Ideas Competition "Catania 2011" Mascot
Evaluating Commission Meeting
Siracusa, June 25th 2010

Participants:

Giorgio Scarso – President of the Italian Fencing Federation

Frantisek Janda – President of the European Fencing Confederation

Sebastiano Manzoni – President of the “Catania 2011” Organising Committee

Sofia Santuccio – Siciliascherma 2009/2011 - “Catania 2011” Project manager

Francesco Barbagallo – “Catania 2011” Structures & Infrastructures Manager

Antonio Belcuore – Sicilian Regional Government Delegate for the SiciliaScherma Project

The Evaluating Commission for the Ideas Competition for the creation of the “Catania 2011” Mascot, discussed, agreed and determined the following points:

1) Postpone the deadline until October 10th 2010, in order to give the possibility to more people to taking part in the competition;

2) Include in the members of the Commission an expert from the Italian Visual Communication Association;

Regulation of the IDEAS COMPETITION

for the creation of the

“Catania 2011” Senior World Fencing Championships Mascot

The Federazione Italiana Scherma  – Comitato Regionale Sicilia launches an IDEAS COMPETITION, with in the framework of the Project “Progetto SiciliaScherma 2009/2010”. The initiative aims at selecting the MASCOT for the “Catania 2011” Senior World Fencing Championships. Rules are hereinafter indicated.  

Art. 1

The competition is open to all the athletes of the Federations members of FIE – Fédération Internationale d’Escrime. 

Art. 2

The Mascot should both embody the fencing spirit and hint at a distinguishing aspect of the city of Catania (the venue of the Championships) in an original way. 

Art.3

The “Idea” must be submitted on a A4 sheet (210x297 mm) or in JPEG/PDF digital format (max 2MB) along with the following documents:

-          Document  1):  application for participation including personal and contact details.

-          Document  2):  a short description (max 500 words) of the inspiring motives and the meaning of the submitted subject, along with a slogan which should summarize the “Idea”.  

The official language of this competition is English. 

Art. 4

The “Idea”and all documents must be sent to Federazione Italiana Scherma – Comitato Regionale Sicilia 

by ordinary mail to the following address:

Federazione Italiana Scherma –  Comitato Regionale Sicilia

Casella postale  n. 188

95024 – Acireale (CT) - Italy 

or 

via email to the following address:

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Art. 5

The “Idea” and the relevant documents must reach  F.I.S. –  Comitato Regionale Siciliano later than May 31st, 2010.

Applications and documents received after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.   

In order to certify the reception of the documents, F.I.S. –  Comitato Regionale Sicilia will send an email  of acknowledgment to concerned persons to the email address written in the form  “Document 1”.

NB: If you have sent all documents and do not receive the acknowledgment email with your ID number, contact us immediately and before May 31st, 2010. 

Art. 6

An ad hoc commission appointed by F.I.S. –  Comitato Regionale Sicilia, which includes experts and members of Regione Siciliana, F.I.S. and of the FIE. 

Art. 7

The winning "idea" of the competition will be published on the website www.siciliascherma.it in the section “Your Championships” on July 31st, 2010. These rules will also be published in the same section along with possible supplements. 

Art. 8

All submitted concepts and ideas will be of exclusive property of F.I.S. –  Comitato Regionale Sicilia  which will have the right to use them for exhibitions or publishing purposes. The winner “Idea”, after the final decision of the Judging Commission, will be of exclusive property of F.I.S. –  Comitato Regionale Sicilia which will have the right to develop or process it depending on the specific purposes of use. In fact, being this a competition of ideas, it will be the idea to be awarded the prize and not its graphic development. 

Art. 9

The prize for the winner is:

-          travel expenses to/from Catania and stay during the “Catania 2011” Word Championships ;

-          € 10.000,00. This amount can be exclusively used for sports/study purposes. The sum will be handed in to the winner only after F.I.S. –  Comitato Regionale Sicilia has received ad hoc documents endorsed by the athlete’s Federation certifying the use of said sum for the purposes indicated in this Article. 

Art. 10

Personal details of participants will be used in compliance with the regulations on privacy being in force in Italy.

Art. 11 

Participation in the IDEAS COMPETITION automatically implies awareness and acceptance of all terms and conditions of this regulation.

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