Time for nano video competition

AIM AND REGULATION

Aim of the competition

The TIME for NANO video competition aims to stimulate the curiosity and engagement of young people in Europe on benefits and risks related to nanoscale research, engineering and technology, in particular with relation to products connected to daily life.
The TIME for NANO video competition is organised in the framework of the TIME for NANO project, which also involves the production of a nano-kit including educational activities on nanotechnology and the organisation of nano-days, comprising events and debates in the participating science centres.

Competition Regulation

1. Theme

The theme for the TIME for NANO competition is nanotechnology and its applications. Participants are invited to learn more about the basics of nanosciences and nanotechnology and reflect on the issues involved at the website www.timefornano.eu, and the entries must be built around the following main themes:

Health
Divide
Privacy
Human enhancements
Environment

2. Who can compete ?

The competition is open to youngsters living in Europe, including Turkey, between 14 and 20 years of age. Participation can take place either individually or in groups. In the case of groups, one participant must be designated as the contact person.

For participants or groups of young people under 18 an adult (teacher or parent) must be designated as contact person.

3. Countries and language

Participants living in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, United Kingdom will participate to the national competition pertaining to their country of residence.

Participants living in any other European country may participate in the competition by choosing a country of reference, among those listed above.

The languages to be used in the national competitions are the following :

Belgium : Dutch, French, English

Finland : Finnish, Swedish, English

France : French, English

Germany : German, English

Italy : Italian, English

Poland : Polish, English

Portugal : Portuguese, English

Turkey : Turkish, English

United Kingdom : English

4. What is to be produced ?

The competition is for video contributions relating to nanotechnology, either concerning the basic science and definitions or the applications and social implications of research and products. Each video must relate to at least one of the proposed themes (killer questions).

Videos can be made with any device excluding professional equipment. A mobile phone, a digital camera, or a sequence of images or slides put together to give a coherent whole are all acceptable.

The video must last a maximum of 4 minutes (there is no minimum duration).

5. How to enter ?

The young participants – either individually or in groups – must connect to the website www.youtube.com/timefornano and choose the country they wish to compete in. Once inside the country’s specific channel, they must fill out the subscription form with all relevant information, including the contact person details.

The deadline for submission in all countries is August 31st, 2010.

6. Selection of winners

The TIME for NANO contest takes place first on a national level and then on a European level.

National level
Two videos will be awarded a prize in each country and will be able to compete for the European prize. Additional video can be chosen on the national level for other prizes but will not be eligible to compete for the European prize.

In each country, one winner will be nominated by the jury and one will be chosen by the viewers. The “popular” vote will be determined through social media networks' popularity and ranking tools; the “professional” vote will be given by a jury that each museum will appoint; the jury will be formed by three or five people including the following profiles:

museum expert of science communication
artist
scientist
teacher

The winners will be selected according to the following criteria:

Scientific and educational quality of the work
Originality from the artistic point of view
Consideration of the societal implications of nanotechnology and connection with the killer question(s)
Clarity of the message

Producing professional quality videos will not increase the chances of being selected.

European level
Once all national winners have been chosen, the European winner will be selected among the national winners. The European jury will be formed by three to five people including the following profiles:

Ecsite network professional
museum expert of science communication from the project’s coordinator
artist
scientist

The criteria for selection will be the same as for the national prizes.

Winners will be notified by September 10th, 2010.

Public voting:
The public voting will take place on YouTube. It will close on 31 August 2010. Each YouTube visitor will be able to vote only once for each video. The public voting result will automatically determine the “popular” vote winner. Vulgar, rude or otherwise unsuitable votes and entries will be deleted by the Youtube administrator and the votes expressed in this way will not be considered.

7. Prizes

The national winners nominated by the jury and by popular vote each win £500 and they are suggested to buy educational materials to help further their knowledge in nanotechnology and its applications to daily life. The European winner will be awarded a further € 900 with the same objective.

8.Copyright

The final work must be an original product not previously published before its submission to the TIME for NANO competition. It may either be created from material elements (images, texts, etc.) produced specifically for the competition, or by combining or making use of elements which already exist and which are free of copyright. In the latter case, the team supervisor must ensure that this condition is met.

Participants shall be entirely responsible for their works and shall agree to transfer the works as well as the distribution and reproduction rights to the TIME for NANO consortium at no charge.

The TIME for NANO consortium shall therefore be entitled to use, reproduce, adapt, publish and distribute the works at its entire discretion.

9. Responsibility

Organisers cannot be held responsible for the cancellation, postponement or modification of the competition due to unforeseen circumstances, nor can they be held responsible for any theft, loss, delay or damage during the competition or the events surrounding it. Furthermore, the dates mentioned for nano-days and awarding ceremonies can be changed due to organisational reasons or unforeseen circumstances. In such cases, the participants shall be advised as soon as possible by email.

10. Acceptance of the rules

Participation in the TIME for NANO competition implies full acceptance of these rules.

11. Personal data protection

The personal information provided by participants on registration for the competition will be stored in protected databases by the TIME for NANO consortium. Only the staff from the TIME for NANO consortium member organisations will have access to this database at any given time. All personal data will be used exclusively in connection with the TIME for NANO competition’s goals and will be destroyed after the end of the project.

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TIME for Nano is a project funded by the European Commission. The views expressed on this site are entirely those of the Authors and do not engage or commit the European Commission in any way.The Community is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

EC Programme Officer:
Dr.M.Bonazzi
matteo.bonazzi@ec.europa.eu

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