Section 1: Submittal

To participate in the poster and photo competitions, submit a draft poster by 11:59 PM on November 7, 2012. Please save your draft in PDF format and submit it as an attachment to Judy Zeng at zenx@seas.upenn.edu.

Poster Competition Draft Requirements (refer to Section 3 for details):

• Project Title
• Project Data Box
• Project Description Box
• Project Photographs
• Logos

Final project posters must be emailed to zenx@seas.upenn.edu in PDF format by November 16, 2012, printed by the submitting chapter and brought to the Conference. Foam poster boards with dimensions of 20” x 30” will be provided at the Conference, in addition to materials needed to mount and display the posters. Chapters are expected to print their posters in the final draft form and on one single paper. Volunteers will be available to assist in mounting the poster board for display.

Photos must be submitted by October 28, 2012 November 7, 2012 through this page.. Refer to Section 5 for photo submission requirements.

Section 2: Eligibility

Professional or student chapters belonging to the Northeast Region may submit one poster per international project and up to a maximum of three posters. Chapters may also submit posters which focus on (a) the chapter or (b) local initiatives.

Section 3: Poster Requirements

Layout Template

Poster Board Size

Project Title

Project Data Box

1. Chapter Name
2. Project Name
3. Name of the town/village and country of the project location
4. Project phase
5. Total cost of project
6. Project chapter contact and email address
7. Name of professional partner group involved in project
8. Name of partner organizations in local community (if any)
9. Name of significant donors or contributors to the project (if any)

Project Description Box

The project description box is your opportunity to describe the project, its challenges, how they were overcome, and how the project has (or will) benefit the local population.

The minimum font size for the text in the project description box must be 12.

Project Photographs

A caption box containing a description of the photo should be placed immediately below each photo. The caption box must have the same horizontal dimension as the photo above it and a maximum height of 1.5” ( ¼”). There should be a minimum clear distance between the bottom of the photo and the top of the associated caption box of 0.25”. There should be a minimum clear distance of 0.5” between proximate photos and caption boxes (associated with other photographs).

Logos

Section 4: Judging

Each poster will be judged based on the following criteria:

• Content: The poster should contain significant information pertaining to the project and must be as up to date as possible. Displayed material demonstrates an understanding and relevance to the values and mission of EWB-USA.
• Appearance: The poster should be organized and have visual appeal. Ideas follow a logical sequence, and displayed material should be clearly legible.
• Conventions: Text should possess no grammatical errors and have good sentence structure.
• Focus: The poster should show clear focus on the project problem and solution (for posters showcasing international projects) or chapter mission (for posters showcasing chapters or local initiatives). Displayed material shows depth and relevance pertaining to the specific subject.
• Judge’s Pick

Section 5: Photo Competition

The requirements are as follows:

• Photos must be from an international project.
• Photographs must be high resolution for enlargement purposes and at least 300dpi.
• Chapter Name, Project Name, Name of the town/village and country of the project location, Project phase, Project chapter contact and email address, and number of photos submitted must be included in the body of the submission email.
• Filename must be ChaperNamePhoto_ProjectLocation_Year (ex. UPennPhoto(#)_ Cameroon_2011).

• Content: How well does the photo represent or display the values of EWB?
• Originality: How creative is the photo in terms of its subject and the way it is displayed?
• Quality: Does the photo have adequate lighting? Is it in focus?
• Overall Impression: How does the photo grab attention? Is there a wow factor?

Section 6: Awards

Poster Competition

1. The first place winner will receive $300 deposited into its chapter’s EWB-USA project account.
2. The second place winner will receive $150 deposited into its chapter’s EWB-USA project account.
3. The third place winner will receive $75 deposited into its chapter’s EWB-USA project account.

Photo Competition

Section 7: Questions

Section 8: Templates