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E-commerce Awards
Now in its third year, the e-commerce awards are organised by UK online for business, a DTI-led partnership between Industry and Government, which promotes the use of information and communication technologies, and InterForum, a not-for-profit campaign group of companies that helps British business to trade electronically.

The awards have been designed to recognise and reward those small companies that have demonstrated business excellence through the use of e-Commerce. E-Commerce could mean selling to the world via the Internet, or it could mean supplying a large retail chain with specialist products via automated electronic processes or integrating knowledge management systems into your business processes. Entries close at 5 pm Friday 18 May 2001 (except Wales - for which entries close at 5 pm Friday 11 May 2001).

For further information on the cash prizes and how to enter, go to www.ecommerce-awards.co.uk

Parents at Work Awards
PARENTS AT WORK is a campaigning charity that both supports and informs working parents, and works with employers to encourage them to reap the business benefits of helping their employees balance their work and home lives. It runs the Employer of the Year Awards and the Best Boss competition to help spread the word about best practice in this vital area.

The PARENTS AT WORK/Lloyds TSB Employer of the Year Awards, supported by the Department for Education and Employment, have successfully promoted work-life balance in the workplace since 1990. Entry forms must be returned by 10 May 2001.

For further information, go to www.parentsatwork.org.uk/awards

Reminder! Upcoming event: Challenging Industry - Women in IT
Sponsored by e-skills NTO and HighTechWomen
The Savoy London, Tuesday 13 March 2001, 09:00-17:00

For further information, check News in Brief – February 2001 .

Reminder! Encourage your employees to have-a-go at Hothouse.comp!
e-skills NTO leads e-competitions, the focus organisation for quality IT competitions that support education and training. One of e-competitions most popular initiatives, the IBM sponsored Hothouse.comp, is currently promoting its 2001 programme. For further information, check News in Brief - February 2001 or go to www.e-competitions.org.uk

Reminder! National Training Awards
The National Training Awards (NTAs) are the most sought after awards for training in the UK. Entry is free and the prestige of winning is considerable. For further information, check News in Brief - February 2001 or go to www.NationalTrainingAwards.com