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As part of the
Silver
Anniversary celebrations and the arrival of the new millennium, a "Humor in DSP"
contest will be held during the ICASSP2000 conference. This will consist of
a cartoon contest and exhibition, as well as humorous
"scientific" presentations. This activity is organized in
collaboration with the Association of Cartoonists of
Turkey. All cartoonists and humorist
colleagues are invited to participate. Selected entries will be displayed in a special
exhibition and published.
The general theme of this
competition will be Humor in Science, Mathematics, Communications and Information
Technology with a special emphasis on Humor in Signal Processing.
The contest is open to all colleagues and cartoonists with an interest in Science and
Technology.
Rules/conditions and submission
information:
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Each
participant may enter the contest with no more than five original
entries. These art-works should not be previously awarded in any
contest. The dimensions should not exceed 30x40 cm.
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Name,
surname, address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail and country of
origin of the participant should be written on the back of each
work. In addition, a short CV of the humorist should be attached
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Deadline for
submission is May 1, 2000 and submissions should be mailed to:
Association of Cartoonists
ICASSP2000 Cartoon Contest
Alemdar Cd. Yerebatan Sarnici Cikisi
344410 Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
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Submitted
entries will be kept at the Cartoon and Humor Museum of Istanbul
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An
international jury will make the selection of works for awards and
exhibition.
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The results
will be announced on June 5, 2000 during the Opening Ceremony of the
ICASSP2000 Silver Anniversary Celebrations.
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Special
Prizes (Grand SurPrize, Three Honour SurPrizes, and other SurPrizes)
will be given.
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The
exhibition will be held during ICASSP2000 and there will also be
exhibitions in various cities throughout Turkey and abroad, as well
as on our website: http://icassp2000.sdsu.edu/
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The selected
cartoons will be published in a book and a CD. These will be sent at
no cost to the participants whose works are exhibited and published.
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Participants
are considered to have accepted all the rules and conditions of the
contest. Decisions of the jury will be final.
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For more information, please contact:
Humor in DSP & Job Fair Coordinator
Dr. Tayfun Akgul
TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, BTAE
Gebze Kocaeli Turkey
+90 262 641 2300/Ext.4730 (Voice)
+90 262 646 3187 (Fax)
tayfun@btae.mam.gov.tr
http://www.mam.gov.tr
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Conference
Information and Management:
Conference Management Services
3109 Westchester Avenue
College Station, TX 77845-7919
+1 409-693-6000 (Voice)
+1 409-693-6600 (Fax)
icassp2000@cmsworldwide.com
http://www.cmsworldwide.com/ |
Information on Venue, Hotels, Travel and all other Local Issues
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Cumhuriyet Caddesi, No: 18/5
80230 Elmadag, Istanbul
Turkey
+90 212-231-3021 (Voice)
+90 212-232-1522 (Fax)
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