BARBARA PETCH EN I K CH I LD REN 'S W ORLD M AP COM PETI TI ON 2 0 0 9
The Barbara Pet chenik Aw ard w as creat ed by t he I nt ernat ional Cart ographic Associat ion in 1993 as a m em orial for Barbara Pet chenik, a past Vice president of t he I CA and cart ographer who worked t hrough her life wit h m aps relat ed t o children. The aim of t he cont est is t o prom ot e t he creat ive represent at ion of t he world in graphic form by children.
The awards are given every t wo years during an I CA conference or an I CA general assem bly, preferably at least one for each cont inent , w it h special considerat ion t o t he age of t he child producing t he drawing. The awarded draw ings can be subm it t ed t o int ernat ional organizat ions ( UNI CEF or ot her) for considerat ion as greet ing cards or ot her publicat ion. Part icipat ing nat ions are encouraged t o report on t he w ays t hey have used for collect ing drawing ( video report , et c.) and t o collect and archive m aps for furt her research.
Obj e ct iv e s of t h e com pe t it ion
The aim s of t he com pet it ion are t o prom ot e children's creat ive represent at ion of t he world, t o enhance t heir cart ographic awareness and t o m ake t hem m ore conscious of t heir environm ent .
Ge n e r a l r ule s of t h e com pe t it ion
• I CA m em ber nat ions w ill collect m aps, on t he t hem e " Living in a globalized w orld" , produced by children under 16 years of age. This is t he t hem e for t he Barbara Pet chenik Children's World Map Com pet it ion for t he next t wo conferences ( 2009 and 2011) . Ent ries from ot her nat ions, who are not m em bers of t he I CA, cannot be accept ed, w ill not be displayed or ret urned.
• The ent ries will be collect ed in t hree age groups: o under 9 years
o 9- 12 years o above 12 years
• The int ernat ional j udging w ill focus on t hree crit eria: 1) a recognizable m essage, 2) cart ographic cont ent , and 3) t he qualit y of execut ion.
I n ot her words, j udges will be looking for:
1. a recognizable connect ion bet w een t he form , shape, and use of cart ographic elem ent s which creat ively address t he Com pet it ion's t hem e.
2. a recognizable im age of all or a lar ge port ion of t he w orld in w hich t he shapes and relat ive locat ions of land m asses and oceans are as corr ect as can reasonably be expect ed for t he child's age and wit hin t he cont ext of t he " syst em of proj ect ion" used.
3. appropriat e cart ographic elem ent s such as sym bols, colors, nam es and labels, et c., which help address t he Com pet it ion's t hem e:
- clar it y and legibilit y of t he point , line and area sym bols appropriat e t o t he m edia of expression, whet her on paper or ot her surfaces, whet her drawn or m ade up of indigenous m at erials. - expressive rendering and appropriat e use of t he percept ual
dim ensions of color, i.e., changes in value for quant it at ive dist inct ions and changes in hue for qualit at ive dist inct ions.
The m axim um size of a m ap m ust not exceed A3 ( 420 m m x 297 m m or 17 x 11 inches) and it s surface should be flat ; t he m ap can be m ade using any m at erial, but past ed- on obj ect s m ay not be higher t han 5 m m or 0.2 inch.
• Any num ber of " syst em s of proj ect ion" can be used t o generat e t he coast lines and ot her base m at erial ( e.g., int ernat ional boundaries and grat icule) . The ent ry should be an original piece of w ork and it can be m ade using t radit ional m et hods ( colour pencils, wat er colour, et c) or a com put er program .
• Each m ap m ust have t he follow ing inform at ion on a label at t ached t o t he back side of t he represent at ion: t he nam e, age, school or personal address and count ry of it s aut hor, phot o of t he child ( if available) and t he t it le in eit her French or English ( t he I CA's official languages) . I f t he ent ry is individual ( not sent by a school) t he aut hor’s legal represent at ives ( e.g. parent s) will decide t o m ake or not public t heir personal address. I f t he represent at ives do not agree t o m ake it public, t he official address of t he I CA Nat ional Com m ission w ill be used for fut ure cont act s.
