Theme "New Millennium" The word "Millennium" refers to a 1000-year period of time. In this project, we would like to focus on the significance of the changes at the turning point taking place in 5 years, when we will enter the third millennium or the year 2001. As we enter this symbolic transitional era, information thechnology is changing industry, politics, diplomacy, economics, and even the structures of culture and art. It is our hope that fresh entry works of art will be proposed in this competition to open new horizons to a new world vision, new values, new expressions, new communication, and new forms of art through creative uses of the net.

Final Judgment The works that have been displayed in the Contest Exhibition will be eligible for final judgment. Members of an international examination group consisting of experts in various artistic fields will determine the prize winners. Judgment period November 1, 1996 - November30, 1996 Final judgment Works displayed in or linked from the Contest Exhibition will be subject to final examination during the judgement period. As stated previously, works that may change during the exhibition should be presented in such a way that their final process or state can be interpreted from a Web page. The methods of expression for such works are subject to the artist's discretion.

International Jury members Fumio Nanjo (Independent Curator, Japan) : Jury Coordinator Janine Cirincione (Independent Curator, US) Judith S. Donath (MIT Media Lab, US) Dana Friis-Hansen (Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston, US) Sun Jung Kim (Sonje Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea) Thierry Raspail (Musée d'Art Contemporain, France) John Thackara (Netherlands Design Insitute, Netherlands)

Prizes and Prize Money DNP Grand Prix Award $50,000 (1 winner) Graphic Award $10,000 (1 winner) Innovative Technology Award $10,000 (1 winner) Interactive Award $10,000 (1 winner) Social Contribution Award $10,000 (1 winner) Honorable Mention Award $10,000 (1 winner)

Announcement of Award Winners Award winners will be announced during the awards presentation to be held on December 5, 1996 within DNP Pavilion over the Internet. After the winners have been announced, an award presentation ceremony will be held in the DNP Pavilion. Notification and deliverance of prize money to the award winners will be done on an individual basis.

Organizer Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

Please direct all inquiries to: The Internet 1996 World Exposition DNP Pavilion Secretariat DNP Ginza Building, 7-7-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104 Japan E-mail: award@acs.dnp.co.jp Fax +81-3-5568-8049