The projects qualifying for the first round of the Bulgarian Web Awards 2013 are selected

156 applications, from over 170 registrations received, will be admitted to the contest. Traditionally the most popular panel is the professional. 53 entries will be participating in the panel this year. The competition will be most challenging in the categories "Mobile application" and "Best product and corporate website". A noteworthy trend is that this year there is an increased number of projects in all categories. There are twice as many participants in the Web Marketing panel compared to last year – 47, and the most popular category is "Social networks campaign". The most controversial category in the Branch awards panel is "Art and Culture, Science and Education". 9 projects will be competing in it this year. While in all the other categories the number of applications has increased, there is a decrease in the Media Web Awards panel - only 7 entrants.

The list of participants can be seen on: on http://webawards.bg/bg/participant.

Until 12:00 pm on June 20th, 2013 (Thursday) the jury will nominate three projects from each category, which will continue to the second round. The results will be posted on the contest website at 12:00 on 21st June 2013 (Friday). In the second stage of the competition (24th - 25th June 2013) the participants will present their projects to the jury and the general public at Arena di Serdica Hotel.

Official sponsor: SuperHosting.BG.

Silver sponsor: Information Services.

Material sponsors: One Travel Ltd., Shark, Guliver Photos, representative of Getty Images and Thinkstockphotos for Bulgaria, HermesSoft Ltd., BMG the authorized distributor of Adobe, EasyAds Ltd. and Gorna Banya LTD. Competition Bulgarian Web Awards 2013 is supported by: Bulgarian Association of Software Companies (BASSCOM), Foundation "Cluster information and communication technologies", The Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies (BAIT), The Telecommunications Association(ASTEL), Interactive Advertising Bureau Bulgaria (IAB Bulgaria), ESI Center Eastern Europe, National Council for Self-Regulation in Advertising, Bulgarian Association of Advertisers (BAA), Foundation "BG Site."

Official media partners: Darik Web, eAcademy, newtrend.bg, capital.bg, dnevnik.bg, bTV and kabinata.com

Media partners: programata Media Group, socialevo.net, azcheta.com, bgreklama.bg, Jobtiger.bg, actualno.com, expert.bg, iwoman.bg, IDG.bg, computerworld.bg, technews.bg, kaldata.com, dimitech.net, bgmaps.com, eleven.bg, dechko.bg and astrodata.bg.

For further information, please contact Preslava Koleva - Technical assistant tel: 02 9166815, 9522227, 0886 700 377 info (at) bwa (dot) bg; www.bwa.bg; www.facebook.com/bg.web