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Sabtu, 01 Desember 2012

Nikon Photo Contest, 2012–2013

Nikon Photo Contest, 2012–2013
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30th November 2012 Nikon announces that the Nikon Photo Contest will open on 1st December. The entry period for one of the world’s most respected photography competitions is from 1st December 2012 until 28th February 2013.

The Nikon Photo Contest (NPC) is the new name for what was formerly the Nikon Photo Contest International, which has been running since 1969. In this, the competition’s 34th year, as well as a new name, the NPC has undergone some important changes including the establishment of a movie category.

The NPC is welcoming entries in four categories: single photographs (Category A), photo story (Category B, two to five images that present a theme or idea), photographic videos (Category C, featuring videos of up to 45 seconds in length), and Motion Snapshots (Category D). In category D Nikon is requesting works in the new Motion Snapshot image format that combines still images and movies taken with Nikon 1 system cameras.
Both professional and amateur photographers of all abilities and experience from every country are eligible to enter.

The judges of the NPC include well-known photographers active on the global scene who will select a total of 64 works for first, second, and third prizes in each category, together with a Grand Prize for the very best entry. A new addition is the Participants’ Award for Most Popular Entry, which will be chosen by the contest entrants. Winning entries are to be announced in the summer of 2013 and are to be included in a public exhibition (the location, date, and other details of which are yet to be announced).

Winning entrants will be awarded with money to spend on Nikon products ranging from \100,000 (approx. €970[1]) to \1,000,000 (approx. €9,700[2]) as well being included in the exhibition of prize winning works.

For more information about the NPC, including the list of judges, how to enter, competition rules, a full list of prizes and category eligibility, go to the official website: http://www.nikon-photocontest.com/en/

2013 Black & White Portfolio Contest Entry Info

2013 Black & White Portfolio Contest Entry Info

Submissions accepted from 10/01/12 to 12/31/12

MORE WINNERS!

28 Spotlight winners will be featured photographers in issues of Black & White in 2013 and 2014
20 Excellence winners will have their work featured in four-page spreads in the August 2013 Portfolio Contest Special Issue.
80 Merit winners will have their work featured in two-page spreads in the August 2013 Portfolio Contest Special Issue
NEW JUDGING: We have expanded our panel of judges. Each judge will act independently and winners will be chosen from merged lists of all judges.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: We have selected 200+ photographs from earlier Single Image and Portfolio Contest entries that were not previously selected for an award and are including them in a special issue designed for newsstand distribution. Our initial issue for this market will include photographs from the Portraiture/Children and Animal categories. It is an additional opportunity to have your work shown. If this venture is successful, we will publish additional issues with selections from other categories.
ENTRY BONUS: All portfolios entered will be included in the galleries on our redesigned web site. Each of your photos will have a direct link to your web site. Currently we have more than 25,000 photos from past contests in our searchable galleries with increasing traffic counts. This extra exposure makes the entry fees a good investment for your future.
A portfolio unit consists of no less than 8 and no more than 12 images. The images may represent the high point of a long career, a specific subject, or a special thematic treatment. More than one portfolio unit may be entered (additional fee required). Many of the 700 photographers spotlighted in Black & White so far have experienced welcome jolts to their sales as a result of the exposure. So take the chance of having your work seen by more than 40,000 viewers worldwide (Black & White is sold in 60 countries)!
CONTEST GUIDELINES:
  • ELIGIBILITY: All photographers are eligible except employees and contract workers of Ross Periodicals.
  • IMAGE CAPTURE: Images may be captured using film or digital. Only CD/DVDs will be accepted for entry. No prints or slides!
  • PORTFOLIOS: A portfolio unit consists of no fewer than 8 images and no more than 12 images. There is no limitation on the number of portfolio units that may be entered. Make separate folders for each portfolio, but please use as few CD/DVDs as possible for your entry.
  • PREPARING YOUR CD/DVD:
    • Write your complete name, phone number and email address on the CD/DVD itself.
    • Save images at 300 ppi (lower resolution files cannot be used), 8 bits, in grayscale, as jpeg files only.
    • The size of the scans, whether vertical or horizontal in orientation, MUST be 7 inches wide.
    • Please name each digital image file on your CD/DVD exactly as shown below:
      • Title of image, Location, Year of capture.
      • Example: The Rose, New York City, NY, 2005 or International: Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 2008
    • Do not use: all capitals, all lower case, underscores, or personal reference numbers in your titles.
    • Avoid using the following characters in an image file name or CD/DVD name: \ | / ? : “ * < >
    • If more than one image is Untitled, name them Untitled 1, Untitled 2, and so on.
    • Do not use Picasa, iPhoto or similar file-sharing programs to burn your CD/DVDs.
    • Before sending CD/DVDs, please double-check that the disks and your image files open properly.
  • ENTRY FEES: Fee for the first portfolio unit is US$45. Each additional portfolio unit is US$30. Payment may be made by check (payable to Black & White), money order, PayPal (payable to bnwmagpicks@aol.com) or credit card (MasterCard, Visa and American Express). Include number, expiration date, 3-digit security code on back of card, name exactly as embossed on card, cardholder’s signature and amount to be charged. For international entries we accept ONLY Mastercard, VISA, American Express, PayPal, or international US dollar money orders. We do not accept bank or money transfers. Entry fees are non-refundable.
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Prints and slides WILL NOT be accepted. CD/DVDs will not be returned (they will be destroyed after review or eventual use). PHOTO RELEASES must be available and furnished upon request for all individuals prominently featured in an entered image. This rule is not generally applicable to street photography. Do not include any releases with your entry. Please forward questions to bnwmagpicks@aol.com or call us at 805.270.3312.
  • COPYRIGHTS AND THE WEBSITE GALLERY: By entering this contest you give your permission for Black & White to print your images in our magazine and on our website for one-time use. Images entered in this contest will be posted on our website gallery with a link to your website unless you NOTIFY US IN WRITING that you do not want your images placed in the gallery. Please refer to our website to see the formatting and copyright protection currently being used.
  • DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked no later than December 31, 2012.
  • NOTIFICATION: The selection process will take several months to complete. All entrants will be notified by email. If you wish to have a confirmation of receipt of entry, please include a stamped, self-addressed postcard.
  • WHERE TO SEND: Mail: Black & White, PO Box 700, Arroyo Grande, CA 93421.
    Other carriers: 1789 Lyn Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420.

