The INFORUM 2004 Awards were awarded to the most important Czech and Slovak products, services or acts related to electronic information resources of a great importance to the Czech and Slovak information communities since January 2003. The awards were announced at the INFOCONCERT festive evening in the Chapel of Mirrors of the Klementinum Palace on May 26.
INFORUM 2004 Awards
Cenami INFORUM 2004 byly oceněny následující z nejvýznamnějších a nejlepších českých a slovenských produktů, služeb nebo činů spojených s elektronickými informačními zdroji s významem pro českou, resp. slovenskou oblast v období od ledna 2003. Výsledky hlasování o Ceny INFORUM 2004 byly slavnostně vyhlášeny a předány na INFOKONCERTu dne 26. 5. 2004.
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Nominations
Anyone was able to make a nomination to the INFORUM AWARD via a www form (in Czech) until 25. 2. 2004.
Voting
Conference participants voted for the nominated products etc. on their conference applications. The most voted nominations were then awarded the INFORUM 2004 Delegates Awards. The deadline for voting was the same as the registration deadline - 29. 3. 2004.
Apart from that, the INFORUM 2004 Committee Award was awarded in order to give a chance also to the most innovative and breaking service or performance (i.e. not necessarily the most important in general).