Background on the Awards
The .INFO Awards were first launched in 2007 by Afilias, the registry operator for the .INFO domain. The 2007 and 2008 Awards were conducted in Germany only. Due to their popularity and success, Afilias decided to expand the program internationally in 2009. Now in 2010, our awards program is open to all .INFO site owners, anywhere around the world.

Register for a username and password here to submit your site for the .INFO Awards.

About .INFO
.INFO was the first generic, unrestricted TLD to be launched since .com and is the largest new TLD launched in over 25 years. Registrations in .INFO first became available in 2001. Since then, .INFO has grown to become the fourth largest gTLD in the world with over 6 million domain names registered. .INFO Domains are currently available in ten Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) scripts. For more information on .INFO please visit www.info.info.

2010 .INFO Awards
The 2010 .INFO Awards are open to any .INFO site owner, in any country.

The call for entry opens on August 10, 2010 and runs through September 10, 2010. No submissions will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. ET September 10, 2010.

A panel of experts in the fields of website design and media will review submitted sites and determine a shortlist of the ten best .INFO websites. Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Presentation of content
• Functionality of the site
• Design
• Usability
• Originality

The short list will be published on October 5, 2010.

The public may vote on their favorte .INFO site on the short list from October 5, 2010 until November 2, 2010 at 11:59p.m. E.T.

Winners will be announced shortly thereafter.

Winners will be awarded a number of cash prizes.

Meet the Judges

Entry Rules

1. Entries may be submitted from August 10, 2010 through September 10, 2010.
2. A review panel with experience in the fields of web site design and media shall select a shortlist consisting of the ten best .INFO Web sites.
3. Websites will be evaluated based on the following criteria: (1) Presentation of content (2) Functionality of the site (3) Design (4) Usability (5) Originality.
4. On October 5, 2010 the shortlist will be published online.
5. Members of the public can vote for their favorite of the top 10 .INFO Web sites until November 2, 2010 at 11:59p.m. ET.

Entry Requirements

1. Entrants for the .INFO Awards must be the valid Registrant of the .INFO Domain Name submitted.
2. The contact information of the Entrant must match one of the Registrant contacts in the .INFO Whois.
3. The submitted website can represent institutions, associations, corporations, blogs, or individuals. The site may not violate the .INFO Domain Name Abuse Policy. Websites containing content that is pornographic, illegal, or otherwise deemed by the panel in its sole discretion to be offensive will not be considered.
4. Staff members of Afilias, its holding companies, and ELEMENT C are excluded from participation. Previous winners of the .INFO Awards are not eligible.
5. All address data will be stored with our database. Multiple entries and automatically generated data will be excluded from participation.
6. Winners will be announced on or before November 8, 2010.
7. Winners must possess a valid physical address and phone number.
8. This program is governed by the laws of the Republic of Ireland. Participation in this program is void where prohibited by law.

   Prizes
   The winners of the 2010 .INFO Awards will be awarded the following cash prizes:
   1st Prize: US$7500
   2nd Prize: US$5000
   3rd Prize: US$3000

   Winners must posses a valid physical address and phone number