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Deadline: May 31, 2006
posted by Yahor @ 8:29 AM
THE Economist's fifth annual Innovation Summit will take place in London on November 10th. Speakers from industry and academia will examine the latest trends in the management of innovation, from the laboratory to the marketplace. At an awards ceremony on November 9th, we will also honour successful innovators in a range of fields.
Accordingly, readers are invited to nominate outstanding innovators in seven categories: bioscience; energy and the environment; computing and telecoms; “no boundaries” (which includes materials science, nanotechnology and other emerging fields); consumer products; business processes; and social and economic development, a category that recognises individuals who have pioneered novel technologies and business models that improve everyday lives.
Please e-mail nominations to innovation@economist.com, giving the nominee's name, current affiliation and contact information, and a 100-word summary explaining why the nominee deserves to win the award in a category. The submissions will be judged by a panel of technology and business experts, including several previous winners. The deadline for nominations is April 24th.
posted by Yahor @ 12:18 AM
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
This Contest is open only to residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in their province of residence. Employees of L'Or�al Paris, a division of L'Or�al Canada Inc. ("Sponsor") and Nurun their respective representatives, agents, advertising and promotional agencies, affiliated and related companies, and members of the immediate family (parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they live) and household of such employees are not eligible.
2. How to Enter
Contest begins January 16, 2006 at 11:59 a.m. (ET) and all entries must be received by May 31, 2006, 11:59 a.m. (ET). You may enter by:
- Visiting www.lorealparis.ca (http://www.lorealparis.ca/en/cosmetics/index_infallible.asp) completing an online quiz in full and submitting same as instructed. In the event of a dispute as to who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
In your entry, you will be asked to provide your title, first and last name, street address, city, province, area code, phone number, age and an e-mail address. You will be asked to write a short text of 25 words about who represent your infallible woman and why. Each entry must be an original, and must be submitted by the entrant her/himself. Once submitted, original essay together with all rights, titles and interests attached to it, become the property of contest sponsors. By participating to the contest you also renounce to your moral rights in favour of the Sponsor
All mandatory fields must be completed. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, illegible or incomplete entries, which will be void. The use of any automated equipment to participate in this Contest is prohibited.
Limit: one entry per person or electronic address. Multiple entries from the same person or electronic address will void all entries from that person or electronic address.
By entering, you consent to Sponsor's use, should you become a winner, of your name, place of residence and photograph or other likeness, without further compensation or notice, for publicity, advertising or informational purposes in any media or format (including the Internet) in connection with this Contest or future similar contests. By entering, you declare that you have complied with the Contest Rules.
All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned to entrants. If a selected entrant's entry is an Internet entry, the selected entrant may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that the selected entrant is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry.
3. Prizes
Participants could win:
Grand Prize:
- One (1) grand prize, for the grand prize winner and a friend of her choice, consisting of 2 spa gift certificates of an approximate retail value of $350 each.
Runner-up Prizes
- Two (2) Beauty Basket of an approximate retail value of $150 each. Choice of the products is at the discretion of Sponsor.
Approximate total value of prizes: $1,000.
All expenses, taxes, surcharges and issuance or other fees not described as included in the Prize are the sole responsibility of the winner, including but not limited to transportation, tips, insurance and personal expenses. Except as expressly warranted herein, the Prizes are provided to winners "as is" without further warranty of any kind.
Prize must be accepted as awarded. NO SUBSTITUTION OF PRIZES IS PERMITTED EXCEPT BY SPONSOR IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE ANY PRIZE WITH ANOTHER PRIZE OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE, IF A PRIZE CANNOT BE AWARDED AS DESCRIBED FOR ANY REASON. PRIZES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE AND ARE NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH OR CREDIT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
4. Selection of Winners
At approximately 3 p.m. (ET) on or about June 7, 2006 in Montr�al, a random draw will be conducted for the prizes from all eligible entries received. Sponsor will draw three (3) participants from all entries received prior to the end of the contest. The Judging Committee will then evaluate the submitted texts in which participants describe their Infallible Woman, in order to select the participant who best expresses his or her opinion in a manner that is interesting, understandable and inspiring. The two (2) participants who are not selected by the jury will receive the Runner-Up Prizes. The odds of winning a prize will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received.
