The Public Interest Registry, the company behind the .ORG domain name, congratulates all .ORG community members honored as winners of the 13th Annual Webby Awards.
Winners will be honored at a star-studded ceremony hosted by Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers in New York City on June 8th. The Webby's continue to see a significant rise in .ORG winners, with a 37% increase from 2008 to 2009.
"As the Official Sponsor of this year's Webby Awards, I am excited to cheer on the nominees as well as the winners," says Alexa Raad, CEO of .ORG, The Public Interest Registry. "The .ORGs recognized at the Webbys as nominees and winners represent a community who is constantly innovating to turn their ideas into action for the greater good. It is wonderful to witness them getting the recognition they deserve."
Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 650-person judging academy whose members include David Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Matt Groening, Vinton Cerf, and Richard Branson. In addition, nearly half a million votes were cast by people around the world for their favorite winners in The Webby People's Voice Awards and winners of the 13h Annual Webby Awards hail from 14 countries including: United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, The Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, Denmark, Greece, India, Germany, France, and Brazil.
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