> BSHS OEC IMAGE COMPETITION 2007
>
> The Outreach and Education Committee of the British Society for the
> History of Science offers a prize of £250 for an original image to be
> used for teaching/communicating the history of science.
>
> The winning image or images (in the case of a tie) will be announced
> at the OEC sessions at the BSHS conference in Manchester, June 30
> 2007. The winner(s) will grant permission to the BSHS to make the
> image(s) available for download free of charge on the BSHS OEC
> webpage, but will retain copyright over the image, which will be
> watermarked with the winning
> name(s) and the BSHS logo.
>
> Eligibility: there are no restrictions on who may enter the
> competition; in particular, entrants need not be a member of the
> British Society for the History of Science. The entry may be the work
> of more than one individual, and if so, all must be named and details
> provided in the materials submitted for the prize. There is no
> restriction on the number of submissions any entrant may make for this
> prize.
>
> Subject: any topic or topics in the history of science and or
> technology and or medicine. The image must not use any copyright
> material on which the copyright is not owned by (any of) the
> entrant(s).
>
> Medium: any artistic idiom - cartoon, photograph, drawing, graphic
> montage, etc.
>
> Format: for entry purposes a jpeg or TIFF image of up to 500kB file
> size will be accepted. More specific requirements may be made of the
> winning entry for display and download purposes.
>
> Commentary: entrants may submit a text up to 500 words in MS-Word or
> Rich Text format to
> i) propose a caption for the picture,
> ii) explain how the image could be used for learning & outreach
> activities in history of science,
> iii) acknowledge any sources of direct or indirect inspiration for the
> work.
> iv) confirm that they have not used any copyright material on which
> they do not own copyright.
>
> Submission: the image file and commentary entry should be attached to
> an email submitted to [log in to unmask] with the body of
> the emailing giving the entrant's
> i) full name
> ii) postal address
> iii) email address
> iv) telephone number
>
> Deadline: 17:00 hours, 8th June 2007 (UK time)
>
> Criteria: the judges will evaluate the images according to the
> following desiderata
> 1) originality
> 2) clarity & immediacy
> 3) breadth of appeal to diverse audiences
> 4) cogency of commentary
> The judges reserve the right to exercise discretion over aesthetic
> considerations.
>
> Enquiries: any questions about this prize should be directed to
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Information on the BSHS Outreach and Education Committee can be found
> at http://www.bshs.org.uk/bshs/outreach
>
> For the OEC 2006 Essay competition see
> http://www.bshs.org.uk/bshs/outreach/essay_competition/index.html
>
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