WHAT TO SEND

  1. On a sheet of paper, TYPE your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and website address (this will be published
    if your images are selected and also on the web gallery). DO NOT include an artist statement or curriculum vitae—entries are judged solely on the merits of the images. DO NOT include an image list separate from what is on the CD/DVD.
  2. Your CD/DVD—see above.
  3. Payment—see above.
SOurce : http://www.bandwmag.com/contest-info/4

Poetry Contest 2013

Poetry Contest

Deadline: January 25, 2013
Prize: $1000 grand prize, $300 runner-up, $200 2nd runner-up
Judge: Rhea Tregebov

Rhea Tregebov, Poetry judgeRhea Tregebov is the author of seven collections of poetry, most recently All Souls’, which will be released by Signal Editions/Véhicule Press in September 2012. Her poetry has received a number of awards, including the Pat Lowther Award for her first book, Remembering History, as well as The Malahat Review Long Poem Award, honorary mention in the National Magazine Awards, and the Prairie Schooner Reader’s Choice Prize.

Entry fee: $35 Canadian entries; $40 US entries; $45 Int’l entries (up to three poems may be submitted with each entry, each entry includes a one-year subscription or extension)
Additional entry: $5 each poem

There are two ways to enter:
1. Fill out our paper entry form and mail us your manuscript.
2. Submit online: (please note that a small charge applies to online entries to offset the fee charged by Submittable; also note that Submittable charges in USD)
Canadian entries
US entries
International entries
Additional poem

Source : http://prismmagazine.ca/contests/

Short Fiction Contest 2013

Short Fiction Contest

Deadline: January 25, 2013
Prize: $2000 grand prize, $300 runner-up, $200 2nd runner-up
Judge: Annabel Lyon

Annabel Lyon, Short Fiction judgeAnnabel Lyon’s first novel, The Golden Mean,  is a best seller in Canada and has been translated into six languages. It won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Award for Fiction, and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. Lyon is also the author of the story collection Oxygen and the book of novellas The Best Thing for You.

Entry fee: $35 Canadian entries; $40 US entries; $45 Int’l entries (includes a one-year subscription or extension)
Additional entry: $5 each piece
Max. word count: 6000

There are two ways to enter:
1. Fill out our paper entry form and mail us your manuscript.
2. Submit online: (please note that a small charge applies to online entries to offset the fee charged by Submittable; also note that Submittable charges in USD)
Canadian entries
US entries
International entries
Additional entries

Rabu, 14 November 2012

eVolo 2013 Skyscraper Competition

eVolo Magazine is pleased to invite architects, students, engineers, designers, and artists from around the globe to take part in the eVolo 2013 Skyscraper Competition. Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious awards for high-rise architecture. It recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the implementation of novel technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations along with studies on globalization, flexibility, adaptability, and the digital revolution. It is a forum that examines the relationship between the skyscraper and the natural world, the skyscraper and the community, and the skyscraper and the city.
The participants should take into consideration the advances in technology, the exploration of sustainable systems, and the establishment of new urban and architectural methods to solve economic, social, and cultural problems of the contemporary city including the scarcity of natural resources and infrastructure and the exponential increase of inhabitants, pollution, economic division, and unplanned urban sprawl.
The competition is an investigation on the public and private space and the role of the individual and the collective in the creation of a dynamic and adaptive vertical community. It is also a response to the exploration and adaptation of new habitats and territories based on a dynamic equilibrium between man and nature – a new kind of responsive and adaptive design capable of intelligent growth through the self-regulation of its own systems.
There are no restrictions in regards to site, program or size. The objective is to provide maximum freedom to the participants to engage the project without constraints in the most creative way. What is a skyscraper in the 21st century? What are the historical, contextual, social, urban, and environmental responsibilities of these mega-structures?
eVolo Magazine is committed to continue stimulating the imagination of designers around the world – thinkers that initiate a new architectural discourse of economic, environmental, intellectual, and perceptual responsibility that could ultimately modify what we understand as a contemporary skyscraper, its impact on urban planning and on the improvement of our way of life.

Registration

Architects, students, engineers, and designers are invited to participate in the competition. We encourage you to have multidisciplinary teams.
  • Participants must register by January 15, 2013.
  • Early Registration:  US $75 until November 13, 2012.
  • Late Registration: US $95 from November 14, 2012 to January 15, 2013.
  • One registration = One project
  • Participants may submit various projects, but must register each entry.
  • There is no limit as to the number of participants per team. Individual entries are accepted.
After your registration has been approved eVolo will send the registration number, which will be necessary for submission boards.
-> REGISTER YOUR TEAM

Schedule

  • June 25, 2012 – Competition announcement, registration begins, acceptance of questions.
  • November 5, 2012 – Deadline for submitting questions.
  • November 13, 2012 – Early registration deadline
  • December 3, 2012 – Answers to questions posted on website
  • January 15, 2013 – Late registration deadline
  • January 22, 2013 – Project submission deadline (23:59 hours US Eastern Time)
  • March 11, 2013 – Winners’ announcement

