Global IT Award Laureate Dr. Craig R. Barrett & Ambassador Barbara Barrett will start their visit to Yerevan on June 27.

Dr. Craig R. Barrett, retired CEO/Chairman of the Board of Intel Corp. has been chosen to receive 2009 Global IT Award from the hands of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.

The award annually honors a Laureate who has made extraordinary contributions to humanity through advancing the world of IT. The award highlights Armenia on the world IT map as a growing high-tech destination. Inaugurated in 2009, the Global IT Award is granted on an annual basis to one Laureate whose internationally acclaimed contributions to IT have resulted in near-revolutionary or revolutionary developments that have positively impacted or hold the potential to positively impact the populations of multiple countries. The contributions may be in the technological, educational, organizational, or financial areas. Dr. Craig R. Barrett is the first to receive this award.

The Award Ceremony and related program of events will take place on June 28-29, 2010 in Yerevan.The Award Ceremony will take place on the grounds of the Office of the President of Armenia.