57^th International Mathematical Olympiad 2016 Logo Design Competition

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Background

The International Mathematical Olympiad is the top-level and largest-scale global mathematics competition for secondary school students, and has been held each year in a different country or region since 1959 with the aim of providing a platform for exchange and contest for young mathematical talents around the world. With the support of the Education Bureau, Hong Kong will host the 57^th International Mathematical Olympiad in July 2016, in which more than 100 countries will participate.

To promote the awareness of mathematics in society through Hong Kong’s hosting of the International Mathematical Olympiad, and to enable more students to participate in this event in different ways, the Organising Committee of the 57^th International Mathematical Olympiad 2016 (‘the Organising Committee’) now holds the 57^th International Mathematical Olympiad 2016 Logo Design Competition and invites all secondary school students in Hong Kong to submit logo designs for the event. The champion design can become the official logo of the 57^th International Mathematical Olympiad 2016.

Eligibility

1.     All students of whole-day secondary schools in Hong Kong are eligible for the competition.

2.     Participants should compete in teams of 1 to 5 students, and the participants in each team should attend the same secondary school.

3.     There is no limit on the number of teams from each school.

4.     Each participant may join at most one team.

5.     Each team may only submit one design.                                                                            

Method of Entry

1.     Download the entry form.

2.     The logo design and completed entry form, in Chinese or English, should be sent as two attachments to the same email to the following email address:

info@imohkc.org.hk

3.     The logo design should be sent in the digital image format TIF, BMP, JPG/JPEG or PNG.

4.     The completed entry form should be sent as a Microsoft Word document, a PDF document or a scanned file.

5.     The deadline for submission is 23 February 2014.

6.     The results of the competition will be announced in April 2014 at the following website:

www.imohkc.org.hk

Competition Rules

1.     A submission must not contain any element of plagiarism or copyright infringement, and must not, in part or in whole, be or have been used for entry into any other logo design competition or activity of a similar nature.

2.     A submission should contain ‘57^th International Mathematical Olympiad’, ‘57^th IMO’, ‘International Mathematical Olympiad 2016’, ‘IMO 2016’, ‘57^th International Mathematical Olympiad 2016’, ‘57^th IMO 2016’ or any other reasonable representation of the name of the 57^th International Mathematical Olympiad using English words and/or letters and/or Arabic numerals as part of the logo design.

3.     A submission may contain a representation of an English slogan (in which case it may also contain a representation of a Chinese slogan) as part of the logo design.

4.     The copyright of all submissions shall belong to the Organising Committee.

5.     The Organising Committee reserves the right to amend the champion design as appropriate before adopting it as the official logo of the 57^th International Mathematical Olympiad 2016. The participants who submit that design shall be deemed to agree to assist in such amendment where reasonably practicable.

6.     The decision of the Organising Committee on a matter of the competition shall be final.

List of Judges (in Alphabetical Order of Surnames)

1.     Professor John AIKEN, Director of Academy of Visual Arts of Hong Kong Baptist University

2.     The Honourable Bernard CHAN, GBS, JP, Patron of 57^th International Mathematical Olympiad 2016

3.     Professor Cees DE BONT, Dean of School of Design of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

4.     Dr Roslyn Lee HAMMERS, Chairperson of Department of Fine Arts of The University of Hong Kong

5.     Ms Katherine HUNG Siu-lin, Honorary Advisor of the Organising Committee

6.     The Honourable Mrs Regina IP LAU Suk-yee, GBS, JP, Honorary Principal Advisor of the Organising Committee

7.     Mr Jonathan MAK Long, winner of Outdoor Grand Prix at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012

8.     Professor Harold MOK Kar-leung, Chair of Department of Fine Arts of The Chinese University of Hong Kong

9.     The Honourable Jasper TSANG Yok-sing, GBS, JP, Honorary Chairman of the Organising Committee

10.   Mr Andrew WONG Wang-fat, JP, former President of the Legislative Council

11.   Dr Philip WU Po-him, BBS, JP, Honorary Advisor of the Organising Committee

12.   Representatives of the Organising Committee

Criteria for Adjudication

1.     Aesthetic quality of the submission

2.     The submission’s relevance to mathematics and the 57^th International Mathematical Olympiad 2016

3.     Originality of the submission

Prizes

1.     There shall be a champion, a first runner-up, a second runner-up and five honourable mentions.

2.     The prizes for the champion are: a trophy, certificates, a book and book coupons worth $7,000.

3.     The prizes for the first runner-up are: a trophy, certificates, a book and book coupons worth $5,000.

4.     The prizes for the second runner-up are: a trophy, certificates, a book and book coupons worth $3,000.

5.     The prizes for each honourable mention are: a trophy, certificates, a book and book coupons worth $1,000.

6.     Of the above-mentioned prizes, the certificates, books and book coupons can be collected after the announcement of the results of the competition. The trophies will be awarded at the closing ceremony of the 57^th International Mathematical Olympiad 2016.

Information and Enquiries

1.     The logos of past International Mathematical Olympiads may be viewed at the following website:

http://www.imo-official.org/organizers.aspx

2.     Enquiries may be emailed to the Organising Committee at info@imohkc.org.hk.