Sponsor will attempt to contact the selected entrants after the draw by phone or by e-mail ONLY within five (5) business days following the draw date. To win, selected entrants will be required to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by phone or e-mail. If a selected entrant cannot be contacted and the skill-testing question administered within that period, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate entrant may be selected.
Winner will be asked to fill out and sign a Declaration & Release Form and return it to contest sponsors, to the specified address, within ten (10) days following receipt of the document.
Upon reception of the Declaration & Release Form duly filled and signed by chosen participant, sponsors will either directly send the prize to the address provided on form or, sponsors will mail instructions to chosen participant with instructions on how to claim prize.
A list of winners will be available as of June 19, 2006, and will be posted on the L'Or�al Paris websites: www.lorealparis.ca. Sponsor is not responsible and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify selected entrants.
In the case of a direct delivery to winner's address, a 4 to 6 week delay following reception of the Declaration & Release Form applies.
5. General Terms and Conditions
Entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by all decisions of the Sponsor, which are final in all matters pertaining to the Contest. Contest is subject to all applicable laws. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. By entering, participants release and hold harmless Sponsor, its affiliated and related companies and advertising, promotion agencies and all of their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Contest Entities") from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Contest or any prize won. Winners will be required to sign and return, within the time period indicated on the documents, a Declaration of Compliance with Contest Rules and a full Liability and Publicity Release and/or any other document.
Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual from the Contest and to ban the individual from any future contest of the Sponsor that it finds or believes to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or Contest Website; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
6. Limitations of Liability
Without limiting the release in Paragraph 5 above, and for greater certainty, the Contest Entities will not be liable for: a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Contest Website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries in the Contest; b) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation of the contest website or any transmission in connection with the Contest; c) any communications line failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; d) any problems with, or technical malfunction of, any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, or failure of e-mail which may occur for any reason whatsoever, including technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof; or e) any injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Contest. If the Contest is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Entities which corrupt or affect the administration, security or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to, without advance notice, terminate or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, or modify it in any way, subject to the approval of the R�gie des alcools, des courses et des jeux in respect of residents of Quebec.
7. For Quebec Residents
Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the R�gie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the R�gie only for the purposes of helping the parties reach a settlement.
8. Privacy
The contest Sponsor is collecting personal data about entrants for the sole purpose of administering this Contest. No further informational or marketing communications will be received by the entrant unless the entrant provides the Sponsor with explicit permission to do so as indicated on its entry forms where it asks the user if they would like to receive further communication from Sponsors. Please see our Privacy Policy at www.lorealparis.ca for full information on Sponsors' policy toward maintaining the privacy and security of user information.
posted by Yahor @ 10:50 AM
The International Photography Awards conducts two parallel competitions each year: one for professional photographers, who earn the majority of their livelihood from their craft, and a second for non-professional photographers. IPA is open to photographers from all parts of the globe.
The deadline for submissions to the 2006 International Photography Awards is May 31, 2006...
Certificates of excellence will be awarded in all sub-categories to both professionals and non-professionals, who will then compete within their respective pools for the following titles:
Advertising Photographer of the Year
Architectural Photographer of the Year
Editorial Photographer of the Year
Photography Book of the Year (professional category only)
Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Nature Photographer of the Year
People Photographer of the Year
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posted by Yahor @ 10:27 AM
The closing date for entries is 31. March 2006.
Main Theme: “Children and Youth” with a special invitation to young photographers
1st Prize: 1000 US-Dollars + one set of ICF publications
Special Prize: Health & Disability at work
1st Prize: 1000 US-Dollars + one set of ICF publicationsSpecial Prize: Health & Disability at workAfter the successful launch of the WHO Photo Contest in 2002 in conjunction with the release of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), the World Health Organization invites photographers around the world to participate in the international photo contest — “Images of Health and Disability 2005/2006”.
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posted by Yahor @ 10:25 AM
The National Photo Awards offers three separate Photo Contests.
