Hantsweb Awards 2005 Launch

The Hantsweb Awards 2005 were launched on September 20th 2005.  Tying in with this years new award for the Best Recreation and Tourism Website, the Hantsweb Awards 2005 were launched at the Southampton Boat Show.

Special thanks to Councillor Rod Baulk and our sponsors (EMC, Microsoft, MRSK, and Norsk Data,) for helping us launch the event.

Later on in the day, the party travelled to the Isle of Wight, where they met Councillor Andy Sutton, Leader of the Isle of Wight Council.  The awards were launched on the Isle of Wight at Cowes Yacht Haven.

A news release concerning the launch is available.  Interested media parties may also wish to contact our PR consultants, Aawaz, whose full details can be found on the Contacts page of this website.

A selection of photographs from the day are displayed below:

A group photo of the Hantsweb award sponsors.
(Left to right: Geoff Cook (EMC), Ruth Gower Smith (MRSK Business Training and Consultancy, Emma Townsend (Norsk Data), Jos Creese (Head of IT Services for Hampshire County Council), Richard Nuttall (Microsoft) and Tony O'Connell (Norsk Data)).

The award sponsors with Councillor Rod Baulk (Member e-champion).

Councillor Sutton (Leader of the Isle of Wight Council) and Councillor Rod Baulk (Hampshire County Council Member e-champion) launch the awards on the Isle of Wight.