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INTRODUCTION

Science and suggestion: an experience in common is a non-profit making project aimed at those people who have an interest in science and its communication to the public. This initiative aspires not only to be a space for the popularisation of science but also for a reflection on science itself and how it is perceived by society.

Science and suggestion: an experience in common is a natural consequence and prolongation of Science and suggestion: an artistic experience, which presented a basic part of the work of scientists, in material's science, through its interpretation by plastic artists and poets.

The idea behind this new competition is to make available to EVERYONE an Internet page with both images of scientific interest as well as the suggestions that these may provoke, in order to promote the interaction between science and society. To give more space to your interests, we will increase the number of themes to include all the fields of knowledge as well as the formats for every type of artistic expression and reflection.

The contributions of scientific images and their suggestions will be placed on these Internet pages. At the same time prizes will be awarded to the best science and suggestion creations. These will be judged by a jury of prestigious specialists, and another prize may be selected by the public. The jury will also make a selection of the most interesting science and suggestion creations, which may then be adapted to form part of a travelling exhibition, together with the prize winners. The creations that are selected and awarded prizes will have a prominent place on the web page.

PARTICIPANTS

Researchers from all fields of knowledge, creative people from all disciplines; professionals and amateurs, adults and children, from any country in the world

CONTRIBUTIONS

The scientific contributions will appear in the form of nano, micro, and macro-images and they will be catalogued by fields: Biology, Bio-medicine, Materials, Energy, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Food Science, Agrarian Science and others. Specific subjects within these fields will also be listed, such as, Entomology, Alternative Energies, Marine Studies, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Agro-Chemistry, Micro-electronics, Metallic Materials, Construction Materials, Nano-materials, Polymers, Carbon Chemistry, etc. Each contribution will consist of one image, a series of up to 4 images or a short video, and will be accompanied by a short description in simple language, though making sure that it is scientifically accurate. The contributions will be shown in the web page SCIENCE AND SUGGESTION in order to inspire some suggestions.

The suggestions will be classified according to the different types: poem, essay, story, graphic design, illustration, painting, music, sculpture, animation, audiovisual, etc. Each suggestion will be associated with one scientific contribution. The scientific image can be uploaded to use as a basis for the suggestion. While the opposite is not specified, suggestions may be presented for various scientific contributions and various suggestions may be presented for each scientific contribution. Once the contributions have been admitted, they will be shown on the page SCIENCE AND SUGGESTION, together with the scientific image which has been their inspiration, as well as a brief curriculum of the creator...

FORMAT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS

The scientific contributions will take the form of NANO, MICRO or MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHS Each contribution will consist of one image, a series of up to 4 images or a video.
The contributions using the format of an image (photographs. designs, drawing, scanned material) should be presented in any JPG or TIFF type file, with the maximum quality possible.
The contributions in audiovisual format should be in FLV of up to 10 MB and with a maximum duration of 4 minutes.
The contributions in audio format should be in Mp3 files in archives of up to 10 MB and with a maximum duration of 4 minutes.
The contributions in texto format (poem, essay, story, etc.) should be presented in Word or PDF file.

INSCRIPTION FORM

The presentation is made through the web page www.cienciaysugerencia.es, filling in the SCIENCE or SUGGESTION,according to which one is appropriate. The forms contain two parts: personal details, and details of the contribution. It is necessary to fill all the sections preceded by an asterisk (*).
The participant or participants should be the holder/s of all the rights of the contributions presented.

LANGUAGES

The contributions as well as the data that accompanies them should be written in Spanish
or Englishs. A bilingual presentation will be greatly appreciated.

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIVING CONTRIBUTIONS

The closing date for receiving contributions will be 15th May 2010 inclusive.

METHODOLOGY

The contributions received will be selected depending on their suitability. This will be done by the selection committee of Science and Suggestion, formed by Miguel Ángel Pacheco (graphic designer, writer), Javier Serrano (graphic designer, illustrator Luis Alberto de Cuenca (poet, philologist, translator, research professor of the CSIC), Susana Garelik (engineer, TTO of the ICMAB-CSIC), Eva Castiñeira (School of Architecture), Marcela Lieblich (researcher of CENIM-CSIC). The contributions admitted will be adapted if necessary, always respecting the author's work, in order to suit the format of the web page www.cienciaysugerencia.es and they will be included in the corresponding page. As the contributions are being received, the participants will be informed of their admission or not. The organisation reserves the right not to exhibit the contributions, which in accordance with its own criteria, do not fulfil the rules, or lack the necessary quality or offend against the essential values of society.

SELECTION AND PRIZES

After the closing date for admitting contributions, the jury will select the best science- suggestion creations. The criteria for the selection will be: the interest of the work, the scientific content, the artistic quality and the originality, etc.
Besides this, finance permitting, prizes will be created for the type of suggestion (image, audio, text) and a children's prize. There may also be a public prize for the most suggestive scientific image. The importance of the prizes will depend on the contributions by public and private bodies, and they will be announced when they are endowed, while special mention will be made of the body financing the prize. The form of the prize giving ceremony will be determined at a later date.
The works selected and those awarded prizes will immediately be given a prominent place on the web page and as long as the format permits it and there is a demand by the exhibition halls, they will become a basic part of a travelling exhibition.
The decision of the jury will be final and will be made public before 15th May 2009.
If anybody does not want his suggestion to participate in the competition, they should indicate this when filling in the form.

JURY

The jury of seven members will be composed of prestigious professionals; Miguel Ángel Pacheco, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, and five more to be named. Secretary of the jury, without a vote: Marcela Lieblich. The jury's decision will be final and will be made public before 15th May 2009.

CESSION OF RIGHTS

The participants in this project cede, to the organisation, the rights to the images of the contributions selected to be exhibited on the web page of the competition for an indefinite time. At the same time, the authors will cede, to the organisation, the rights for their inclusion in a catalogue and where relevant for their conversion into a suitable piece for a travelling exhibition. They will also cede the rights for the use of their contributions in the diffusion of the project Science and suggestion. The organisation is non-profit making. The organisation recognises the property of the rights of the authors over their works. The organisation rejects any legal responsibility for the contents of the contributions.

ACCEPTING THE RULES

Participation in the competition involves accepting the rules and the decision of the organisation. The organisation reserves the right to modify the rules. This will be communicated to the participants.

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