Minggu, 12 Agustus 2007

My Turn 2008, Win $5,000 for college!

To enter, each student must complete the official entry form (or a photocopy) and submit it with two copies of an original essay (500-1,000 words) on a topic of the student's choice that shares an opinion, experience or personal feeling (see "Writing a Personal Essay" on this brochure). Also, before applying, students need to read and follow the Official Rules, which are also on the back page.

GETTING STARTED:

  • Think about a personal experience that has shaped or motivated you as a person. How can you express this experience so it is interesting for others to read?
  • Take a few moments to write your thoughts and memories of the experience before you begin organizing your ideas into an essay.
  • Read the section "Writing a Personal Essay" in this brochure and several "My Turn" essays in NEWSWEEK as a guide for refining the topic and writing your essay.
  • Study the sample "My Turn" Essay inside. Use it as a model for writing an effective essay.
  • Show your essay to friends and teachers. Polish your essay and mail it in!

First Prize wins $5,000!
Second Prize wins $2,000
Eight more students win $1,000

Ten winning essays and 10 honorable
mentions may be published by the
NEWSWEEK Education Program.

All high-school students are eligible.
Deadline for entry: February 1, 2008


TO ALL INSTRUCTORS:
Please make photocopies for each student entry. Entries without forms will not qualify for contest.

PLEASE SEND ALL ENTRIES TO:
2008 Kaplan/NEWSWEEK
"My Turn" Essay Competition
1440 BROADWAY, 9TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10018

original sites : here

Nespresso Design Contest 2008

Rules for the nespresso design contest 2008

NestlĂ© nespresso s.a., route du lac 3, 1094 paudex, switzerland (hereafter “nespresso”), is organizing a design contest for ideas on Coffeeluxury.

The theme explores luxury as a state of mind, an attitude, a Permanent search for excellence and the ultimate beauty of Simplicity.

Further information on the contest is available on our website

www.nespresso.com/design.

Art. 2 – target

The contest is open to enrolled students of national or International design schools. Teams may participate in the contest, Provided a project leader is elected and is responsible for the design.

Art. 3 – participation

Participation is free of charge. All applications must register online Under www.nespresso.com/design from march 1st to october 31st, 2007. When the project data is received, it will be given an identification Code for purposes of anonymity in the judging process.

All projects compliant with the contest rules will go through a 1st Selection (see specifications below) and participants whose projects Are elected for the 2nd selection will have to send a 3-d model of Their project.

1st selection (deadline: october 31st, 2007)

All projects must consist in:

One or two boards on a1 format (59.4 cm x 84.1 cm) affixed to a rigid Support made of a light material no thicker than 0.5 cm. Boards Must include any indications participants deem essential to a Complete understanding of the project. Projects must be Accompanied by a cover note of maximum one-page (a4 format) Briefly illustrating the aims and guidelines of the project within The context of the required theme. Each project must be marked With the student’s identification code. These drawings will have

To be sent to milan (weber shandwick, via pietrasanta 14, i-20141 Milan, f.a.o. ms. Novella d'incecco) by october 31st, 2007.

All projects passing the initial phase will go through the final Selection, and selected participants will be informed via e-mail by December 2007.

2nd selection (deadline: january 31st, 2008)

Depending on the schools’ facilities and type of project, Nespresso will ask the selected participants to develop a 3-d Model of their project and send it, at the participant's cost, to

Milan, italy (detailed coordinates will be communicated in due Time) no later than january 31st, 2008.

All 3-d models, together with a selection of drawings, will be Exhibited during the milan design fair in april 2008. The official competition language is english.

Art. 4 – jury

The contest jury is comprised of international design experts, as well As representatives from nespresso.

Art. 5 – assessment criteria

innovative content

design quality

future potential

functionality & convenience

Art. 6 – prizes

Prizes will be as follows:

1st prize: € 12,000.-

2nd prize: € 7,000.-

3rd prize: € 4,000.-

+ 1 special mention (€ 3,000.-)

Art. 7 – results and publication

The winners will be informed in person by e-mail and their names will Be announced publicly during the prize-giving ceremony. The contest will be considered terminated when the prizes are Awarded. The winning project and a selection of other projects will

Be featured in the nespresso magazine.

