Int'l Competition Events

2006 EuromedCafe competition: Other songs

2006-09-29T10:43:00.000-07:00

Inspired by peace and intercultural dialogue, this song contest is open to authors from countries of the European Union and from the Southern Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. An international jury will select a maximum of 10 songs which will be awarded with prizes that range from 600 to 1,500 euros.

The competition is organised by Fondazione Laboratorio Mediterraneo (FLM) with the support of the European Commission (External Relations Directorate General).

Deadline for submission of applications: 15 October 2006.

II° International Contest “OTHER SONGS” on the theme of Intercultural Dialogue

RULES 2006

1. OBJECTIVE

“OTHER SONGS” is a song contest inspired by peace and intercultural dialogue organised by Fondazione Laboratorio Mediterraneo (FLM) with the support of the European Commission (Direction General External Relations). The objective of the contest is to favour mutual knowledge and understanding between the peoples of the two rivers of the Mediterranean through music, instrument of dialogue and knowledge.

Will be admitted to the contest authors from countries of the European Union and from countries of the Southern river of the Mediterranean: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.

The FLM will select maximum 10 songs. The Prizes will be:
- First Prize: 1.500 euros
- Second Prize: 1.000 euros
- From 3rd to the 7th: 600 euros

Selected songs will be diffused on the Internet on www.euromedcafe.org as from January 2007.

Particular attention will be given to those works that:

- Underline the importance of dialogue and tolerance in the relations among peoples and cultures;
- Give a new look, original and innovative about themes such as integration, immigration, menaces of conflict;
- Enhance the knowledge and understanding of other cultures as a way to fight against prejudices, clichés, stereotypes, sources of conflicts and misunderstandings;
- Deal about collective imaginaries and mutual representations;
- Underline the diversity and richness of peoples of both sides of the Mediterranean;
- Attach importance to the right to difference.

2. RULES OF THE CONTEST

Eligible authors. The authors must be from the European Union or from Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.

Prize An international jury will award the Prizes to maximum 10 songs. Selected songs will be accessible on the site www.euromedcafe.org.

Admitted genres: Songs will be free of rights for Internet diffusion.

Non admitted genres: publicity, games and works which have pornographic texts or that offends Persons, Public Institutions or States.

Duration: The duration of the songs must be comprised between 2 and 5 minutes.

Formats: The songs must be sent in MP3 format (128 kbps or more) by filling the on line form. The participant will be able to insert their personal data a brief bio and attach the song in MP3 format.

Languages: the texts of the songs can be written in any language spoken in the European Union or in the Mediterranean Bassin (Arabic, Berbere, Turkish or Hebrew). Participants must enclose the translation of the texts in one of the following languages: Arabic, English, French or Italian.

Registration and dates: registration fees are not required. Registration is limited to 4 songs by author. Works must be sent together with the registration form.

The work must be accompanied by:
- The registration form duly completed;
- The text of the song in Arab, English, French or Italian.

All submissions must be sent no later than: 15 OCTOBER 2006. Works to be received after the date will not be accepted.

3. JURY

The President of the Fondazione Laboratorio Mediterraneo will appoint an international jury to be integrated by composers. This jury will assess the songs.

The Direction of the contest will decide about the eligibility of the works which may accede (respect of the theme and the formats). Selection criteria have been announced under title 1 of the present regulation.

4. AUTHORISATION

The winners of the contest engage themselves to authorise the Fondazione Laboratorio Mediterraneo to host and diffuse the songs, its text and a photograph of the author freely on the site www.euromedcafe.org.

5. SELECTION AND JURISDICTION

The participation in the contest “OTHER SONGS” implies the acceptance without reservation of the terms of the present regulations. Should there be any interpretation problem from the present regulation, the Italian version will be considered final. Any issue relative to the observance or interpretation of the present regulation of these provisions will be decided by the Courts of Naples, domicile of the promoter.

Organisers will ask authors whose works have been retained to send a picture in *.j.peg or *.tif , 300 dpi to be inserted in the site.

6. GENERAL DISPOSITIONS

Independent form the original format songs will be diffused on the Internet on the site www.euromedcafe.org.

Any eventual expedition costs will be on the chare of the expeditor.

All songs with racist, pornographic or defamatory content will be systematically refused. Authors who submit a work declare that they own the rights to be diffused on the Internet. By participating to the contest, the author guarantees for the Fondazione Laboratorio Mediterraneo and takes away the latest from any responsibility, ensuring that the diffusion of the song on the site www.euromedcafe.org will not prejudice third rights.

The direction of the contest “OTHER SONGS” may take decisions relative to issues not foreseen in the present regulation.

Colin and Ailsa Turbayne International Berkeley Essay Prize Competition

2006-09-29T10:09:00.000-07:00

Colin and Ailsa Turbayne International Berkeley Essay Prize Competition

2004 Winner

The winning essay in the Colin and Ailsa Turbayne International Berkeley Essay Prize Competition for 2004 is “Leibniz and Berkeley on Phenomenalism and Teleology”, by Laurence Carlin, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Professor Colin Turbayne

Some years before their deaths, Professor and Mrs. Colin Turbayne established an International Berkeley Essay Prize competition in cooperation with the Philosophy Department at the University of Rochester. A highly popular teacher of philosophy, the late Professor Turbayne is often described by former students as a "consummate teacher" who made a lasting impression on them. He was also one of the most prolific and influential scholars of George Berkeley, the 18th Century Irish philosopher. He is perhaps best known as the author of the classic treatise, The Myth of Metaphor, first published by Yale University Press in 1962, followed by later editions and now available online at www.themythofmetaphor.info/colinmurrayturbayne.htm. An original and highly imaginative criticism of the Newtonian view of the universe as a machine, in it he suggests that the modern mind has been victimized by a powerful metaphor that has been taken literally, and that alternative models of explanation, notably the language model, can serve as beneficial approaches to an understanding of the world, knowledge and science. He published his last work, Metaphors for the Mind: The Creative Mind and Its Origins in 1990, in which he shows how modern theories of human thought and language arose from historical traditions of philosophy. Professor Turbayne's devotion to advancing understanding of Berkeley is reflected in the numerous articles he authored, his producing six major editions of Berkeley's works, and the creation and funding of the International Berkeley Essay Prize.

The Competition

The next deadline for submitting papers is November 1, 2006. For the 2006 competition, submitted papers should address some aspect of Berkeley’s philosophy. Essays should be new and unpublished and should be written in English and not exceed 5,000 words in length. All references to Berkeley should be to Luce/Jessop, and a MLA or similar standard for notes should be followed. Submissions are blind reviewed and will be judged by members of a review board selected by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Rochester. The winner will be announced March 1, 2007 and will receive a prize of $2,000. Copies of the winning essays are to be sent to the George Berkeley Library Study Center located in Berkeley's home in Whitehall, Newport, RI.

Submissions must be on paper (no electronic submission) and should be sent to:

Chair, Department of Philosophy
University of Rochester
P.O. Box 270078
Lattimore 532
Rochester, NY 14627-0078

Past Berkeley Prize Winners

Essay Competition on Islamic Finance 2006

2006-09-29T09:46:00.000-07:00

Essay Competition on Islamic Finance 2006

For the past few decades, the Islamic banking and finance industry has grown significantly in the global market. In the believe that R & D in Islamic Finance are vital to be further developed, KLIIFEX 2006 proudly organise this essay competition to encourage in-depth research competitively.

