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>===================================================== >The Webby Awards >===================================================== > >THE 011 February 2000 WEBBY CALL FOR ENTRIES COMPLETE > >This is the Webby Awards e-newsletter for the month of February. > >In this Edition of THE 011 >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >(1) CALL FOR ENTRIES COMPLETE >(2) THE MAJORITY OF US POPULATION NOW ON THE WEB >(3) WEBBYS IN MOTION - UPCOMING LECTURES >(4) ABOUT TOWN - WEBBY ENDORSED EVENTS >(5) SPONSORS OF THE 6TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >(1) WEBBY CALL FOR ENTRIES COMPLETE >The Call for Entries for the 6th Annual Webby Awards is now complete. >Following an extension to accommodate the sites still flowing in from >all over the world, this year's Call for Entries has exceeded >expectations, with thousands of submissions arriving from 35 >countries and 44 states up from 27 countries and 40 states. Countries >submitting sites for the first time include Brazil, Cyprus, >Czechoslovakia, Korea, and Trinidad & Tobago. > >Nominees will be announced in late April. > >Balloting audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers >» http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=506 > > >(2) THE MAJORITY OF US POPULATION NOW ON THE WEB > >We knew the Web was alive and well with the number of entries we've >been receiving. Now, The Wall Street Journal reported February 4, >2002 that more Americans are on the Web than ever - the majority of >the U.S. Population is now on The Web. E-mail continues to be the >favorite activity, regularly used by 45% of the population. 90% of >young people aged 5-17 are now using computers and the best news -- >the "digital divide" is narrowing, with Internet use among the >poorest citizens -- those earning less than $15,000 per household -- >up 25%, while growth among the richest households is up only 11%. >(Wall Street Journal 4 Feb 2002) > >(3) WEBBYS IN MOTION - UPCOMING LECTURES > >1. Technology in The New Global Context: Rethinking Social Responsibility | >Friday, February 22 | 2002 Student Pugwash Northeast Regional >Conference | MIT | Boston, MA > >Webby Founder & Director, Tiffany Shlain have been invited to deliver >the Keynote address at MIT for the 2002 Student Pugwash Northeast >Regional Conference. A forum for students, professionals, and >academics in the Northeast to engage in dialogue about the effects of >scientific and technological research on humanity, Noam Chomsky will >also be speaking the evening of February 22nd. Through a mix of panels, >roundtable discussions and social events the conference is designed to >cover a range of perspectives challenging participants to to avoid becoming >indoctrinated by a particular stance, but to formulate their own opinions. > >Admission is free and open to the public > >To register: >» http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=715 > >2. Tails of the City Art Exhibition and Charity Benefit > >The Webby Awards will be creating an Art Mouse for the Tails of the >City Benefit. More than 125 artists, celebrities and big cheeses have >donated their talents to creatively interpret mice for the Tails of >the City art exhibition and charity auction benefiting Destination >Foundation. > >Bid or vote for your favorite mice: >http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=714 > > >BENEFIT COCKTAIL PARTY | Thursday, February 28 | Ritz Carlton Hotel | >San Francisco, CA > >Join us in supporting Destination Foundation, a San Francisco based >non-profit that grants dream trips to people in the bay area living >with life threatening illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS and breast cancer. > >Destination Foundation will be hosting a cocktail party as a >precursor to our main gala Tails of the City in May. Come and mingle >with Hosts and Sponsors and other party-goers in an evening that >gives back to the community. > >There is a $25 suggested donation. > >For more information on the foundation see: >» http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=717 > >For Tickets >» Tickets can be purchased in advance from Janice Lum at 415-970-3333 >or at Janice@destinationfoundation.org. >» Tickets may also be purchased at the door the night of the party. > > >ADVERTISEMENT >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >EXTEND Your Network of Influence at Ryze, a business networking site >created by Academy member Adrian Scott. Meet quality high-tech >industry professionals and find networking events. >http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=718 >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >(4) ABOUT TOWN - WEBBY ENDORSED EVENTS > >1. Paul D. Miller, AKA DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid | Saturday, >February 23 | Los Angeles, CA > >Webby Academy member Paul Miller will be lecturing as part of the Art >in Motion Lecture Series, the annual international festival of >time-based media presented by the University of Southern California >School of Fine Arts. NYC-based conceptual artist, writer, and >musician, Paul Miller is most well known under the moniker of his >constructed persona as Dj Spooky that Subliminal Kid. As Dj Spooky, >Miller has recorded a huge volume of music and has collaborated with, >among others: Iannis Xenakis, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoko Ono and Thurston >Moore. > >Saturday, February 23, 2002 | 2-4:00 PM | Admission FREE >Ahmanson Auditorium | Museum of Contemporary Art | 250 South Grand >Avenue, Los Angeles, CA > >2. Erik Davis and Phillip K. Dick | Saturday, February 23 | San Francisco, >CA > >For the anniversary of PKD's "Pink Light Epophany," Academy Member >Erik Davis returns to