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2005-07-08, Awarded "Best Award Graphic" by AFA
We are proud to announce that the HITSASeal was selected as the "Best Award Graphic" by AFA, for the month of July of 2005. To all EUTODA' staff our sincere thanks for this honour! More info about this award is available at our "Honors Granted" section.
2005-06-22, Listed #2 among 31,000 web sites at Silktide SiteScore
With a rating of 9.5 (in 10 possible), the CPSnet Web Awards attained the second position at SiteScore's TOP 750, the best 750 from about 31,000 web sites tested until this date. Silktide SiteScore is a free tool which rates how well designed, popular and accessible a website is. The entire testing process is handled by advanced computer software. SiteScore also gathers user feedback on all the websites rated, to help judge how appealing a design is. SiteScore rates all websites on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest). Scores are broken down into 5 categories: Marketing, Design, Accessibility, Experience and User Feedback.
2005-06-07, listed at "Design Snack"
Design Snack is a database of websites rated based on the quality of their design and presentation. Its unique rating scale uses "cookies" and a site can get anywhere from 0-3 cookies, 3 being the highest. The CPSnet Web Awards were rated with "One Cookie" and listed under the "Award Sites" section of the portal.
2005-05-15, rated 6 by EUTODA
We are proud to announce that our program is now one of the few Web awards programs to achieve the prestigious level 6 at EUTODA, the Academy of Fine Awards. To all EUTODA' staff our sincere thanks for this honour!
2005-02-02, recognized as a 5+ Elite Award by Award Sites!
As it states at Award Sites!, "In recognition of owner, Carlos Simões, for his efforts going well beyond his award program in 'bettering the net through excellence!'". Needless to say that we at the CPSnet Web Awards are honoured by this outstanding distinction. Thank You AS! and thank you all the awardmasters and applicants that helped building this program!
2005-01-16, selected the Site Of The Year 2004!
It is that time of the year again, when we at the CPSnet Web Awards select the best site of the previous year. And this time, our panel of invited judges and our permanent review team have selected Tim's Spider Corner as the Best Site Of The Year 2004! Congratulations Tim Beylemans, for your outstanding website! Tim's Spider Corner is an educational site for all spider fans that addresses the conservation of nature. You will find bird eating spider information, as well as an assortment of pictures, handling tips, resource links, a spider knowledge quiz, and the complete anatomy of a bird eating spider.
2005-01-09, awarded the "Humanity Award 2005" by the The Rose Awards:
"We are very proud for being granted this distinction that it is given out to... Webmasters/webmistresses who give back of themselves to the worldwide Net community, offering their talents, their skills, their web sites, as resource points for other people who are interested in bettering themselves and their own sites ... These special people are a great asset to the World Community because they offer their advice and expertise to all who seek it, and everyday, they are making the Internet a better place to be!...". More info about this award is available at our "Honors Granted" section.
2004-10-20, listed at W3 Compliant Sites
Carlos Simoes is now a "W3 Compliant Sites Member". W3 Compliant Sites is a collection of web sites that were created by designers that conform with the W3C standards. This forum provides the opportunity for them to display their work and ideas in a community that shares common interests.
2004-10-13, listed at net-guide.co.uk
The CPSnet Web Awards are now listed at net-guide.co.uk with an accessibility rating of "excellent". This directory aims to promote accessible sites and gives an accessibility rating for the websites returned for any query entered. Similarly, the directory entries also carry an accessibility rating.
2004-06-07, rated 5 by WebsAwards
A special panel of external judges, convened to assess the programs owned by WebsAwards' Staff members, has rated the CPSnet Web Awards as a WebsAwards level 5 program.
2004-05-04, rated 3 by Awardia
The Awardia Index has rated the CPSnet Web Awards as a level 3 (in 4 possible, where the fourth level is designated "Corona").
2004-04-01, rated 4 by EAI:
The Euro Award Index reinstated this award program at "Level 4" (in 5 possible).
2004-03-23, joined WSG:
We have joined the Web Standards Group (WSG). The Web Standards Group is for web developers/designers who are interested in web standards, CSS and (X)HTML and related topics.
2004-03-15, web site redesigned:
The CPSnet Web Awards have now a brand new website, fully compliant XHTML 1.0 Strict, "made with CSS" and WCAG-WAI Level AAA. Thank you to Webmates, of which we are proud members, for all the help and for the inspiration!
2004-01-15, announced the Best Site of Year 2003:
Announced back in 15/January 2004: "Explore Mars Now". In this outstanding website, visitors can walk through a Mars habitat simulation learning about science and technology as they explore. There are over 100 photo-realistic 3-D images of a near term Mars Habitat concept that are "brought to life" in Macromedia Flash.
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Advisory Board

Alexandra Patrício
Scientific Advisor: Alexandra
Role: Alexandra Patrício is a Scientific Advisor.
  • Alexandra teaches Physics and Chemistry at High School and prepares students to ingress in University, teaching them Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
  • She graduated in Physics at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. Currently she is studying for a Master Degree in Medical Physics and Radiations at the same Faculty.
  • Her principal Scientific interests lay in Quantum Mechanics, Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics, Medical Physics and Neurosciences.
  • She’s a member of the Portuguese Society of Physics and she’s preparing to become a member of the League for Nature Protection.
  • She’s also interested (but a litlle bit a newbie) in informatic and computers – programming, simulations, webdesign.
  • She ownes a Physics Forum on the Web (portuguese language) and a site for her students (Physics and Chemistry Site).
  • Music (classical guitar and Renaissance lute), drawing and painting, photography and reading are her principal hobbies. And, of course, going out with good friends
Joan Schafle
Usability Advisor: Joan Schafle
Role: Joan is our Usability Advisor
Joan Schafle, is the Chief Designer, Creative Director and owner of Lonzo Designs. She started out as a cartoonist and has been freelancing ever since. Joan earned a BFA from SJSU in the United States and has engaged in further study of Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design at California College of Communications. She has received various certificates and numerous web design awards world wide.

Joan has worked with many well known companies from Cisco Systems, Inc., to Motorola, Inc., Invisix, Inc., 3rd Party Billing, InjuryHelpLine, Aveda, Inc., eBay Live 2005, various wineries, Bay Area Rock Climbers and more.

Supporting emerging Artist has always been important to Joan and that's why Lonzo Designs is sponsoring the Featured Artist Program to recognize budding artist and showcase their work on various websites for exposure. Learn more about this program.
View Joan's Graphic and Web Design Portfolio.
Policies Advisor needed
Vacant position:
We are in need of a Policies advisor. This is a non-remunerated position and requires only a few hours per month of your time.
Please send your application to webawards@cpsimoes.net