• The winning ent ries will be subm it t ed t o int ernat ional organizat ions ( UNI CEF I nt ernat ional Art Com m it t ee or ot hers) by t he I CA Execut ive for considerat ion as greet ing card designs or ot her kind of publicat ion t hat m ight best showcase t he m aps creat ed for t he Com pet it ion. I CA m ay use t hem as w ell. Any part icipant m ust agree t hat his/ her represent at ion m ay be reproduced by t he I CA or UNI CEF or scanned for publicat ion on t he I nt ernet by Carlet on Universit y ( on behalf of t he I CA) w it hout consult at ion or copyright fees.
• Com pet it ion m aps w ill be archived in t he Archives and Research Collect ions at Carlet on Universit y Libr ary and will be available for public view ing on t he Library’s w ebsit e ( see ht t p: / / children.library .carlet on.ca) .
Spe cific gu ide line s for t e a ch e r s, pa r e n t s, e t c ( Te a ch e r 's gu ide lin e s for h a ndlin g t h e com pe t it ion)
• A Nat ional Coordinat or, w ho w ill be nom inat ed by t he nat ional I CA m em ber organisat ion for t hat count ry ( see list at ht t p: / / cart ography.t uw ien.ac.at / ica/ ) w ill be responsible t o provide all inform at ion needed by t eachers int erest ed in having t heir st udent s part icipat e in t he com pet it ion.
• Maps should be m ade follow ing t he general rules of t he com pet it ion and t he specific nat ional rules det erm ined by t he Nat ional Coordinat or.
• All t he ent ries should be subm it t ed t o t he Nat ional Coordinat or by t he deadline specified in t he Call for ent ries in t he Nat ional Com pet it ion.
• I f a count ry has no Nat ional Coordinat or, pot ent ial Com pet it ion ent rant s should cont act t he I nt ernat ional Coordinat or of t he Com pet it ion and and t he Chair of t he I CA Cart ography and Children Com m ission ( see ht t p: / / cart ography.t uwien.ac.at / ica/ index.php/ Com m issions/ Com m issions ) before subm it t ing an ent ry.
• Subm issions sent individually by schools, parent s, et c wit hout any previous cont act w it h t he I nt ernat ional Coordinat or of t he Barbar a Pet chenik Com pet it ion w ill not be accept ed and w ill not displayed or ret urned.
I n t e r na t ion a l Coor din a t or ’s gu ide lin e s
• The I CA Execut ive, consult ing w it h Cart ography and Children Com m ission Chair, w ill nom inat e an I nt ernat ional Coordinat or for t he Com pet it ion. The I nt ernat ional Coordinat or’s t asks are:
o To send a copy of t he General rules of t he Com pet it ion t o each Nat ional Coordinat or a year before t he next cont est .
in t he General rules. I f t he requirem ent s are not m et t he I nt ernat ional Coordinat or will cont act t he Nat ional Coordinat or t o find a solut ion, consult ing w it h Chair of t he I CA Cart ography and Children Com m ission. o To acknow ledge by em ail t he receipt of each count ry's subm ission.
o To m ake a dat abase of all subm issions cont aining t he dat a subm it t ed w it h each drawing.
o To scan or t ake digit al phot ographs of t he ent ries w hich w ill be used t o m ake a CD- ROM cont aining subm issions ar ranged by count ry and age group. The im ages m ust be sent t o t he m em bers of t he int ernat ional Judging Com m ission prior t o t he I nt ernat ional Cart ographic Conference ( I CC) ( 2- 3 m ont hs beforehand) .
o To safely convey t he ent ries receiv ed from t he part icipat ing nat ions t o t he address given by t he Local Organizing Com m it t ee of t he next I nt ernat ional Cart ographic Conference ( 1- 2 m ont hs before t he I CC) .
• All t hese act ivit ies w ill be support ed financially by t he I CA t hrough t he Gener al Secret ary / Treasurer.
N a t ion a l coor dina t or 's gu ide line s for ha ndlin g t h e com pe t it ion
• Each I CA nat ional m em ber will nom inat e a coordinat or t o run t he cont est in his/ her count ry.
