Dinosaur Illustration Contest

[Mickey Rowe <rowe@psych.ucsb.edu>]

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From: "Octavio Mateus" <omateus@mail.telepac.pt>
To: "VRTPALEO Listserver" <vrtpaleo@usc.edu>,
   "Octavio Mateus" <omateus@mail.telepac.pt>, <paleonet@nhm.ac.uk>,
Subject: Dinosaur Illustration Contest
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 13:21:54 +0100

    The deadline for the 2nd Dinosaur Illustration Contest is 
approaching (May, 31st 2002) and we call and encourage the 
participation.

   Most of last year participations were dinosaurs life-reconstructions. 
This year the drawing of bones and skeletons will have two special 
honourable mentions to promote this kind of illustration.

    The rules and previous winners are available at: 
http://www.dinodata.net/lusodinos/contest/index.htm

                 Octavio Mateus


GEAL- Museu da Lourinha, Rua Joao Luis de Moura, 2530-157- 
Lourinha, PORTUGAL
Tel: (+351)  261 413 995 (Museu)
Email: omateus@mail.telepac.pt
www.dinodata.net/lusodinos


REGULATIONS
  1. Theme: Dinosaurs. Drawings of bones or life-like representation of 
dinosaurs are accepted.

 2. Any participant, national or foreign, over the age of 15 is 
accepted.

 3. All illustration techniques and materials are accepted.

 4. Format and size: no smaller than 148 x 210 mm. Free format. The 
frame is optional although encouraged.

 5. Identification: The illustrations must be accompanied by the 
identification of the author (name, age and contacts) in a simple and  
unequivocal way. Each illustration should be titled (the name of the 
dinosaur is preferred).

 6. Illustration selection: The drawings will be selected by their 
scientific precision and technique quality. Drawings of Portuguese 
species are preferred as well as species in their natural environment in 
the case of life reconstitution.

 7. Deadline: 31st of May 2002.

 8. Prizes: The prizes will be paid in Euro.

      1st prize
     1000 Euros [The symbol here was not ascii, so I'm interpreting it
                 to be the symbol for the Euro; apologies if that's wrong. -- 
MPR]

      2nd prize
     500 Euros [As above -- MPR]

      3rd prize
     250 Euros [As above -- MPR]

      5 honourable mentions
     50 Euros [As above -- MPR] each


9. Two special honourable mentions will be for fossils illustrations.

10. The competition will only take place if there are, at least, four 
competitors.

 11. Each competitor  can participate with a maximum of three 
illustrations.

 12. The illustrations can be sent by post mail or delivery to the 
GEAL-Museum of Lourinha. The GEAL is not responsible for any damages 
or loss of the material in competition.

 13. The jury's final decisions are incontestable and the jury has the 
right to not attribute any prize, if the lack of the quality justifies 
it.

 14. Authors can request their drawings at the same address. 
Illustrations can be returned by the post mail.

 15. The illustrations in competition will be presented in a temporary 
exhibition in the Lourinh=E3 Cultural Centre.

 16. The GEAL-Museum of Lourinh=E3 has the reproduction rights of the
illustrations, referring always the name of the author.

 17. Illustrations submitted in previous I.C.D.I. edition are not valid. 

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