Hi,

I didn't see it announced yet, so here goes - voting for the 2008 Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year is now open.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2008

Voting eligibility: all Wikimedians who were registered before 1 January 2009 and with at least 200 edits on any Wikimedia project (at time of voting)

Voting period: Round 1 closes on Feb 26.

Images: There are 501 images, which were made Featured Pictures during 2008. They are arranged into 11 categories (14 galleries). The top 10% from each category will go to Round 2, the final round. There will be category winners as well as the overall "picture of the year".

More coverage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2009-02-16/Commons_Picture_of_the_Year

cheers, Brianna