On October 21st at the Tower of London, CyArk formally launched the
CyArk 500 Challenge. Joined by over 200 foreign ambassadors, government officials, cultural representatives, corporate executives and others from 35 countries, CyArk announced its plan for digitally preserving 500 sites over the next 5 years.
International press outlets took up the call, featuring the CyArk 500 in:
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CNBC
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Bloomberg Business
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USA Today
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TIME
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Fox Business
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Gizmodo
The attendees were treated to a special message by James Cameron, a celebration of selected sites from CyArk's archive of over 100 completed projects, and a demonstration of the technologies CyArk will use to complete the challenge.
Special James Cameron message:
CyArk encourages all interested individuals, governments, foundations, corporations and technical professionals to join the cause. Want to get involved?
• Nominate a site
• Become a CyArk partner
• Contribute to the CyArk 500 Fund