We encourage everyone to participate in this essay
competition by writing to us a well-grounded essay on Islamic
banking and finance topics.

The winning essays receive awards totaling to USD4,500.00. We
will begin accepting essays starting from September 1, 2006.

Topic for the essay competition should be focused mainly
on the following areas :

::	Islamic Financial Products
::	Takaful and Retakaful
::	Islamic Unit Trusts
::	Sukuk and Islamic Asset-Backed Securities
::	Islamic Derivatives
::	Islamic REITs
::	Islamic Structured Financial Products
::	Legal and Regulatory Issues in Islamic Finance
::	Shariah Audit and Governance
::	Islamic Accounting and Auditing
::	Basel II
::	Risk Management


Entry Format	An English or Malay language essay of 4,000 to 8,000 words
Submission deadline	26 October 2006

Prizes	1st prize : USD 1,500 2nd prize : USD 1,000 3rd prize : USD 750 5 consolation prizes : USD 200

Download Entry Form (pdf/291kb)

*Inviting and subject to further confirmation

FIRST STEP TO NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS 2007

2006-09-16T08:40:00.000-07:00

Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (Warsaw -- Poland), announces

The Fifteenth International Competition

FIRST STEP TO NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS

This is an International Competition in Physics Research Projects for High School (Lyceum) Students. The competition targets high school (lyceum) students who are interested in physics and are willing to perform their own research works in physics. At times, their results are very interesting and valuable. The Institute of Physics (in the Polish Academy of Sciences) organises the fifteenth competition in the 2006/2007 academic year, and invites the participation of students based on the rules given below. The title of the competition expresses dreams of all the physicists, especially of young physicists. We, however, feel necessary to underline that the FIRST STEP is a quite independent competition, without any links to any Nobel institution.

GENERAL RULES:

1. All the high school (lyceum) students regardless of the country, type of the school etc. are eligible for the competition. The only conditions are that the school cannot be considered as a university college and the age of the participant should not exceed 20 years on March 31, 2007.

2. There are no restrictions concerning the subject matter of the papers, their level, methods applied etc. All these are left to the participants' choice. The papers, however, have to have a research character and deal with physics topics or topics directly related to physics.

3. Every participant can submit one or more papers but each paper should have only one author. The total volume (i.e. text + figures + captions + tables + references) of each paper should not exceed 25 normal typed pages (about 50,000 characters).

4. The papers will be refereed by the Organising Committee and the best will be awarded. The number of awarded papers is not limited. All the awards will be considered equivalent. The Authors of the awarded papers will be invited to the Institute of Physics (or to institutions co-operating with the Institute of Physics) for one month's research stay (the stays are scheduled for November 2007). The necessary stay expenses (without expenses for travel) will be paid by the organisers. Unfortunately, the travel expenses to and from Poland cannot be paid by the organisers and the winners will have to find some sponsors.

5. In addition to the regular awards the Organising Committee may establish a number of honourable mentions. The participants who won the honourable mention receive diplomas, but they are not invited to the research stay.

6. The participants should send their papers in two copies in English only by March 31, 2007 to:

Mrs. Maria Ewa Gorzkowska, M. A.
Secretary of the FIRST STEP
Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
al. Lotników 32/46, (PL) 02-668 Warszawa

The Organizing Committee does not accept papers sent by e-mail.

7. Each paper should be attached with the filled Participation Form (empty form is available from our home page:www.ifpan.edu.pl/firststep).

8. IMPORTANT: The papers that do not conform to the above mentioned formal conditions are not evaluated. In particular that refers to the following papers:

* written in language different than English or written by hand,
* received after the deadline (the participants should have sent the papers out to the organisers early enough),
* submitted without the Participation Form,
* in which physics does not play a basic role,
* which do not have a research character (descriptive papers, essays, papers without any own results received by the Authors etc. are rejected in the first pass of evaluation)
* submitted by e-mail.

We hope that our competition will provide the pupils with an opportunity to compare their own achievements with the achievements of their colleagues from other countries. Also we hope that the stay of young scientists in our Institute will result in friendly relationship among them, what seems especially valuable for the future. On behalf of the Organising Committee:

On behalf of the Organising Committee:

Prof. Yohanes Surya
(Jakarta, Indonesia)
Vice-President of the Organising Committee Dr. Waldemar Gorzkowski
(Warsaw, Poland)
President of the Organising Committee

Additional information on the competition and on the proceedings of the past competitions can be obtained from Dr. Waldemar Gorzkowski - phone: (48)22-8435212; fax: (48)22-8430926; e-mail: gorzk@ifpan.edu.pl or from Prof. Dr. Yohanes Surya -- e-mail: yohaness@centrin.net.id or from any of the following Members of the International Advisory Committee (IAC):

Mr. Can ALTINELLER altineller@gmail.com (also Turkish)
Mrs. Tildash BITUOVA daryn_alm@nursat.kz (also Kazakh)
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi EZAWA hiroshi.ezawa@gakushuin.ac.jp (also Japanese)
Dr. Zbigniew GORTEL gortel@phys.ualberta.ca
Prof. Dr. Ibrahim GUNAL gunal@metu.edu.tr (also Turkish)
Dr. Avi I. HAUSER avihauser@yahoo.com
Prof. Dr. Si-zhao JIN jinsz@ustc.edu.cn (also Chinese)
Dr. Hans JORDENS h.jordens@phys.rug.nl (also Dutch)
Dr. Andrzej KOTLICKI kotlicki@physics.ubc.ca
Prof. Dr. Stanislav KOZEL sob@scph.mipt.ru (also Russian)
Dr. Juan LEON leon@imaff.cfmac.csic.es (also Spanish)
Prof. Dr. Ming-Juey LIN mjlin@phy.ntnu.edu.tw (also Chinese)
Prof. Dr. Leonid MARKOVICH markovich@bsu.by (also Belorussian)
Prof. Helmuth MAYR helmuthmayr@hotmail.com (also German)
Mr. Markus MUELLER markusm@physics.rutgers.edu (also German and French)
Prof. Dr. Shigetoshi NARA nara@elec.okayama-u.ac.jp (also Japanese)
Dr. Dwight E. NEUENSCHWANDER dneuensc@snu.edu
Dr. Ammar SAREM samers@scs-net.org (also Arabic)
Prof. Dr. Viktor URUMOV urumov@iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk (also Macedonian)
Mr. Srdan VERBIC verbic@octopus.phy.bg.ac.yu (also Serbian)
Prof. Dr. Paolo VIOLINO p.violino@tiscalinet.it (also Italian)
Prof. Dr. Ivo VOLF ivo.volf@uhk.cz (also Czech)
Prof. Dr. Arthur K. WEST AWest@shoreline.edu
Mr. Zhang Zhong-da zhongda_zhang@yahoo.com.cn (also Chinese)

The competition papers MUST be written in English, but to get an information about the competition the participants may contact the Members of the IAC also in other languages as shown in parentheses. Please remember that the Members of the IAC are not supervisors and they do not help in any concrete participants' research.

