To address that concern, we will be broadcasting our request for nominations in an international press release in 2001. The SFWoW Steering Crew and Top25 organizers contact Top25 honorees from the prior year in order to create a respected panel of judges. Generally, five women serve on the judging panel, with one woman chairing the group. Ideally, the judging panel will include women with a broad range of expertise, including design, engineering and management. Nominations will be closed at midnight on January 31, 2001.
Nominations are open to everyone, both male and female.
Everyone is invited to attend the Top 25 awards ceremony. SF WoW is the non-profit organization that spearheads the Top 25 event. SF WoW manages the Top 25 process from beginning to end and it is the organization's volunteers who put in countless hours to make it happen. SF WoW gets its funding from revenues earned via technology workshops and monthly events as well as corporate sponsorhips. That said, it is the organization's volunteers who are the heart and soul of events such as Top 25.