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	"title": "Awards, articles and videos",
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<p>The goal of this page is to compile a list of accolades and positive mentions for the Web Experience Toolkit. Please help out by adding any accolades or positive mentions that have not already been listed.</p>

<section>
	<h2 id="awards">Awards</h2>
	<table class="table">
		<thead>
			<tr>
				<th scope="col">Award</th>
				<th scope="col">Event</th>
				<th scope="col">Year</th>
			</tr>
		</thead>
		<tbody>
			<tr>
				<td>Excellence in Public Service Delivery</td>
				<td>Government Technology Exhibition and Conference (GTEC)</td>
				<td>2012</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>People's Choice</td>
				<td>Association of Public Sector Information Professionals (DPI)</td>
				<td>2011</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>Share &amp; Re-Use</td>
				<td>Association of Public Sector Information Professionals (DPI)</td>
				<td>2011</td>
			</tr>
		</tbody>
	</table>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Articles/Blogs</h2>
	<table class="table">
		<thead>
			<tr>
				<th scope="col">Title</th>
				<th scope="col">Date</th>
				<th scope="col">Author</th>
				<th scope="col">Publication</th>
			</tr>
		</thead>
		<tbody>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.obj.ca/Technology/2014-08-19/article-3840275/CodeFest-draws-500-for-a-better-web/1">CodeFest draws 500 for a better web</a></td>
				<td><time>2014-08-19</time></td>
				<td>Tom Pechloff</td>
				<td>Ottawa Business Journal</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.nngroup.com/articles/keyboard-accessibility/">Keyboard-Only Navigation for Improved Accessibility (WET in use on the CIC site is given as an example)</a></td>
				<td><time>2014-04-06</time></td>
				<td>Marieke McCloskey</td>
				<td>Nielsen Norman Group</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.canadiangovernmentexecutive.ca/category/item/1469-open-source-driving-digital-innovation.html">Open source driving digital innovation</a></td>
				<td><time>2014-02-04</time></td>
				<td>Todd Akers</td>
				<td>Canadian Government Executive</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.cco-bcc.gc.ca/news-nouvelles/newsdetails-detailsnouvelles-eng.aspx?nid=715">Codefest 2013: Lessons Learned (only accessible on Government of Canada networks)</a></td>
				<td><time>2013-10-30</time></td>
				<td>Meghan Hellstern &amp; Laura Wesley</td>
				<td>Communications Community Newsletter</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/3020096/fast-feed/fork-your-government-github-opens-a-portal-for-wonks">Fork Your Government: Github Opens A Portal For Wonks</a></td>
				<td><time>2013-10-16</time></td>
				<td>Anya Kamenetz</td>
				<td>Fast Company</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://mashable.com/2013/10/15/github-government">GitHub Takes on the Government</a></td>
				<td><time>2013-10-15</time></td>
				<td>Todd Wasserman</td>
				<td>Mashable</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://government.github.com/stories/canadian-web-experience-toolkit/">Canadian web experience toolkit</a></td>
				<td><time>2013-10-14</time></td>
				<td>Ben Balter</td>
				<td>GitHub</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.digitalgov.gov/2013/09/11/mobile-code-sharing-catalog-snippet-web-experience-toolkit-wet/">Mobile Code Sharing Catalog Snippet: Web Experience Toolkit</a></td>
				<td><time>2013-09-12</time></td>
				<td>Jacob Parcell</td>
				<td>Howto.gov</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.spydergrrl.com/2013/08/wxt-codefest-today-keep-calm-and-hack.html">WxT Codefest Today: Keep Calm and Hack the Government</a></td>
				<td><time>2013-08-08</time></td>
				<td>Tanya Snook</td>
				<td>spydergrrl.com</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://myeinsteinjob.blogspot.ca/2013/07/the-non-stereoptypical-public-servant.html">How the Web Experience Toolkit is changing how we view Public Servants</a></td>
				<td><time>2013-07-23</time></td>
				<td>Richard Pietro</td>
				<td>My Einstein Job (Personal Blog)</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/open-source-solutions-offered-through-canadas-web-experience-toolkit/2013-05-06">Open source solutions offered through Canada's web Experience Toolkit</a></td>
				<td><time>2013-05-06</time></td>
				<td>Molly Bernhart Walker</td>
				<td>FierceGovernmentIT</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.digitalgov.gov/2013/04/19/how-canada-is-revolutionizing-digital-governance/">How Canada is Revolutionizing Digital Governance</a></td>
				<td><time>2013-04-19</time></td>
				<td>Andrea Sigritz</td>
