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Women
Who Inspire Us
Internet
Tiffany
Shlain
Tiffany
Shlain, 29, is the director and founder of the
Webby Awards, the leading creative honors for digital media,
and president of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences,
a global organization dedicated to the creative, technical, and
professional progress of new media.
In these positions, Shlain has overseen everything from the selection
of the Academy's 270 members, to the writing, production, and direction
of the Webby Awards show. Nearly 3,000 people attended the 1999
Webby Awards, which were held in March in San Francisco.
An outspoken and articulate commentator on media, design, and technology,
Shlain has appeared on MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, National Public Radio,
and ABC Radio, and she has been profiled in numerous international
publications, including the New York Post, San Francisco Chronicle,
The Sydney Morning Herald, Shift Magazine, Artbyte and Stern
Magazine (Germany).
Shlain has also lectured at Fall Internet World 99, the Project
One Conference at The Sydney Opera House (keynote speech), The Commonwealth
Club, The Cyberbranding Conference (Conference Chair), Web Design
Conference 99, The Conference on World Affairs, New York University's
Tisch School of The Arts, UC Berkeley and American Women in TV &
Radio.
Shlain graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in
1992. Chosen as valedictorian speaker for the interdisciplinary
department, she is a recipient of the prestigious Eisner Award,
the highest award in art from the Chancellors Committee at Berkeley.
Shlain has received awards for her work as an independent filmmaker
and her work as a designer, including a 1999 American Graphic Design
Award.
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