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Eligibility
To be accepted as eligible, an Entry must meet the following requirements:
- Site must have been developed and produced on Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk Counties) with the following qualifiers:
- Any company or individual, private or public, profit or non-profit submitting an entry must have its Headquarters on Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk Counties).
- Any agency submitting an entry must have its Headquarters on Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk Counties). The customer/owner of the Web site doesn't have to reside on Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk Counties).
- For personal/individual Web sites, the person must reside on Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk Counties).
- Web site must have been launched or totally redesigned during the calendar years January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2000.
- All sites must be currently accessible to the general public except intranet sites.
- All intranet site's must provide access to their site via a password or recreate with mock up information that replaces any sensitive information the client might not want to have viewed.
- A Web site may not be entered more than once.
- Entry must fit into one of the defined categories and may not be submitted in multiple categories. Sites that require a fee are eligible if they offer a free trial period for the judge's review.
- Sites requiring registration are permitted.
- There is no limit to the number of entries that may be submitted by any entrant. A complete entry form and separate fee must accompany each submission.
- Valid Entries must be in compliance with all the required entry information, rules and payment requirements. Non-compliance with any conditions, terms or rules may result in disqualification of an entry. Ineligible entries may be disqualified during any phase of the competition.
- Offensive Material: Sites that contain pornographic material, propagate "hate" messages, or which are otherwise extraordinarily offensive are not eligible. This will be determined by the WALI Judges Oversight Committee.
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Judging Criteria
The Judging Criteria will be weighed equally by the judges. The Judging Criteria will be applied in the context of the Award Category definitions.
A great Web site demonstrates the capability of the internet to streamline applications, produce practical results & benefits and be innovative.
It opens communication, knowledge and information to those who had limited or no access before, encourages communication, represents a new way to meet the needs of targeted groups of people and empowers its users. It provides motivation for people to use the information.
In addition, it produces benefits, high usability, is sustainable, economically viable and incorporates cutting-edge tools, applications and services.
The judging committee will judge Web sites based on:
- Design
- Content
- Functionality, Structure & Navigation
- Originality & Innovation
- Professionalism & Effectiveness
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Judging Categories
Design
Design is the appearance of the site. It is not necessarily cutting edge, but it needs to capture the user visual senses. Engaging image selection and good visual design that is appropriate and relevant for the audience and conveys the Web site's consistent theme and message.
Content
Good content should be engaging, relevant, and appropriate for the audience. It is clear and concise, has a point of view and a voice. It empowers users, is informative and useful. Interactivity with the user encourages them to stick around. It creates an interaction with the user. It includes searches, chat rooms, e-commerce and gaming. It is not static.
Functionality, Structure & Navigation
Functionality is the use of technology on the site. It means the site loads quickly, has live links, and any new technology used is functional and relevant for it's audience. The site should work cross-platform and be browser independent except intranets & extranets that may be built for a specific browser. Structure and navigation refers to how the information is organized and how a user moves through the site. It is a consistent roadmap that allows you to find what you need, when you need it, quickly and easily. It promotes usability.
Originality & Innovation
It provides a unique new way to meet the needs of targeted people or groups and motivates them to use the site differently. It could engage the users emotional senses with audio or video. It may incorporate cutting edge technologies, tools, applications and services. Where applicable, it uses database integration of front end and back end operations and applications.
Professionalism & Effectiveness
The Web site's overall experience encompasses content, structure and navigation, design, functionality and interactivity. Yet it also focuses on the intangibles. It gives the user what they expect to find when they get there. It is the things that make a user want to stay or go. A Web site is more than the sum of its parts.
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