News Release  Culturelink Fieldwork Project 's Ometepe Petroglyph Project will become part of the Smithsonian Institution's Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology Innovation on April 12, 1999. Nominated by John Warnock, president of Adobe Systems, the project is also eligible for a Computerworld Smithsonian Award. The award honors organizations who are innovative users of information technology. "Culturelink Fieldwork Project is honored to have been nominated for this award," said founder James Martin, "especially in light of the fact that we are a tiny non-profit. Past nominees in our category (Government and Nonprofit Organizations) have included the State of California Franchise Tax Board, The United Nations, and United Way of Massachusetts Bay." The Ometepe Petroglyph Project has utilized the efficiency of the web to link archaeological field workers to projects in a cost-effective way that benefits the study of archaeology, the people of Ometepe Island in Nicaragua, and the Department of Archaeology, Nicaragua. It provides workers with an experience--at a reasonable cost--they wouldn't have access to otherwise, data that's in a form that can be accessed by archaeologists all over the globe, and has created means to aid the people of Ometepe Island to preserve and manage their cultural resources. Culturelink is honored to have been recognized for this award. The Full text of Culturelink's submission is found here. Visitors interested to see the entire Smithsonian Collection can visit the Innovation Network web site.

"The computerworld Smithsonian Awards honor the men and women who are using Information Technology to benefit society. I salute the achievements of these heroes." Patrick J. McGovern Chairman of the Chairman's Committee Chairman of the International Data Group    Who Is Culturelink?   Ometepe Petroglyph Project Homepage