Each year, the folks over at ActiveState have an award that they give out for those individuals who actively contribute to open languages and display excellence in their programming efforts. This year is no different, and now's the time to get the lead out and go vote!

Over on their site they have the forms you need to fill out to vote for your favorites in each of the categories (Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl, and XSLT). Of course, it's quite an honor to be selected for this award, because the winners are chosen by the community, not some obscure panel of judges.

Get out the vote and stay tuned! Nominee recommendations are from May 12 - June 1, 2003. We'll count the results and present five finalists in each category. Voting for the winner will take place from June 3-30, 2003. Perl, PHP, Python, and XSLT winners will be announced at OSCON on July 8, 2003. Tcl winners will be announced at the Tcl conference at the end of July.