Submission Requirements

This is a digital competition and no hardcopies are necessary. Entrants must submit their proposal via email no later than January 22, 2013 (23:59 hours US Eastern Time) to the following email address: skyscraper2013@evolo.us. Participants can send their entries through yousendit.com (free) or similar if the files exceed 10mb or their email capacity.
The project submission must contain the following files:
  1. Two boards with the project information including plans, sections, and perspectives. Participants are encouraged to submit all the information they consider necessary to explain their proposal. These boards should be 24″(h) X 48″(w) in HORIZONTAL format. The resolution of the boards must be 150 dpi, RGB mode and saved as JPG files. The upper right corner of each board must contain the participation number. There should not be any marks or any other form of identification. The files must be named after the registration number followed by the board number. For example: 0101-1.jpg and 0101-2.jpg.
  2. A DOC file containing the project statement (600 words max). This file must be named after the registration number followed by the word “statement”. For example: 0101-statement.doc.
  3. A DOC file containing the entrants’ personal information, including name, profession, address, and email. This file must be named after the registration number followed by the word “info”. For example: 0101-info.doc.
  4. All the files must be placed in a ZIP folder named after your registration number. For example:  0101.zip

Jury


Vincent Callebaut [principal Vincent Callebaut Architectures]
Giacomo Costa [visionary artist, author: The Chronicles of Time]
Julien De Smedt [principal Julien De Smedt Architects - JDS]
Hernan Diaz Alonso [principal Xefirotarch, Graduate Programs Chair at SCI-Arc]
Mathias Hollwich [principal HWKN, founder Architizer]
Ed Keller [principal aUm Studio, Associate Dean at Parsons New School of Design]
Marc Kushner [principal HWKN, founder Architizer]
Francois Roche [principal R&Sie(n) architecture, professor at GSAPP Columbia University]
Roland Snooks [principal Kokkugia, professor at GSAPP Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania]
Dongbai Song [winner 2012 Skyscraper Competition]
Tuuli Sotamaa [principal Sotamaa Design, designer at Alessi]
Kivi Sotamaa [principal Sotamaa Design, Director at Aalto Digital Design Laboratory, Professor at UCLA]
Tom Wiscombe [principal Tom Wiscombe Design, professor at SCI-Arc]
Hongchuan Zhao [winner 2012 Skyscraper Competition]
Zhi Zheng [winner 2012 Skyscraper Competition]

Regulations

  1. This is an anonymous competition and the registration number is the only means of identification.
  2. The official language of the competition is English.
  3. The registration fee is non-refundable.
  4. Contacting the Jury is prohibited.
  5. eVolo Magazine, as the competition organizer, reserves the right to modify the competition schedule if deemed necessary.
  6. Entrants will be disqualified if any of the competition rules are not considered.
  7. Participation assumes acceptance of the regulations.

Awards

  • 1st place – US $5000
  • 2nd place – US $2000
  • 3rd place – US $1000
Winners and special mentions will be published in several print magazines including eVolo_07.
Previous winners have been featured in the following print publications:
ABC Magazine – Czech Republic, About:Blank Magazine – Portugal, Aeroflot – Russia, Architect Builder – India, Architecture and Culture – Korea, Architecture Design Art – Pakistan, Architektura Murator – Poland, AT Architecture Technique – China, Archiworld – South Korea AWM – The Netherlands, Azure – Canada, B-1 – Thailand,Bauwelt – Germany, Blueprint – United Kingdom, BusinessWeek – USA, C3 – Korea, CAAOH – Ukraine, Casamica – Italy, Casas y Mas – Mexico, Concept – South Korea, Courier Mail – Australia, Discover Magazine – USA, Donga – South Korea, Enlace – Mexico, Focus – Canada/Italy, Future Arquitecturas – Spain, Geolino Extra – Germany, Grazia Casa – Italy, Kijk – The Netherlands, L’Installatore Italiano – Italy, L’Arca – Italy, L’Uomo Vogue – Italy, La Razon – Spain,  Le Courier de l’ Architecte – France, Le Fourquet – Mexico, Mark Magazine – The Netherlands, Maxim – USA, Mercedes Benz Magazine – Germany, Mladina – Slovenia, Modulo – Italy, Modulor – Switzerland, NAN – Spain, Natur + Kosmos – Germany, New Scientist – United Kingdom, Oculus – USA, Of Arch – Italy, Pasajes de Arquitectura – Spain, Peak Magazine – Singapore, Popular Mechanics – USA/Russia, Popular Science – USA, Puls Biznesu – Poland, Quo – China/Spain, Rogue Magazine – Philippines, RUM – Sweden, Salt Magazine – The Netherlands, Science et Vie – France, Sciences et Avenir – France, Shanghai Morning Post – China, Space – South Korea,  Spade – Canada,  Spazio Casa – Italy, Specifier Magazine – Australia, SMW Magazine – Taiwan, Stafette – Germany,  Tall Buildings – Russia, Tatlin – Russia, The Broker – The Netherlands,The Outlook Magazine – China, The New York Times – USA, The Wall Street Journal – USA, Time Style and Design – USA, Travel and Leisure – USA, Vida Simples Magazine – Brazil, Vogue - Australia, USA, Vox Design – Poland, Wettbewerbe Aktuell – Germany, Wired – USA/Italy, Woongjin – Korea, World Architecture – China
-> REGISTER YOUR TEAM
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Source : http://belvedere-singing-competition.blogspot.co.at/p/blog-post.html

INTERNATIONAL HANS GABOR BELVEDERE SINGING COMPETITION

INTERNATIONAL HANS GABOR BELVEDERE SINGING COMPETITION

For more than 30 years, the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition has brought together up-and-coming talents and international contacts who can further their future careers. The idea of arranging preliminary rounds on all continents and inviting the most promising artists to the main competition in Vienna is a tried and tested concept, and over the years, it has made engagements at opera houses the world over materialise for a large number of highly talented singers. In 2012, the preliminary rounds took place in about 50 cities all around the globe from March to June. The best 156 singers were invited to Vienna.
The composition of the jury ... [more]

03.11.12

32nd International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition 2013

The current schedule 2013 (subject to change)
  • online application: starting February 2013
  • qualifying (preliminary) rounds worldwide: starting March 2013
  • final rounds (2 heats + finals): July 2013
The competition website www.belvedere-competition.com will be updated  soon.

