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HOSTWAY ANNOUNCES THIRD ANNUAL WEB DESIGN CONTEST FOR CHICAGO
AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Next generation of technologists compete for citywide recognition
and prizes.
Chicago, IL-Monday, February 28, 2005-Do
you know a high school student who can create a better Web site than
a professional Web designer? How about a high school technology class
that has designed a Web site that blows your mind? Or are you a high
school student who has designed a phenomenal Web site and are ready
to show it off?
Here is your chance.
Chicago's next generation of high school Web designers will have the
opportunity to enter their Web sites in Hostway Corp.'s third annual
"High School Web Designers of the Future" contest, which
today began accepting nominations. For the third year, Web-hosting
industry leader Hostway is joined by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's
Council of Technology Advisors in co-sponsoring the contest."
Contestants may submit entries until May 9, and winners will be selected
May 23. Students who wish to enter this contest may do so at www.hostway.com/highschool.
"We're proud of the job our schools have done in keeping pace
with technology and preparing students for success in a technology-dominated
world," said Mayor Richard M. Daley. "This contest reflects
our high school students' achievements, and recognizes the talents
they have developed."
The Chicago area "High School Web Site Designers of the Future"
contest prizes include two top-of-line laptop PCs and $2,000 in scholarships.
This year's top winner will receive $1,000 scholarship and a Dell
Inspiron 8600 laptop (up to a $1,500 value). The second place finisher
will receive a $500 scholarship and a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop. Third
prize is a $500 scholarship.
Hostway designed the contest to challenge Chicago area high school
students to tap into their technical talents, including self-taught
designers and those who have taken advantage of formal Web design
courses available through their high schools. Students will compete
on the basis of content, structure and navigation, visual design,
functionality and success of their Web sites.
A distinguished panel of judges for the contest will include representatives
of the Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors, Junior Achievement
Chicago and Hostway, among others.
"We are proud to be holding our third annual high school Web
design contest along with the Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors,"
said John Lee, vice president of marketing at Hostway. "It is
very important that we recognize the talent of these tech-savvy high
school students. This contest's main goal is to support the technical
and creative development of high school students who are considering
careers in information technology."
About Hostway Corporation
Hostway Corporation provides Web hosting and managed services to more
than 300,000 customers worldwide. Hostway helps individuals, small
businesses and large enterprises achieve more value from state-of-the-art
Web-based technologies by reducing their complexity and cost. Founded
in 1998, Hostway is one of the five largest Web hosting companies
in the world with offices in North America (Chicago, Tampa and Vancouver),
Europe (London and Amsterdam), Asia (Seoul) and Australia (Sydney).
For more information about Hostway Corporation, please visit www.hostway.com
or call 1-888-290-5170.
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