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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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Permanent Evaluation team

Bernie Howe
Bernie Howe
Role: Bernie is a General evaluator and SOTY Judge.
Born in Illinois in 1946, married in 1966 then moved to Arizona in 1969; Project Engineer / Autocad Manager for a construction firm. Has an associates degree in Construction Management. Proficient in Microsoft Office products, Autocad, and Web Design. Designing web sites since 1997 and evaluating sites since 1998 with the Talking Hands Award Program. An advocate of Compliant and Accessible web sites since 1998 while working with a blind girl in the purchasing department of Motorola.
Owner of Keepsake Awards, rated 5.0 at Award Sites, and 4 at WebsAwards.
Carlos Paula Simões
Carlos Paula Simoes
Role: Carlos Paula Simões is the owner and Content senior evaluator.
Born in Portugal, in 1966. Working as a full-time Environmental Engineer and Quality Manager in a major Portuguese food factory (read more about Carlos).
Owner of the CPSnet Web Awards rated 5.0+ by Award Sites, 5 by WebsAwards and rated a World's Top Award, amongst several others.
Erin Whalen
Erin Whalen
Role: Erin is a General evaluator and SOTY Judge.
" I am a Navy veteran, having served 15 years in active duty service. Following my Navy career, I spent 10 years in the corporate world, working in Information Systems where I provided training in software applications, drafted user documentation and did systems analysis and process mapping in conjunction with software implementations.

Through my various jobs, I've visited most of the states in the US, including Hawaii.
I lived on the island of Guam for 4 years and have been to Sweden, Denmark, France and Mexico.

About 6 years ago, I started taking classes in programming and got hooked on designing web sites. I've got 10 sites on the WWW and 5 more in development. I recently left the corporate world to start my own small web-design business and to take care of my father who is 86 (and still going strong!). I do much of my web design work for free or for barter. I enjoy giving to and helping others - that is what is important to me in life.

I'm happily married to an engineer (who is also a Navy veteran). One of my husband's major interests is photography and I designed and administer his website, SW Photography. We are proud to say that our site was recently accepted by APEX."
Rhonda Serong
Rhonda Serong
Role: Rhonda is a General evaluator and SOTY Judge.
  • Home country - New Zealand.
  • WebsAwards Administration Manager. Senior evaluator within O.N.Z.C.D.A™ begun late 1998. Holds multiple Business Management and Computer Consultancy Qualifications from the New Zealand Institute of Management. A Member of CEM/CEMA, APEX, 'The HTML Writers Guild', 'RIGHTS' and the International Webmasters Association.
  • Rhonda has a special interest in ethics as related to award programs. Her award program is the culmination of many years of learning being self taught, includes one of the best evaluation teams available and is believed to be the provider of one of the most difficult awards to earn within the awards community at this time.
Owner of O.N.Z.C.D.A™ - rated Award Sites! 5.0+ Elite, Worlds Top Awards, Olymp-Award Index 5.0, WebsAwards 5 and IWARA Elite 5.0+.
Robbie Dawson
Robbie Dawson
Role: Robbie Dawson is a Web Design senior evaluator and SOTY Judge.
He is an experienced web designer, responsible for a large number of company websites. Short info follows:
  • Education: Memphis College of Art (Fall 1994-Spring 1998) BFA, Graphic Design Emphasis: Illustration GPA: 3.2 * President of MCA Student Alliance, Spring 1996 * Vice President of MCA Student Alliance, Fall 1996 Minneapolis College of Art and Design (Fall 1996) Consortium Program Relevant courses New Media (Web Development), Materials, Methods, and Layout, Graphic Design I and II, Illustration I, II, III, Illustration Media, The Big Idea (Advertising), Advertising Concepts;
  • Skillset: Languages PHP, Cold Fusion, HTML, DHTML, CSS, SQL, MySQL, JavaScript, ActionScript Platforms Win95, Win98, WinNT, Win2000, WinXP, Macintosh Programs Adobe Photoshop / ImageReady, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Flash (3,4,5,MX), Quark XPress, Swish 2.0, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Freehand, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia Director, Macromedia Fireworks, 3D Studio Max, Adobe Premier.