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After the winners were announced at Kemper Arena, they moved on stage and were introduced to the crowd of over 15,000 people.

The winners of the WOW 2010 National Web Design contest were announced in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri on June 25, 2010. More than 15,000 people were in attendance. The video below captures the moment the winners were announced.

The WOW National Web Design contest was held as part of the SkillsUSA National competitions in Kansas City, Missouri. The awards ceremony in Kemper Arena highlighted many contest winners. I thought this overview would give some sense of the number of people in attendance (over 15,000) and the overall venue for the awards.

Awards for this competition were distributed as part of the SkillsUSA national awards ceremony. Roughly 15,000 people were in attendance in Kemper arena when the web design awards were handed out. Here are a few of the photos. I also plan to post a few videos of the event.

Immediately after the post-secondary competition ended, we held a debriefing session for both secondary and post-secondary. We had 43 teams in attendance. In addition to discussion the contest and addressing questions, several WOW spirit awards were announced. The photos below are a few I took during the debriefing session. We also recorded the entire session (video) and I may make that available later.

Thursday we ran a similar contest for post-secondary students. There were 15 teams competing at this level. Again, they competed in teams of two. They were also asked to complete 6 challenges with an emphasis on web standards, accessibility, and JavaScript. They also had from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. to complete their work. These files were then collected and uploaded to a secure spot on one of my servers. Immediately after this, we held a debriefing session. Those photos are listed separately. The photos below were taken during the post-secondary competition.

On Wednesday, we had 28 teams of 2 students competing at the secondary (high school) level. These are some of the photos I took during that competition. The competition lasted from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Students were asked to address 6 separate challenges during that time. Once the competition was concluded, I uploaded all their work to a secure spot on one of my servers and notified the judges so they could begin the review of the pages developed. The contest stressed web standards, accessibility, and had a JavaScript component this year.