INTERNATIONAL SEAKEEPERS SOCIETY WINNER OF PRESTIGIOUS TECH MUSEUM INTEL AWARD FOR TECHNOLOGY BENEFITING HUMANITY

Selected from over 450 formal applications examined by a distinguished group of judges for their uniqueness, importance to environmental policies and practices, and importance to humanity assessed the International SeaKeepers Society was named in 2002 as the winner of the Tech Museum's Intel Award for International Environmental Technology Benefitting Humanity.

In announcing the award, presented in ceremonies presided of by NBC news anchor Brian Williams, the CEO of Intel stressed the ingenuity of SeaKeepers technology, underscored its importance in assessing the deteriorating health of the world's oceans, and commented on how SeaKeepers low cost, yet sophisticated technology can be used by underdeveloped countries to begin monitoring their coastlines.

In discussion aftewards with the judges, it was clear that they were impressed not only with the "breakthrough" ocean and weather monitoring technology SeaKeepers has developed but also with the fact that SeaKeepers members not only contribute financial resources to the organization but agree to equip and utilize their private yachts for the good of science and humanity. All Founders and sponsors of the International SeaKeepers Society should be congratulated on receiving this award and for their continuing support of its critical mission of monitoring and protecting the oceans!

For more on the award go to http://www.techawards.thetech.org/