Complete information on the First Step can be found on our home page http://www.ifpan.edu.pl/firststep

INTERNATIONAL İSTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL

2006-09-16T08:38:00.000-07:00

INTERNATIONAL İSTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION REGULATION
deadline for application is 31 December 2006
1. Dates
The 26th International İstanbul Film Festival, organised by the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, and recognised as a specialised competitive event by FIAPF, will take place 31 March - 15 April 2007.

2. Aim
The aim of the Festival is to encourage the development of cinema in Turkey and to promote films of quality in the Turkish market.

3. Program
The program of the 26th International İstanbul Film Festival consists of the following sections:
a) An international competition open only to feature, documentary, or animated films on arts (literature, theatre, music, dance, cinema, plastic arts) and literary adaptations;
b) Non-competitive, informative sections on the specialised themes of the Festival. Features, documentaries and shorts can be selected for these sections.
c) Tributes;
d) Special sections;
e) Turkish Cinema 2006 – 2007

4. International Competition
a) Feature, documentary, or animated films (on arts, or literary adaptations) in 35 mm with optical soundtrack and a minimum length of 1,600 m. can be selected for the competition.
b) The final decision for selection and scheduling will be taken by the Directorate of the Festival. Producers, directors, distributors, film institutes and embassies may propose titles.
c) All films in the competition will be screened at the Festival in their original version, whenever possible with English, French or Turkish subtitles.
d) Films will not be considered if:
– released before 1 January 2005,
– already released in Turkey, excluding the Turkish entries.
e) The screening schedule is decided upon by the Directorate of the Festival.
f) Films in the competition will be judged by an international jury composed of directors, writers, producers, actors, critics, cinema-historians and others known for their involvement in cinema.
g) The jury presents:
–The "Golden Tulip Award", as the Grand Prize of the International İstanbul Film Festival, to the director of the selected film.
The Grand Prize may not be shared.
The jury may also give:
–A "Special Prize of the Jury", for a specific contribution (by a director, writer, player, director of photography, composer, etc.)
h) The directors of films admitted to the competition will be guests of the Festival for 4 days.

5. Participation
Films can also be selected for a non-competitive section of the Festival. Producers, directors, distributors, film institutes and embassies may propose titles. (The deadline for application is 31 December 2006)
In order to apply for the consideration of the Festival, interested parties should send a full-length VHS preview video-cassette or DVD (PAL or NTSC) of the film accompanied with relevant printed material. These tapes and documents will not be returned.

6. Insurance
The Festival is responsible for the insurance of the prints selected, from the moment they are received by the Festival to the moment they are collected by the forwarding agent.
Should a print be lost or damaged, the Festival's responsibility could be engaged only to the extent of the value indicated by the producer on the entry form. If the entrant does not send the entry form to the secretariat of the Festival until 1 February 2007, the print will be valued by the insurance company on 2.500.- US Dollars.

7. Transport
a) Film prints to be screened in the Festival must arrive in İstanbul for checking, translation and press screenings by 2 March 2007.
b) Shipment costs of the prints for both ways will be paid by the Festival only if the prints are sent from and returned to their sources.
c) In case the print is shared with another festival, the İstanbul Film Festival will pay for the return transportation charges only. The films must be sent prepaid by the other festival. No collect shipments are accepted unless authorized by the İstanbul Film Festival. Storage, customs, insurance and handling charges in Turkey will be covered by the İstanbul Film Festival.
d) Films will be returned within two weeks after the closing of the Festival. The consignee will be notified of the shipping details. The Festival is not responsible for storage fees at the airport.
e) Prints and air waybills should be sent directly to the Festival's address below:
İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts
International İstanbul Film Festival
İstiklal Cad. 146
Beyoglu 34435 İstanbul - TURKEY
Phone: +90 (212) 334 07 24
Fax: +90 (212) 334 07 02
E: film.fest@iksv.org
f) The return address of the sender should be marked on each film. The entrant should send a notice of dispatch by airmail, e-mail or fax to the secretariat of the Festival indicating the title, date and way of shipment.

8. Rights
Films not meeting the technical requirements for public screening may be disqualified.
Participation in the 26th International İstanbul Film Festival implies the acceptance of these regulations.
All issues not covered by these general regulations will be resolved by the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts in accordance with the international regulations of FIAPF for film festivals.

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2007 ISA Sign Design Competition

2006-09-16T08:30:00.000-07:00

2007 ISA Sign Design Competition

Deadline: December 3, 2006

ISA announces its annual contest, which calls upon current and future sign design professionals to submit their unique designs. Cash prizes will be awarded and winners will be recognized at Expo 2007 in Las Vegas!

Prizes:

Professional Competition Junior Competition
First Place Winner - $2,000
Second Place Winner - $1,000
Third Place Winner - $500 First Place Winner* - $500
Second Place Winner - $300
Third Place Winner - $100

*The first place winner will also receive free airfare and one night's lodging in Las Vegas for the awards presentation at Expo 2007.

To enter:

2007 Sign Design Competition Entry Form - Download entry form to read complete rules, regulations, and submit your design to enter by December 3, 2006.

Assignment:

* Create a signage package for JW Gourmet Foods, a national grocery store chain.

Instructions:

* Design a logo and signage for the building.
* Design a logo and a pylon sign.
* Identify materials and fabrication details (include with your specification).

Building:

Download digital photograph of JW Gourmet Foods. Use the digital photographs and key measurements to create your design. You may enhance the building, but you cannot change the basic design.

Pylon Sign:

* Double face: can be internally illuminated or lit with exposed neon or LED.
* Maximum area: 180 square feet (one side).
* Maximum height: 25 feet from the grade to the top of the sign.

Building Sign:

* Design a main identification sign.
* Design building signage.

Electronic Message Centers:

Electronic message centers may be used on the pylon sign, or building sign, but the square footage must be considered in the total sign area allowed.

Eligibility:

Companies represented by the panel of judges are not eligible to participate. Entrants may illustrate, computer-generate, or combine these two skills to create their entries.

Rules and Regulations:

Display design on the overall board with dimensions of 22 inches by 28 inches. Any other size received will be disqualified.

Include company name and designer on the back of the board on a removable label placed in the upper, right-hand corner. Do not sign or incorporate the designer’s name, company name, current phone number, or address in the artwork.

Design should be shipped in cardboard boxes for protection during shipping. Please do not use wood crates that require nails or screws to close.

Failure to follow these rules may result in disqualification. All entries become the property of ISA, unless return postage is included with payment. ISA will treat all entries with care, but does not assume responsibility for loss or damage.

Judging:

A panel of judges will evaluate the entries using a 10-point scale for a total of fifty points. The criteria will be based on the following:

*
* Innovative use of materials and technology Distinctive identity
* Practicality of the design with regard to construction and limited service maintenance
* Professional quality and appearance
* Creativity of the design
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International Underwater Photo & Video Competition — Over $35,000 in Prizes

2006-09-16T08:11:00.000-07:00

The 2nd Annual Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com International Photo & Video Competition
... in association with Our World-Underwater

Over $35,000 in Prizes!

Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com have teamed up again in association with Our World Underwater to celebrate the beauty and delicacy of the marine environment with the 2nd annual international underwater photography and video competition.

