Sabtu, 11 Juni 2011

The 3rd Annual Brinks Innovation Competition (Deadline June)

The Brinks Innovation Competition helps emerging and venture-ready clean and green technology companies gain visibility and make connections with early-stage investors, researchers, entrepreneurs, clean tech-focused venture capitalists and financiers, and corporate R&D and business development executives.

The 3rd Annual Brinks Innovation Competition, a leading international competition for entrepreneurs in clean and green technologies, has a deadline for entries of Tuesday, June 28, 2011.

Entries must provide solutions to global challenges in such areas as environmental technologies, renewable and alternative energy, infrastructure and community improvements, or green building science, and must offer competitive returns for investors and customers. Products, services and processes eligible for entry should improve and promote the productive and responsible use of natural resources, reduce or eliminate negative ecological impact, and provide superior performance at lower costs. Applicants should also have a sound, venture-ready business plan and have ideally completed an initial or angel round of funding.

The Brinks Innovation Competition is held annually in conjunction with the Midwest Clean Tech Conference, presented by the Global Midwest Alliance and jointly sponsored by Brinks, the Midwest Research University Network and the Economic Development Council. Midwest Clean Tech 2011 will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on September 14, 2011.

Winners of the 2010 Brinks Innovation Competition include BioIonix, Inc., EcoThermics Corp. and Lumec Control Products.

To learn more and to download an application, please visit http://www.midwestcleantech2011.com or http://www.brinkshofer.com/news_events/2866-midwest-clean-tech-2011-brinks-innovation-competition.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States and serves the intellectual property needs of clients around the world. Brinks has 150 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents who specialize in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law. The firm also advises on issues relating to intellectual asset management, trade secret, unfair competition, and technology and licensing agreements. Brinks routinely handles assignments for companies in the electrical, chemical, and mechanical engineering sectors; the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and nanotechnology industries; and for companies whose work relates to Internet and computer technology law. The firm’s trademark practice works on behalf of clients who deal in a wide variety of products and services. Brinks is based in Chicago and has offices in Ann Arbor, Mich., Indianapolis, Ind., Raleigh, N.C., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Washington, DC.

More information is available at http://www.usebrinks.com.
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Sabtu, 11 Juni 2011

Sunglass Design Contest 2011 (September)

SUNGLASS DESIGN CONTEST LAUNCHED BY POLAROID EYEWEAR - DESIGN AND BE PART OF THE POLAROID LEGACY

Students, Professionals and Design Aficionados Encouraged to Submit Entries

Inspired by the classic elegance of the 1930s? The retro swing of the 1950s? Or, perhaps, it's a futuristic vision of the 2020s that stirs your creativity? Let trends from past or future decades - between 1930 and 2020 - inspire you to unleash your design creativity and create a pair of unique, trend-setting sunglasses.

Polaroid Eyewear, a leader and pioneer in premium polarizing lenses and highly fashionable sunglasses since 1937, encourages students, professionals and design aficionados to participate in its design contest and win the chance to be part of the brand's iconic legacy. Polaroid Eyewear will produce the best original designs under its "Best Under The Sun™" Signature Sunglass Collection to be launched globally in spring 2013.

"The Polaroid "Best Under The Sun" Collection celebrates the brand's history of creating high fashion sunglasses , and the contest is our way of forging strong ties with our consumers who connect well with our heritage," said Jerry Dreifuss, Global Marketing Manager of Polaroid Eyewear. "The contest is also part of the company's new social media strategy to have more direct interaction with our consumers," added Mr. Dreifuss.

Decade after decade, Polaroid Eyewear continues to create lifestyle benchmarks. The first "Best Under The Sun" Collection was successfully launched in spring 2011 with 10 original designs from the Polaroid archives featuring stunning sunglasses from the 1930s to the 1980s worn by heroes and celebrities alike, all re-produced with meticulous detail. For its 2013 collection, Polaroid Eyewear is looking to launch fresh, new designs inspired by different decades.