2013 World of 7 Billion Video Contest

Did you know that the world population hit seven billion people in 2011? How does this affect you, your neighborhood, and the global community? How does it impact our environment now and in the future?

Create a short video public service announcement (PSA) that illustrates the connection between world population at 7 billion and ONE of the following:
  1. Food Security
  2. Global Status of Women/Girls
  3. Wildlife Habitat

The length of each PSA should be between 30 – 45 seconds.

Click the link below for Official Rules and more details.

Prizes

Topic: Food Security
  • One (1) First Place: $1,000
  • One (1) Second Place: $500
  • Two (2) Honorable Mentions: $250 each
Topic: Global Status of Women/Girls
  • One (1) First Place: $1,000
  • One (1) Second Place: $500
  • Two (2) Honorable Mentions: $250 each

Topic: Wildlife Habitat
  • One (1) First Place: $1,000
  • One (1) Second Place: $500
  • Two (2) Honorable Mentions: $250 each

Eligibility
Any high school student (grade 9-12, or it’s international equivalent) is free to enter. Students may be located anywhere in the world.
View Full Contest Details

Car Design Awards China 2013 contest launches

Future car designers in China are again being challenged to meet the needs of the future by entering the CDN competition which is dedicated to identifying the most promising talent. The fourth annual Car Design Awards China is now open, and entries are invited from students of any design discipline who are studying full time at a college in China.
They will work to briefs set by the design chiefs of brands including Audi, JAC, Qoros, Volvo Trucks and Volkswagen. A panel of distinguished senior designers whose background is both inside and outside China will judge their entries.
Chris Bangle was the master of ceremonies at last year's awards
The winning designed of the 'Best Exterior Design' category, 'Nissan Cross Pickup Concept' by Xu Yixiong
Prizes for the winners will be fully-funded placements at one of the international design schools which are currently being lined up as partners for the competition. An indication of the opportunity this brings for Chinese students, the schools for the 2012 winners were: the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in the US; Coventry University in the UK; Istituto d'Arte Applicata e Design (IAAD) in Italy; Strate College in France; and Umea Institute of Design in Sweden. Their students mixed with classmates from all parts of the world and were exposed to Western design teaching.
As an additional prize this year, a student winner who designs to the Volvo Trucks brief will receive a 3-month placement at the Volvo Group studio in Shanghai, plus a trip to one of the group's international studios. A brief centred on heavy commercial vehicles is a first for the competition this year.
The closing date for submissions is 11 January 2013, by which time all entries must have been uploaded to the competition website. The Awards will culminate in a glittering prize-giving ceremony held on the evening of 18 April 2013, just before the opening of Auto China 2013 (the Shanghai motor show).
All the briefs, together with how to enter, are on the competition website. Also displayed there is the work of all the past winners.
There are nine Awards in the 2013 competition, which will be made for the best entries in: exterior design; interior design; luxury concept; lifestyle design; eco solution; innovation; production model; and virtual design. The judges will select from all the entries to make an award for the best design in harmony with China's heritage.
Brilliance on display
The work of all the finalists will be on display at the Awards ceremony, along with their nervous creators. After the category winners have been announced, just one of them will receive the ultimate accolade of Student Designer of the Year.
"It was so difficult for us to decide on a winner, the entrants were so strong," commented one of the judges, Simon Loasby, Director of Design at VW China, at the concluding judging session of last year's competition. "On one hand we had very creative, out-there designs... and on the other brilliantly-resolved products."
Olivier Boulay, Vice President at Daimler's Advanced Design Center, added: "China is reinventing itself, which gives huge scope to...be creative. It's our job to encourage this direction and let these designers fly a little bit into future."
CDN has created a league table of China's design schools based on the success of their students in the past three competitions. The Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) tops the league, ahead of Tsinghua University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
The league rankings use a scoring system based on which students achieve shortlisted, finalist and winner status. The league is intended to track the development of design teaching expertise at China's schools.
In similar vein, the 2013 competition will again acknowledge and publicise the teachers of the winning entries, recognising that raw talent alone is not enough in becoming a professional designer of the future.
To find out more about the Car Design Awards China contest please visit the dedicated Chinese and English websites.
Related Articles:
China design schools league table
Car Design Awards China 2012 winners announced
Winners announced in 2011 Car Design Awards competition

