[LTER-sbc_grad] Fwd: Announcing the LTER ASM 2018 T-Shirt Design Competition! - LTER

[Kyle Emery]

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Kyle Emery
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science
University of California, Santa Barbara
phone: 609-760-5993
email: kyle.emery at lifesci.ucsb.edu



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Announcing the LTER ASM 2018 T-Shirt Design Competition!

Published July 2, 2018
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We are excited to announce the LTER #ASM2018 T-Shirt Design Competition!
This competition is an opportunity for students, researchers, and others
affiliated with any of the 28 LTER Network sites to showcase their artistic
ability, creativity, and communication of the conference theme through
graphic design. The T-shirt should incorporate the theme of this year’s All
Scientists’ Meeting, *Next Generation Synthesis: Successes and Strategies*.

*Who can participate?*

Anyone (student or staff) working at, or affiliated with, an LTER site is
eligible for participation in this competition.

*Rules and Guidelines:*

   - Each individual is able to enter one (1) T-shirt in the competition.
   Groups of people can submit a T-shirt design, but no individual can submit
   more than one design total.
   - The T-Shirt design must be located on the front.
   - All designs must contain a non-distorted LTER Network logo. (these
   logos are available for download on the LTER website
   <https://lternet.edu/graphic-resources/>).
   - The text “*LTER All Scientists’ Meeting 2018*” & “*Next Generation
   Synthesis: Successes and Strategies*” must be somewhere in the design.
   - Accepted file types include: .pdf, .eps
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      - Vector file types (.eps formats) are preferred for resolution
      purposes
   - Submitted designs must not violate copyright laws.
   - Standard t-shirt size guidelines (*keep in mind that these are simply
   guidelines to help you get started, not rules by any means*):
      - 12-16” wide by 16-20” tall
      - 300 dpi
   - If your design is chosen as the winner, LTER has the exclusive right
   to printing and production of said design for the 2018 All Scientists’
   Meeting.
   - No printed or hand-drawn designs will be accepted.

*What do you get out of it?*

In addition to bragging rights, winning this competition will feature your
design at the All Scientists’ Meeting with hundreds of attendees! The
winning individual(s) will also receive a free T-shirt (they will otherwise
be available at the ASM for a fee) and additional small prize. The winning
design will also be featured on the LTER website and social media channels.

*Where do you submit an entry?*

Individuals looking to submit their design for the LTER ASM 2018 T-Shirt
Competition must upload their PDF design via this Google Drive Folder
<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13SsstQB50MMFkBmJJfeo7t36_nn3rI9S?usp=sharing>
by *Monday, August 27, 2018 by 5pm PST*. Entries will be judged by the LTER
Graduate Student Representatives Committee and a group of finalists will be
selected.

*Finalists will be announced by Thursday, August 30* and we will post
finalists’ designs to the LTER Facebook page for 1 week. The design with
the most votes/likes (organic and not paid) and after a final approval from
LTER NCO staff will be selected the winner of the competition. Make sure to
like our *FB Page <https://www.facebook.com/uslter/>* to check out this
year’s entries!

If you have any questions, please email LTER Network Communications
Coordinator Kristen Weiss: weiss at nceas.ucsb.edu
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