The contest is open to anyone with a design background or quite simply with a keen eye for fashion and design. The contest will run from July 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011 when participants can submit their designs online; however, participants can sign up for the contest starting today on. Submissions will be featured on the Polaroid "Best Under The Sun" webpage and Facebook page. An online vote along with considerations from experts at Polaroid Eyewear will decide the winners of the contest. Online voting starts on October 1, 2011 until November 30, 2011. Winners will be announced by April 2012.

Up to 10 best selected designs will be launched globally in 2013 as part of the Polaroid "Best Under The Sun" Signature Sunglass Collection and will have the designers' names in the product description. The winning designers will be paid royalties on every piece of their style sold and will have the opportunity to present their design at the prestigious MIDO optical fair in Milan.

For more details, technical requirements, online registration as well as terms and conditions, which apply, please visit the Polaroid "Best Under The Sun" website Polaroidsunglasses1937.com.

About Polaroid Eyewear

Polaroid Eyewear is a world leader in optics and lens technology, manufacturing high quality polarizing lenses and distributing fashionable polarized sunglasses, optical frames, reading glasses, clip-ons, premium circular polarized 3D glasses and licensed sunglass brands around the world. Polaroid Eyewear has a worldwide exclusive license for the Polaroid brand with PLR IP Holdings, LLC, the owner of the Polaroid brand. Polaroid Eyewear has offices in the US, UK, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Russia, China and the Netherlands, as well as a comprehensive network of distribution partners around the globe. Polaroid Eyewear is part of the global StyleMark group which in addition to the Polaroid brand , also markets brands such as Hello Kitty, Jones of New York, Disney, Panama Jack and Revlon. For more information: www.polaroideyewear.com www.polaroidsunglasses1937.com

Polarization

Daylight travels in waves oscillating in all directions of three-dimensional space. Polarized light also travels, but mostly moves in two dimensions: horizontally and vertically. Vertical light brings useful information to the human eye, enabling us to see colours and contrasts, while horizontal light simply creates optical noise or glare. Where light strikes a non-metallic surface such as water, it often reflects primarily in a horizontal plane. This creates a high concentration of glare which can be selectively blocked only by a good quality polarizing filter. Polarizing lenses selectively filter out the horizontal light, thus eliminating glare. Wearing Polaroid sunglasses means :

  • Glare-free vision
  • Clear contrasts
  • Natural colours
  • Reduced eye fatigue
  • 100% UV protection

Thermofusion™ technology

Thermofusion™ Technology is the innovative production process developed for Polaroid premium polarized UltraSight™ lenses. It is used to form lenses and protect the polarizer at the core of the lens. With both injection moulding and vacuum forming, the optical quality of the lens can be compromised during production - Thermofusion avoid this by protecting, shaping and tapering each lens during production, delivering the exceptional optic quality.

Thermofusion Technology creates lenses that are optically correct and block glare with great efficiency. They are also provide better scratch-resistance, impact resistance and give 100% UV protection.

Promoting sustainability

As part of the company's commitment to the environment, innovation and technology, Polaroid Eyewear is an official sponsor and supplier to PlanetSolar™, a ground-breaking project promoting the potential of renewable energy. PlanetSolar has an ambitious goal - to sail around the world using solar power alone. Along the way, it offers educational exhibitions to explore better ways to protect our planet.
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Sabtu, 11 Juni 2011

The Propagandist Essay Contest 2011

The Propagandist is proud to announce our second annual essay contest, sponsored by the Free Thinking Film Festival. New and existing contributors are invited to submit an essay for any of our Propaganda Sections.

All approved essay contributions will appear in The Propagandist and the best essay wins $1000. Strike a blow for freedom and get paid.

Here are the contest rules and guidelines.

Essay Submission Deadline

Essays must be submitted by midnight on Monday, October 10, 2011 on Columbus Day. The essay winner will be announced on Thursday, November 10, 2011 in the week of Remembrance Day.

