H.M. Seervai Gold Medal Essay Competition in Constitutional Law 2010

NLSI UNIVERSITY – H.M.SEERVAI GOLD MEDAL ESSAY CONTEST 2010 – BANGALORE
H.M. Seervai Gold Medal Essay Competition in Constitutional Law 2010 – National Law School of India University – Bangalore

Introduction : The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore instituted in the year 1997 a Gold Medal in the name of the distinguished jurist, late H.M. Seervai for the best original essay written on the themes specified in Indian Constitutional Law. Over the years since 1997, this essay writing competition has become a prestigious event for the law students all over India. The significant rise every year in the number of contributions from the student community shows their mark of respect and tribute to one of the greatest legal luminaries of our country – H.M. Seervai.

Theme : The theme selected for 2010 is “PROTECTION OF THE SCHEDULED TRIBES UNDER INDIAN CONSTITUTION : PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE”.

Eligibility : The Competition is open only for LL.B. students studying in any of the recognised Law Schools / Colleges / Departments of the Universities in India. The essay that is adjudged to be the best will be awarded a Gold Medal at the Annual Convocation of NLSIU, Bangalore.
Rules: Essay should be original (not published earlier or extracted from other sources) in English, not exceeding 10,000 words (approximately 30 double space typed pages, New Times Roman, font size 12) including footnotes and references, typed on one side of the A4 size papers. We request you to staple all the pages with an additional white page for first (title cover) and last page. Plastic wrappers and spiral bounds are generally discouraged to follow the eco-friendly practice.

Application Deadline : June 15th, 2010

Application Procedure : A soft copy of the same should also be sent to before the last date. Both the hard copy and the soft copy should be submitted before the last date. Students should also produce a bonafide certificate through the Principal or Head of the institution. The covers may be properly sealed and superscribed – “HM Seervai Gold Medal Essay Competition” . Those who participate will be informed of any other details or subsequent changes to their email addresses which they have used for sending the essay to the above mentioned email address.

Awards : The NLSIU may award Certificates of Merit to select essays which receive the commendation from the panel of judges. Essay may also be considered for publication in the National Law School journal.

Contact :
Prof. V. S. Mallar
C/o. Examination Department
National Law School of India University
Nagarbhavi, Bangalore – 560 242

Email : mallarvs(AT)gmail.com

Contact Numbers : 080-23160525, 23160532 / 33

Source : http://www.nls.ac.in/seervaicompetition.htm

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International Orchestral Conducting Masterclass and Competition with Maestro Piero Bellugi and The New York Chamber Virtuosi – June 14th - 21st, 2010

New York City – International Orchestral Conducting Masterclass and Competition with Maestro Piero Bellugi and The New York Chamber Virtuosi – June 14th through June 21st, 2010

This course is organized by AMC Productions, Inc. and will give a unique opportunity to conductors of ANY LEVEL AND AGE to learn from one of the greatest Italian Maestros currently living. For Advanced Conductors, the course will end in a Final Concert where the Finalist Conductors will conduct the New York Chamber Virtuosi in St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York City. The Concert will include Mozart Piano Concerto N. 21 K467 interpreted by Italian pianist Giacomo Battarino, a young Italian star of the international classical music scene.

COURSE STRUCTURE
The course will be divided into advanced, intermediate and beginner.

- Advanced Course: Maximum of 6 Conductors. Resume/Curriculum Vitae and DVD or YouTube link (if appropriate), including a rehearsal or an excerpt from concert, is required (not more than 15 minutes). Advanced Conductors pay $1,800 to participate in the Course.

- Intermediate Course and Beginner Course: Maximum of 6 Conductors for both courses. Resume/Curriculum Vitae is required. Intermediate and Beginner Conductors pay $990 to participate in the Course.

- Passive Participants will be admitted to all rehearsals and pay $250.

COURSE PROGRAM
Conductors may choose any piece among the following:

- Mozart Overture from Don Giovanni, Nozze di Figaro or Clemenza di Tito.
- Mozart Symphony N. 35 K 385 (Haffner)
- Mozart Piano Concerto N. 21, K 467 C Major (Mandatory for Advanced Students to be performed in Concert)
- Beethoven Symphony N. 5, All Movements (for beginners/intermediate beginning of 1st and 3rd Movement).
- Beethoven Symphony N. 7, 1st and 2nd Movement
- Beethoven Symphony N. 9 Instrumental Recitatives Only
- Schubert Symphony N. 2
- Rossini Il Signor Bruschino Overture
- Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
- Mahler Symphony N. 5, Adagietto

BELLUGI
Bellugi studied conducting with Leonard Bernstein and Rafael Kubelik and taught Master Classes in conducting at the New England Conservatory in Boston, at the University of California, at the Siena Academy, at the Italian Conservatories of Florence, Rome and Turin. He has been a regular guest of major orchestras conducting concerts and operas in Paris, Berlin, Budapest, Vienna, Brussel, Tel-Aviv, Praga, Madrid, Riga, South Africa, North and South America, Russia, Cuba, Australia, New Zealand and all over in Italy. For more information about the Maestro, please visit http://www.pierobellugi.com.