• The nam e of t he coordinat or m ust be received by t he I nt ernat ional Coordinat or at least one year prior t o t he subm ission dat e of m ap ent ries. I CA m em ber count ries where no nat ional coor dinat or is ident ified m ay part icipat e provided t hat t he I CA Execut ive receives t he nam e of a count ry m em ber willing t o act as t he coordinat or for t hat count ry at least one year prior t o t he subm ission dat e of m ap ent ries. • Each nat ional com m it t ee w ill select a m axim um of six ( 6) m aps t o be forwarded t o
t he I nt ernat ional Coordinat or. For t he purposes of t he nat ional com pet it ion, crit eria ot her t han t hose used for t he int ernat ional com pet it ion m ay be considered. The m aps select ed by t he nat ional com m it t ees m ust be sent direct ly t o t he I nt ernat ional Coordinat or and not t o t he I CC Local Conference Com m it t ee. • When subm it t ing t he select ed ent ries t o t he I nt ernat ional Coordinat or, nat ional
bodies are request ed t o include a let t er which, for each subm ission, gives t he follow ing inform at ion: t he nam e, age, school or aut horized address and count ry of it s aut hor, and t he t it le in eit her French or English .
• All ent ries sent t o t he I nt ernat ional Coordinat or m ust have a label at t ached t o t he verso of t he represent at ion which st at es t he nam e, age, school or aut horized address, count ry and phot o of it s aut hor ( if available) , and t he t it le in eit her French or English
The m aps and an accom panying let t er should be sent so t hat it arrives by Jun e 1 , 2 0 0 9 prior t o t he next I CA conference t o t he address of t he I nt ernat ional Coordinat or of t he Barbara Pet chenik Com pet it ion. This address is also provided on t he I CA w ebsit e ( ht t p: / / cart ography.t uw ien.ac.at / ica/ ) :
Fe r j a n Or m e ling/ Pe t e r va n de r Kr ogt c/ o Fa cu lt y of Ge ogr a ph ic Scie n ce s
Ut r e cht Unive r sit y P.O. Box 8 0 1 1 5 3 5 0 8 TC Ut r e ch t Th e N e t h e r la nds
• Nat ional bodies w ill be responsible for dist ribut ing t he cert ificat es t hat w ill be subsequent ly aw arded by t he int ernat ional Judging Com m ission. These cert ificat es will be produced and provided by t he Local Organizing Com m it t ee of t he I nt ernat ional Cart ographic Conference.
• Part icipat ing nat ions are encouraged t o collect and archive all of t he ent ries in t heir nat ional com pet it ions and t o inform t he Cart ography and Childr en Com m ission ( ht t p: / / lazarus.elt e.hu/ ccc/ ccc.ht m ) about t heir proposed m et hods for announcing t he com pet it ion, est ablishing any addit ional j udging crit er ia and t he select ion process used. This inform at ion w ill be of value in evaluat ing t he success of t he Com pet it ion and in m aking adj ust m ent s for fut ure Com pet it ion operat ions.
I CA Ju dging Com m ission
• Judging Com m ission is form ed by eight ( 8) m em bers ( one Chair and 7 m em bers) select ed from t he Com m ission on Cart ography and Children and organizers of nat ional com pet it ions. One or a m axim um of t wo colleagues represent ing ot her int ernat ional organizat ions relat ed t o childr en, educat ion, cart ography ( e.g. I GU, UNI CEF) can be also invit ed t o be m em ber of t his com m ission.
• Mem bers and t he Chair of t he Judging Com m ission will be proposed by t he I CA Cart ography and Children Com m ission and t he final select ion w ill be m ade by t he I CA Execut ive.
• Mem bers cannot vot e for ent ries from t heir own count ries;
• Every m em ber should det erm ine a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each age group: under 9; from 10 t o 12 and above 12 years;
• Each drawing receives 5 point s for 1st place; 3 point s for 2nd place and 2 point s for 3rd place;
• The sum of point s received by a drawing det erm ines it s place w it hin each age group: first 3 drawings ( 1st, 2nd and 3rd) in each age group receive I CA awards. Judging Com m ission has t he right t o declare em pt y a place or t o give special m ent ions if m em bers consider it necessary.
• This whole procedure will be com plet ed before I CA conferences using e- m ail bet ween t he Chair of t he Judging Com m ission and it s m em bers;
• The vot es are sum m ed by t he Chair of t he Judging Com m ission, w ho w ill send t he result s t o all t he m em bers of t he Judging Com m ission.