Art. 8 – ip rights & release

By participating in the contest, each participant authorizes nespresso to Use, display, publish, stock, reproduce, represent and/or adapt the Submitted project in any manner, on any support, or in any existing or Future media, in all countries and for all time, for contest, educational, Communication, and/or marketing purposes of any nature, and without Compensation to the participant, except for and excluding the Manufacture and sale of the submitted project on an industrial basis.

Participants who are selected as winners and awarded the first, second or Third prize grant nespresso a 1-year option to develop and industrialize the Project. If nespresso exercises this option, then the participant grants to Nespresso an exclusive, world-wide, unlimited license to develop, Industrialize, manufacture and sell products based on the project in Exchange for reasonable compensation to be mutually agreed and Formalized in a separate agreement.

Each participant represents (i) that the submitted project is the result of His or her own original work, (ii) that he/she is the author thereof, and (iii) That while not guaranteeing the absence of any conflicting rights, he/she Has no actual knowledge or particular reason to believe that it violates Any third-party rights.

Art. 9 – return of data

The project data and models will become the property of nespresso and Shall not be returned to the participants.

Art. 10 – personal data protection

Personal data supplied for participation will be used solely for the Purpose of the competition. It may be passed to third-parties for related Purposes and publication. Participants consent to the use of their names And likeness in association with this contest and nespresso communication.

Art. 11 – applicable law

Without prejudice to any national and international intellectual Property rights in the projects arising by operation of law in favour of the Participants, the nespresso design contest is governed by swiss law and any Disputes that may arise in relation to it come under the exclusive Jurisdiction of the courts of lausanne.

you can visit the original rules and information at http://www.nespresso.com/design/

6th Annual The Ugly Necklace Contest, 2008

A Jewelry Design Competition with a Twist

Official Rules :

You can see at here


Deadline :

March 15th, 2008


PRIZE :
FIRST PRIZE: a $992.93 shopping spree on the Land of Odds web-site (www.landofodds.com)
RUNNER-UP PRIZE: a $399.07 shopping spree on the web-site.

Now open to both US and International submissions as well. There are talented Ugly-Necklace Jewelry Designers everywhere!

For more information you can see at here
Site Name : www.anamigo.com

I am looking for someone to create the logo Anamigo with the tagline the next step for you and your pet within the logo. My name is quite clever - its a play on words... "An" "Amigo" as in a friend and it could also be looked at as Animal and Amigo. The An and Amigo need to be in 2 different colors and must be transferable to black and white. The smartness and sleekness of the logo are extremely important to me.


I like the Apple feel - their design intrigues me most...
The most important thing for me is that when people look at the logo. I want them to be able to say right away without any hesitation.

"Wow - this must be an online community for petlovers"
You must put some hidden dog or cat that they can see within the logo, maybe a leash somewhere...the logo needs to be VERY SMART.

Please email me with any questions. MGhadamian[at]gmail.com, make sure that the An and Amigo are in 2 different colors that transfer to black and white* when I say this - I dont mean the background - I mean the "An" and "Amigo" need to be able to transfer into black and white) - also very important. - they need to be able to see AnAmigo as 2 seperate words - and say it as one word.

Website, Trademark or Brand Name: Anamigo

Desired Tagline: The Next Step For You and Your Pet

Desired Color Scheme: must be transferred in black and white - but be creative - think cute, cuddly, simple, clean

Desired File Formats: all

Payment Methods Offered:

  • Credit Card
  • PayPal

Prized For Logo Desing:

$701.00

Desired Style:

I love apple design - the design must be sleek, cute, cuddly, smart and innovative - I am trying to create a worldwide brand.

You can see the original contest at here

Jumat, 10 Agustus 2007

Indosat Wireless Innovation Contest 2007

Tempointeraktif
PT Indosat Tbk kembali meluncurkan Indosat Wireless Innovation Contest 2007. Kompetisi ini merupakan penerapan teknologi telekomunikasi wireless, khususnya pengembangan perangkat lunak dan keras.

Direktur Corporate Services Indosat, S Wimbo Hardjito, mengatakan program ini diharapkan menjadi wadah kompetisi di bidang teknologi wireless bagi masyarakat, khususnya bagi kalangan pelajar dan mahasiswa.

Kompetisi yang ketiga kali ini mencakup kateogri idea generator untuk siswa SMP dan SMU yang difokuskan pada inovasi teknologi wireless.

Sedangkan kategori product oriented ditujukan untuk masyarakat dan mahasiswa disertai prototipe hasil impelementasi ide. Masing-masing kategori dibagi dalam dua kriteria, yakni software dan hardware.

