2011 International Smart Gear Competition

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced the launch of the 2011 International Smart Gear Competition today, to find innovative ways to reduce the amount of fisheries bycatch. Open to anyone from fisherman, backyard inventors and students, the competition will be open from March 1 to August 31, 2011.

“WWF’s goal with the Smart Gear competition is to inspire innovative ideas for environmentally-friendly fishing gear,” stated WWF VP of Fisheries Bill Fox. “In addition to fishermen losing millions of dollars each year due to bycatch, many other species, sometimes endangered marine life are unintentionally and needlessly killed by antiquated fishing gear, and it is jeopardizing their survival.

This competition identifies real-world fishing solutions that allow fishermen to fish smarter while helping to maintain ocean health.”

The 2011 International Smart Gear Competition is offering a grand prize of $30,000 and two $10,000 runner-up prizes. Additionally, in partnership with the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation, the competition is offering a $7,500 special tuna prize that will be awarded to the idea that will reduce the amount of bycatch found in tuna fisheries. Tuna sustainability is the top WWF global fisheries conservation priority.

For more information, official competition rules and instructions on how to enter, visit www.smartgear.org

Or Contact :
International Smart Gear Competition
c/o Mike Osmond
World Wildlife Fund
171 Forest Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
U.S.A.
smartgear@smartgear.org

Posted by :
Susanna Wingard Brian
Fisheries Program Officer
World Wildlife Fund
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1193

Office : 202-495-4703 ext. 703
susanna.brian@wwfus.org
worldwildlife.org

Competition Listings Update: June 18

Are you tired of paying fees to access competition notices? So are we! Every Friday morning, Operagasm presents a fresh update of competition listings. We would be happy to include your competition notice in a full story during the week and/or in the Friday listing, please submit your notice by emailing competitions@operagasm.com.
Competizione dell’Opera
Deadline: Various
http://www.competizionedellopera.de/en/index.php?group=3&subgroup=1
5th China International Voice Competition
Deadline: 6-30-11
http://www.civc.cn/web20/index.phpoption=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=26
International Johannes Brahms Competition
Deadline: 7-1-11
http://2011.brahmscompetition.org/?lang=en
Montserrat Caballe International Opera Competition
Deadline: 7-15-11
http://www.concursocaballe.org/bases_inscripciones_condiciones.asp
The Mary Trueman Art Song Vocal Competition
Deadline: 8-15-11
http://www.artsongpreservationsocietyny.org/art-song-competition-award.html
2011 Marseilles’ International Opera Competition
Deadline: 8-15-11
http://www.concours-opera.com/
24th Annual Vocal Competition for Bel Canto Scholarships
Deadline: Various
http://www.belcantoscholarship.com/calendar.html
Nadia and Lili Boulanger Voice-Piano Competition
Deadline: 9-5-11
http://cnlb.fr/enb/concours/acc_concours.html
Città di Alcamo International Singing Contest
Deadline: 9-10-11
http://www.amicimusicaalcamo.it/Eng/ConcorInterENG.html
Opera Index Vocal Competition
Deadline: 9-21-11
http://www.operaindexinc.org/singers/opera_index_app2011.pdf
Brian Law Opera Competition
Deadline: 9-28-11
http://www.ncos.ca/WebPages/e/documents/2011%20Brian%20Law%20Applicants%20Poster.pdf
OSM Standard Life Competition
Deadline: 9-30-11
http://www.osm.ca/en/index_osm-jeunesse_concours-osm.cfm
The “Negro Spiritual” Scholarship Foundation
Deadline: Various
http://www.negrospiritual.org/competition


SOURCE : http://operagasm.com/2011/06/competition-listings-update-june-18/

Open Art Competition

Open Art Competition Announced by Online Art Gallery - Deadline July 29, 2011
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a Juried Competition with an "Open" theme in which 2D artists from around the world are called upon to make online submissions. 6/21/2011 - Jupiter, Florida -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a Juried Competition with an "Open" theme in which 2D artists (Including Photography & Excluding Video) from around the world are called upon to make online submissions for inclusion into the Gallery’s August 2011 online group exhibition. Light Space & Time encourages entries from all 2D artists regardless of where they reside and regardless of their experience or education in the art field.

