David Ryan, team leader for The National Archives Digital Archive is presented with a cheque for £5,000 by Loyd Grossman for winning the first Digital Preservation Award for the Digital Archive.

Paul Wheatley and Dave Holdsworth, from the University of Leeds, being presented with a Specially Commended certificate by Loyd Grossman for the CAMiLEON project.

The 2004 Awards Ceremony

The winner of the 2004 Digital Preservation Award was announced by Loyd Grossman at the British Library on 22^nd June 2004. The National Archives won the award for their Digital Archive. Press release

The DP Award was sponsored by the Digital Preservation Coalition.

The eight DP Award judges, chaired by Richard Boulderstone, were impressed with the clear aims and practical, achievable goals the National Archives had set in such a rapidly changing environment.

The DP Award judges also decided that there should be a special commendation for the CAMiLEON project, for their development of innovative technical strategies to combat technological obsolescence.

L to R, David Thomas (National Archives); Neil Beagrie (JISC); Steve Knight (National Library of New Zealand); Paul Wheatley (CAMiLEON); Sarah Tyacke (National Archives); David Ryan (National Archives); Dave Holdsworth (CAMiLEON); Graham Coe (National Library of New Zealand)