How To Submit Your Essay To The Propagandist

Contact us at info [AT] propagandistmag [DOT] com

Put “Essay Contest” in the Subject Line.

Multiple Submissions? Fire away

Multiple contest submissions are accepted. Regular contributors who submit articles to The Propagandist are advised to send an email noting which essays they would like to have entered in the contest.

Who Can Participate

The Propagandist welcomes essay contributions from anyone over the age of 18 living anywhere.

Essay contest participants are also invited to join The Propagandist's growing list of regular contributors, which already includes writers, journalists, activists, analysts and authors from around the world, including the USA, UK, Canada, Israel, South Korea, Brazil and elsewhere.

Participants must write under their own names. Pseudonyms will only be allowed in extremely rare exceptions where the anonymous writer may reasonably fear persecution, torture or death upon publication.

Essay Theme

While the scope of essay topics is unlimited, guiding themes might include the fight for freedom, overcoming challenges to modernity and the universality of human rights. However, contributors are invited to write on any theme consistent with our Propaganda Sections.

Essay Style

The Propagandist is a political magazine, not a literary journal. Essays should have a journalistic style touching on events happening now, not 50 years ago. Avoid an academic feel.

There is no limit on word length. Essays longer than 1000 words may be broken up into parts and published as a series at the discretion and mutual consent of the writer and The Propagandist's Editor. For judging, the parts would be combined into a single submission (though the writer may choose to submit other essays as well).

The Propagandist Essay Contest Judging Criteria

The winning essay will have the following :

  • A Powerful Argument.
  • Clear Writing
  • Popularity

Popularity? Yes, that is a factor in how we will choose our finalists for this contest. A bold thesis and perfect syntax will get you far, but to get to the final stage, you'll probably need some buzz.

An essay that gets lots of comments, receives more web traffic, gets more web links into The Propagandist site from other sites, exploits Facebook, Twitter, Digg and other social networks and generally creates a "buzz" is more likely to make it into the Top Ten Essay Finalist stage.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with essayists and fans promoting a high-quality piece of work. In fact, essayists who want to win this contest are highly encouraged to do so. This also adds an incentive for contest participants to get in their contributions as early as possible. The earlier you submit your essay, the quicker it gets published and the more time you have to promote your essay through your social networks, blogs, etc.

Popularity comes with a qualifier : The Propagandist reserves the right to not publish any submitted essay that does not meet our editorial standards. Thus, certain unethical nerds who want to swamp our magazine with poorly written off-topic junk and then spam the hell out of it to generate fake buzz will not be allowed to game the system.

Contest Rules Disclaimer

The Propagandist reserves the right to change these contest rules at any time without notice (though we probably won't -- it's just a disclaimer we had to include in case we need to improve clarity for participants).

The Winning Essay for The Propagandist Essay Contest

The Editor of the Propagandist will choose the top ten essays based on the criteria outlined above. These essays will be then be given to a judge on the board of The Free Thinking Film Society for final review. The winner announced on Thursday, November 10, 2011 will be sent a check for $1000 (CDN funds).

Good luck to all competitors. May the best essay win.
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Kamis, 09 Juni 2011

Asia International Guitar Festival & Competition 2011

Asia International Guitar Festival & Competition ; 16 – 19 June, 2011 ; Siam City Hotel, Bangkok

The Siam City Hotel and Thailand Guitar Society are once again proud to present Southeast Asia’s finest assembly of international guitar players, makers and enthusiasts.

Now in its fifth year, the festival is surely the biggest and most vibrant event for classical guitar aficionados and music lovers in the region, featuring participants from North and Central America, Asia and Europe.

This year’s agenda includes master classes, guitar exhibits, competitions and concerts by acclaimed world-class musicians. Each day will culminate in a concert by one of the celebrated, award-winning guitar maestros.

