[okfn-coord] Fwd: Open Knowledge Foundation - Nomination Prix Ars Electronica 2010 - Digital Communities

Wed Mar 3 18:54:17 UTC 2010

This is pretty prestigious prize so we should try doing the paperwork
-- would you be willing :) ?

I suggest we should also send this to okfn-discuss :) -- we may get help.

Rufus

On 3 March 2010 18:41, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:
> It looks like we've been nominated for Prix Ars Electronica. Not
> entirely sure what this means. I think we have to make some kind of
> submission. Should we do it?
>
> J.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Prixars Communities <communities at prixars.aec.at>
> Date: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 7:08 PM
> Subject: Open Knowledge Foundation - Nomination Prix Ars Electronica
> 2010 - Digital Communities
> To: jonathan.gray at okfn.org
>
>
> Dear Jonathan,
>
>
>
>  “Open Knowledge Foundation” has been nominated in this year’s Prix
> Ars Electronica in the category Digital Communties. Therefore, I would
> like to encourage you and your team to participate with this project.
>
>
>
> The category "Digital Communities", which met with great interest and
> participation in the last years, will be awarded again by Prix Ars
> Electronica in 2010. The Digital Communities category is open to
> political, social and cultural projects, initiatives, groups and
> scenes from all over the world that display contentious commitment in
> coming up with smart, successful ways of deploying digital
> technologies to solve social problems. Particular emphasis is placed
> on a project’s degree of community innovation, its sustainability and
> its use of technology in a way that makes good sense and is attuned to
> the needs of the people meant to benefit from it. Digital Communities
> projects should make it easier for people to access technology,
> networks and the Digital Commons. We explicitely encourage
> community-related net.art projects to submit.
>
>
>
> For a detailed description of the category and about Prix Ars
> Electronica in general, please see our website:
>
> http://www.aec.at/prix_categories_en.php?cat=Digital%20Communities
>
> Prizes
> One Golden Nica with 10,000 Euro, two Awards of Distinction with 5,000
> Euro each and up to 12 Honorary Mentions will be awarded by the jury.
>
> The deadline for submissions is March 5, 2010.
>
> Please use http://90.146.8.18/en/prix/registration/index.asp  for your
> submission and to obtain further details.
>
> If you need any further information or help, please contact
> communities at prixars.aec.at
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Cornelia Mayrhofer
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mag. (FH) Cornelia Mayrhofer
> Prix Ars Electronica 2010 / Digital Communities
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>
> --
> Jonathan Gray
>
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