				<td>DigitalGov</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130819222440/http://www.myplanetdigital.com/article/wetkit-steals-show-drupalcamp-ottawa">WetKit steals the show at DrupalCamp Ottawa</a></td>
				<td><time>2013-04-19</time></td>
				<td>Andrea Sigritz</td>
				<td>DigitalGov</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/wet/">Canadian Coders Solve Mystery of Open Source Government</a></td>
				<td><time>2013-01-11</time></td>
				<td>Robert McMillan</td>
				<td>Wired</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://roberto-montero.com/blog/web-experience-toolkit-distribution">The day I discovered Web Experience Toolkit Distribution</a></td>
				<td><time>2012-11-30</time></td>
				<td>Roberto Montero</td>
				<td>Personal blog</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.canadiangovernmentexecutive.ca/e-government/ict/item/1027-the-right-solutions-%E2%80%93-by-design.html">The right solutions – by design</a></td>
				<td><time>2012-10-09</time></td>
				<td>Laura Wesley</td>
				<td>Canadian Government Executive</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://en.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/yra8u/the_canadian_government_published_their_first/">The Canadian Government published their first Github Repo months ago</a></td>
				<td><time>2012-08-24</time></td>
				<td>Various</td>
				<td>Reddit programming discussion</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://theotherharper.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/usability-for-canadian-government-websites/">Usability for Canadian Government Websites</a></td>
				<td><time>2012-07-11</time></td>
				<td>Lucia Harper</td>
				<td>The Other Harper</td>
			</tr>
		</tbody>
	</table>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Videos</h2>
	<table class="table">
		<thead>
			<tr>
				<th scope="col">Title</th>
				<th scope="col">Event</th>
				<th scope="col">Time of WET reference</th>
			</tr>
		</thead>
		<tbody>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://youtu.be/l9iBdC5HPEU">CodeFest 2014 Design Jam @ 1125</a></td>
				<td>Web Experience Toolkit CodeFest 2014 Design Jam (<time>2014-08-14</time> to <time>2014-08-15</time>)</td>
				<td>Entire video</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkRwPqqeR_k">CodeFest 2013</a></td>
				<td>Web Experience Toolkit CodeFest 2013 (<time>2013-08-08</time> to <time>2013-08-09</time>)</td>
				<td>Entire video</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826fnHQEMZ0">Pull: Richard Pietro on Technology and Government</a></td>
				<td>Web Experience Toolkit CodeFest 2013 (<time>2013-08-09</time>)</td>
				<td>Entire video</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=51hN1trnpXA">Web Experience Toolkit CodeFest 2013 - Day 2</a></td>
				<td>Web Experience Toolkit CodeFest 2013 (<time>2013-08-09</time>)</td>
				<td>Entire video</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=E-AxzfaZQVc">Web Experience Toolkit CodeFest 2013 - Day 1</a></td>
				<td>Web Experience Toolkit CodeFest 2013 (<time>2013-08-08</time>)</td>
				<td>Entire video</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://socialcam.com/v/us8JTfi6?autostart=true&amp;fs=twitter&amp;fsk=AisVCfse">@TonyclementCPC speaking about the new open gig platform used on www.data.gc.ca... With a throw out to #wxt</a></td>
				<td>socialcam (Richard Pietro, <time>2013-06-18</time>)</td>
				<td>Entire video</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.howto.gov/training/classes/canada-web-experience-toolkit">Exploring Canada's Web Experience Toolkit</a></td>
				<td>HowTo.gov Webinar (<time>2013-04-17</time>)</td>
				<td>Entire video. There's also a <a href="https://www.digitalgov.gov/2013/04/19/how-canada-is-revolutionizing-digital-governance/">blog post about it</a>.</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JamPu5mvKp0&amp;feature=youtu.be">Nick Schonning &amp; Laura Wesley present WET at A11yTO Meet-up</a> - video by HTML5_Toronto</td>
				<td>Toronto Accessibility &amp; Inclusive Design Meet-up (<time>2013-04-16</time>)</td>
				<td>Entire video. There's also a <a href="https://storify.com/ResultsJunkie/presenting-wxt-to-a11yto">Storify of the tweets</a></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://sydney2013.drupal.org/creating-dynamic-and-accessible-content-drupal-7-using-wai-aria">Creating dynamic and accessible content in Drupal 7 using WAI-ARIA</a></td>
				<td>DrupalCon Sydney (<time>2013-02-07</time>)</td>
				<td>15:45 to 20:06</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=3eHUKAgZCEU#!">GitHub in Government</a></td>
				<td>New York State Senate Capitol Camp (<time>2012-11-16</time>)</td>
				<td>9:35 to 9:47 and 17:15 to 20:00</td>
			</tr>
		</tbody>
	</table>
</section>
