10th Annual Dottie Awards: 2007 Finalists Announced.Cast Your Vote for the People's Choice Award SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Out of all the web sites in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern , there are only 54 finalists in 2007 - the 10th annual Dottie Awards show. You can vote for your favorite one now on the Dottie Awards web site at www.thedotties.com. A complete list of categories and finalists follows. Unlike all other award categories, the People's Choice award is selected by the general public. For the rest of the categories, the Dottie Awards has lined up an esteemed panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
"Dottie judges are independent industry experts who bring their creative spirit and vast expertise to the challenging task of choosing each Dottie Award winner," said Thom Gilbert, founding sponsor and managing shareholder of Gilbert Associates, Inc., CPAs and Advisors. "But we also want to hear from the people and that's what the People's Choice award is all about." Web sites are judged on creativity and innovation, achievement of purpose, and ease of use. Winners will be honored at the 10th annual Dottie Awards ceremony on Thursday, March 8, 2007, at the Towe Auto Museum in Old Sacramento. 2007 sponsors include Gilbert Associates, Inc., CPAs and Advisors., University of Phoenix, CW31, ADAC ADAC Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club (German automobile club) ADAC Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council ADAC Art Directors and Artists Club (Sacramento, California) ADAC Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council , Admail West, Altosa Group, Business Wire, Colour Press, Comcast, Duane Toutjian Graphic Design, Halldin Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Production Strategies, Prosper Magazine, Sacramento Metro Chamber, SARTA SARTA Southern Antiterrorism Regional Training Academy (Louisiana) SARTA Stark Area Rapid Transit Authority (Stark County, Ohio) , TechCoire and hosted by the American Marketing Association Sacramento Valley. Dotties tickets are available online at www.thedotties.com. Show tickets are $20 each. Show + Zocalo zo·ca·lo n. pl. zo·ca·los A town square or plaza, especially in Mexico. [American Spanish zócalo, from Spanish, socle, from Italian zoccolo; see socle.] After Party tickets are $45 each. Tickets ordered online will be available for pickup at Will Call. About The Dottie Awards Now in its tenth year, the Dottie Awards - www.thedotties.com - program is designed to entertain and acknowledge the accomplishments and creativity of Northern California businesses, organizations and governmental agencies that provide information, resources and commerce through top notch Web sites. Our goal is to acknowledge those Web sites and specifically highlight those individuals who have created excellent online environments with exemplary Web site design, content, resources and interactivity. Conceived by the public accounting firm of Gilbert Associates, Inc., with the sponsorship of the University of Phoenix-Sacramento, and with the support from more than 20 industry, community and government organizations, the first annual Sacramento Web Awards was launched in February 1997. In 2000, the event changed its name to The Dottie Awards and has grown to be one of Sacramento's most entertaining awards ceremonies. [TABLE OMITTED] |
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