Pemenang akan diberikan hadiah tabungan pendidikan mulai Rp 5 juta hingga Rp 10 juta dan handphone 3G untuk kategori Idea Generator. Sedangkan untuk Kategori product oriented berhadiah mulai Rp 15 juta hingga 25 juta dan HP 3G.

HADIAH

  • Total Ratusan Juta Rupiah,
  • Studi Wisata ke Luar Negeri
  • HP 3G
  • Medali
  • Hadiah inovatif lainnya

KRITERIA CONTEST
  • Aplikatif, inovatif, unik, orisinil, efektif, praktis, dan bermanfaat.
  • Konsep dalam format karya tulis.
KATEGORI CONTEST
  • Idea Generator (software/hardware) khusus untuk SMP & SMU.
  • Product Oriented (software/hardware) khusus untuk mahasiswa & umum.
PENDAFTARAN

Isi formulir dan daftar langsung ke Galeri Indosat di seluruh Indonesia atau melalui email : iwic2007@indosat.com atau publicrelations@indosat.com

Informasi lebih lanjut hubungi: (021)30008244 dan 08151100iwic

Atau website www.indosat.com/iwic2007

Batas Waktu : 7 Oktober 2007

National Geographic International Photo Contest 2007

18 July 2007 00:00 - 13 August 2007 17:00
Siapa yang boleh berpartisipasi?

Seluruh pembaca National Geographic Magazine, kecuali karyawan National Geographic Society, keluarganya, dan pihak lain yang berafiliasi dengan kontes ini.
  • Fotografer amatir dipersilakan mendaftar dan harus mencantumkan “amatir” dalam formulir pendaftaran.
  • Fotografer profesional (setengah dari total penghasilannya berasal dari penjualan foto) juga diperkenankan dan memberi tanda “profesional” pada formulir pendaftaran.

Media

  • Cetak berwarna atau hitam putih.
  • Transparansi warna 35mm. Kirimkan hasil cetakan.
  • Transparansi asli dan negative mesti tersedia agar foto pemenang bisa dipublikasi.
  • Jepretan dengan kamera digital diperbolehkan.
  • Tidak diperkenankan mengirimkan gambar berupa kombinasi lebih dari satu foto, menambah dan/atau menghilangkan elemen-elemen dalam satu foto. Sedikit burning, dodging, dan/atau koreksi warna diperkenankan.
  • Diperbolehkan mengirimkan foto dengan media yang berbeda-beda.
  • Ukuran foto cetak diperbolehkan hingga 8X10 inci, jika hendak mengirimkan foto cetak pastikan Anda memiliki negatifnya.
  • Foto berbingkai atau ditempel pada kaca tidak akan diterima.

Kategori

  • Kontes dibagi menjadi 3 kategori: MANUSIA, DUNIA ALAMI, dan PERJALANAN/BUDAYA.
  • Peserta dipersilakan mengirim maksimal 3 foto untuk masing-masing kategori. Jadi, jumlah maksimal foto yang boleh dikirim adalah 9.

Materi foto

  • Foto yang dikirim tidak boleh berusia lebih dari 3 tahun, dan belum pernah dipublikasi di mana pun.
  • Entri harus menyertakan model release, jika mungkin. (Wajib untuk foto pemenang).
  • Setiap peserta harus memiliki hak cipta atas setiap foto yang disertakan dalam kontes ini.
  • Pengiriman karya foto harus disertai dengan formulir pendaftaran. Keterangan foto yang jelas atau deskripsi mesti dilampirkan di formulir.
  • Bubuhkan nama dan alamat Anda di belakang masing-masing foto cetak.
  • Untuk menghindari kerusakan, paket harus dikemas sebaik mungkin sebelum dikirim.
  • Kirim ke kantor National Geographic Indonesia

Format digital

  • Untuk foto dalam format digital, pengiriman karya bisa melalui website http://nationalgeographic.co.id/, dengan mengisi form keanggotaan website dan mengisi form data foto saat melakukan proses upload .
  • Ukuran file maksimal 300kb.
  • Dimensi foto sisi terpanjang minimal 800px, sisi terpanjang maksimal 1000px.
  • Format foto JPEG.
  • Juga diperkenankan mengirimkan file dalam bentuk CD/DVD ke alamat NGI.

