames.ca we interact with customers that meet the above criteria in spades with their websites, businesses and charitable endeavors, that’s why we’re excited to help raise awareness about the .CA Impact Awards. We would love to see one or more of our many deserving customers be recognized, so we’re encouraging you apply!
CIRA has made the application process quick and painless, all it requires is your website URL (.CA of course), a couple hundred words about what you are trying to accomplish, how you are being innovative and how you are serving the interests of your audience. Pretty straightforward stuff … and well worth the effort in considering what winning could to raise your project’s profile.
A panel of 5 to 7 judges will rate the entries and select four winners – one from each category – in May 2011 and the winners will be announced at Mesh, Canada’s largest Web Conference, on May 25, 2011 in Toronto.
Key Competition DetailsÂ
Deadline to Enter – March 25, 2011
Who Can Enter – The .CA Impact Awards program is open only to individuals and organizations that currently have a valid .CA domain name registered to them and who have reached the age of majority in their province of residence. [read the complete rules]
Click here for the judging criteria.
Click here to enter the competition.
Complete details can be found on the .CA Impact Award mini-site.
Help us spread the word! If you don’t meet the .CA Impact Award criteria outlined above, please pass it along to a friend, colleague or someone in your network who does.