Interactive Publishing, the annual summit of online publishers held in Zurich, with international publication Europemedia.com and Swiss publisher Ringier have established the IP Top award for European interactive publishing, the European Journalism Center (EJC) reports.

An international jury will assess successful approaches, innovation, design, user-friendliness, content and interactivity. The award is open for nominations from all European countries, including those of Central and Eastern Europe, and in all languages.

The award ceremony will be held November 12 during the 5th Interactive Publishing conference in the presence of key actors in the European and American interactive publishing industry. Winners will be invited to attend the Interactive Publishing conference as well as the IP Top award ceremony. For more information contact Monique van Dusseldorp, IP Top Coordinator, Nijenburg 73B, 1081 GE Amsterdam, Netherlands. Tel: (31-20) 5040-325. Fax: (31-20) 5040-301. E-mail: monique@interactivepublishing.ch. Web site:http://www.interactivepublishing.ch

Europemedia.com, a free, weekly newsletter on the European online industry, will be launched during the conference. The newsletter will cover the main developments in the European online markets based on a network of 15 or more country editors covering the major--and the smaller--markets in rapidly expanding online Europe.