Photographers will compete in six still image categories plus one video category, to win more than $35,000 in prizes, including premium dive travel, underwater photography equipment, and more! Dive packages include trips to some of the top photo destinations in the world: South Africa, Socoros Islands, Raja Empat, Komodo, Grand Cayman, the Galapagos Islands, Bora Bora, the Solomon Islands, Manado, Lembeh Strait, Yap, Cocos (Keeling) Island and the Bahamas! Other prizes include camera housings, strobes, lighting systems, and other valuable items.

The competition includes a category for images that focus on conservation and the marine environment, and one specifically for entries taken by compact digital cameras.

Our panel of celebrity judges will select winners after the 11:59PM (Pacific Time), Jan 7, 2007 deadline. Winners will be announced on stage at the 2007 Our World-Underwater film festival in Chicago, Illinois (February 9-11, 2007), and will be published by our supporting media partners worldwide.

15% of entry proceeds will be donated to marine conservation efforts.
Detail information visit here.

Geneva International Competition 2007 Voice & Clarinet

2006-09-16T07:26:00.000-07:00

Voice
General conditions
Conditions of admission

The 62nd Geneva Competition is open, regardless of nationality

* to all female singers born after October 1st, 1977
* to all male singers born after October 1st, 1975

There are no exceptions to this rule.

Candidates who have already won a first Prize at one of the earlier Geneva Competitions (ex-CIEM Geneva) are not allowed to enter for the same discipline again.
Registration

The deadline for submission of registrations is May 31st, 2007 (date of postmark).

Candidates may register using the attached registration form or directly on our website at www.concoursgeneve.ch.

Registrations will only be considered as final after receipt of a dossier comprising:

* An official confirmation of candidate’s age (birth certificate or copy of passport).
* A brief CV (studies, schools, teachers, professional activities).
* Two recent photographs of high quality.
* Proof of payment of the registration fee.

Registration fee

The registration fee for the 2007 Geneva Competition is CHF 250 (two hundred and fifty Swiss francs).

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Clarinet
General conditions
Conditions of admission

The 62nd Geneva Competition is open to all clarinet players born after October 1st, 1977 regardless of nationality.

There are no exceptions to this rule.

Candidates who have already won a first Prize at one of the earlier Geneva Competitions (ex-CIEM Geneva) are not allowed to enter for the same discipline again.
Registration

The deadline for submission of registrations is May 31st, 2007 (date of postmark).

Candidates may register using the attached registration form or directly on our website at www.concoursgeneve.ch.

Registrations will only be considered as final after receipt of a dossier comprising:

* An official confirmation of candidate’s age (birth certificate or copy of passport).
* A brief CV (studies, schools, teachers, professional activities).
* Two recent photographs of high quality.
* Proof of payment of the registration fee.

Registration fee

The registration fee for the 2007 Geneva Competition is CHF 250 (two hundred and fifty Swiss francs).

Further info visit the official site.

International Skills Festival for All, Japan 2007

2006-09-16T07:21:00.000-07:00

For the first time in history, the WorldSkills Competition and the International Abilympics will take place together under the banner “International Skills Festival for All, Japan 2007”. By holding these events simultaneously, we hope that people with and without disabilities will appreciate each other’s excellence in skills. We also hope to emphasize the significance of both competitions. We firmly believe that this is an excellent opportunity to raise social awareness and the standards of vocational skills and training.

The WorldSkills Competition is the skills competition for young people up to 22 years old. Having hosted WorldSkills in Tokyo in 1970 and in Osaka in 1985, this is the third time Japan has hosted this special event.

The International Abilympics was launched in 1981 to commemorate the International Year of Disabled Persons, with the aim of improving vocational skills of persons with disabilities. This is the second time Japan has had the honor of hosting this event.

With the postwar “baby-boomer” generation turning 60 and beginning to retire in 2007 creating a shortage of skilled workers, these competitions will be a good chance to convey the importance of skilled professionals and to promote the efforts of young people at work and conscientious efforts of people with disabilities. We are also sure that hosting the competitions in our country in the early 21st century will be a great opportunity to promote Japan's wonderful skills both domestically and internationally.

Shizuoka Prefecture, the site of the event, promotes universal design and environmental accessibility. At the same time, it has a wide range of industries – from transportation equipment and semiconductor industries to bamboo crafts and other traditional goods. The area – home of Mt. Fuji and Suruga Bay – is rich in natural beauty and there are many time-honored hot springs resorts in Shizuoka, mainly on the Izu Peninsula. We believe that everyone who participates in ISF2007 will enjoy the natural beauty of the venue and its surroundings. 　

We truly hope that the International Skills Festival for All, Japan 2007 will be attended by as many participants as possible, and attract a high level of interest.

Further info visit skillfestival2007 official site.

ThinkQuest International 2007

2006-09-16T07:19:00.000-07:00

ThinkQuest International 2007 Rules

The ThinkQuest Competition (the "Competition") is a project-based learning challenge in which Teams (as defined below) of students and teachers from around the world compete to create the best educational websites. The Teams who create the winning websites are eligible for prizes, and entries may be published in the popular ThinkQuest Library. The Competition is sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation, a California non-profit corporation ("Foundation" or "Sponsor").

By participating in the Competition, each Team member accepts the conditions stated in these Rules, agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Judges (as defined below) and warrants that he/she is eligible to participate in the Competition.
Schedule

Team Enrollment opens:
August 15, 2006

Entry Submission Deadline:
3:00 pm EST on April 16, 2007

Winners Announced:
June 14, 2007

The Foundation may extend any Competition deadline upon three (3) days written notice to the Primary Coaches and will post any changes to those deadlines on the ThinkQuest website at http://www.thinkquest.org/.
Competition Requirements
To participate in the Competition, each Team must:

1. Enroll the Team. To enroll, the following steps must be taken:

1. Primary Coach registers a Team for the Competition by going to http://www.thinkquest.org/, or if the Primary Coach is a member of the Think.com online community, by logging in at http://www.think.com and creating a ThinkQuest project. In both cases, the Primary Coach must follow the online instructions, and acknowledge and agree to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of the Primary Coach's Competition Registration Agreement;
2. have the Primary Coach obtain permission from the parent or legal guardian of each Team member who is (a) under age 18, or (b) is older than age 18 but not the age of legal majority in his/her country and/or state of citizenship at the time of entry for him/her to participate in the Competition, and
3. on or before the Entry Submission Deadline, have someone with legal signing authority at the school at which the Primary Coach is employed, generally a principal, head teacher, or other administrator (an "Authorized Person"), acknowledge and agree, on behalf of his/her school, to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of the School Entry Submission Agreement.

2. Submit the entry. A completed entry ("Entry") consists of the following TWO items:

1. The collection of website files the Team has produced and successfully uploaded to the ThinkQuest server (the "Website"), and
2. A completed online form providing requested information about the Team and its Website, accessed by logging in to www.thinkquest.org ("Site Profile").

Teams that enroll but do not submit an Entry by the Entry Submission Deadline will be disqualified.

3. Wait as the Judges make their final decisions. An independent panel of judges ("Judges") will evaluate the Website and Site Profile, in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria, which is incorporated in and made a part of these Official Rules. Winners will be announced on the ThinkQuest website on June 14, 2007. Judges' scores will not be posted or publicized.

