Site of the Year 2009

Chicago Zoological Society

http://www.brookfieldzoo.org

Implemented by Designkitchen

This web site received the most votes of all the competing projects and won 2 categories – Best Nonprofit Organization Site and Best Graphic Design. Considering public preferences and the quality of the web site, the Brookfield ZOO web site is announced as the Best Site of the Year 2009.

Category winners:

Best Association Site

http://www.whiteroseforest.org.uk
Implemented by NetConstruct Ltd

The White Rose Forest involves local authorities, government and voluntary organizations working together to create a healthy, prosperous and environmentally resilient place for communities, economy and wildlife.
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Best Consumer Product Site

http://www.dtswiss.com
Implemented by orange8 interactive ag

DT Swiss offers more than 2,000 different products for various segments of bicycle activities from road racing to cross mountain and free ride.
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Best Education Site

http://www.lotc.org.uk
Implemented by Oculus Design & Communications Limited

The Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) website’s primary purpose is to promote the benefits and break down the barriers to learning outside the classroom and help schools build these vital experiences into the school day and beyond.
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Best Financial Services Site

http://www.jltbis.co.uk
Implemented by Crafted Media

The website provides information on business insurance products available to companies of a variety of sizes and industry sectors in the UK.
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Best Graphic Design

http://www.brookfieldzoo.org
Implemented by Designkitchen

Since the opening of Brookfield Zoo in 1934, the Society has had an international reputation for taking a cutting-edge role in animal care and conservation of the natural world.
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Best Healthcare Site

http://www.birth.com.au
Implemented by Get Started

Birth.com.au is Australia's premier website for pregnancy, birth and parenting information. The main aim is to provide quality information for all parents encompassing every aspect of medical care and natural therapies.
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Best Intranet Site

Intranet URL
Implemented by Shaw Industries

Shaw Industries, Inc. is an innovation and design leader in the flooring industry, with experience spanning 60 years. With Kentico CMS they achieved lower overhead, faster delivery, empowered editors and simplified site management.
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Best Manufacturing Site

http://www.kinematicsmfg.com
Implemented by Gatesix Inc.

Kinematics is a leading manufacturer of winches and slewing drives with client base spread across the globe.
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Best Nonprofit Organization Site

http://www.brookfieldzoo.org
Implemented by Designkitchen

Since the opening of Brookfield Zoo in 1934, the Society has had an international reputation for taking a cutting-edge role in animal care and conservation of the natural world.
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Best On-line Store

http://www.babolatstore.cz
Implemented by Bluesoft

BabolatStore.cz offers a complex assortment of tennis and badminton equipment (Babolat, Tretorn, Stiga and Head brands).
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Best Other/At Large Site

http://www.visiteurope.com/home.aspx
Implemented by Last Exit

The site, visiteurope.com, is used by the European Travel Commission (ETC) to promote Europe to consumers in four long-haul markets; USA, Canada, Latin America and Japan and is the official destination portal for Europe.
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Best Publishing Site

http://deltaskymag.delta.com
Implemented by bswing and MSP Communications

Delta Sky Magazine is an in-flight lifestyle magazine. The print magazine is read by an estimated 5.2 million travelers each month. A new online version offers unique online-only features like blogs, editor’s picks, and destination guides.
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Best State/Local Government Site

http://www.eumatters.ie
Implemented by X Communications

EU Matters is a bi-lingual online information resource about Ireland's membership of the EU designed and developed for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs
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Most complete use of Kentico CMS

http://www.parkcitygreen.org
Implemented by Data Transfer Solutions, LLC

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Special categories

Best Integration

http://www.evn.at
Implemented by diamond:dogs Group

EVN is an international energy and environmental services company offering its clients electricity, gas, heat, water, waste incineration and related services. The technical challenge in this project was to connect customer services to SAP. The customer online services are now integrated part of the new portal, and thousands of users use these services already.
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Best Migration from another CMS

http://www.blackboard.com
Implemented by Atom Group

Blackboard works with more than 5,000 institutions and millions of users to focus on a single mission: to increase the impact of education by transforming the experience of education. Blackboard web site was originally created using Microsoft CMS.
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Largest Site

http://www.rhs.org.uk
Implemented by Royal Horticultural Society

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. The web site has more than 5.7 million page views per month based on average over period Sept 2008 to Aug 2009. During May, the month of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, page views can be upto 10 million. 8+ editors manage approx. 7000 pages.
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All Years

Site of the Year 2011
Site of the Year 2010
Site of the Year 2009

About Contest

The Kentico "Site of the Year" contest seeks out the best Kentico CMS web site implementations. It is a way to recognize talented individual and team efforts in web site development and generate internet marketing exposure for the award-winning web sites.

How to Participate?

In September, you can register your Kentico CMS website that has been launched this year. There are 10 industry categories and 4 special categories you can choose from
In October, Kentico selects 3 finalist for each category and let the visitors vote for the winners on-line.
In November/December, the winners of each category are announced.

There will also be one global winner - Kentico Site of the Year 2011 which will be the site that we choose based on the voting and on the special categories.

Benefits for Participants

The finalists and winners will be entitled to use the "Kentico Site of the Year 2011 Winner/Finalist" logo.
They will receive a plaque, a certificate, prizes and points for the Partner Program (available to partners).