A group exhibition of the top five finalists will be held online at the Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery during the month of August 2011. Awards will be for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. In addition, Honorable Mention and Special Recognition awards will also be awarded. The theme for the July art competition is “Open”. The submission process and the deadline ends on July 29, 2011.
Winners of the Open Art Exhibition will receive extensive publicity in the form of email marketing, 70+ press release announcements, social media marketing and website traffic in order to make the art world aware of the artist’s accomplishments. There will also be links back to the artist’s website as part of this achievement.
All winners will be selected, announced and featured on the Light Space & Time website on August 1, 2011 and remain online in the gallery through August 31, 2011. Thereafter, the artworks will remain online in the Light Space & Time Archives with links to the artist’s websites. Artists give us your best art now. Submit Here: http://www.lightspacetime.com - Deadline July 29, 2011.
About Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery offers monthly art competitions and monthly art exhibitions for new and emerging artists. Light Space & Time’s intention is to showcase this incredible talent in a series of monthly themed art competitions and art exhibitions by marketing and displaying the exceptional abilities of these artists. http://www.lightspacetime.com
Contact:
John R. Math
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
118 Poinciana Drive
Jupiter, FL 33458
Tel: 888-490-3530
E-Mail: info@lightspacetime.com
Web: http://www.lightspacetime.com

contest 2011 : The ThinkQuest International Competition challenges students 2011

Submit deadline : 27 of April, 2011 
The ThinkQuest International Competition challenges students to apply their critical thinking, communication, and technology skills to a real-world problem. In the ThinkQuest Projects event, teams present their solution by creating a project in ThinkQuest Projects, an online learning environment.

Age Divisions: 19 and under, 16 and under, and 12 and under.
In the ThinkQuest Projects event, participants will:
* Use ThinkQuest Projects, a hosted environment where students produce web-based learning projects, to create their entry.
* Define the problem they intend to solve and create a ThinkQuest Project that presents their solution and the process they followed to develop their solution.
* Prior experience with ThinkQuest Projects is not required.
All entries must be submitted in English.

How to apply

1. Read the ThinkQuest Competition Rules.
2. Select a coach and ensure that s/he completes the Coach Enrollment Form.
3. Form your team. Refer to the "Your Roadmap to Success" tutorial for guidance.
4. Ensure that your coach completes the Team Enrollment Form.
5. Ensure that each team member completes the tutorial.
6. Produce and test your entry. Refer to the tutorial for guidance throughout this process.
7. Ensure that each team member answers all tutorial survey questions and submits the survey.
8. Ensure that your coach completes and submits the Entry Submission Form before the Entry Submission Deadline.

More information about how to compete can be found here.
Need inspiration? Here are some entry examples.

You can download a brochure about ThinkQuest Projects here.

What are the prizes?

* All teams that submit a completed entry will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Participation.
* 1st and 2nd place teams in each age division for each event will receive a trip to ThinkQuest Live for themselves, the team coach, and one parent or adult chaperone per student. ThinkQuest Live is a 5-day event that OEF will host in the San Francisco Bay Area. It includes educational activities, social events, sightseeing excursions, and the elegant and magical ThinkQuest Awards Dinner.
* Additionally, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams in each age division for each event will receive a new laptop for each team member.

* Finally, 1st place teams in each age division for each event will receive a USD $5,000 donation for the school or organization that their coach represents.

Source : http://www.studentcompetitions.com/competitions/thinkquest-international-competition-2011-thinkquest-projects-event

Competition 2011 : Catalan Sports Drawing + Graphic Humour Competition 2011

1st INTERNATIONAL SPORTS DRAWING COMPETITION
3rd SPORTS GRAPHIC HUMOUR COMPETITIONThe Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya (Catalan Union of Sports Federations) announces its 1st International Sports Drawing Competition which is open to all artists and whose theme is sport in general.
The competition will be biennial, and is intended to bring sport closer to the work of artists in order to extend and promote drawing as an expression of sport.
The works can be presented until February 28.
The Union also announces its 3rd Sports Graphic Humour Competition which is open to all works published in the print media or on the Internet and all unpublished works submitted to the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya prior to the deadline established in the competition rules.
Sports Drawing
There will be a single indivisible prize of €3,000 (three thousand Euros), and two honourable mentions with a prize of €1,000 each, to be awarded by a majority vote of the jury.
Sports Humour
There will be a prize of €1,500 (one thousand five hundred Euros) and a second prize of €1,000 (one thousand Euros), both to be awarded by a majority vote of the jury.
You will find all the requirements for entries, the prizes, the jury and the other features of the competition in the attached documents at source:
http://feco-spain.blogspot.com/2010/12/ii-concurso-de-humor-grafico-union-de.html
More information: ufec@ufec.cat

