On September 28, 2010, at 15:00 the 8th Freedom of Information Annual Award Ceremony will take place at Reghine Hotel (Address – Norqi Ayginer 251-3, Yerevan). The following nominations are awarded annually: • Positive Award for a state institution with the best system of providing information. • Positive Award for a citizen who has actively exercised his/her right of access to information under FOI Law. • Positive Award for the author of the best FOI related article/broadcast program. • Positive Award for an NGO, which has contributed to the exercising of the rights of access to information. • Negative award for a state institution, which does not fulfill its obligations in FOI field. • Negative award for a state institution, which is the author of the most ridiculous official answer. The nominees are selected by an Independent Jury represented by local and international organizations’ members, journalists, and scientists in the field. The Award Ceremony was organized by the Freedom of information Center of Armenia with the support of the USAID and the World Bank Yerevan Office.