1. NEW for 2006 the cash prize added Monthly Photo Contest.
2. The 2006 Annual Photo Contest.
3. “Just for Fun” Weekly Free Photo Contest.
National and International Entries will be accepted by the National Photo Awards
The 2006 Monthly Photo Contests have begun and entries are due on the 20th of each month.
Film and digital camera photographs are both accepted into the photo contest.
Baby photo contest entries should be entered under the People, Baby or Child category. To compete for cash prizes, enter the Monthly Photo Contest otherwise, enter our “Just for Fun” contest. Photography prints may be in color, black & white or hand-tinted.
Jpeg files are accepted for online entries.
The 2006 Annual Photo Awards
1. The Rising Star Photo Award will be awarded to the amateur exhibiting the most promising talent in photography, all amateur entries will be considered.
2. Master of the Macro Award 2006. All macro entries will be considered for this special award.
3. Earn the “Photographer of the Year” photo award in either the amateur or professional divisions.
4. Divisions for amateurs and professionals.
The National Photo Awards contests offers photographers unlimited viewing opportunities and exposure to their work to a worldwide audience. Winners in the Annual Photo Awards will receive a press release that may be used to publicize his/her achievement.
Photographers retain the copyright of entered photos. more…
posted by Yahor @ 10:14 AM
A future, global knowledge society � what is it really?
The consultancy company NIRAS asks this question in an international essay competition focusing on the future, global knowledge society. On September 1st 2006, NIRAS celebrates its 50th anniversary, and being a knowledge-based company, NIRAS has a special interest in this topic.
The competition is launched at universities in 21 countries worldwide. Two winners will be awarded a 1st price of EUR 16,000 and a 2nd price of EUR 8,000. They will also receive a trip to Copenhagen for the presentation of the winner essays. During their stay in Copenhagen, they will be given ample opportunity to meet with NIRAS' customers and partners, and other interesting people.
"We wish to create some new, inventive, and hopefully different images of the future of the world through the essay competition. These images should focus on the future, global society of knowledge and cultural integration," says NIRAS' Director of Development Henrik K�rg�rd. He continues: We intend to use these images in our further development and hope they may serve as an inspiration to others within Academia and knowledge-based companies, or to people with an interest in these issues."
Participants in the competition must hand in an abstract in English on January 1st 2006. The abstracts will be carefully evaluated, and ten participants will be asked to write an essay to be submitted on May 1st 2006.
If you need more information regarding the competition or NIRAS, please look up www.niras50years.com or contact Mille Wilken (phone: +45 4810 4477 or e-mail: miw@niras.dk).
posted by Yahor @ 9:47 AM
The American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST), International Information Issues Special Interest Group (SIG-III), is pleased to announce its seventh competition for papers to be submitted for the 2006 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Austin, Texas, November 3-9, 2006.
The theme of this paper contest is: "Information Realities: Shaping the digital future for all?"The prize for each winner is a two-year individual membership in ASIST. In the case of multiple authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIST membership. In addition, depending on SIG III fundraising for this competition, the first place winner will be rewarded a minimum of $1,000 toward travel, conference registration, and accommodations while attending the ASIST Annual Conference in Texas, Austin, November 3-9, 2006.
posted by Yahor @ 9:40 AM
Wanted: your practical ideas!
Today is your world! You’re making a difference. You’re working to solve community problems, such as lack of access to education or jobs, the spread of HIV/AIDS or conflict. Yet, the impact of your work does not always receive enough exposure and recognition. Participate now and have your voice heard! The World Bank and its partners invite you to participate in the International Essay Competition 2006 to share your experience and ideas on community work and participation in public life.
Choose one of the two topics:
Topic 1: How do you contribute to solving community problems?
You’re making an impact - or you have ideas - on working with your peers on important projects, such as: improving education, resolving conflict, limiting the spread of HIV/AIDS, or promoting youth employment.
1) If you have been personally involved in community work, write specifically about your experience: Who have you worked with? Who have you helped? What have you accomplished? In what way would you consider this work to be innovative? How have you measured the results of your work?
