Syncopated Systems, an Austin-based computer engineering firm, this week announced the creation and sponsorship of a new annual award for the best W3C-compliant Web site developers in the greater Austin area.
By offering the Greater Austin Web Developer of the Year (“GAWDY”) award, Syncopated seeks to increase awareness of and compliance with industrial standards while promoting friendly competition among local Web site developers.
This competition will greatly also benefit potential clients by honoring those developers who maximize the reach of Web-based advertising by creating clean markup, which today comprise less than 10% of commercial developers.
The first annual award is tentatively scheduled to be given in late June 2008, pending the nomination of sufficient qualified candidates.
For full rules and to make nominations, see http://www.oddgods.com/webawards.