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The XIV International Aroid Conference announces a competition to design a logo that better identifies the conference. The new logo will be used on the conference website, social media sites, posters, printed materials, gifts, or anywhere else conference organizers choose. This document describes the official requirements and rules of the competition. For any other questions, please contact the conference organizers at xivaroidconference@mobot.org

Eligibility

  1. The contest is open to all aroid enthusiasts whether they plan to attend the conference or not.
  2. By entering, participants agree to be bound by the contest rules. Violating any rule or not following instructions may eliminate participants’ eligibility.

Submission Guidelines and How to Enter

  1. The contest opens on March 15, 2022 and closes on June 15, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). Late submissions will not be considered.
  2. All entries must be submitted electronically to the conference organizing committee at xivaroidconference@mobot.org.
  3. Submissions must include the full name of the person who designed the logo, email address, postal address, and telephone number.
  4. One or more submissions per person is acceptable. Each submission must be sent in a separate email.
  5. There is no fee to enter the contest.

Logo Design Guidelines and Parameters

  1. The logo should incorporate at least one (1) species of Araceae, identifiable by a leaf and/or inflorescence. The maximum number of species to include is left to the artist discretion.
  2. Entries must be submitted as JPEG files. For quality reproduction purposes, the winning entry must later be submitted in scalable vector graphic format (EPS).
  3. Color must be CMYK, though the logo may also be reproduced in black and white. Contestants are advised to avoid gradients and half-tones.
  4. The logo must be easy to use, handle, resize, and manipulate for all reproduction purposes. It should be visually appealing on both small (as small as 2 cm x 2 cm) and large scales.

Intellectual Property

  1. All entrants affirm their submissions are their own original work, have not been copied from others or from previous designs, including their own, and do not violate the intellectual property rights of any other person or entity.
  2. The winning submission becomes the sole property of the XIV International Aroid Conference during the conference timeframe and may be used for any conference purposes, including, but not limited to, display on websites, social media sites, posters, and other materials.
  3. The name of the winning entrant will be acknowledged in the conference website and the printed conference program.
  4. After the conference year ends, on December 31, 2023 (11:59 p.m. CST), the winning entrant regains all property rights to his/her submission.
  5. If the winner is determined to have violated any rules, he/she will be required to forfeit or return the prize, even if the determination is made after the prize has been awarded.

Determination of Winner and Prize

  1. The winning entry will be selected by a panel comprised of the organizing committee members and two graphic designers from the Marketing and Communications team of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Their decision will be final and no further correspondence shall be entered into.
  2. Entries will be judged on their visual appeal, quality of design, and ease of reproduction for the purposes stated above.
  3. A winner will be selected and notified via email by late July 2022.
  4. Although there is no cash prize for the winning entry, the artist will be acknowledged during the conference, in the website and printed program, and receive free registration if he/she decides to attend the event.

Disclaimer

  1. Conference organizers are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or otherwise unusable entries, including entries that are lost or unusable due to computer, internet, or electronic problems.
  2. Conference organizers are not liable, for the purpose of winner and prize notification and delivery, in the event the contest winner has provided incorrect, outdated, or otherwise invalid contact information.