Looking ahead:
How would you improve your impact? How can other youth replicate your experience?
2) If you don’t have practical experience, write specifically about your ideas: How would you work with your peers to solve community problems?
Topic 2: How do you influence decision making?
You’ve helped influence - or you have ideas on influencing - decisions on important issues that affect your community:
1) If you have been personally involved in advocacy work, write specifically about your experience: What have you accomplished? How did you convince decision makers to listen to you? What obstacles have you overcome? How have you measured the results of your work?
Looking ahead:
How would you improve your advocacy? How can other youth adapt your ideas to become more involved in decision-making?
2) If you don’t have practical experience, write specifically about your ideas: How could youth better influence decision-making?
For more info on International Essay Competition 2006, please visit:
http://www.essaycompetition.org
posted by Yahor @ 2:47 AM
2006 marks the 160th anniversary of the start of the Mexican-American War. Then-Congressman Abraham Lincoln opposed the war, a stand which may have cost him a chance at re-election. Was this decision Lincoln's greatest political mistake? Compare and contrast this decision with others in Lincoln's life that you believe were erroneous or shortsighted and discuss the political perils and moral challenges of opposing wars and the Presidents who wage them.
posted by Yahor @ 2:17 PM
The AGA is looking for concise and relevant essays that address one of the two questions below. Essays must be submitted by March 31, 2006, before midnight MST. Prizes include: 1st place - $2500, 2nd place - $1500, and 3rd place - $1,000.
Construct a logical argument that you could use to convince local, state/provincial, and federal government officials why the use of after-fabrication/batch hot-dip galvanizing as a corrosion protection method is in the best interest of tax-paying citizens.
You have been recently hired at an engineering firm that has pre-existing specifications that require paint to be used to coat your state's ten new DOT highway bridges. Having heard that galvanizing is an acceptable coating option in other states, how would you convince the lead engineer on the project to consider after-fabrication/batch hot-dip galvanizing as the corrosion protection system of choice for this project in your state?
posted by Yahor @ 2:15 PM
Our thanks to all those who participated in the Fall 2005 contest. The winning entries have been selected. Click here to read the winning essays.
We are now accepting submissions for the Spring 2006 Scholarship!
Spring 2006 Awards: We are offering three awards this fall.
Deadline: Entries must be submitted on our Web site by April 30, 2006 at 11:59 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time).
Rules and Essay Topic: Students meeting our eligibility requirements must submit an essay on the following topic:
posted by Yahor @ 2:12 PM
Essay Contest Topic
In 750 to 1,000 words, discuss the following topic:
Analyze and explain how the members of the Foreign Service promote United States national interests by participating in the resolution of today's major international issues.
In writing your essay, use the following as your guideline:
• Select a specific current international issue that is of importance to you in United States foreign policy and explain why you have chosen it.
• Describe and analyze the role of members of the United States Foreign Service in conducting diplomacy to resolve this particular issue and discuss the immediate consequences.
• Keep in mind the United States national interests include: national security, protection of American citizens, human rights, democratization, free market economics, countering terrorism, free trade, and sustainable economic development.
posted by Yahor @ 2:10 PM
Basis of Judging
posted by Yahor @ 2:07 PM
Applications are invited for the 2006 Marjorie Deane internship. This award, financed by the Marjorie Deane Foundation, is designed to provide work experience for a promising journalist or would-be journalist, who will spend three months of the summer at The Economist, writing about finance. Applicants may also be considered, if they wish, for an internship of similar duration at CFO Europe, a sister publication of The Economist. Applicants should send a letter introducing themselves, with an original article of about 1,000 words that they think would be suitable for the finance and economics section of The Economist. Applications must reach us by March 31st. They should be e-mailed to deaneintern@economist.com or posted to the Business Affairs Editor (Deane internship), The Economist, 25 St James's Street, London, SW1A 1HG.
posted by Yahor @ 11:41 AM
he International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group and the Financial Times (FT) invite entries for the first international private sector development research paper competition for 2005-2006.
| Gold Award | US$30,000 | |
| 2 Silver Awards each | US$15,000 | |
| 3 Bronze Awards each | US$10,000 | |
posted by Yahor @ 6:25 AM
This contest is open to all undergraduates non-economics majors enrolled in any 100 level economics class during the Spring semester 2006. Prior award winners are ineligible for this contest. The award's 1st prize is $500 and 2nd prize is $250. To enter the contest, the student must write an essay discussing "How economics and individual liberty promote individual and societal well-being". The essay must not exceed 5 pages or 1500 words in length.
