CYBERSURFARI '95

The Software Publishers Association Announces the Internet Treasure Hunt
With a Difference

School Teams and Single Surfers Search the Web to Benefit Education

September 27, 1995 (Washington, DC)-The Software Publishers Association
(SPA) is pleased to announce CyberSurfari '95, the first digital treasure
hunt with a difference. CyberSurfari's mission is to promote technology in
schools and to profile the Internet's richness and amazing abundance of
information. 

Over CyberSurfari's two-week play period, web surfers will travel through
some of the most interesting sites on the Infobahn. In addition to the
tens of thousands of contestants expected to play CyberSurfari, school
teams across the nation will also compete for special recognition and
exciting prizes. 

"CyberSurfari represents a new dimension for the SPA and demonstrates our
ongoing commitment to education technology in schools," said SPA president
Ken Wasch. "The contest is designed to highlight how easy it is to use the
Internet, and how limitless its possibilities are for reference material,
... and fun!"

There are many ways to win cash, computer equipment and other prizes, which
total over $50,000. One group of prizes will be awarded to the racers,
those contestants who finish the fastest after recording 90 of the 100
treasure clues. Three identical prizes for the leisurely players who
record at least 50 of the 100 clues within the two-week hunt-period, will
be selected randomly by drawing. 

The two grand prizes are $5,000 in cash plus $5,000 gift certificates
awarded to the school of the winner's choice. Second and third prizes are
$2,500 and $1,000 respectively, also with matching school gift
certificates. There will also be CyberSurfari trophies, which will be
awarded to winning school teams. 

CyberSurfari will be launched at the SPA Annual Conference press luncheon
at Boston's Westin Hotel Copley Place, on the 27th of September, 1995. At
the luncheon, Jim Hassert, SPA's Webmaster, will present a live
demonstration of CyberSurfari. Guest speaker Tom Nichaus, SIMBA
Information Inc., will follow Hassert's presentation with his perspective
on the future of the Internet supported by findings of SIMBA's recently
published online industry research reports. 

The actual start date of the contest is October 24, 1995 and will extend
until November 7, 1995, a full two weeks of fun competition. For more
information or to register as a single surfer or school team, visit our
home page at http://www.spa.org and click on the CyberSurfari logo. 

The Software Publishers Association is the principal trade association of
the personal computer software industry. Its 1,200 members represent the
leading publishers of software in the business, consumer, and education
markets. The SPA has offices in Washington, DC, and Paris, France. SPA
press releases are available on-line through the new SPA Web site
(http://www.spa.org) and CompuServe (GO:SPAFORUM), as well as on the SPA
faxback service at (800) 637-6823. 

Software Publishers Association
1730 M St, Northwest, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20036
202-452-1600,  Fax: 202-223-8756
 
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