Press Release

World Organization of Webmasters (WOW) panel to Develop First Web Professional Education Standard

WOW Announces Industry, Education and Government Articulation Committee

Las Vegas, NV, November 13, 2006 - Leading Web professionals within education have been brought together to develop the first national articulation standard for Web professional education and training that will ultimately enable aspiring Web professional students the ability to transfer credits from middle and high schools to a community college or university.

Organizing the effort is the non-profit, Folsom, CA-based Worldwide Organization of Webmasters, http://www.webprofessionals.org, which has been leading the way to develop and publish skill standards and pathways leading to vendor neutral industry standard certification and degrees for Web professionals since its inception in 1997. The organization has formed the Web Professional Articulation Committee to develop a model program including curricula guidelines that will allow students from middle schools, high schools, community colleges and universities to move from one institution to another and not have to retake certain classes.

In making the announcement Bill Cullifer, WOW’s Executive Director said, “When high school students want to continue their Web professional studies at a community college or university, they have to worry about whether the classes they took in high school will be accepted. We want to see that changed.”

2006 Participating Articulation Committee Members:

WOW, which supports those who create, manage or market Web sites, provides education as well as certification, technical and employment services to its members. Cullifer said one of the group’s goals is to prepare future Web professionals, which includes developers, programmers and graphic artists, for the growing market demand fueled by the exponential growth of e-commerce in the business world and consumer market.

For more information about WOW visit http://www.webprofessionals.orgor contact Bill Cullifer, Executive Director by e-mail at bill@joinwow.orgor by telephone at (916) 608-1597.