Project 2996 is a website that collects online tributes to the victims of 9/11 to honor their lives and keep their memories alive. It aims to have at least one tribute for each of the 2,996 victims. The site provides information on each victim who still needs a tribute and tips for writing tributes, including researching the victims' backgrounds using various online resources. It encourages people to participate by selecting a victim and writing a short tribute about who they were as a person rather than just their death, and to share their tribute on the Project 2996 site.

1. What is Project 2996?
Darryl Heron

2. What is Project 2996?
On the left is the about
Statement from the
Project 2996 web site

3. What is the Goal of Project 2996?
Project 2996 celebrates the lives of the September 11th victims via
online tributes.
All of the victims where “real“ people and Project 2996 wants to
see all them honored with a tibute by a real person.
By taking the time and energy to remember them we can keep
them alive in our own memories. We can keep them alive for as
long as we refuse to forget them.

4. Frequently Asked Questions
Were all of the 2996 victims heroes?
It‘s tough to admit, but the victims almost certainly includes people that some of
us may not have liked. Some who died that day were already heroes many
times over. Others were heroes to those who loved them. And for others we‘ll
never know about the heroic things that they did in their final hours. Project
2996 is about making the people real to those of us who have never heard their
stories.
What are your politics?
Project 2996 is not right wing, left wing, centrist. For this part of our lives we
put aside politics.
Project 2996 Merchandising?
It may not seem like it these days, but some things are beyond money and it‘s
influence. Futhermore, we don‘t have the time, energy, or bandwidth to
properly investigate anyone that might want to sponsor the project or be
licensed to “offer“ merchandise.

5. Visit Project 2996‘s Web Site
Be sure to visit our web page at
http://project2996.wordpress.com/

6. How to Participate
Best way to participate is to write a tribute of your own.
Go to the list (more about this futher in the presentation) and select
someone that doesn‘t already have a tribute.
Do some research (more on this later in the presenation)
Write about the person, not their death. Tell us about who they were,
what they liked, or why you might have like them.
Post the tribute on your blog or website.
Provide the link to us.
Spread the word (Facebook, Twitter, and so on).

7. Frequently Asked Questions Cont.
“We Remember (a.k.a. The
List“
At the time of this screen
capture there were 1274
victims without Project 2996
tributes. The list is broken
down by flight#, Pentagon,
and World Trade Center
victims.

8. Tips on Research
Have a look at what other people have done in their tributes. You can see the
resources that they‘ve used and maybe pick up some other tips.
Try the following resources:
http://www.post-gazette.com/
http://www.9-11heroes.us/
http://www.legacy.com/NS/
Go to your favorite seach engine. Be sure to type the victim‘s name in and 911, this
will help to elminate pulling up information on people with similar names
You might need to dig deeper, but this will give you some starting points
For some of the victims there is very little information, in this case you might creat a
more general tribute but we want a tribute for them as well.

9. Be Sure To ‚Like Us‘ on Facebook
You can join the crowd of peple that “Like Us“ on Facebook.
You can receive status updates in Facebook on what Project 2996 is doing
You can share information about the victims you‘ve written tribute(s) about.

10. Be Sure to Check Out
Project 2996
http://project2996.wordpress.com/
We Remember ‚The List‘
http://project2996.wordpress.com/we-remember/
Like Us on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/Project2996
The Project 2996 Group Board @ Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/darrylheron/project-2996/
Darryl Heron‘s presentations on SlideShare
http://www.slideshare.net/darrylheron
Find out more About.me
http://about.me/darrylheron