For information about the Orchestra, please visit http://www.thenewyorkchambervirtuosi.com

SCHEDULE

All Conductors
June 14th: All Admitted Conductors will meet with Maestro Bellugi on the fundamentals of his method and conducting technique.

June 15th-18th: Rehearsals with String Quintet. 30 Minutes per Conductor

For Advanced Conductors Only
June 19th-20th: Rehearsals with Full Professional Orchestra. 30 Minutes per Conductor.

For Finalist Conductors only
June 21st: Dress Rehearsal and Final Concert at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 325 Park Avenue, New York, NY (venue subject to change)

All Conductors are selected in the sole and absolute discretion of Maestro Bellugi. The Finalist Conductors are selected among the Advanced Conductors at the sole and absolute discretion of the Orchestra and Maestro Bellugi.

DEADLINE
Final deadline is April 30, 2010. In case of a high number of requests, a first round of applicants will be processed on April 15th. Decisions will be made within one week.

At the end of the course, the Orchestra may invite one or two participants to perform as a guest conductor during the next season.

At the request of each participant, at the end of the course, each of the Orchestra professionals (or the quintet for beginner/intermediate) will fill out a questionnaire indicating the strengths and weaknesses of each conductor.

Price includes participation in the course only. Conductors traveling from outside of the United States will need to comply with the US Immigration requirements prior to traveling to the United States.

Conductors are welcomed to bring their own camera during the rehearsals. Recording of the Concerto is possible at an additional charge.

For information about how to send your application, please send an email to AMCProductionsNY@gmail.com

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Bards and Sages Writing Competition 2010 - October 31, 2010

Benefits Doctors Without Borders

Grand Prize:

An Amazon Kindle, pre-loaded with almost $100 in free ebooks!

$100.00 cash prize

Publication in an upcoming anthology

To enter :

Make a donation of $20 or more to Doctors Without Borders using our dedicated donations portal at Firstgiving.com. Your donation goes directly to Doctors Without Borders, and is tax-deductible.

Send your horror, fantasy, or sci-fi story of up to 20,000 words or more to us following the complete submission guidelines found on our site.

Even if you do not plan to enter the contest, you can still make a donation. If we raise $5,000 or more through the portal, we will release the electronic version of the awards anthology for free download!

I'd like to take a moment to thank the following independent authors who are co-sponsoring this year's contest. Each author is donating copies of their ebooks for inclusion on the grand prize Kindle. In the coming weeks, we will be featuring special interviews with the authors as well as posting excerpts from their books. Please take a moment to visit their sites!

*Open to horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres
*Short stories up to 20,000 words
*Enter as many stories as you want with one donation
*Contest deadline is October 31, 2010
*Winners will be announced in January 2011
*download the complete submission guidelines here

*International entrants : Please reference the Amazon.com page regarding Kindle functionality in your country. Bards and Sages is not responsible for functionality of your device or availability of titles on Amazon.

Disclaimers : Amazon is not an official sponsor of the 2010 Writing Competition. Kindle graphic used for illustration purposes only. Actual model will be dependent on availability at the time of the award presentation, which will be in January 2011.

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Strongest Start Novel Competition 2010 - Deadline : June 8, 2010

Over $3,000 in Prizes, Feedback, and Prestige.

Competition Entry Deadline: June 8, 2010

We know that writing a compelling start isn't easy. So, for the fourth year we've put together a motivational competition to help you hone your first three chapters to perfection (if you haven't already). We're looking for opening chapters that will create a burning need to find out what happens, how the characters turn out, how the novel resolves itself. The kind of start that gets an agent to call back, a publisher to show interest, and a reader to plunk down their hard earned money. Above all, give us three opening chapters that will keep us reading.

As part of the competition you'll have the opportunity to receive feedback on your submissions, receive access to the Strongest Start Novel Forum, and to meet and share ideas with other writers who are also trying to create that perfect, compelling opening.

New for 2010

And this year, we're creating several additional sub-categories. They are :

• Fantasy, science fiction, and horror
• Romance
• Memoir and non-fiction

One grand prize winner be selected as well as winners in each of the sub-categories.

More Information :

thenextbigwriter

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