Highlights will include the Kaizuka Guitar Mandolin Ensemble from Japan, the Philippine Guitar Ensemble from the Philippines, Koki Fujimoto, winner of the Asia International Guitar Competition 2010 and Monching Carpio, winner of the Philippine Guitar Competition 2011.

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Thursday, 16 June

09:30 Master Class – Jorge Luis Zamora

14:00 Master Class – Alessio Monti

16:00 Afternoon Concert – Monching Carpio &Alessio Monti

20:00 Spanish Night Concert - with Tana Suebsiri, Maria Duo & Syrinx Duo

Friday, 17 June

09:30 Master Class – Thomas Kirschhoff

13:00 Senior Competition – 1st round

20:00 Evening Concert – Tomonori Arai

Saturday, 18 June

09:30 Master Class – Tomonori Arai

13:00 Junior Competition – 1st round

16:00 Afternoon Concert – Philippine Guitar Ensemble & Kaizuka Guitar Mandolin Ensemble20:00 Evening Concert – Pavel Steidl

Sunday, 19 June

09:30 Master Class – Pavel Steidl

14:00 Senior & Junior Competition – Finals 20:00 Finale Concert – Jorge Luis Zamora

TICKETS

Concerts: Bht 600 for adults and Bt 400 for students (with valid I.D.)

Except: Saturday, 18 June, 16:00, Bht 300 Master classes and competitions: Bht 200

Senior competitor: Bht 2,000

Junior competitor: Bht 1,000

On sale at Siam City Hotel, call 022-470-123, ext. 1928, 1944

For more information, please visit www.thailandguitarsociety.com or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Asia-International-Guitar-Festival-and-Competition-Bangkok/139027849484341

Thai details : http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&preview¬e_id=10150205218262719

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Kamis, 09 Juni 2011

The Auckland Junior Music Contest (AJMC) 2011

The Auckland Junior Music Contest (AJMC) is open to all primary and intermediate school children.

The contest is a performance opportunity for children at all levels of musical achievement, which aims to encourage young musicians to perform and to gain valuable performance experience and confidence.

Entries CLOSE Wednesday, 3rd August.
(Strictly no late entries accepted)

The Contest Programme will be available online from 12th August.

Contest info & entry forms :

SATURDAY. 27TH AUGUST 2011
KINGS SCHOOL. 258 REMUERA ROAD. REMUERA. AUCKLAND

Participants can perform in group and/or solo sections.

Deserving performances will be acknowledged with gold, silver or encouragement certificates.

Contest adjudicators provide constructive and encouraging written comments for all performers.

Entries CLOSE Wednesday, 3rd August.
(Strictly no late entries accepted)

The Contest Programme will be available online from 12th August.

Source : http://www.lewiseady.co.nz/CHARITABLE_TRUST/Auckland_Junior_Music_Contest_2011
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Kamis, 09 Juni 2011

Kentucky State Poetry Society Contests 2011

The KSPS adult poetry contest is an open contest with the exception of the Chaffin/Kash Award category, which is reserved for KSPS members. With the exception of the Grand Prix and the Chaffin/Kash Award categories, other contest categories are, depending upon sponsors, subject to change each year. KSPS members also enjoy a discounted entry fee rate for all categories (other than the Grand Prix and the Chaffin/Kash Award). The contest brochure is made available in the Spring of each year with a deadline of June 30th.


Members receive the Contest Brochure in the Spring edition of the KSPS newsletter. KSPS members receive a winners list with their Fall newsletter; all others may obtain winners list from either the website or by request via postal carrier (requires a self-addressed, stamped envelope to receive by mail).

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2011 KSPS ADULT CONTEST BROCHURE!
(requires Adobe Reader. Click here to download the latest version of Adobe Reader)

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS : JUNE 30, 2011

For information about the 2011 adult contest, contact :

Sheri L. Wright at kasperfriend@yahoo.com or
write to Sheri at 114 South Bayly
Ave. #1, Louisville, KY 40206.