Competition 2011 : Canada’s Next Top Ad Executive Competition 2011 | Register by January 23

Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec (CNTAE) is a unique competition that asks Canadian students to create a comprehensive real-world advertising campaign for the real-world products of a real-world client – Chevrolet Canada. CNTAE is authored and led by the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. Founded in 2007, the program has quickly become one of the richest competitions in the history of Canadian universities. Ideate without a box, stay ahead of known curve and go beyond expected predictions. In other words, use non-traditional media to launch the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic to students on campuses across Canada.
Details:
Deadline to register a team is Jan 23
Phase #1: The Elevator Pitch
Due January 23, 2011
Develop a two-page summary outlining your big idea. Keep it short enough that you could pitch it to someone in an elevator ride – hence the catchtacular name.
Phase #2: Strategy Document and Video
Due February 20, 2011
The top 25 pitches are selected and these students will create a comprehensive report outlining key objectives, positioning, media strategy and creative execution. They’ll also develop a 3 minute video that’ll function as an executive summary.
Phase #3: The Day of the Launch
March 29, 2011
The top ten competitors are brought downtown Toronto to deliver a 30 minute presentation pitching their idea to a high powered judging panel.
Who is Eligible?
Each participant must be registered as a FULL TIME undergraduate business or commerce student, Masters of Business Administration (MBA) student or an undergraduate student completing a minor in business or commerce, in the 2009/2010 academic year. Students certified as registered co-op or internship students, as a part of their degree studies, are eligible.
Validation of current academic status may be requested by the Executive Team.Each participant/team must be a legal resident of Canada.
Employees and immediate family members of General Motors of Canada, all other official sponsors of the competition and all of their respective affiliates and agencies, employees, officers, and directors, those involved in any way with the contest organizing team at McMaster University, and all other official sponsors of the Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec competition are ineligible to participate in the competition.
Prizes

Two 2012 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles are up for grabs, plus two $2500 scholarships, two $1000 scholarships, four Fuji camera packages and internship opportunities through Account Niche – the official internship and career placement partner for Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec.
For more information please go to http://topadexec.com. Please direct all inquiries to the CNTAE organizing committee

competition 2011 : 2011 IEEE Computer Society Simulator Design Competition

2011 IEEE Computer Society Simulator Design Competition
IEEE Computer Society is presenting the 2011 Simulator Design competition
for students worldwide with a top prize of 8,000 USD and a second place
prize of 2,000 USD. Student teams will be invited to design a CPU
simulator, a program used in many architecture courses to illustrate how
computers work.
“This is an exciting competition because it cuts across traditional
boundaries by combining architecture with program design and software
engineering just like real life,” said Alan Clements, chair of the
competition and an emeritus professor of computer science. “All you
have to do is to write a program. Well, that’s not quite all. You
have to write an excellent program using professional design
techniques.”
The competition requires that students have taken a course in architecture
and have both programming and software engineering skills. Student teams
will submit both a report and a working program at the end of the
competition.
Who can compete?
The competition is open to student members of the IEEE Computer Society
organized into teams consisting of three to five students enrolled at the
same institution of higher learning.
Current IEEE student members can add Computer Society student membership
(8 USD in the U.S. and Canada and 13 USD in the rest of the world) at:
http://www.computer.org/addcsmembership
Non-member students can join both IEEE and IEEE Computer Society (40 USD)
at:    http://www.computer.org/studentoffer
As part of their member benefits, all student members receive access to
the Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL).
The competition is conducted through online submission of reports and
simulators to the panel of international judges (chosen by the IEEE
Computer Society).  This year’s judges include Bob Colwell, one of the
world’s leading experts on computer design and Intel’s former chief
architect on the Pentium 4 processor.
To register and for more information visit the competition web site at:
http://www.computer.org/portal/web/competition
(Registration deadline is 18 January 2011)