Batas waktu

Entri harus sudah dikirim sebelum tanggal 13 Agustus 2007 (cap pos, untuk foto cetak atau format CD/DVD).

Penjurian

  • Foto akan dinilai berdasarkan kreativitas dan kualitas fotografis.
  • Mohon tidak menelepon atau mengirim email sehubungan status foto kiriman Anda. Pemenang diumumkan lewat NGI edisi September 2007.

Perhatian!

Foto-foto yang sudah dikirim tidak akan dikembalikan.

Hadiah tiap Kategori

Juara 1: uang tunai Rp5.000.000, peralatan fotografi, trip dan workshop, keikutsertaan karya dalam babak final National Geographic International Photo Contest 2007 beserta pemenang dari 30 negara lainnya.

Juara 2: uang tunai Rp3.000.000 dan peralatan fotografi

Juara 3: uang tunai Rp2.000.000


Perjanjian umum

  • Dengan mengirimkan foto, berarti peserta secara otomatis menerima segala kondisi sebagaimana yang tercantum dalam ketentuan di atas
  • Entri yang tidak sesuai dengan ketentuan akan didiskualifikasi.
  • Setiap peserta harus menjamin bahwa publikasi semua foto oleh National Geographic Magazine tidak akan memunculkan masalah hukum.
  • Para pemenang setuju untuk mengizinkan National Geographic Society mempublikasikan foto-foto mereka dalam bentuk cetak atau elektronik untuk edisi-edisi NGM ke depan atau produk-produk Society, dan untuk menggunakannya dalam iklan dan tujuan-tujuan promosional, secara cuma-cuma.
Keterangan lengkap dapat dilihat pada web berikut

ESD Prototype Design Contest [Top Coder]

Project Overview
The goal of this competition is to build prototype pages for the new ESD Web Application. For this competition, you will take the existing design and carry it into the new screens you are building. Your design and layout must match the “look and feel” of the storyboards provided and your HTML and CSS must be implemented according to the directory structure and filename system listed in the Requirements. Usability should be your biggest concern.

Employee Search card (ESD) is a web-based application to help TopCoder employees easily search and find their co-workers and determine which projects the co-workers are working on or have been involved with. The result of the search in the ESD will be shown via an “Employee Card”.

You will submit your HTML, CSS and graphic files in a single ZIP file. All of your graphics must be placed in their own directory/folder.

Entries must be your original work, and must not infringe on the copyright or licenses of others. Stock art, clip art, templates and other design elements from other sources are prohibited unless specifically permitted in the Specification Document.

Payment
Selection of Winner:
After the submission phase ends, all entries will be screened against the Required Elements listed above. All passing submissions are then sent into Online Review, where they will receive scores. Prizes will be distributed to the highest scoring submitters as outlined in the Prizes section below. In addition to the winners chosen based on scores, the Client will choose a winner.

Prize Structure:
The contest will award cash prizes totaling $3,500.00 to up to three (3) competitors. Any and all applicable taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prizewinner(s).

Final Fixes Phase:
The Client may require the winner to enter into a Final Fixes Phase after the contest has ended. This phase will require the winner to make final changes (specific to the Spec Doc) to the final deliverables before payment can be released.

Final Deliverables From Winner:
The payment will be distributed in one full installment once the final version of the winning submission has been received by TopCoder Studio. Final deliverables include one (1) zip file containing the HTML files, CSS file, and web-ready graphics. The entire submission must follow the directory structure listed in the Requirements.

Additionally, all original graphic files used in the creation of the prototype from Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape must be provided in the zip file in a folder named “orginal graphics.” Fonts must be embedded or in outlined format in the design, or you may submit fonts that you have permission to release.
Prize 1: $1,400.00
Prize 2: $700.00
Client Selection: $1,400.00
Eligibility

You must be a TopCoder Studio member, at least 18 years of age, meeting all of the membership requirements. In addition, you must fit into one of the following categories.

If you reside in the United States, you must be either:
  • A US Citizen
  • A Lawful Permanent Resident of the US
  • A temporary resident, asylee, refugee of the U.S., or have a lawfully issued work authorization card permitting unrestricted employment in the U.S.

If you do not reside in the United States:
  • You must be authorized to perform services as an independent contractor. (Note: In most cases you will not need to do anything to become authorized)
Timeline
All submissions are required to be submitted by the End Date.
Start Date: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 15:00 EDT
End Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at 14:00 EDT

For detail page, you can visiting the original site at here