SEATTLE, Wash., Nov 22 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - Have you ever wanted to
join an expedition to the Antarctic, follow the submersible ALVIN to
the ocean floor, or listen to climbers deciding to make a summit
attempt on Everest? A new internet portal, ExpeditionQuest.com, offers
members the opportunity to participate on expeditions and share in the
excitement of discovery and adventure. ADVERTISEMENT

Located fifteen miles north of Seattle in historic Snohomish,
Washington, the ExpeditionQuest Network includes a daily news service,
free web hosting for expeditions, a directory of over 10,000 projects,
and a placement service for students, adventurers and scientists.

ExpeditionQuest's "Outbound Placement Service" enables EQ members to
make their resumes available to expeditions, employers and journalists
for interviews.

Expedition leaders can search for additional team members using a
combination of educational, technical and outdoor qualifications. (For
example, a physician who has climbed over 6,000 meters and is fluent
in German.) The service is also used by organizations seeking
employees such as guides, instructors, field researchers, experts for
interviews and volunteers.

Membership and registration is free for both expedition leaders and
arm-chair adventurers.

A worldwide directory and search engine for expeditions, EQ's
Expedition Channel boasts the most exhaustive source in the world and
includes over 10,000 projects supported by organizations such as the
National Science Foundation, Royal Geographical Society, National
Geographic Society, Explorer's Club, Archaeological Institute of
America, Earthwatch, Smithsonian, the American Alpine Club and others.

EQ's ClassQuest includes a directory of classrooms, interactive
expeditions, lesson plans for teachers and a lecture series. Educators
list the courses and time of year they expect to be studying certain
subjects or explorers. EQ expeditions can then search the database for
classes with whom to communicate and share timely information and
updates while in the field.

Scientists and adventurers can also build a website for their
expedition which is hosted by ExpeditionQuest at no cost. Each site
includes a complete description of the project along with dates,
funding requirements, contact information, a link to their own website
if they have one, a news section where they can send updates, a media
gallery for photographs, audio clips and video, a voting system which
enables them to poll students and others about their expedition, a
discussion board, a mailing list to which EQ members can subscribe and
a complete administration section where each expedition can manage
this information.

In addition, expeditions can use "VENUS", EQ's Voice Energized News
Update System, to send news updates to their website by cell or
satphone from anywhere on earth.

A climber, sailor and former guide, Jake Stout came up with the idea
for ExpeditionQuest when trying to communicate with his 11 year-old
daughter while on an expedition in the Brooks Range in Alaska.

Stout and co-founder Ankur Verma have high expectations for EQ.

Stout explains, "In the past, expeditions in the field were primarily
limited to sending text and still photos by email. EQ now makes it
fast and easy for projects to upload content. We offer scientists and
adventurers a free and creative online community where they can share
their research, discoveries and passions. ExpeditionQuest is an idea
whose time has come."

You can find ExpeditionQuest on the net at:
http://www.expeditionquest.com

SOURCE: ExpeditionQuest

CONTACT: Jake Stout of ExpeditionQuest

+1-425-210-3852 or



Web site: http://www.expeditionquest.com