Each decision of the Foundation and each decision of any of the Judges, shall, in all respects, be final, binding, and not be subject to review.
In the event one or more Teams misses a Competition deadline due solely to a confirmed technical failure or malfunction of the Foundation's online submission system, computer equipment, software programs, or user interface server (as determined by the Foundation in its sole discretion), then the Foundation may, but is not obligated to, extend such deadline in its sole discretion, upon notice to the Primary Coach of such Team(s).
Age Divisions

For students, the minimum age to participate is 9 and the maximum age to participate is 19. Teams will compete in one of three age divisions:

* Age 12 and under
* Age 15 and under
* Age 19 and under

Teams are permitted to include student members of different ages. The age of the oldest student on the Team as of April 16, 2007 will determine the age division in which the Team will compete. All of the students on a Team must be no younger than age 9 and no older than age 19 on April 16, 2007.
Team Requirements

Team Composition:

* A Team must be comprised of at least three and no more than six student members and one Primary Coach (each, a "Team").
* A Team may also include one Assistant Coach (optional). Teams using Think.com as a collaboration environment may be required to have additional teachers participating in the Think.com project workspace. However, these additional teachers are not considered members of the ThinkQuest team and are not eligible for any prizes unless they are also registered as either the Primary Coach or the Assistant Coach for the team.
* A Team may have no more than two student members who have been on winning ThinkQuest teams in the past.
* Teams may be comprised of students and coaches from within a single classroom or from many different classrooms, schools, communities, or countries around the world. Multi-location Teams and multi-language Websites are encouraged (please see the Evaluation Criteria for more detail).
* If information about any Team member submitted to the Foundation is found to be an intentional misrepresentation, the entire Team will be disqualified.

Coach Requirements:

Coaches may provide guidance, administration, and practical assistance to their Teams. Coaches may help students form Teams and locate resources (human, technical, and information). Coaches may NOT work directly on any portion of the Website.

The Primary Coach must:

* Be employed by and working in a teaching or resource capacity (e.g., teacher, librarian, technology coordinator, etc.) at an Eligible School. An Eligible School is an accredited school that is owned or operated by a government or local school board, or an accredited, non-profit, private school that is tax-exempt under U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), or the non-U.S. equivalent of a Section 501(c)(3) school. Employees of schools that do not meet this requirement are not eligible to be Primary Coaches of Teams participating in the Competition.
* Be at least age 21, OR the age of legal majority in his/her country/state of citizenship, whichever is older, on the day of the Entry Submission Deadline.
* Acknowledge and agree to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of the Primary Coach's Competition Registration Agreement.
* Obtain a signed permission form from the parent/legal guardian of each student member of the Team if that student is (a) under age 18, or (b) is older than age 18 but not the age of legal majority in his/her country and/or state of citizenship before submitting any information to the. (See Coach Resources for a sample permission form.)
* Provide an active email address during coach enrollment and maintain this email address throughout the Competition, so that he/she may act as the point of contact for the Team.
* For the Primary Coach of a winning Team, complete the Primary Coach's Affidavit of School Eligibility, attesting that his/her school is an Eligible School, prior to acceptance of any applicable prize.

The Assistant Coach, if any, must:

* Be at least age 20 on the day of the Entry Submission Deadline OR have won an Age Division or Honorable Mention award in a prior ThinkQuest competition.
* Not be a student member of any current Team.

Student Requirements:

Student Team members are responsible for the design and development of their Website, including the selection, research, and development of its content. Each student must make significant contributions to the success of the Team and be a full participant in the development of the Website.

Each student must:

* Be no younger than age 9 and no older than age 19 on April 16, 2007.
* Either (1) be actively enrolled as a student at an Eligible School, or (2) be home-schooled or enrolled in a Non-Eligible School, so long as he/she is a member of a Team whose Primary Coach is an employee of an accredited school.
* Be a member of only one Team.

Evaluation Criteria

Teams should review the Evaluation Criteria thoroughly before developing their Entries. The Evaluation Criteria were developed in coordination with the Buck Institute for Education, Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning, and Sara Armstrong Consulting, and will be used to evaluate all Competition Entries.
Topic Categories

Entries must be submitted in one of the following twelve categories, which correspond to the top-level navigation categories in the ThinkQuest Library:

* Arts & Entertainment
* Books & Literature
* Business & Industry
* Computers & the Internet
* Geography & Travel
* Health & Safety
* History & Government
* Math
* Philosophy, Religion & Mythology
* Science & Technology
* Social Sciences & Culture
* Sports & Recreation

To view examples of topics in each category, click on the links above. The examples have been included only to spark imagination. Teams can also visit the ThinkQuest Library for more ideas.
Entry Requirements

Content:

* Websites (or content from websites) previously submitted in ThinkQuest competitions are ineligible for submission.
* Websites may not contain any Objectionable material (as defined in Section IX of the Primary Coach's Competition Registration Agreement), including but not limited to profanity, vulgar language, or statements that promote hatred towards an individual, race, or community.
* Websites may not contain any commercial content that promotes the sale of an item directly via the Website, or by hyperlinks to external commercial sites selling products or services.

Use of Copyrighted Materials:

Websites and all content contained on or in the websites (collectively "Website Content") must be the original creation of the Team and must contain complete and accurate citations and/or permissions for all sources used. By submitting an Entry, Team members represent that they have the unrestricted right to submit the Website Content and the Website Content does not infringe upon any third party's proprietary or other rights.

For purposes of these Rules, "plagiarism" means:

(a) copying words or ideas from someone else and attributing those words or ideas as one's own;
(b) copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit;
(c) failing to put a direct quote in quotation marks;
(d) giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation;
(e) changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit;
(f) any copying of another person's work that results in the Entry not being substantially the original work of the Team members, regardless of whether the copied work is cited; and/or
(g) use of website templates without giving credit to the original creator/owner of the template.

The Foundation takes plagiarism very seriously. Any plagiarism or copyright violation will result in an Entry's disqualification.

While students are encouraged to seek guidance from coaches, parents, friends, published sources and other collaborators via the internet, students must do their own work and must not permit any person (other than student members of the Team) to perform such work and must not copy the materials (words, images, data, audio and video files, and other media) of others, except as permitted below:

* Websites may include material that was created by another person before January 1, 1918 so long as an accurate citation is provided within the Website.
* Websites may include material that was created by another person on or after January 1, 1918 so long as written permission to quote or use such material is obtained as required by the creator or owner of such intellectual property AND an accurate citation is provided within the Website. Teams must also be able to provide a copy of such permission to the Foundation, if requested.

Student Safety & Privacy:

In order to comply with the Foundation's efforts to prevent the publication of personally identifiable information in the Library, Website and Site Profile content may NOT contain any of the following:

* Student last names
* Student email addresses or personal contact information (generic Team or coach email addresses are acceptable)
* Guestbooks, discussion boards, forums, chat areas (including links on a ThinkQuest website to these types of forums on external websites)

The Foundation may, in its sole discretion, remove any such items from Entries once all judging has been completed. If this information cannot be removed, the Foundation may refuse to post an Entry in the ThinkQuest Library.

