CALL FOR ENTRIES: Construction Writers Association 2005 Website Awards
June, 2005
(Buffalo Grove, IL) Entries are now being accepted for the Construction Writers Association's 2005 Website Awards. The annual awards were established in 1998 to acknowledge excellence in this newer form of journalistic enterprise. More recently, the competition was broadened to accept marketing-oriented websites for judgment. The competition is open to any construction-related individual or organization's website.
Award Specifications
The CWA Website Awards are limited to construction-related websites. They may be journalism-oriented and provide general editorial content (such as a publication's site) or specific editorial content (such as a company's site), offering editorial excellence and meeting the information needs of the construction industry. Or, they may be marketing communications-oriented and provide corporate communications, public relations, and even advertising for a construction-related entity. The contents may be original or may include material also offered in printed format or compiled from a variety of sources.
Judging
Judging will be conducted by an impartial panel of peers with acknowledged expertise in website design. No individual is eligible to serve as a judge if he or she has submitted an entry in the CWA Website Awards or is affiliated with an individual or organization that has submitted an entry.
- Websites will be judged on the basis of the following criteria, each carrying equal weight: Stated objectives met
- Home page attention grab
- Interactivity
- Reason to return to site
- Effective use of technology
- Ease of downloading
- Graphic style
- Informational content
- Ease of navigation
- Overall impression
Entry Requirements
Entrants must submit a completed entry form accompanied by an entry fee of $100.
Entries must be received no later than Monday, August 15, 2005. Judges must be able to access all parts of the website between August 15 and September 15, 2005. Awards will be presented during the Construction Writers Association midyear meeting in Chicago, October 19-21, 2005.
Complete details and entry forms may be obtained by contacting the CWA office at 847-398-7756 or office@constructionwriters.org or may be downloaded from the CWA website at www.constructionwriters.org.
Construction Writers Association is a non-profit, non-partisan, international organization for journalists, publicists, photographers, and marketing communications professionals serving the information needs of the construction industry. By providing opportunities for networking, education, recognition, and fellowship, CWA helps foster a strong community - and improve the quality of construction writing.
For information:
Deborah J. Hodges
Executive Director
P.O. Box 14784
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Telephone 773 687-8726
Fax 773 687-8627
info@constructionwriters.org