CEA and Eye-Fi Solicit Photos for ‘Best Shots’ Contest

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has launched its fourth annual digital photo contest in partnership with Eye-Fi. Submission to the “Best Shots” contest will be accepted until 16 December 2012. Entrants can submit one photo in each of four categories: people, travel, pets and cellphone shots. A slate of expert judges will select finalists in each category. Winners will be chosen via an online vote that will run from 8-11 January 2013. The grand prize winner, to be announced 11 January 2013, at the 2013 International CES, will receive a Canon EOS Rebel T3i and an Eye-Fi wireless SD memory card. You can submit your photos through the website below. Note that this competition is open to US residents only. As always we suggest that you read the rules before entering your work.
CEA Press Release
CEA and Eye-Fi Solicit Photos for ‘Best Shots’ Contest
Fourth annual competition categories include people, pets, travel, cellphone images
Arlington, Va., Nov. 13, 2012 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today launched its fourth annual digital photo contest in partnership with Eye-Fi, maker of the world’s first wireless memory card. The grand prize winner, to be announced January 11, 2013, at the 2013 International CES®, will receive a Canon EOS Rebel T3i and an Eye-Fi wireless SD memory card. All photo entries will be displayed at the LVH in the PMA@CES exhibits at the 2013 CES, the world’s largest innovation event. A slate of expert judges will select finalists in each category. Winners will be chosen via an online vote that will run from January 8 - 11, 2013.
Submission to the “Best Shots” contest will be accepted until December 16, 2012. Entrants can submit one photo in each of four categories: people, travel, pets and cellphone shots. Contestants can enter photos at CE.org/BestShots.
“Today, we are able to interact with photos in progressively more innovative ways with so many options to share, create and manipulate images,” said Grace Ellis, CEA spokeswoman. “Eye-Fi and CEA want to see what people can do with their ‘Best Shots.’”
Prize packages are as follows:
One Grand Prize:
·      Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Eye-Fi Wireless Memory SD Card
Four Top Prizes (one camera winner per category):
·      Nikon Coolpix P300 with Eye-Fi Wireless Memory SD Card
·      Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 with Eye-Fi Wireless Memory SD Card
·      Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 with Eye-Fi Wireless Memory SD Card
·      Fujifilm FinePix F770EXR with Eye-Fi Wireless Memory SD Card
Five Honorable Mention Prizes:
·      Eye-Fi Wireless Memory SD Card
The explosion of digital camera options available in today’s market has increased the number of images captured. According to CEA research, family, friends, natural scenery and pets are the top subjects photographed. Additionally, as smartphone household penetration grows, consumers are using their cellphones more often to capture spontaneous photos. Not only are they taking more photos, but they are also emailing photos to others and posting to social networks once they are captured.
About Eye-Fi
Eye-Fi is dedicated to building products and services that help consumers manage, nurture and share their digital memories. Eye-Fi’s patented and patent-pending technology wirelessly and automatically uploads photos and videos from digital cameras and smartphones to online, in-home and retail destinations. Eye-Fi has helped people wirelessly upload more than 500 million photos since being founded in 2005.
Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., the company’s investors include NTT Docomo, Opus Capital, Shasta Ventures and TransLink Capital. Eye-Fi Inc. card products include proprietary technology developed and patented by Eye-Fi, Inc. See patents at http://www.eye.fi/patent.
Eye-Fi products and services are now available at Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target, Office Depot and Apple stores nationwide and online. For more information about Eye-Fi, please visit http://www.eye.fi.
About CEA:
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $206 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also owns and produces the International CES – The Global Stage for Innovation. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry services. Find CEA online at http://www.CE.org, http://www.DeclareInnovation.com and through social media:    .
UPCOMING EVENTS
CES Unveiled LONDON
November 15, 2012, London, UK
2013 International CES
January 8-11, 2013, Las Vegas, NV 

Source :  http://www.photographyblog.com/news/cea_and_eye-fi_solicit_photos_for_best_shots_contest/

Senin, 12 November 2012

2013 Young Writers Contest

Contest Guidelines

Writers, ages 13-19, are welcome to submit once in each category, but must complete a separate form for each entry.  Deadline for submission is March 1st, 2013. All submissions must be written in English and submitted with the completed form (below).  There is no fee for participation.  All participants will receive a certificate of participation.
In all divisions your work should attempt to:
  • Show day to day life.
  • Show family relations and friendships.
  • Show outside forces at work (ie. weather, government/politics, social pressures, etc.)
  • Avoid stereotypes and generalizations.  Dig beneath the surface to explore common humanity and universal themes.

Fiction Division:

Submit an original unpublished short story of 800-1000 words in the voice of a character from another country or culture.

Poetry Division:

Submit one to three poems totaling no more than 100 lines in the voice of a character from another country or culture.

Nonfiction Division:

Write an 800-1000 word essay about a social, political, environmental, or familial challenge faced by individuals within a cultural group, or a personal experience with another culture.

Awards:

First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry categories.
  • First place winners will receive $50.
  • Second  place winners will receive $25.
  • Third place winners will receive $10.
  • All winners will be published in DoveTales Literary journal, a publication of Writing for Peace.
  • The author will retain copyright of the literary work with the understanding that Writing for Peace may publish the work online with a printed option, or republish at a later date in a printed anthology.

2013 Young Writers Contest

Please read our contest guidelines carefully before submitting your entry. Personal contact information is for interoffice use and not for publication.

Sabtu, 10 November 2012

The 2013 Hilti Mobile App Competition

Do you have ideas on how mobile applications can support a construction company and help to pave the way for construction sites of tomorrow?
Hilti invites you to submit innovative ideas for a new mobile application to hep architects, construction workers, sales staff and customers work together comfortably and efficiently.
Task:
Submit ideas for apps too this competition to optimise co-operation between architects, construction workers, company staff and customers
Submissions:
Your submission should explain the purpose of your Mobile App and how it supports Hilti and its customers. Please use an illustrative and attractive way to present typical situations of application, a proposal for the design, and the Mobile App’s major functionalities. Feel free to make reasonable assumptions about the technical requirements and data necessary for your application. You may choose one of the following submission forms to present your idea:

1. Technical-oriented:

Prototype
Develop a prototype of the Mobile App in Android or iOS, and provide a brief description of the major functionalities (max. five pages).

Web-based Prototype
Develop a web-based prototype of your Mobile App and provide a brief description of the major functionalities (max. five pages).
2. Business-oriented:

Written Submission

In written form, provide a strong, well-developed business case for your mobile application. Thoroughly describe the concept of the application, providing possible application scenarios as well as pictures or screenshots of the Mobile App (max 15 pages, including screenshots).

Movie
Through production of a short movie, provide a strong, well-developed business case for your mobile application. Thoroughly describe the concept of the application, providing possible application scenarios as well as pictures or screenshots of the user interface (max seven minutes).

