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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 11, 2009
Contact:       
Michael Sessa
PESC Executive Director
202-261.6516

California Statewide Electronic Exchange Program and the University System of Georgia Board of Regents’ Implementation of High School and Postsecondary XML Transcripts Tie for Top Award in PESC’s 10^th Annual Best Practices Competition 

Steve Biklen of NASLA, David Moldoff of AcademyOne, and Clare Smith-Larson of Iowa State University Honored with Distinguished Service Awards

Washington, D.C. – The Board of Directors of the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC)  is very pleased to announce “California Statewide Electronic Exchange Program” and the “University System of Georgia Board of Regents’ Implementation of High School and Postsecondary XML Transcripts” as Winners of PESC’s 10^th Annual Best Practices Competition for 2008.  Their submissions received high praise from the PESC Board Review Committee for the Best Practices Competition.  Awards will be presented at the opening session of the 6^th Annual Conference on Technology and Standards being held April 5 – 7, 2009 in Washington, D.C.  The Best Practices Competition is held each year by PESC to promote innovation and ingenuity in the application of standards for business needs.