Language:

The Website and Site Profile, as well as other communications submitted to ThinkQuest, must be in English. Translation of the Website into additional languages is acceptable; however, Judges will evaluate the English language version of the Website.
Although the Website may be translated into multiple languages, file and directory names must be in basic ASCII format (no accents or non-Western characters).
Technical Requirements

Supported Technologies:

Websites must be built to run within a browser:

* Browser-based technologies such as Flash, Java script, dhtml, style sheets, and applets are supported.
* Server-based technologies such as PHP, Perl, SSI, Java, CGI, and FrontPage extensions* are NOT supported.

*FrontPage may be used to design and build a Team's Website, but FrontPage's server-side extensions and publishing utilities are not supported.
Websites should be able to be viewed on different browsers and platforms and at different connection speeds. Teams are encouraged to test their Websites on a variety of machines and browsers.

Server Usage:

All final Website Content must be uploaded to the ThinkQuest server. Website Content cannot be hosted on an external server. Each Team will be allotted a maximum of 50 mb of ThinkQuest server space for its Website. Teams whose Websites exceed the 50 mb after the Entry Submission deadline will be disqualified. Disqualified Teams will be notified of such disqualification.

Teams will have two methods for uploading files to the ThinkQuest server: the ThinkQuest web-based file upload tool and WebDAV. Both methods are fully explained in Help. Teams will not be provided SFTP or shell access.
A Team will be disqualified if any member gains unauthorized access to, or misuses, the ThinkQuest website or server by gaining access to areas that the Team does not have the explicit right to use or for using the server for purposes not related to the development and deployment of Entries for the Competition.

Program Tools:
The Foundation may make available certain software tools or other materials (Program Tools) for use by Teams in the Competition. Primary Coaches are responsible for insuring that Program Tools (if any) are used by Teams in accordance with these Rules and any specific terms accompanying the Program Tools, including any applicable Software License Terms for such Program Tools. Primary Coaches are also responsible for insuring removal of Program Tools from computer systems upon completion of the Competition and/or termination of a Team's participation in the Competition. A Team will be disqualified if any member modifies or reverse-engineers any Software, or uses any Software in a manner inconsistent with the Terms.

ThinkQuest Banner:

When a Team's Website is published in the ThinkQuest Library, the ThinkQuest banner will display on each page of the Website. See Help for more information.
Awards & Prizes

Age Division Awards and School Awards:
For each age division, the Judges will select 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place winners, and seven Honorable Mentions from among all eligible Entries received for such category (collectively, the "Age Division Awards"). For each team that wins an Age Division Award, the Eligible School at which that Team's Primary Coach is employed will receive a School Award ("School Award").

TRIO Special Recognition Award:
The Foundation will award one special recognition prize to the TRIO team that receives the highest score from among all eligible entries received from TRIO teams; provided, however, that if a TRIO team wins an Age Division Award or a Global Perspectives Award, no TRIO Special Recognition Award will be awarded and the TRIO team will be awarded only the Age Division Award or Global Perspectives Award, as applicable. A TRIO team is a Team comprised of a simple majority of students enrolled in the TRIO Quest program sponsored by the University of Washington and the Office of Post Secondary Education in the U.S. Office of Education.

Global Perspectives Award:
Judges will select one Entry that demonstrates excellence in Global Perspectives (as defined in the Evaluation Criteria).

Prizes:

Each Team member (students, Primary Coach, and Assistant Coach if any) whose Entry is selected for an Age Division Award, Global Perspectives Award, or TRIO Special Recognition Award, and each Eligible School that is selected for a School Award, will receive a prize ("Prize"). The Prizes are as follows, as applicable:

* Age Division 1st Place: Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,500 USD
* Age Division 2nd Place: Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,250 USD
* Age Division 3rd Place: Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,000 USD
* Age Division Honorable Mention: Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $750 USD
* Global Perspectives Award: Digital camera with approximate retail value of $750 USD
* TRIO Special Recognition Award: Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $750 USD
* School Award: $1,000 USD

For those Teams winning the Age Division 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place Awards, the Global Perspectives Award, and the TRIO Special Recognition Award, the Prize also includes the opportunity to attend ThinkQuest Live, a prestigious conference and awards event (described below).

ThinkQuest Live:

Winners will receive an opportunity to attend ThinkQuest Live. Attendance at ThinkQuest Live includes a trip for the winner and a Chaperone (as defined below), if applicable, to San Francisco, California, including round trip coach class airfare transportation from the major airport nearest the winner's residence (as determined by the Foundation) (or round-trip ground transportation if winner lives within 150 miles of San Francisco, California, as determined by the Foundation), approximately four nights' double occupancy hotel accommodations, and participation in ThinkQuest Live activities (including ground transportation to and from the hotel and airport, ThinkQuest Live workshops, local excursions, meals while attending ThinkQuest Live, and attendance at the ThinkQuest Live Awards Banquet). The trip to ThinkQuest Live has an approximate retail value of $3,300 USD per winner traveling alone, and $6,400 USD per winner traveling with a Chaperone. All expenses not included in the ThinkQuest Live trip description above (including but not limited to additional ground transportation, meals, food & beverages, taxes, gratuities & insurance) will be the sole responsibility of the winner. Minor must be accompanied by Chaperone (as defined below). Winner must travel on dates which permit attendance at ThinkQuest Live, or the ThinkQuest Live trip may be forfeited. Additional restrictions may apply. Foundation reserves the right to substitute Prize of equal or greater value. No other substitution or transfer of Prize permitted. The actual value of the Prize depends on dates and airport of origin. Any difference between actual value and stated approximate value will not be awarded. Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes.

* Each winner who is under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian as a chaperone ("Chaperone"), who will also attend ThinkQuest Live as a guest of the Foundation.
* Each winner who is age 18 or older, and has not reached the age of legal majority in his/her country and/or state of citizenship, must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian as a Chaperone unless that parent/guardian provides consent for the winner to attend without a Chaperone.
* Each winner who is age 18 or older, and has reached the age of legal majority in his/her country and/or state of citizenship, is not required to but may choose to be accompanied by a Chaperone.
* In the event a parent or legal guardian is unable to attend ThinkQuest Live as a Chaperone, the parent or legal guardian may authorize another relative age 21 or older to attend as Chaperone in his or her place. The Foundation reserves the right to approve or reject a Chaperone, in its sole discretion.

Additional Cash Payment for U.S. Winners:

In addition, as part of the Prize, winners that are United States residents will receive a cash payment in the approximate amounts listed below for presumed United States tax liability. The value of this cash payment will vary depending on the actual retail value of the Prize awarded.

* Winner Only (trip plus technology item): $2,091 USD
* Winner Only (trip alone): $1,562 USD
* Winner Only (technology item alone): $529 USD
* Winner and Chaperone (trip plus technology item): $3,546 USD
* Winner and Chaperone (trip alone): $3,017 USD

Notification and Verification of Winners:

Coaches of winning Teams will be notified via email. In order to accept the Prize, ALL members of a winning Team (students, Primary Coach, and Assistant Coach if any) will be required to sign a Winner's Affidavit of Eligibility and Release and, where permitted, a publicity release. The ENTIRE Team may be disqualified if ANY member of the Team does not submit a valid affidavit and release to the Foundation by the stated deadline. Winners and Chaperones, if applicable, who attend ThinkQuest Live must sign a Travel Release.

