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Investor Relations Competition Looking for Investors to Serve as Judges
The interactive Investor Relations Awards are looking for individual and institutional investors and financial advisors to participating as judges in this awards completition. To sign up, go to www.iirawards.org/iir/judges.asp

Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 17, 2004 — Who has the best investor relations Web site? That's what the Web Marketing Association will be finding out with the 2004 interactive Investor Relations Awards competition. Individuals can nominate themselves to be a judge at www.iirawards.org/iir/judges.asp

The Web Marketing Association, in partnership with the Wealth Management News Service, is pleased to host the first annual iIR Awards to recognize excellence in online investor relations Web site development. Companies compete with peers within more than 60 industry categories as well as against an overall standard of excellence. Companies wishing to enter their sites can do so at www.iirawards.org

The interactive Investor Relations Awards are judged by those who matter most: individual and institutional investors, financial advisors, financial media, IR professionals and Web developers. Anyone interested in participating as a judge can apply by completing the nomination form at www.iirawards.org/iir/judges.asp

"Corporate Investor Relations Web sites are not only one of the primary sources for news and information for investors and financial advisors, they are critical to a public company’s valuation and disclosure requirements. Ensuring that the Web site is functioning at optimum levels is essential, particularly in today’s regulatory environment," said William Rice, founder and president of the Web Marketing Association.

Sponsors of the interactive Investor Relations Awards include Barron’s and The Wall Street Journal Online, Google, Burrelle’s Luce, O’Dwyer’s PR Daily, Sandy Alexander, Inc., NewsUSA, Small Army and the Wealth Management News Service.

Entries must reflect the investor relations portion of the corporate Web site. Submission specifications, attached, along with Official Call for Entry Forms, can be accessed on interactive Investor Relations Awards Web site at www.iirawards.org.

The Wealth Management News Services (WMNS) provides expert commentary and ideas to the financial media. WMNS content is also featured on wealthadvisor.com, a Web site available to high-net-worth financial advisors. Corporate members of the Wealth Management News Service include highly regarded asset management firms and financial advisors.

The Web Marketing Association (WMA) was founded in Boston in 1997 as an organization dedicated to upholding professional standards of excellence in Web development. Members are advertising, marketing, public relations and Web professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of Web communications. Since its inception, the WMA has set the standard of excellence for overall Web site development with the annual WebAward Competition, a premier annual event for Web developers and marketers.

CONTACT INFORMATION
William Rice
WEB MARKETING ASSOCIATION
http://www.iirawards.org/iir/