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Carbonetworks Nominated for World Technology Award
Published: Apr 21, 2009 by CNX MarketingCarbonetworks Nominated for World Technology Award
New York April 17, 2009 - The World Technology Network (WTN) announced today that Carbonetworks has been selected as a nominee for a 2009 World Technology Award, presented by the World Technology Network, in association with TIME magazine, Fortune magazine, and Science magazine, among others. Carbonetworks Corporation is eligible to be selected as the Winner of the 2009 World Technology Award for Corporate Environment.
Winners will be announced on July 16, 2009, in New York, at the World Technology Awards gala ceremony at the TIME & Life Building at the conclusion of the two-day World Technology Summit. The World Technology Awards honor individuals and corporations from twenty (20) 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.
CEO Michael Meehan stated:
"We are pleased that we have been nominated for the Corporate
Environment category of the 2009 World Technology Awards. Recognition
such as this underlines the important role of technology companies
like Carbonetworks that are pioneering solutions to some of the
world's most serious challenges"
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 (primarily elected WTN Fellows from previous Awards cycles), who now number over 1000, spread out over 60 countries) made their nominations based on who they think is doing the innovative work in their field of the greatest likely long-term significance. After the WTN gathers further information from nominees, WTN individual member then vote on their preferences within their category. The top five selections in each category are announced from the podium on stage at the Awards ceremony, and inducted into the WTN membership as Corporate Members. The Winner receives an Award on stage and makes comments about their innovative work to those assembled.
James P. Clark, founder and Chairman of the World Technology Network, added:
"The World Technology Awards program is not only a very inspiring way
to identify and honor the most innovative people and organizations in
the technology world, but it also is a truly disciplined way for the
WTN membership 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 Carbonetworks continue to
help create our collective future and change our world."
This year's World Technology Awards ceremony will cap the 2009 World Technology Summit taking place on the 15th and 16th of July at the TIME Conference Center in the historic TIME & Life Building in New York City. This year’s Summit -- which has as its theme "How to Save the Future", will also include demos from the stage, and exhibits from the floor. For more information on the World Technology Network, World Technology Awards and World Technology Summit, please visit this website: www.wtn.net
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. The WTN's
areas of interest range from IT and communications to biotech, energy,
materials, space, as well as related fields such as finance,
marketing, policy, law, design, and ethics. Each year, WTN members
are brought together through an ongoing global series of regional
roundtables, global Summits, and other events. The WTN has also
convened the World Energy Technologies Summit at UNESCO headquarters
in Paris. The central events in the WTN calendar include the annual
World Technology Summit and World Technology Awards - the culmination
of a global judging program through which new members are nominated
and selected and by which the network grows and is refreshed.
About Carbonetworks
Carbonetworks is the leader in carbon management solutions and
strategies for business. As carbon specialists, Carbonetworks works
with clients to move beyond their carbon footprint and develop
tailored strategies that ultimately reduce emissions. Through the
Carbonetworks software and services platform, the company helps its
clients navigate within the new global carbon economy. Carbonetworks
has created industry leading products that connect customers with the
largest network of verified carbon reductions, enabling companies to
participate in carbon markets around the world. Carbonetworks
currently serves hundreds of subscribers in over 40 countries
including some of the largest and most active companies and
governments in the world.
For more information, press only:
Weber Shandwick for Carbonetworks, (425) 452-5400, carbonetworks@webershandwick.com