In addition, winners attending ThinkQuest Live with a Chaperone must submit the following:

1. A Chaperone's Release,
2. A Chaperone Designation Form, and
3. A Consent for Medical Treatment of a Minor Form, as applicable.

Conditions:

Subject to the terms of the affidavit of eligibility and liability release, winners agree to the use of their name, likeness, and/or Prize information for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation to the extent permitted by law, with any such use with respect to minors to be subject to prior approval of parent or legal guardian.

A tie may be declared for any of the awards. In addition, any Team is eligible to win one or more awards. Members of Teams that win two or more awards that include attendance at ThinkQuest Live will only be eligible to attend the single ThinkQuest Live event associated with the Competition in which they received the awards. Also, a student member of a Team that wins two or more awards that include attendance at ThinkQuest Live will only be eligible to bring one Chaperone, who will attend as a guest of the Foundation.
Team members that are eligible to attend ThinkQuest Live, but elect not to attend or are unable to do so, will not receive a cash equivalent or substitute Prize.
Library

Entries may be displayed in the ThinkQuest Library ("Library") for a minimum of one year from June 14, 2007. However, the Foundation has sole discretion in determining whether or not to add an Entry to the Library. Award-winning Entries are displayed prominently in the Library and may remain online longer, subject to the sole discretion of the Foundation.

At the Foundation's discretion, Entries that contain Personally Identifiable Information that cannot be removed by the Foundation (i.e. files that cannot be edited, such as flash files, CGI script etc.) will not be displayed in the Library.
The Entry Submission Agreement describes certain rights and licenses granted to the Foundation to use the Entries in the Library. Please visit the School Entry Submission Agreement for a complete description of these rights. By submitting an Entry, each Team member agrees to grant the School the rights necessary for the School, in accordance with Section VIII(b) of the School Entry Submission Agreement to grant the Foundation the rights to use the Entry.
General Conditions

This offer is void where prohibited or restricted by law and is subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

The Foundation and Judges are not responsible for late, lost, damaged, incorrect or misdirected Entries, and for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, or delays in operations or transmission of information, in each case whether arising by way of technical or other failures or malfunctions of computer hardware, software, communications devices, or transmission lines or data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of Entry materials, loss or otherwise.

The Foundation and Judges are not responsible for electronic communications or emails which are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in any email account to receive email messages.

The Foundation reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any Team member from this Competition or any other promotion conducted now or in the future by the Foundation or any of its affiliates if his or her fraud or misconduct affects the integrity of the Competition. A Team may be disqualified if there is a violation of any portion of the Rules, Primary Coach's Competition Registration Agreement, or School Entry Submission Agreement; if any member of the Team is found to be acting in an inappropriate, disruptive or unsportsmanlike manner or with the intent to abuse, threaten, or harass any other person; and/or if there is any attempt by any member of the Team to deliberately damage any Website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Competition.

The Foundation disclaims any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with, the Competition, including but not limited to the installation or use of any third party software. The Foundation reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend this Competition should any virus, bug, technical failures, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Foundation's control, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Competition. In the event of any such cancellation, termination or suspension, a notice will be posted and the winners will be selected from among all eligible Entries received prior to such time.

By accepting Prize, winner agrees to release the Foundation, its directors, employees, officers, and agents, including without limitation, its advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability, loss or damages arising from or in connection with the awarding, receipt, and/or use or misuse of Prize or participation in any Prize-related activities.

Each decision of the Foundation and each decision of any of the Judges, shall, in all respects, be final, binding, and not be subject to review.
These Rules, and the Primary Coach's Competition Registration Agreement, School Entry Submission Agreement, and Evaluation Criteria, incorporated herein, constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersede and merge all prior discussions and agreements between them relating thereto.

Last Updated: August 15, 2006

Source : here.

Aram Khachaturian International Competition

2006-09-16T07:14:00.000-07:00

Aram Khachaturian International Piano Competition
GENERAL CONDITIONS

Pianists from all over the world born between 30 May 1975 and 6 June 1991 are eligible to participate at the Competition. The age limit is between 16 and 32 years old.

HOW TO APPLY

The application form with the documents mentioned below must be forwarded not later than 24 December 2006 by the following address:
Yerevan State Conservatory, room 211,
Sayat-Nova Ave. 1a, Yerevan 375001, Armenia
Tel. /Fax: (374 10) 56 27 50, 56 36 83 (140)
E-mail: akhic@akhic.am
Web-site: http://www.akhic.am

The completed and signed application form must be attached to the following:

* competition program of all rounds (printed),

* passport or birth certificate (copy)

* curriculum vitae

* two recommendation letters – one from the music company or school and other one from any famous musician (or two recommendations from two famous musicians),

* one photo 13x18 (black and white) and one photo 4x6 (colored).

Application form
Application form (pdf format)

REGISTRATION FEE

The contestants admitted for the participation pay the entry fee - $100, during the registration in the Organizing Committee, May 29, 2007 at 11.00.

COMPETITION RULES

Aram Khachaturian International Competition consists of the audition and three rounds: First, Second and Third (Final).

Foreign applicants will be selected through videotape audition. The recording must be of high quality, PAL, SECAM or NTSC system and must be sent to the competition as a standard VHS videotape. Videotape must be signed by the applicant with his name, surname, titles of works, and date of the recording. The videotape should be sent to the Competition Organizing Committee together with the application form and other documents not later than 24 December 2006.

Citizens of Armenia will pass the live audition. It will be organized 20, 21 and 22 January 2007, in the Yerevan State Conservatory.

The first prizewinners of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) can participate at the Aram Khachaturian International Competition without audition. In this connection, applicants should present to the Organizing Committee the copies of their diplomas.

Not more than 30 pianists will participate at the Competition.

30 admitted pianists will receive invitations to participate at the Competition till 1 March 2007. It is allowed for competitors to make changes in their program until 15 March. The contestants must submit their invitations to the Organizing Committee 29 May 2006 at 11:00 a.m. during the registration.

The Organizing Committee provides the contestants with practicing rooms and one stage rehearsal before each round.

After the lottery draw, the competition program of each round can be changed only with jury’s special permission.

All the rounds are open to the public.

All the works must be performed by heart.

The playing order of the Competition will be determined by the lottery draw before the First round and will remain the same for all the rounds. Being absent or late to the lottery draw disqualifies the contestant.

Not more than 12 contestants will participate in the Second round, not more than 6 contestants – in the Third (Final) round.

The participants who will not be admitted to the Third round will receive Diplomas of Participation.

All the finalists will participate in the Gala Concert.

All the rights of the performance, video, audio, radio recording or films belong to Aram Khachaturian International Competition Organizing Committee.

INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN CONTESTANTS

After receiving the invitations, the foreign contestants should apply to the Embassy or the Consulate of the Republic of Armenia in their states for getting the visas.

Contestants admitted to the Second Round will be provided with free hotel accommodation and meals. Competition pays only for the contestants, excluding the accompanying people.

