Information Experts

Our Dream It. Do It. Site for NAM Wins Webby People's Voice Award as Best Association Website

Selected Amongst Winners by the Public after more than 400,000 Votes Cast

RESTON, VIRGINIA, May 1, 2007—The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for Websites, today named Information Experts’ Dream It. Do It. for the Best Association Website of 2007 in the annual People’s Voice voting. The work was commissioned by the National Association of Manufacturers and functionally produced by development partner Cyphon of Portland, Oregon. People’s Voice Winners will be honored at The 11th Annual Webby Awards in New York City June 3-5, 2007.

Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. The awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Matt Groening, Jamie Oliver, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, and RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser.

"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "Information Experts’ Dream It. Do It. selection is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

“We’re very excited to have won this award. We regard the Webby Awards highly and like that the National Association of Manufacturers can feel even more confident in their site as a result of this recognition,” said Jerry Smith, VP of Creative Services for Information Experts.

The 11th Annual Webby Awards received a record 8,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states.

About Information Experts
Information Experts is an award-winning strategic communications firm with a wealth of conceptual and implementation experience serving public service agencies and corporations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Information Experts offers full-service strategic consulting and messaging, content development in marketing and instructional design, print and digital graphic design, and learning solutions across an array of media. Information Experts, founded in 1995, is an 8(a) woman-owned business.

About The Webby Awards
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. Established in 1996, the 11th Annual Webby Awards received a record 8,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Adobe; The Creative Group; Verizon; AOL Video; dotMobi; The Barbarian Group; CondéNast|CondéNet; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Reuters; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.

About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS)
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the internet and interactive media. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes over 500 members consisting of leading experts in a diverse range of fields, such as Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, business guru and author Tom Peters, The Body Shop president Anita Roddick, fashion designer Max Azria, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser. The Webby Awards and The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences are registered trademarks of International Data Group. For more information, visit www.iadas.net.