Folks, The Federation of Family History Societies will be making an award in June 2001 to the member society with the best website. The winning society will receive £100, kindly donated as an annual award by Family Tree Magazine. The winner and runners-up will be able to display the FFHS Web Award emblem on their web sites. How to enter Societies can enter by email to David Hawgood - email hawgood@one-name.org - who is the co-ordinator for the award. There will be a list of entrants at www.ffhs.org.uk/news/wa-entrant.htm . The closing date for entries is March 31st 2001. Please include the web address in your email entering the competition, and give the name of your society in full, not just initials. Please give a contact email address. We will acknowledge entries by email. Criteria The web pages should be useful, clear and attractive to non-members, outsiders, those who happen on the pages by searching, or by links from other web sites. They should make it clear what the Society provides - through the web, at public events, through publications and search services, or by joining. The web pages should be useful to members of the Society and other Societies - information about meetings, libraries, courses, email lists for the region or speciality of the Society. Some societies have pages restricted to members, but the FFHS award is restricted to consideration of pages open to all. The web pages should be integrated with other sites - having relevant working links to GENUKI, record offices, libraries, etc, relevant to the Society. It is possible to win an award for a clear and well designed web site achieved with limited resources. There is a preference for web sites which can be read using a variety of browsers, adhere to HTML standards, and are accessible to all. We will announce more detail on these criteria. Judges The composition of the judging panel, and appointed judges, are: Chairman and co-ordinator, David Hawgood; member of FFHS Computer Committee, Malcolm Austen; member of a U.K. Society, Eric Probert of Essex SFH; member of an overseas society, John Snelson of the Society of Australian Genealogists; GENUKI, Brian Randell; representing an organisation which is not a family history society, Michael Armstrong of Family Tree Magazine. Societies will be familiar with these names in other roles as well. Please send any enquiries to David Hawgood - email hawgood@one-name.org - who is the co-ordinator for the award. Information about the award is at www.ffhs.org.uk/news/webaward.htm ------------------------------ regards, David Hawgood. Merlene Ottey for President