If requesting return correspondence from Irma via postal carrier, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Awards and Winning Poems :

Awards for winning poems are presented at the Annual Awards Banquet in October of each year. Those not present receive their awards by mail.

First place poems are published annually in the Prize Poems Issue of Pegasus, the KSPS journal. Copies may be purchased by sending $3.50 per copy (KSPS members receive one copy of Pegasus at no charge). Mail request and payment** to: Miriam Woolfolk, Pegasus Editor, 101 S. Hanover Avenue, #5C, Lexington, KY 40515. **DO NOT SEND CASH

STUDENT CONTEST

WATCH THIS WEB SITE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT FUTURE STUDENT CONTESTS.

CONTEST ENTRIES WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED VIA POSTAL SERVICE -- NO ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND ENTRIES SENT VIA EMAIL WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED.

SOURCE : http://www.kystatepoetrysociety.org/Contests.html
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Kamis, 09 Juni 2011

International Culinary Schools Tapas Competition 2011

Every year the Municipality of Valladolid, 2 hours Northwest of Madrid, celebrates the prestigious National Tapas Competition. This year is the 7th National contest, in which over 60 chefs from all around Spain will participate.

Due to the international interest in this event, the City of Valladolid, has simultaneously organize an International Tapas Competition exclusively for students of accredited culinary schools throughout the world. This event, now in its third year, is sponsored by the city’s International School of Culinary Arts, the Chamber of Commerce of Valladolid and the Town Hall of Valladolid. A total of 10 students will have the opportunity to participate and represent their countries and their schools.

This competition is open exclusively to all students of accredited culinary school from all over the world. Students must go through a pre-selection process and must meet the criteria outlined below. The ten finalists and their respective sponsor professors will be invited to Valladolid, all expenses paid, to participate in the final in which they will be judged by a panel of national and international chefs and professionals on the area of gastronomy.

Objectives of the contest

The International competition has the following goals :

  1. Stimulate creativity, motivation and culinary skills among students.
  2. Promote camaraderie and knowledge exchange among teachers and students from different regions of the world.
  3. The competition gives students and professors the chance to participate in a complete educational week that encourages them to discover and develop their culinary talents. The program includes visits to produces, wineries, top restaurants in the area and historical areas around Valladolid.

How to participate

The competition is open to students who are enrolled in a Culinary Class of an accredited culinary school anywhere in the world.

Participating students must be at least 18 years old and must be fluent in English.

The student must have completed at least one semester in the culinary arts program of their school.

Each School will be allowed to register two students for the competition

The organizers of this event reserve the right to document the key moments of the competition with visual and photographic material, report and publicize the event and the works done through a series of activities to raise awareness of the competition through the local and international press, newspapers and Television.

Regulations

Participating students – submit all required Competition Application documents to your culinary arts teacher by the deadline shown on the application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted and will be disqualified immediately.

Every application must be endorsed by one culinary professor or the Dean of the school.

The school must decide which students will represent the school and will be allowed to send up to two applications.

Applications must be sent by July 26th, following the rules that are specified in the attached application form.

A team of professionals will select the best participants to represent their country.

Learn and practice the recipes for the Final Competition. Again, you want to be ready to compete if you make it to the finals.

Wait to be notified if you are selected for the Final Competition. You will receive an email letter stating if you have, or have not, been selected to compete by August 13th

Compete in the Final Competition

If selected. The City of Valladolid will give the school a scholarship that will cover all the travel arrangements, airfare and full room and board for the sponsoring professor and the student that will participate in the final competition in Valladolid, Spain. The dates for this final competition will be from November 6th to 11th, 2011. Throughout these 5 days, the student and the professor will take part on a culinary immersion program that includes the competition finals, attending the 7th National tapas competition, visits to top producers, wineries and restaurants as well as visiting historic landmarks around Valladolid.

The jury – is composed of national and international experts and professionals in the field of gastronomy.

The final prize(s) - will be notified to the students selected to the final.

