The Philatelic Webmasters Organization (PWO) have launched PWO-EXPO 2022 – the first open virtual philatelic websites and social media exhibition, whose main objective is to promote Philately via the Internet and to encourage and train new philatelists.
- Zero costs for participation
- No requirement for membership of any philatelic club or society
- No requirement for points or awards earned at previous exhibitions
- No restrictions on nationality
- No National Commissioners – participation applications go directly to the Organising Committee (OC)
- Simple, common sense rules and judging criteria
- Jury is highly qualified in websites and social media
PWO-EXPO 2022 includes a number of key elements
- In addition to jury evaluation for competitive exhibits, online popular voting by members of the public is enabled for all exhibits (both competitive and non-competitive) and popular voting awards are given
- Public Links are provided for ALL exhibits
- All exhibits have preview images which can be uploaded by the site owner
- All kinds of online platforms are supported: websites, blogs, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and others
PHILATELIC CLASSES:
PWO-EXPO 2022 is being presented by Virtuafil, an informal organisation and online platform which offers an alternative to the traditional, formal philatelic organisations, designed to minimize restrictions and maximize open and zero-cost participation at exhibitions. As an independent organisation, Virtuafil has instituted a new, distinct Philatelic Class: “Websites and Social Media”.
This new Class is not connected with the traditional Class of Philatelic Literature.
Aiming at the participation of all philatelists, PWO-EXPO 2022 is open to all philatelic webmasters, regardless of their level of experience. PWO-EXPO 2022 will have the single Class: Websites and Social Media, but sub-categorised to suit all participants:
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- Websites and Social Media: Personal (Competitive: competes for jury awards)
- Websites and Social Media: Institutional (Competitive: competes for jury awards)
- Websites and Social Media: (Non-competitive)
ENTRY: Apply via Participation Form
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There is no limit on the number of exhibits each participant can register. The only significant restriction that applies to participation at PWO-EXPO 2022 is to online selling platforms, web stores and to sites that are principally commercial in nature. Please see the Rules for full information.