The category "Digital Communities", which met with great interest and participation in 2004 and 2005, will be awarded again by Prix Ars Electronica in 2006. Furthermore the International Competition for Cyberarts will be reprised in the categories: Interactive Art, Digital Musics, Net Vision, Computer Animation Visual Effects and the [the next idea] art and technology grant. The Digital Communities category is open to political, social and cultural projects, initiatives, groups and scenes from all over the world that display contentious commitment in coming up with smart, successful ways of deploying digital technologies to solve social problems. Particular emphasis is placed on a project’s degree of community innovation, its sustainability and its use of technology in a way that makes good sense and is attuned to the needs of the people meant to benefit from it. Digital Communities projects should make it easier for people to access technology, networks and the Digital Commons. For a detailed description of the category and about Prix Ars Electronica in general, please see our website: http://www.aec.at/en/prix/communities/communities.asp Prizes Digital Communities category One Golden Nica with 10,000 Euro, two Awards of Distinction with 5,000 Euro each and up to 12 Honorary Mentions will be awarded by the Jury. The registration starts January 10, 2006. The deadline for submissions is March 17, 2006. Please use for your submission and to obtain further details. If you need any further information or help, please do not hesitate to contact us. (Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber at: communities@prixars.aec.at) It would be very helpful if you could circulate the information as widely as possible in your community. Looking forward to your participation! Sincerely yours, Iris Mayr Iris Mayr Prix Ars Electronica | Project Manager Ars Electronica Center Linz Hauptstraße 2 4040 Linz Austria Code: Prix Tel. ++43.732.7272-74 Fax ++43.732.7272-674 info@prixars.aec.at http://prixars.aec.at
