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Entry is now CLOSED
Entry is CLOSED
We have being overwhelmed by the outstanding entries into this year's Australian Web Awards, however entry is now closed. Judges have begun the hard task of picking finalists which we will be announced shortly. Thinking of joining us for the Awards dinner on the Gold Coast? First Release tickets are on sale now! If you are an AWIA member, don't forget to use your members only discount code of all tickets including our Friday, Edge of The Web Awards featuring -
Miles Burke - Managing Director - BAM Creative
George Pappas - Director - GSquared
Alex Sunquist - Head of Digital Publicis Worldwide
Fredy Leviano - Technical Lead Publicis Worldwide
Cameron Boardman -CEO of the .au Domain Administration
Australian Web Awards Are Closing Soon!
Have you or your company worked on a quality website in the past year?
Get the recognition and accolades you deserve and nominate it for the 2019 Australian Web Awards!
Categories include:
– Small Business
– e-Commerce
– Government
– Commercial
– Startup
– Social Media
– Innovation
– Education
– Not for Profit
Judged by a panel of industry peers, the national awards recognise excellence in quality web development amongst the best digital agencies in Australia.
Have you worked on a website worthy of nomination? Complete an application online now!
Hurry – Applications close at midnight AEST 31 March 2019.
AWA Workshop Announcement – George Pappas
The Healthy Baker case study
We are proud to announce our second speaker at our Australian Web Awards workshop George Pappas, Director of Web & Social at G Squared, an award-winning digital agency headquartered in Sydney. G Squared works with the likes of Bose, UNSW, Bunnings, Sydney Swans and others in turning digital dreams into reality. The agency has grown to a headcount of 25+ with offices in both Sydney and Brisbane.
During his talk, George will cover
- Unique brand challenge
- Research & insights
- UX challenge & solution
- UI wins
- Results
For ticket information or speaker enquiries, please contact [email protected]
2019 Judging Chair - Jarrad Langdon
Jarrad has always had an interest in computers and design. When he was offered an apprenticeship at a local design firm he keenly embraced the opportunity presented to him. After completing several TAFE courses Jarrad’s talents have resulted in success both locally and internationally. The pinnacle of this success was his gold medal in Website Design at the WorldSkills International Competition, Helsinki 2005.
Apart from being the trip coordinator for Jala Design, Jarrad is now passing on his talents to future designers by teaching design skills within TAFE NSW at the Hornsby Campus. Jarrad has also proudly continued to promote Apprenticeships as an Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador. He continues his involvement with WorldSkills Australia as a board member, regional/national judge, regional/national project designer and International Chief Expert.
Jarrad is a proud member of the Parramatta Eels (cue laughter) and attends all home games on a regular basis. In his spare time, he can be found experimenting with eating new foods, sipping on a black coffee or enjoying quiet drinks with mates.
Watch out for his Table Tennis killer slam!
AWA Workshop Announcement – Miles Burke
Why blogging equals awesome marketing
We are excited to announce our first guest speaker of the 2019 Australian Web Awards Workshop event! Miles Burke has been involved in digital marketing since 1994.
Since 2002, Miles has been Managing Director of Bam Creative, an award-winning digital marketing agency based in Western Australia. In 2015, Miles founded employee survey startup, 6Q.
A passionate advocate in the startup ecosystem, Miles has been a mentor for founders in programs such as Focus Upstart, Founders Institute, Fusion Founders and regularly at Startup Weekend Perth.
Miles is the Author of The Principles of Successful Freelancing (SitePoint), previous editor of the widely-read weekly SitePoint Tribune and a sought-after public speaker.
Miles was the Founder and National Chairperson of the Australian Web Industry Association (2002-2012). Previously, Miles was Board Member and Secretary of the Western Australian Internet Association (1999 – 2004), committee member of Western Australia’s premier fashion event, StyleAID, a committee member for a community radio station and committee member of the Fellowship of Australian Writers.
In 2007, Miles was one of the 40 under 40, an award by Business News, and in 2005 he was awarded an award for his ‘contribution to the Western Australian web industry’.
At our May 17 Workshop event, Miles will take us through how his startup, 6Q, attracts millions of readers to their blog and has over 200 page one keywords. In his talk, Miles will share the exact process he uses to create great content and attract customers through the SEO that results.
Contact [email protected] today for ticket information.
Call For Speakers
Increase your industry exposure!