Other submission forms are also accepted as long as they are in line with the evaluation criteria stated above.
Eligibility:
  • Participate as an individual or in teams of up to 5 persons
  • Young professionals and students from universities and universities of applied science from IT, business, engineering and all other disciplines are welcome. 
  • Neither programming skills nor detailed technical knowledge concerning the construction industry are necessarily required to participate!
Application Details:
  • Participants are only asked to submit their creative ideas by November 26th, 2012, 23:59:00 (CET)
  • Submissions will be reviewed by an international panel of experts who will determine the ten finalist teams
  • Date of Notification: Dec. 8, 2012
  • Workshop and Award Ceremony: Jan. 10 - 12, 2013 (Hilti HQ, Liechtenstein)
  • Top 10 teamsL Invited to 2,5-day workshop in Schaan (Liechtenstein)
 PRICE
1st: Trip to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), 2nd-3rd: Hilti power tools possibility to launch Mobile App and easier access to international internship 

source : http://studentcompetitions.com/competitions/the-2013-hilti-mobile-app-competition

Architecture and Engineering Ideas Competition

Engineering and architecture students, are you able to create innovative design solutions for Indian villages in this social initiative that seeks to find answers to settlement problems in India's villages?
Share your solutions to bring about change today.
Mera Gaon Mera Base is the debut theme of Ultratech Cement's "Innovate for India" social initiative. The competition targeted at young engineering and architecture students seeks to capture innovative design solutions for Indian villages.
India has seen an unprecedented economic growth in the last few decades primarily because of urban activities. But it would be short sighted to limit the definition of ‘developed India’ to its urban centers and the term must necessarily include the development of the backbone of India- its rural strength.
Scattered throughout India are more than 645,000 villages. These settlements range from tiny hamlets of thatched huts to larger settlements of tile-roofed stone and brick houses. It is in these villages that India's most basic occupation-agriculture-takes place, which accomplishes the challenging task of feeding our nation. Villages in India should be evolving as one of its strengths and on par with urban India, if India is to aim for sustained growth.
1. FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS:
Task: Select a village, study its pertinent and critical problems and probe into effective solutions for the same. Propose real time, solutions for an existing infrastructure/ engineering design problem in a village.
Aim: To understand the wealth of the incremental intelligence that is a way of life in villages while analysing its drawbacks with a critical eye. The “Mera Gaon Mera Base” challenge asks engineering and architecture students to turn their skills to providing solutions that can enrich life in our villages.
The scope of solutions includes:
  1. Infrastructure Engineering
  2. Structural Engineering
  3. Sanitary Engineering
  4. Water Resources Engineering
The path: 
  • It is imperative that the team identifies and does a site visit of the village for which the design is proposed. A short note on why a particular village was selected will help establish the larger context of the proposed solution (not more than 100 words).
  • Documentation and a clear articulation of the existing problem and all facts associated is the second step (not more than 100 words).
  • A brief note on the brainstorming leading up to the solution will be appreciated (not more than 100 words, this is optional).
The proposed solution: 
  • The idea (not more than 500 words)
  • Concept sheet (the participant can choose to represent his idea visually through sketches, renderings, and a walkthrough.
  • Technical drawings as appropriate: site plans, plan, sections and elevations
  • Design details and perspective views
The participant can in addition also make a film, not more than 5 minutes to support his/ her idea. While this is not mandatory we aggressively encourage every participant/s to do so.
Guidelines - The solution should:
  • Be feasible, economical and in - context
  • Show initiative and innovative thinking
  • Be simple, clear and original - from idea to presentation 
2. FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS:
Task: Propose design solutions for an existing design problem in a village. The ideas could range from proposing better solutions for the village school, community hall, etc.
The path:
  • It is imperative that the team identifies and does a site visit of the village for which the design is proposed. A short note on why a particular village was selected will help establish the larger context of the proposed solution (Not more than 100 words).
  • Documentation and a clear articulation of the existing design problem is second step (not more than 100 words).
  • A brief note on the brainstorming leading up to the solution will be appreciated (not more than 100 words, this is optional).
The proposed solution:
a) The idea (not more than 500 words)
b) Concept sheet (the participant can choose to represent his idea visually through sketches, renderings, walkthrough.
c) Technical drawings: site plan, plans, sections and elevations (as technical drawings)
d) Details and perspective views
The participant can in addition also make a film, not more than 5 minutes to support his/ her idea. While this is not mandatory we aggressively encourage the participant/s to do so.

Guidelines - The solution should:
  • Be feasible, economical and in – context.
  • Show initiative and innovative thinking.
  • Be simple, clear and original - from idea to presentation.
Application Details:
  • Register yourself by following the "Go Compete" button.
  • After registering the challenge has 3 aspects: 1. Observe, 2. Analyze and 3. Resolve.

UN International Short Film Contest (15-12-2012)

Forests for People: UN International Short Film Contest (15-12-2012)

200 million people. 193 countries.
One amazing portrait of how forests sustain us

The United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat, together with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and leading nature filmmakers worldwide, invites you to take part in a first-ever global multimedia initiative. One that will unite 200 million people in 193 countries to remind all of us just how vital forests are.
About the contest
Forests for People is a short film contest that invites everyone, in every part of the world, to create and share a personal film about their own relationship to the forest. How it inspires you. Shelters you. Nurtures you. Contributes to your life, or even makes life possible.
How you make your film is entirely up to you. Use whatever you have to tell your story in 90 seconds or less. Every type of media, from video cameras to mobile footage, animation to photos, is welcome. You don’t have to be a professional filmmaker. We want everyone, everywhere, to participate. The more stories that are told, the richer and more diverse our portrait will be.
How to enter
Once you’ve created your film, entering it is easy. Just upload your film to YouTube, then complete our short entry form, which will ask you for the YouTube link to your film. We’ll take care of the rest, and even post your film on our website, so everyone can watch, enjoy and learn from your story. Each new entry opens a unique window on our diverse human connections to the forest. Together, they will help everyone see the forests in a compelling new light.
Judging and finalists
After the contest ends on 15th December 2012, an international jury will select 15 semi-finalist and five finalist films to be premiered at the April 2013 meeting of the United Nations Forum on Forests in Istanbul, and at the 2013 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. Our five finalists will also be invited to attend the film premiere at the United Nations Forum on Forests meeting in Istanbul, with travel support to be provided. All semi-finalists and finalists will be contacted after the judging is complete.
What to do

The 2012 Arab Collegiate Programming Contest (2012)

The 2012 Arab Collegiate Programming Contest (2012) 