• The Chair of Judging Com m ission will also chair a “ sm aller BPC panel” , com prising t w o ot her m em bers of t he Judging Com m ission who w ill be proposed by t he Chair. This panel w ill personally m eet during t he I nt ernat ional Cart ographic Conference and it is responsible for m aking final decisions if needed, e.g. if t he num ber of vot es is t he sam e for t wo m aps, et c.
• Mem bers of t he Judging Com m ission w ill be int roduced, t he aw ard- w inning drawings displayed, and a sum m ary of result s will be announced during t he Closing Cerem ony of t he I CC. As w ell, t his inform at ion will be published in t he I CA New s.
• The aw ards w ill be given t o t he nat ional represent at ives during t he Closing Cerem ony. Nat ional represent at ives will pr esent t he awards t o winners at a suit able occasion in t heir hom e count ry at an appropriat e t im e aft er t he conference.
• I f t he I CA Conference Organizing Com m it t ee is int erest ed in having and advert ising a public vot e on t he Com pet it ion ent ries t hey should be allow ed t o do so provided t hat t hree condit ions are m et :
1. t he public vot e w ill not be a crit eria for or influence on t he I CA j udges as t he vot ing public w ill likely have no know ledge or appreciat ion of t he Com pet it ion rules and guidelines;
3. t hat t he Local Organizing Com m it t ee be responsible for producing t he Public Aw ard cert ificat e.
• The result s of t he j udging should norm ally be conveyed t o t he I CA Execut ive on t he last day of t he paper sessions at t he I CC.
• The product ion of t he aw ards cert ificat es and t heir dist ribut ion t o t he appropriat e nat ional represent at ives is t he responsibilit y of t he Local Organizing Com m it t ee, represent ed by t he Local Organizer of t he Barbara Pet chenik Exhibit ion, support ed by t he I CA Execut ive. The nat ional represent at ives are, in t urn, responsible for conveying t he cert ificat es t o t he awardees.
• The work of each nat ional coordinat or should be acknowledged by a let t er from t he I CA Execut ive.
• Follow ing t he com pet it ion, all t he nat ional m aps displayed at t he I CC w ill be archived by t he I CA.
Gu ide line s for t h e or ga n iz a t ion of Ba r ba r a Pe t che n ik e x h ibit ion
The Local Organizing Com m it t ee w ill exhibit t he ent ries for t he Barbara Pet chenik cont est eit her at t he conference sit e or at t he sit e where t he m ap exhibit ion and t echnical exhibit ion are held. To t his end:
- The Local Organizing Com m it t ee is responsible t o nam e a Local Organizer of t he exhibit ion
- The Local Organizing Com m it t ee will provide support needed t o t he Local Organizer, aft er ent ries are received from t he I nt ernat ional Coordinat or and st oring t he sam e in appropriat e condit ions unt il t he exhibit ion is m ount ed, including t ransport at ion of t he ent ries t o t he exhibit ion venue
- The Local Organizer will inst ruct t he t echnical st aff t o avoid t he use of any kind of glue, adhesive t ape, Velcr o, et c direct ly ont o t he surface of t he m aps. Using a good qualit y draft ing t ape init ially is recom m ended, w hich can lat er be peeled off wit hout dam age t o t he m aps. Use of a drawing pin on t he m ap corners is also accept able.
- The Local Organizer, support ed by t he Local Organizing Com m it t ee, is responsible t o find a quick solut ion t o possible difficult ies t hat can arise during t he exhibit ion. - The Local Organizer, support ed by t he Local Organizing Com m it t ee, should assure
diplom as are produced and aw arded t o children in all Com pet it ion cat egories. - Aft er t he exhibit ion, t he Local Organizer, support ed by t he Local Organizing
Com m it t ee, will package and safely despat ch all ent ries as soon as possible t o Carlet on Universit y Libr ary at t he following address:
At t ent ion: Jeet Aw al
Maps, Dat a and Governm ent I nform at ion Cent re MacOdrum Bldg.
Carlet on Universit y Libr ary 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ot t awa, ON
K1S 5B6 Canada
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