Telnic Limited Nominated for World Technology Award
New York – 5th May 2009 The World Technology Network (WTN – www.wtn.net) announced today that Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused top level domain .tel, has been selected as a nominee for a 2009 World Technology Award in the Communications Technology category. The World Technology Awards are presented by the WTN, in association with TIME magazine, Fortune magazine, and Science magazine, amongst others.
The World Technology Awards, held on 16th July, honor individuals and corporations from twenty technology-related sectors viewed by their peers as being the most innovative and doing the work of the greatest likely long-term significance. Award categories range from biotechnology, space and energy through to ethics, design and entertainment.
James P. Clark, founder and Chairman of the World Technology Network, said: “The World Technology Awards program is both a very inspiring way to identify and honor the most innovative people and organizations in the technology world as well as to identify those who will formally join them as part of our global community. By working to make useful connections among our members, we look forward to assisting Telnic continue to help create our collective future and change our world.”
Khashayar Mahdavi, CEO of Telnic Limited said: “We are delighted that we have been nominated for these awards so shortly after our public launch. Recognition from the WTN that .tel is both innovative and successful would be a fitting tribute to the work that has been invested in developing this technology over the past eight years.”
This year’s World Technology Awards ceremony will cap the 2009 World Technology Summit, which has as its theme “How to Save the Future”, taking place on the 15th and 16th of July at the TIME Conference Center in the historic TIME & Life Building in New York City.
Nominees for the 2009 World Technology Awards were identified based on an intensive, global process over a period of many months in which current individual WTN members made their nominations based on who they think is doing the innovative work in their field of the greatest likely long-term significance. WTN individual members will vote on their preferences within their category. The top five selections in each category will be announced on stage at the Awards ceremony, inducted into the WTN membership as Corporate Members, with the Winner accepting an award on stage. – ENDS
About The World Technology Network
The World Technology Network is a New York-headquartered organization that was created to “encourage serendipity” – happy accidents – amongst those individuals and companies deemed by their peers to be the most innovative in the science and technology world. For more information on the World Technology Network, World Technology Awards and World Technology Summit, please visit this website: www.wtn.net
About Telnic Limited
Founded in 2000, Telnic Limited is the registry operator and sponsoring organisation for the new communications-focused top level domain .tel, which is now in general availability. Further information about Telnic and .tel can be found at http://telnic.org and contact information can be found under http://telnic.tel
1. Edelman Public Relations Worldwide – telnic@edelman.com
2. James P. Clark, Chairman, The World Technology Network jpclark@wtn.net
