Hello, I have good news. As some of you know GrassRoots, the virtual community based at St. Johns University is proud to announce that we have been chosen as semifinalists in two categories, Community and Telecollaboration. Part of the reason for this is the people who have come to GrassRoots from the lists on St. John's listserver. You, folks, are the reason for our jubilation. If we win, we will get great recognition, and the funding we so badly need! So, though this news is wonderful, we need all you folks to send as many positive thoughts to whatever powers you believe in, so that GR will win through to the gold. Here is the actual notice which Dr.Z received this morning. Project Title: GrassRoots: Catalyst for Change Dear Robert Zenhausern: Congratulations! From a field of over 850 NII Awards entries, yours has been selected as a Semi-Finalist in the Community category. We're proud to have you as a participant in the Second Annual NII Awards, and to include you among the elite group offered to our judges for possible inclusion in the Finalist round. Wherever your entry moves from here, you've already shown yourselves to be resourceful, creative and talented pioneers in the Information Revolution. On Tuesday, October 22, the rest of the world learned what we're telling you now. Your status as a Semi-Finalist is now posted on the NII Website at http://www.gii.awards.com. We encourage you to reach out to local media in your area with information about your newly won status. Direct them to our site for background on the Awards, and to get the credit you deserve for what you've accomplished. Local newspapers, news radio stations, local television newscasts, wire service bureaus and neighborhood weeklies all like to give credit to local accomplishments. Alumni journals and the PTA/parent news letters of your children's schools do too. Don't be shy about offering them the opportunity. There is a press release that they can access from our "What's New" page. On Tuesday November 12, one week after the US chooses a president, the NII Judges will announce a selection of its own: the Finalists in each of our ten categories. There will be 6 per category. As you may recall, the categories are Arts and Entertainment, Business, Children, Community, Education, Government, Health, Telecollaboration, Public Access, and Next Generation.If you've been designated a Finalist we'll notify you by email as we are doing now. Finally, we encourage you to put an NII Awards logo on your site - you've earned it! And with it, visitors can link over to us to find out just what it took to earn the recognition that's come to you today. To download specially-prepared graphics, point your browser to http://www.gii-awards.com/semi-finals/images.html Again, congratulations and best wishes for continued success, Jim Hake Chairman 1996 NII Awards .~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. National Information Infrastructure Awards 3015 Main St, Suite 470, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Visit the 1996 NII Awards at http://www.gii-awards.com or send email to info@gii-awards.com for more information .~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. Ann K. Parsons akp@vivanet.com homepage: http://www.vivanet.com/~akp/index.html Professional On-line tutor Gardener/Administrator at GrassRoots MOO Bard and lover of words "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost."
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