The fifth annual .INFO Awards are now in full swing. As a celebration during the tenth anniversary of the .INFO domain, Afilias is offering larger-than-ever cash prizes -- including a $10,000 first prize -- for the best .INFO sites of 2011.

Helping choose the top-ten best .INFO sites, which will then be voted on by the general public between December 5-13, 2011, are a distinguished panel of judges from the online, media and technology industries. They include:

• Dominik Grollmann, editor in chief, Internet World Business (Germany)
• Peter Prestipino, editor in chief, Website Magazine (US)
• Liam Eagle, editor in chief, The Web Host Industry Review (Canada)
• Anand Parthasarathy, editor, IndiaTechOnline.com (India)
• Katy Tafoya, creator and editor, ConstantChatter.com (US)
• Daljit Bhurji, Managing Director, Diffusion PR (UK)
• Philipp Grabensee, chairman of the board, Afilias (Germany)

The judging panel will review all eligible sites submitted for consideration based on five key criteria including presentation of content, functionality of the website, design, usability, and originality.