Website Awards Program (WAP)
About the program
The FAAS Website Awards was established to honor member societies which create and maintain public websites to promote their society and the aquarium hobby.
FAAS Website Awards will be offered in four categories:
- Best Overall Society Website
- Most Informative Society Website
- Most Innovative or Unique Website
- Best Website as a Resource for the Aquarium Hobby
Timing
The timing and execution of the Website Awards may vary from year to year. Generally, society nominations are submitted in the spring and judging takes place in the early Fall.
Scoring
Judging is point-based.
Society websites are judged in six categories:
- Functionality
- Design
- Club Content
- Hobby Content
- Originality
- Professionalism and Effectiveness
The following documents provide a good overview of the process:
Website Scoring Sheet (25K PDF)
Website Scoring Explanation (20K PDF)
Website Judging Criteria (25K PDF)
Eligibility
Societies must be in good standing with FAAS at the time of judging to participate.
Nominating Your Society
a. Name of society webmaster
b. Email address of society webmaster
c. Phone number of society webmaster
d. Name of Society (please no abbreviations)
e. URL (Web address) of society website
Send
Judging
- Current society webmasters and their families are not eligible to judge
- Judges visit each website and complete a scoring sheet
- It is recommended that judges have a high-speed internet connection
Judging Nominations
If you are interested in becoming a judge, please email the following to the
- Your Name
- Your phone number
- Your email address