What you need to include in the Competition Application

All the application forms must be received before July 26h. The applications must be submitted via email to the following address : amoreton@eicfp.com

Application form – Fill out ALL sections of the application.

School information sheet – This sheet must be signed and dated by the director, dean or president of the school.

Professor’s letter of reference – This reference letter must be signed and dated.

Personal essay on your career goals – Write a formal essay (minimum of 250 words) describing your professional career goals. Essay should also include the reasons for choosing the tapa presented.

Picture of the tapa submitted – Participants will send only one picture in a jpg document with a minimum size of 640×480 pixels.

Recipe : The recipe must be in English and in the mother tongue of the participant. It has to be divided into two parts :

  • Ingredients and quantities
  • Preparation methods

SEND ALL THE ABOVE VIA E MAIL – The subject line must read : INTERNATIONAL CULINARY SCHOOLS TAPAS COMPETITION

Judging Criteria

Each member of the jury will give its assessment according to the following parameters :

  1. Culinary techniques- 20 pts.
  2. Presentation- 15 pts.
  3. Originality- 15 pts.
  4. Use of a mix between local and Spanish ingredients-10 pts
  5. Flavor- 20pts
  6. Tapa concept. A tapa is something small that can be eaten in 2 or 3 bites- 20 pts MAXIMUM POINTS = 100

Media

By entering the contest, entrants agree to abide by the Contest Rules and the decisions of the jury panel. All decisions are final. By entering the contest, winners agree to the use of their name and the name of their school, address (city only), comments, voice and images for publicity purposes by the City of Valladolid, without further compensation.

PARTICIPANTS FROM THE USA : This year we will have a semi final contest in New York to pick 3 participants among the applications received. Selected candidates will be invited to compete in New York. The organization will cover the room and board expenses.

FORMS


SOURCE : http://www.escuelainternacionaldecocina.com/en/2011/06/08/concurso-internacional-de-tapas/
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Kamis, 09 Juni 2011

Retro Blog Contest #7

The contest is open to all residents of Canada and the U.S., and runs until 11:59pm on Friday June 10th. There are several ways to gain entries. (Listen to my interview with Valerie (@valerie2350) of Sweeps 4 Bloggers to better understand how to enter blog contests if you are new to this method of entering.)

For your first entry (required) :
  1. Tell us, are you attending the 2011 ANSC in Fort Wayne IN? (NOTE: If you are not a blogger or if your email address is not publicly available when you comment, please post it in your entry so that I may contact you if you win. eg. carolyn at contestqueen dot com). If you do not complete the first entry, then all additional entries will be void. For extra entries, do the following, then come back to this blog and post an additional comment for each action you took: (NOTE: If you already do any of the following, leave a comment saying you do so.)
  2. Subscribe to From The Contest Queen either by RSS feed, email or Networked Blogs,
  3. Follow me on Twitter as the Contest Queen,
  4. Publicly follow me (on the Contest Queen) on Google Friend Connect,
  5. Subscribe to the Lucky Yogini either by RSS feed, email or Networked Blogs
  6. Follow me on Twitter as the Lucky Yogini,
  7. Publicly follow me (on the Lucky Yogini) on Google Friend Connect,
  8. Connect with me on LinkedIn,
  9. Be friends with me on Facebook, (NOTE: I have a new Facebook contest account, so if you follow me as Carolyn Wilman, please unfriend me and refriend me as Contest Carolyn.)
  10. Tweet about this contest. (You can do step 10 every day and leave a comment for every extra tweet to garner extra entries.)

SAMPLE TWEET :

RETRO #BLOG #CONTEST 7: #WIN a 2006 ANSC show bag CAN & US, http://bit.ly/mp0eDv ends June 3 #giveaway

If you do one of each action, you will have 10 entries into the drawing. Potential winners will have 24 hours to respond to an email notification. If no response is received, another potential winner will be drawn.

ENJOY, GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN !
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