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Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 1:17:49 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Bizarre Map Challenge (BMC): A Nationwide Map Design Competition
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Dear Colleagues at UCGIS Member Institutions,
I am glad to officially announce this Bizarre Map Challenge (BMC): A
Nationwide Map Design Competition. This map design competition is
hosted by the National GeoTech Center (http://www.geotechcenter.org/)
(funded by National Science Foundation) and San Diego State
University. The goal of this event is to promote spatial thinking and
geospatial technology awareness in high schools, community colleges,
and universities in the United States and to inspire curiosity about
geographic patterns and map representation for students and the
broader public.
The Award for the 1st prize will be $5000 cash, 2nd prize: $1000 cash,
3rd prize: $600 cash, 4th – 10th prizes: $200 cash for each.
Please help us to announce this competition to your schools and
students. If you are teaching GIS or mapping courses this semester, it
will be a great opportunity for your students. We will create an
official website next week and provide more detail procedures and some
download-able flyers for your students. If you have any questions or
suggestions regarding this event, please email me
([log in to unmask]) or to the dedicated email address ([log in to unmask]
).
Sincerely,
Ming-Hsiang (Ming) Tsou.
Associate Professor | Geography Department
San Diego State University,
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Bizarre Map Challenge (BMC): A Nationwide Map Design Competition
Timeline:
* March 1st - March 22nd, 2010 : Accepting map entries (on-line form)
from the BMC website (URL to be announced on March 1st, 2010)
* April 12, 2010: Announcing the TOP TEN bizarre map challenge design
finalists
* April 12 - April 26, 2010: Two week on-line voting on the BMC website
* April 27, 2010: Announcing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners.
Competition Rules
1. Competition participants must be full-time students in high school,
community college, or a university (undergraduate students only) in
the United States. The cartographic work and map design must be the
original work of the entrant.
2. [Bizarre], in this competition, refers to maps that are strikingly
out of the ordinary. Though all maps must use real-world data,
successful entries might employ unusual techniques, illustrate bizarre
topics, or exhibit striking patterns. This competition will not accept
imaginary maps, hand-drawn maps, or video game maps.
3. All entries must be submitted in a static PDF format (no
interactive or animated maps) using the on-line registration form. The
complete map should be no larger than 8.5 x 11 inches (letter size)
with a minimum of half-inch margins. A summary description, 500 words
maximum, will also be required at the time of submission. The summary
should describe why this map is bizarre, how it was created, the tools
used, data sources, coordinate systems, projection methods, etc.
4. Each student can only submit one entry. Each map should be designed
and created by one student only (no teamwork).
5. Each student needs to provide one teacher’s contact information
(name, email address, school name, phone number, etc).
6. There are two rounds of judging. The first round will be handled by
five world-renowned cartographers who will select the TOP TEN entries.
Judges will consider a variety of criteria, including but not limited
to topics, techniques, and design. Students submitting one of the TOP
TEN entries may be asked to supply documents proving their full-time
student status. The second round will consist of public voting. The
TOP TEN entries will be posted on the competition website with public
voting open for two weeks (one vote per person). Entries will be
ranked according to the number of votes received by the end of the
voting period.
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