Kansas 150 Website Highlights State Sesquicentennial Commemoration at KS150.org

TOPEKA, Kan.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Kansas will mark 150 years of statehood on January 29, 2011. The Kansas 150 Advisory Committee has partnered with Kansas.gov, a service of the Information Network of Kansas, Inc., to provide a website where communities across Kansas can connect with agencies and resources and participate in events and programs that commemorate the anniversary of statehood.

“INK is pleased to support the Kansas 150 website and look forward to seeing communities connect online to celebrate the sesquicentennial commemoration of Kansas”

"We believe the KS150.org website will be the key to success for the Kansas Sesquicentennial Commemoration,” said Mary Madden, Kansas 150 Statewide Coordinator. “It will allow all people, organizations, and communities across Kansas to share their resources, programs, projects, and events with others thereby embracing our goal to make Kansas 150 a true grassroots celebration of statehood."

The Kansas 150 Website was made possible through a grant from the Information Network of Kansas and developed by Kansas.gov. “INK is pleased to support the Kansas 150 website and look forward to seeing communities connect online to celebrate the sesquicentennial commemoration of Kansas,” said Jim Hollingsworth, executive director for the Information Network of Kansas.

KS150.org offers a variety of ways to get involved to commemorate the anniversary of statehood:

1. View and contribute to a Calendar of Events

2. Register and search for programs/services such as storyteller, music, arts & crafts, and food.

3. Access the marketing toolkit for the KS150 logo, sample news releases and 150+ event ideas

About Kansas 150

The Kansas 150 Advisory Committee is comprised of the Kansas Historical Society, Kansas African-American Affairs Commission, Kansas Division of Travel and Tourism, Kansas Arts Commission, Kansas Department of Transportation, Kansas Hispanic & Latino American Affairs Commission, Kansas Humanities Council, Kansas Lottery, Kansas Governor’s Office, Kansas State Department of Education, Kansas Wildlife and Parks, and the State Library of Kansas.

About Kansas.gov

The Information Network of Kansas Inc, (INK) is responsible for the oversight of the development of the official Web site for the state of Kansas, Kansas.gov. The portal operates through a public-private partnership between INK and the Kansas Information Consortium, LLC, to help Kansas government entities web-enable their information services. The Kansas Information Consortium builds, operates, maintains and markets Kansas.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC’s (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.

About NIC

NIC is the nation’s leading provider of official government websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company’s innovative eGovernment services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. The NIC family of companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,000 federal, state, and local agencies that serve 98 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at http://www.nicusa.com.