Contestants not admitted to the Second and Third rounds, but wishing to stay till the end of the competition, will pay for the hotel and meals themselves.

30 May 2007 at 19:00
Opening Ceremony

31 May 2007 at 10:00
First Round

1 June 2007 at 10:00
First Round

2 June 2007 at 10:00
Second Round

3 June 2007 at 10:00
Second Round

4 June 2007
Repetition with orchestra

5 June 2007 at 10:00 and 18:00
Third Round

6 June 2007 at 19:00
Gala Award Ceremony and Gala Concert

Aram Khachaturian International Competition Organizing Committee announces the following prizes: For Finalists - three prizes and three diplomas

First Prize - $15,000 US, Gold Medal and Laureate Diploma

Second Prize - $10,000 US, Silver Medal and Laureate Diploma

Third Prize - $5,000 US, Bronze Medal and Laureate Diploma

The participants of the Final Round and who are not Laureates will receive Diplomas and $2,000 US each.

All amounts will be given in drams (currency of the Republic of Armenia). All prizes are subject to state taxes.

Further info : here.

The BraunPrize 2007

2006-09-16T07:03:00.000-07:00

The BraunPrize 2007
The BraunPrize competition goes full blast since March 2007. Please don’t forget till the closing date: January 31, 2007 all projects should be submitted and entered at Braun by conventional mail or at the BraunPrize server by online upload. It’s worth it to participate because the total prize money amounts to € 36.000.

The winner of the BraunPrize will receive € 12,000 in prize money or a (paid) six-month internship in the Design Department at Braun. Competition documents to download at www.braunprize.com or ask for printed documents at info@braunprize.com. Please don’t forget to give your postal address.

Launch of the BraunPrize México
Official launch of the BraunPrize México exhibition will be celebrated and the BraunPrize 2005 photo exhibition will be opened at the Franz Mayer Museum in México City:

on August 17, 2006
at 7.00 p.m.
at Museo Franz Mayer
Av. Hidalgo 45, Col. Guerrero
C.P. 06300 México, D.F.México

The BraunPrize México is organized by a team whose members are drawn from various Mexican universities (Iberoamericana, Nacional Autónoma de México, Autónoma Metropolitana and Anahuac ITESO and Tec. de Monterrey Cd. de Mex.) in cooperation with Franz Mayer Museum, Mexican Design and Braun Mexico.

The Launch of the BraunPrize México 2007 is August 17, 2006. Closing date is January 31, 2007. For more information please visit www.premiobraun-mexico.com.

The BraunPrize Franchise Concept
Raising people’s awareness for high quality design: The idea behind the BraunPrize has proven immensely successful over the decades. Now using a franchise concept since 2005, it establishes the BraunPrize also as a national design competition.

The BraunPrize franchise concept supports the training of designers in their respective countries with a special emphasis on providing practical experience in industry. One particular objective is to provide a clear profile for what is expected of industrial designers faced with tough international competition.

Another intention is to strengthen the specific national appreciation of product and design quality and communicate it to the public.

The national organizers conduct the design competitions independently. In other words, they are responsible for the actual competition, the judging and the production of documents for the national event in consultation with Braun Corporate Design and the BraunPrize project management. A major criterion for permission to use the Braun and BraunPrize logos is preserving the quality and integrity of the competition.

The best entries are distinguished by being included as “national contribution“ in the final BraunPrize exhibition. The BraunPrize jury decides which of these entries should be included in the international competition and presented in the BraunPrize exhibition.

The winner of the national competition will receive in addition to BraunPrize Franchise cup also the invitation to the international BraunPrize Award Ceremony at Braun in Kronberg. This includes flight and accommodation as well as a visit at the Braun Design Department in Kronberg.

Please find information concerning other national competitions within the next BaunPrize News.

The BraunPrize Exhibition helps raise the profile of young designers
Along with the prize money and the press coverage, the BraunPrize Exhibition is an important aspect of the support which the competition provides for young designers. A large number of visitors with an interest in design have already seen the BraunPrize Exhibition in Germany and in many other European countries. The exposure offered by the exhibition frequently results in valuable contacts being made.

In the case of the 2005 BraunPrize, for example, the exhibition enjoyed a highly successful tour which took place in the following locations:

1. September 2005

Braun Headquarters in Kronberg, Germany

1. September/October 2005

Politecnico di Torino, Lingotto Building, Turin, Italy

1. Nov. 2005 – Jan. 2006

Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany

1. Mai – Juni 2006

Centro Cultural de Belém, Lissabon, Portugal

Locations visited by previous BraunPrize Exhibitions include Berlin, Hanover, Frankfurt, Essen, Mannheim, Stuttgart, Munich, Jablonec nad Nisou (Czech Republic), Oslo (Norway), Stockholm (Sweden), Barcelona (Spain), London (UK), Budapest (Hungary), Helsinki (Finland), Vienna (Austria) while the photo exhibition has ventured as far afield as Aspen (USA) and Chile.

In future, we would like to take the BraunPrize Exhibition beyond Europe to promote greater international contact between young designers and businesses interested in using their services.

Dates for your diary:
Closing date for entries for the 2007 BraunPrize:
January 31, 2007

Information about the entry conditions can be found at www.braunprize.com

Award Ceremony and opening of the BraunPrize Exhibition:
September 2007

Source here.

2006/2007 International Bamboo Building Design Competition

2006-09-16T06:56:00.000-07:00

An Architecture Design Competition of Structural Bamboo Buildings
"Visionary Designs for Ecological Living"
Some of the winning entries will be chosen for manufacture by
the world's premier builder of international code approved bamboo homes.
Simon Velez Pavilion

Jorg Stamm Bridge

David Sands Thai Hale
CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Competition Objectives: This competition has been created to develop new award winning designs for bamboo buildings, raise awareness of the use of certified structural bamboo for building code approved structures, and introduce architects, designers and builders to working with bamboo as a structural material.
UPDATE: August 1, 2006. We are preparing a book based on designs of the Bamboo Competition. To be published next year, featuring many building designs.
Building Design Categories: There are design categories for different types of bamboo buildings, and winners will be chosen in each design category.
Sponsors, Partners and Affiliated Organizations: Bamboo Technologies, currently manufacturing 20 models of certified building code approved bamboo houses, is looking for new award winning designs, and has the capacity to manufacture new designs at its bamboo building factory.
Registration: Open to architects, builders, designers, students anywhere in the world. Registration deadline is December 31, 2006.
Countries: Registrants entered from over 40 countries around the planet.
Schedule: Submissions by January 15, 2007.
Submissions: Entries are pdf files submitted using the Login•Submit page.
Jury: Juries of experts and notable people are being selected for relevant categories. Events will be planned and announced for winners in January 2007.

Awards: Competition is designed for winners in many categories.
• Winning designs may be built by Bamboo Technologies, royalties to designer.
• Overall First Prize $5,000. Second Prize $3,000. Third Prize $2,000.
• Finalists announced on the competition website and can vote on best designs.
• Winning designs will be announced in international publications and media.
• Free stay in a bamboo resort house in Maui, Hawaii.
• Finalists may be included in upcoming book on bamboo buildings.
FAQ: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the competition.
Research: See our list of bamboo building and design books for reference.

Further info : www.bamboocompetition.com

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