The Long Island Press’ Twenty Top Techies Awards, co-sponsored with LISTnet, honors the people that companies large and small rely on to make their technology work. They are the unsung heroes working behind the scenes to keep the technology we take for granted running smoothly. Among other things they are the people that set up email, design and build websites, fix crashed laptops and computers, manage and update servers, keep data secure and backed up, and create new software. They are always adapting to the changing needs of business.

This is an opportunity to recognize and honor the people in your company that make it all work. Techies can work for tech companies, law or accounting offices, banks, retail stores, schools, universities or any other business. So, no matter what your company does, you can nominate the techie who keeps you online and running.