#AusWebAwards2019 is just around the corner and we are now taking applications to participate in our speakers unite event, to be held Friday 17 May 2019 on the Gold Coast. AWIA is now seeking engaging, visionary and innovative speakers for our event, so if you work in the web industry and have valuable experiences, tips, tricks, or advice to share to help us build knowledge, increase efficiencies, stay connected and increase profitability please contact [email protected] today with your Talk title and brief description.
Benefits of Speaking
- Your session will prominently be featured in marketing outreach sent to thousands of AWIA members and industry professionals
- Your photo, social media tags and bio prominently featured on both AWIA and the Australian Web Awards Web site, establishing you and your company as trusted and respected industry leaders
- Complimentary admission to the 2019 Australian Web Awards
For questions or submissions for the 2019 Australian Web Awards, please contact [email protected]
*Please be aware that many of the sessions may be presented in a panel format and/or may feature multiple speakers. The decision to feature multiple speakers in any one session is at the sole discretion of the AWIA board. Please also note that we do not accept any sessions that are product demonstrations or sales pitches.
Rocket Validator announces judging sponsorship
Excited to announce that this year all entrants into the 2019 Australian Web Awards, will recieive a LIFETIME 30% off discount code!
Rocket Validator's web spider will crawl your site and check up to 5,000 pages for HTML5 conformance and accessibility, with a single click. Schedule as many validations as you need. Just enter the URL to be validated, how many pages to check, and how often you want us to check your sites. You can easily connect your site with Rocket Validator, so an automatic site validation is started when you deploy a new version of your site.
Compatible with Heroku, Netlify, Github Pages, Engine Yard, Cloud66, and other hosting platforms.
Your pages will be checked for HTML markup validation with the W3C's Nu HTML Checker, like in validator.w3.org/nu.
Each issue found will be shown in its context, including a snippet of the affected code, line and column and link to the source.
For more information about the 2019 Australian Web Awards, contact [email protected]
E-commerce Entries
E-commerce category is for websites whose primary purpose is to sell products or services online.
Validation guidelines -
✔️Content - spellchecked
✔️Page Speed Testing
✔️SSL Certificate - current
✔️Markup - HTML5 with less than three (3) Unique Errors
Charles Babbage
Happy Fathers Day, Charles Babbage who was considered to be the father of computing after his invention and concept of the Analytical Engine in 1837. The Analytical Engine contained an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), basic flow control, and integrated memory; hailed as the first general-purpose computer concept. Unfortunately, because of funding issues, this computer was never built while Charles Babbage was alive.
However, in 1910 Henry Babbage, Charles Babbage’s youngest son was able to complete a portion of the machine that could perform basic calculations. In 1991, the London Science Museum completed a working version of the Analytical Engine No 2. This version incorporated Babbage’s refinements developed during the creation of the Analytical Engine.
Although Babbage never completed his invention in his lifetime, his radical ideas and concepts of the computer are what make him the father of computing.
Full Article courtesy of computerhope.com
AWIA Australian Web Awards
The annual AWIA Australian Web Awards will be held in May 2019, with judging eligibility dates of 01 July 2017 - 31 December 2018. These prestigious awards are open to AWIA members and recognise the fantastic work being done each year by AWIA members across the country. If you are not an AWIA member – don’t worry, you can join and enter the awards at the same time. Contact [email protected] to become a member today!
The Awards will be judged by an expert panel of your peers. Previous winners of Australian Web Awards have ranged from large organisations to single developers – so don’t think you cannot win! If you think your site is great (and frankly, who doesn’t!) then submit an entry. Winners are showcased on the Australian Web Awards and AWIA website.
You cannot win if you do not enter.
Sites can be entered in one of the following ten categories:
- Personal
- Startup
- Small Business
- E-commerce
- Commercial
- Government
- Education
- Not for Profit
- Innovation
- Social Media
Full details of the judging criteria, criteria weighting and required validation guidelines are detailed within our judging process page.
And there’s more:
This year we are introducing ‘Excellence in Criteria’ awards. These ‘Best in Show’ awards will be presented to sites that demonstrate excellence in at least one of: User interface design; User experience design; Content; Development, and Accessibility.
The top award is the McFarlane Prize: our national prize for excellence, which will be given to the most outstanding site overall. Last year, the awards went to the outstanding team at Humaan.
Check out the criteria for each category and register. We will ask you to do self-validation of your site but that will help you just as much as it helps us. And here’s a tip – check out some of our previous winners. If you think your site is better than these then we need to see it!
Entry opening and closing dates to be announced shortly.