Arab countries

The 2012 Arab Collegiate Programming Contest (2012) (local page) takes place on  9 Dec 2012 - 13 Dec 2012. Registration starts on  1 Sep 2012 and ends on  15 Nov 2012.  Contest is sponsored by IBM.  Contact email address is ossama@acmacpc.org

Main info

Registration in progress (28 day(s) to contest)

Check out

 source : http://icpc.baylor.edu/public/worldMap/1348

2012-2013 Kids Safe Online Poster Contest


The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) is once again conducting a national K-12 Computer Safety Poster Contest to encourage young people to use the Internet safely and securely and to craft messages and images that will best resonate with their peers across the country.
The contest is open to all students in public and private schools, and youth organizations in Kindergarten - 12th grades in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories.
Each State is invited to conduct a poster contest for students within their state and submit up to fifteen entries to the MS-ISAC by February 28, 2013 for entry into the MS-ISAC National Poster Contest. Contact the MS-ISAC at contest@msisac.org to find out if your state is participating in this contest
For States unable to conduct a contest, please contact the MS-ISAC at contest@msisac.org to learn how your school/youth organization can participate in this contest.
Thirteen winners will be selected and will receive the honor of having their artwork in a calendar which will be distributed throughout the country. The schools with winning entries will also receive several calendars and additional educational materials to promote cyber security within their school district.
Please read the poster contest rules carefully, as only posters that meet the contest rules will be considered.
We hope your school district or youth organization will participate in this worthwhile event and look forward to working with you!
If you have any questions, please call Asif Ismail at (518) 266-3460 or by email at contest@msisac.org
Source : http://msisac.cisecurity.org/awareness/poster2013/index.cfm

Digilent Design Contest US 2013


Digilent has announced their annual Design contest for 2013. The contest is divided by regions, so far only US and EU contests have been announced, but other regions are expected to follow as well.
Basically you’re asked to design cool projects with Digilent gear which will be provided to you. Unfortunately the contest is only open to students. Read an excerpt from the announcement below.
Digilent Design Contests are engineering design contests open to all students enrolled in any educational institution in that region. Students are challenged to create an original project using Digilent boards, whether FPGA boards featuring state-of-the-art Xilinx FPGAs, microcontroller boards featuring Microchip microcontrollers, or chipKIT boards based on the Arduino development environment. This year students can also choose to implement a custom ARM processor (System-on-Chip hardware design) and application system in and around an FPGA using the ARM Cortex-M0 DesignStart Processor IP.
Contest enrollment begins on September 20th 2012. Project presentations and judging will take place on May 11th2013 in Baltimore, MD. Projects will be evaluated for creativity, feasibility, and originality. Digilent awards generous cash prizes to the top finishers and donates the hardware used by contestan
Source : http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/11/07/digilent-design-contest-us-2013/

Jumat, 09 November 2012

List Contest 2013


Capturing Miami Photography Contest – Deadline December 31, 2012


Received this from their press agent via our Soul Of Miami website. This is a photographry contest with some really nice prizes, so check it out and see if it is for you.
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b2 miami downtown, the first hotel of the new b2 brand by B Hotels & Resorts®, is inviting amateur and professional photographers to participate in the “Capturing Miami – you should b2! Photography Contest” for the chance to win $1,000 in cash, complimentary hotel stays and the opportunity to be showcased in the new hotel, as well as The Wolfsonian-Florida International University’s museum. The newest lifestyle hotel to be introduced in the downtown area beginning 2013, b2 miami downtown will utilize destination-inspired images adorning all 243 guestrooms, common areas and meeting spaces to incorporate the essence of Miami property-wide.
Contributing to Miami’s growing art scene, the b2 miami downtown hotel has partnered with The Wolfsonian-Florida International University to host the “Capturing Miami- You Should b2! Photography Contest,” giving aspiring artists the opportunity for exposure within the hotel and museum. The new hotel is encouraging contest entrants to submit original photographs capturing what they feel best reflect Miami’s top attractions, personality and style. The photo contest offers an outlet for the artistically-inclined to creatively express their vision of the city. The hotel will encapsulate photographs of Miami’s hidden gems, underground scenes and iconic images that characterize one of the world’s hottest destinations recognized for its international flair, celebrated nightlife and arts and entertainment districts.
The “Capturing Miami – you should b2! Photography Contest” kicks off November 1, 2012 and closes December 31, 2012. Images must be submitted in a digital format (JPEG, JPG or TIFF) and at least 10800 x 7200 pixels at 300 dpi resolution. A panel of judges including talented art directors and curators from The Wolfsonian, and b2 miami downtown, will announce the top 20 finalists on January 9, 2012. Images will then be posted on the b2 miami downtown Facebook page from January 22 to February 8, 2012, where fans can “like,” or vote, for the photograph they feel is most symbolic of Miami. The top three winners will be unveiled at a private VIP cocktail reception in late February and will receive:
One (1) Grand Prize: $1,000, a five-night stay at b2 miami downtown* and their winning image exhibited in the hotel lobby.
One (1) Second Prize: $500, a three-night stay at b2 miami downtown* and their winning image exhibited in the hotel lobby or other common area.
One (1) Third Prize: a two-night stay at b2 miami downtown* and their winning image exhibited in the hotel lobby or other common area.
Select images from the top 20 finalists will be showcased in The Wolfsonian museum and every image submitted throughout the contest will have the chance to be installed in b2 miami’s guestrooms and public spaces.
For the official photography contest rules, photo submission instructions and to register for a chance to be part of the new b2 miami downtown’s décor, which will serve as a year-round art exhibit, visit the Capturing Miami Photo Contest page.
*Hotel stays are subject to availability. Blackout dates may apply.
Source : http://www.lifeisartfest.org/from-b2-miami-downtown-capturing-miami-photography-contest-deadline-december-31-2012/

Family Caregivers Challenge Video Contest – $3,000 – Over 18 yo – Due December 10, 2012


Family Caregivers Challenge Video Contest – $3,000 – Over 18 yo – Due December 10, 2012

Posted on 9:05 am in December 2012Over $1000Over 18 by Lynnie
ONC’s Family Caregivers Video Challenge invites you to create videos sharing how you use health IT to help manage healthcare for a loved one for a chance to win over $8,000 in prizes!
Your video could highlight caring for a child, a spouse or partner, or an elderly parent, relative or friend. Videos must share your caregiving story and demonstrate how eHealth tools are used to help manage healthcare for a loved one.