All essays submitted must:
 | include on each page, the student's name, email address and their instructor's name, course, and section number, |
| be in one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier, or CG roman (12 pt), |
| be submitted to Karen Kihiu the Economics Department before 5:00 p.m. on March 27th 2006 |
| please do not exceed the word limits specified for the contest. Please submit 3 copies of the essay. Essays will be evaluated for their cogency, economic reasoning, and persuasiveness. |
Finalists for the essay contest will be notified one week before the Awards Ceremony. The 2006 Ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 20th, 2006 at 3:00pm in the Center for the Arts, 3rd floor Lobby.
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posted by Yahor @ 6:18 AM
Linkbaiting is a very important thing for a blog to have, and The S-Bend is giving away over $1000 worth of internet services for a single link. Simple.
posted by Yahor @ 12:10 AM
The My America competition is designed to encourage you to share the thoughts, feelings, and impressions of the United States you gained during your training program. You may cover topics from American politics, people or culture to the company where you trained or the town where you lived.
The competition is designed to allow you maximum freedom of expression in creating and designing your submission. Be creative, inventive, and imaginative - this is your competition to win!!
You may enter one of the following two categories to win:
Category 1 Photo Essay
A titled photo essay comprised of 10-20 photos
Category 2 Written Essay
A titled written essay of 750-1,000 words
What you can win
The winner in each category will receive a $1,000 Travel Voucher from STA Travel good for international travel on STA flights
Who may participate
All Inbound CDS participants completing a minimum of 3 months of training between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006
posted by Yahor @ 12:07 AM
Imagine that you are a diplomat whose mission it is to represent a country to the
posted by Yahor @ 12:03 AM
HOW magazine invites you to enter its newest juried design competition, the 2006 HOW Perfect 10 Awards.
posted by Yahor @ 3:00 PM
Recent developments in concrete such as high strength concrete and self-compacting mixtures have improved its strength and processability.
posted by Yahor @ 3:00 PM
SPACES offers a unique showcase setting for students from design schools around the world in which they can compete against one another for international recognition, gifts from sponsors and a cash prize.
posted by Yahor @ 2:58 PM
The Interior Motives Design Awards 2006 is open to students on a recognised graduate and post-graduate design course, anywhere in the world.
posted by Yahor @ 1:55 PM
Eulda, the European Logo Design Annual, is the new award scheme for graphic designers that will reward the best logo designs in Europe.
posted by Yahor @ 1:36 PM
1. Participating Law Schools:
All accredited law schools are invited to participate in the Competition.
2. Eligible Students:
Third-year students. In the discretion of the dean, second-year students may also compete. However, second-year students who receive awards may not compete in their third year.
3. Subject Matter:
Any aspect of Copyright Law.
4. Determination of Awards:
The prizes will be awarded to the eligible students who shall, in the sole judgment of the dean, or such other person or committee as the dean may designate, prepare the two best papers. The dean may, in his or her discretion, withhold the awards entirely, if in his or her opinion no worthy paper is submitted, or may award only the first or second prize. Students are not eligible for more than one prize in any Competition.
5. Amounts of Awards:
A first prize of $600 and a second prize of $250 at each participating law school, to be paid by The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers through the dean, upon his or her written certification.
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posted by Yahor @ 2:24 AM
The American Judges Association (AJA) annual essay competition is open to all full-time law students enrolled in and attending an accredited law school in the United States or Canada. The first prize for the contest is $3,000; second is $1,500; and third is $1,000. First, second, and third place winners and their law schools will be presented with an award certificate. The winning essay will be published in AJA’s journal, Court Review. We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the National Court Reporters Association.
posted by Yahor @ 2:21 AM