ATA's Other Cinema for an illustrated tour >through the life and work of this famously paranoid (and visionary) >science fiction writer. The gnostic know-it-all riffs off copious >clips from the many movies based on or inspired by Dick's writings, >including Blade Runner, Total Recall, Jacob's Ladder, The Matrix, and >eXistenZ. > >Saturday, February 23, 2002 | 8:30 PM | Admission $5.00 >ATA's Other Cinema | 992 Valencia Street | San Francisco, CA > >3. The Art of Extreme Robotics | Sunday, February 24, 2002 | Los Angeles, >CA >The Art of Extreme Robotics | Wednesday, March 13, 2002 | San Jose, CA > >Academy Members, Maribeth Back and Karen Marcelo in conjunction with >Rhizome.LA and ZeroOne will present "The Art of Extreme Robotics" in >both Northern and Southern California. > >The two joint events in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley will highlight >and examine inter-machine and human-machine interactions through >robotic art and performance. Featured artists will show how their >work in extreme machine conceptualization, creation, and operation >allows us to examine the effects of integration of machines in >everyday life. > >The Sony event in Silicon Valley on March 13th, the inaugural session >for ZeroOne's Discourse & Disco, will feature a panel discussion with >Marc Pauline, Eric Paulos, and Kal Spelletich, followed by a lively >social gathering complete with a DJ spinning the latest trance, >techno and ambient tunes. > >Los Angeles Venue | Sunday, February 24 | 5:00-8:00 PM | Rocco | 6320 >Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA > >Silicon Valley Venue | Wednesday, March 13 | 6:30-9:30 PM | The Sony >Campus | 3300 Zanker, San Jose, CA 95134 > >Get Info: >http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=719 > >4. Leonard Shlain Lectures on Art & Physics | Monday, February 25th | >UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA > >Dr. Leonard Shlain, Tiffany Shlain's father and noted author, will >lecture on his first book, "Art & Physics - Parallel Visions of >Space, Time and Light." > >Monday, February 25, 2002 | 7:30-9:00 PM | Admission Free | 160 >Kroeber Hall - UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA > >Get Info: >http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=716 > > >5. Art & Technology Lecture | Friday, March 1st at the SF Art >Institute | San Francisco, CA > >Ken Goldberg, web artist and professor of robotics, UC Berkely, Lisa >Jevbratt, systems/network artist, Robert Riley, research curator, >Nevada Museum of art, and professor of critical studies, Nova Scotia >College of Art & Design/ Gail White, conceptual artists. > >Friday, March 1, 2002 | 7:30-9:00 PM | Admission Free | 800 Chestnut >Street | San Francisco, CA > > >(5) SPONSORS OF THE 6TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS > >The following sponsors have already signed on to support the 6th >Annual Webby Awards. Wethank them for their fantastic support. > >Founding Sponsor >IDG - http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=449 >IDG informs more people worldwide about information technology than >any other company. IDG is the leading global provider of IT media, >research, conferences and events. IDG publishes more than 300 >newspapers and magazines in 85 countries, led by the >Computerworld/InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, PC World, and CIO >global product lines. IDG.net, IDG's Technology Directory, covers the >world's largest network of technology-specific web sites, comprised >of more than 300 IDG sites in 70 countries. IDG also produces 168 >technology-related events. > >Official Creative Staffing Agent >Creative Group - http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=451 >The Creative Group, a division of specialized staffing leader Robert >Half International Inc., focuses on placing freelance professionals >in a comprehensive range of creative, advertising, marketing and >Internet positions, from graphic and web designers to copywriters and >brand managers. > >Official ISP >SBC - http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=452 >SBC Communications, Inc. is a global communications leader. Through >its subsidiaries' trusted brands - Southwestern Bell, Ameritech, >Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell, SNET and Sterling Commerce - and >world-class network, SBC and its affiliated companies provide a full >range of voice, data, networking and e-business services, including >high-speed Internet access and data transport, Web site and >application hosting, and e-marketplace development. In the United >States, the company currently has 60.6 million access lines and is >undertaking a national expansion program under SBC Telecom. SBC has a >60 percent equity interest in Cingular Wireless, its joint venture >with BellSouth, which serves more than 21 million wireless customers. >SBC has annual revenues that rank it among the largest Fortune 500 >companies. > >Official Sound Designer >Elias Arts - http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=450 >Elias Arts is a creative community uniting sounds and strategy to >grow the fortunes of global companies and prominent newcomers. We >work to create resonant consumer experiences by giving 'voice' to >brands in media, products, and environments. For 20 years, we have >created and licensed music and sound for over 6000 projects, winning >over 600 awards for advertising, corporate identities, feature films, >new media, environments, television networks, and products. > >For more information on The Webbys sponsors: >» http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=509 >» http://ewrma.com/cd?cd=707&rd=3597686&ud=510 > >Interested in sponsoring? 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