Requirements

1.Create a Video no longer than 2 minutes that shares a caregiving story and demonstrates how you can use health information technology to support the health care management of a loved one. Your video must direct viewers to visit www.HealthIT.gov for more information.
2.Register on Caregivers.Challenge.gov between October 22, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and December 10, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. ET and submit the following items (collectively, the “Submission”):
-The title of your Video;
-A link to your Video on YouTube.com or Vimeo.com;
-A text description of your Video;
-A transcript of words spoken or sung in the Video; and
-Consent forms for everyone who appears in your Video, regardless of age.

Eligibility

To be eligible to win a prize under this Challenge, an individual or team —
1.shall have registered to participate in the Challenge under these Official Rules;
2.shall have complied with all the requirements set forth herein;
3.shall be at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry;
4.shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
5.may not have been awarded three or more prizes cumulatively in the following ONC challenges: Healthy New Year Video Challenge (http://healthynewyear.challenge.gov), Beat Down Blood Pressure Video Challenge (http://bloodpressure.challenge.gov), What’s in Your Health Record Video Challenge (http://yourrecord.challenge.gov); Managing Meds Video Challenge (http://managingmeds.challenge.gov), Blue Button Video Challenge (http://bluebuttonvideo.challenge.gov), and Cancer Care Video Challenge (http://cancercare.challenge.gov).
6.may not be a Federal employee acting within the scope of their employment; and
7.may not be:
a.an employee of a commercial business whose name, brand name, product or other trademark is mentioned or featured in the Video, or
b.a contractor or employee of an affiliate, subsidiary, advertising agency, or any other company involved in marketing a commercial business, brand name, product or other trademark mentioned or featured in the Video.
All individual members of a team must meet the eligibility requirements. (Note: “Team members” do not include people whose only contribution is appearing in the video. Minors can appear in the video, as long as the necessary consent forms are provided.)
Corporations and other organizations are not eligible to enter Submissions for this Challenge.
An individual or team shall not be deemed ineligible because the individual or team used Federal facilities or consulted with Federal employees during the Challenge if the facilities and employees are made available to all individuals and teams participating in the Challenge on an equitable basis.
An individual may join more than one team.

Judging Criteria

Creativity
Includes elements such as the creativity and coherence of the script/story.
Potential Impact
Includes whether the video is compelling, inspiring, instructive, and share-able.
Video and Audio Quality
All types of videos will be accepted into the Challenge. However, effort to show quality of the video content, narrative and visual appearance will be assessed.
Video Plays
Includes the number of plays on either YouTube or Vimeo – whichever service was linked to in the submission. The more plays the video has the better it will score in this category.

Prize

First Prize
$3,000
Second Prize
$2,000
Third Prize
$1,250
Honorable Mention (2)
$750
Popular Choice Award
$600

Source : http://www.vidopp.com/over-21/over-18/family-caregivers-challenge-video-contest-3000-over-18-yo-due-december-10-2012/


Contest: Win a Windows RT Tablet!


Windows 8 has launched, and here at eduPad we’re big fans! We’d like to celebrate with you by giving you the chance to win a Windows tablet!


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How to Participate*:

  1. Like “iTooch by eduPad” on Facebook. Of course, current fans may participate as well!
  2. Have your child or student(s) draw an interpretation of the iTooch character, and include their name, age, city and country.
  3. Scan or snap a photo of the drawing and post it to your Facebook wall with an “@iTooch by eduPad” mention. Make sure that the share settings of the post (next to the “post” button) are set to “public,” or we won’t be able to see it! Submission deadline is the 5th of December.

Prizes!

The eduPad team will vote on our 20 favorite drawings and post them to our Facebook page on the 7th of December. The iTooch drawing on our page that gets the most “likes” by December 12th will win the grand prize!
The winner will receive a Windows RT tablet along with a free download of the iTooch app of their choice. The nineteen other participants whose drawings are posted to our page will receive free downloads of the eduPad apps of their choice*.
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We’d also like to take a moment to thank you for your continued support. At eduPad, we’re doing our best to keep communication flowing with teachers and parents so that we can keep turning your feedback into improvements and features. We’re working hard to create the most comprehensive educational app in the App Store, so we really appreciate all that you do.
Thank you for your support.
Lia & Parker,
eduPad

*By entering the contest, entrant adheres to all of the following rules and restrictions:
-Each participating Facebook account qualifies as one “entrant”
-By submitting a drawing to this contest, entrant gives eduPad the rights to modify, use and republish the drawing without any limitations
-Offensive submissions and submissions infringing third parties’ IP rights will be rejected

-Each qualifying entrant has the opportunity to receive a maximum of one (1) prize.
-Entrant must be 13 years or older.
-eduPad reserves the right to change the prize or prizes in case the original prize or prizes unexpectedly cannot be provided.
-Entrants will be disqualified if they fail to recognize the rules and restrictions.
-Contest begins November 7th 2012
-Entry deadline December 5th 2012
-Shipping and tax to be paid by eduPad
-eduPad reserves the right to determine winners in the manner it sees fit, and will not be obligated to disclose its method of judgement or justify its selection of winners.
-eduPad reserves the right to disqualify entrants whom it deems to not be in compliance with contest guidelines, or whom it it deems to be otherwise abusing the parameters of the contest in any way. eduPad reserves the right to enact this disqualification without justification or notification.

Source : http://www.edupad.com/edupad/2690/win-a-windows-rt-tablet