From a fellow paleogeographer, Ming Tsou. Unfortunately for us, it's
only for students in the US.
I am glad to officially announce this Bizarre Map Challenge (BMC): A Nationwide
Map Design Competition. This map design competition is hosted by the National
GeoTech Center (http://www.geotechcenter.org/) (funded by National Science
Foundation) and San Diego State University. The goal of this event is to
promote spatial thinking and geospatial technology awareness in high schools,
community colleges, and universities in the United States and to inspire
curiosity about geographic patterns and map representation for students and the
broader public.
The Award for the 1st prize will be $5000 cash, 2nd prize: $1000 cash, 3rd
prize: $600 cash, 4th – 10th prizes: $200 cash for each.
Please help us to announce this competition to your schools and students. If
you are teaching GIS or mapping courses this semester, it will be a great
opportunity for your students. We will create an official website next week and
provide more detail procedures and some download-able flyers for your students.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this event, please email me
([email protected]) or to the dedicated email address
([email protected]).
Sincerely,
Ming-Hsiang (Ming) Tsou.
Associate Professor | Geography Department
San Diego State University,
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Bizarre Map Challenge (BMC): A Nationwide Map Design Competition Timeline:
* March 1st - March 22nd, 2010 : Accepting map entries (on-line form) from the
BMC website (URL to be announced on March 1st, 2010)
* April 12, 2010: Announcing the TOP TEN bizarre map challenge design finalists
* April 12 - April 26, 2010: Two week on-line voting on the BMC website
* April 27, 2010: Announcing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners.
Competition Rules
1. Competition participants must be full-time students in high school,
community college, or a university (undergraduate students only) in the United
States. The cartographic work and map design must be the original work of the
entrant.
2. [Bizarre], in this competition, refers to maps that are strikingly out of
the ordinary. Though all maps must use real-world data, successful entries
might employ unusual techniques, illustrate bizarre topics, or exhibit striking
patterns. This competition will not accept imaginary maps, hand-drawn maps, or
video game maps.
3. All entries must be submitted in a static PDF format (no interactive or
animated maps) using the on-line registration form. The complete map should be
no larger than 8.5 x 11 inches (letter size) with a minimum of half-inch
margins. A summary description, 500 words maximum, will also be required at the
time of submission. The summary should describe why this map is bizarre, how it
was created, the tools used, data sources, coordinate systems, projection
methods, etc.
4. Each student can only submit one entry. Each map should be designed and
created by one student only (no teamwork).
5. Each student needs to provide one teacher’s contact information (name, email
address, school name, phone number, etc).
6. There are two rounds of judging. The first round will be handled by five
world-renowned cartographers who will select the TOP TEN entries. Judges will
consider a variety of criteria, including but not limited
to topics, techniques, and design. Students submitting one of the TOP TEN
entries may be asked to supply documents proving their full-time student
status. The second round will consist of public voting. The
TOP TEN entries will be posted on the competition website with public voting
open for two weeks (one vote per person). Entries will be ranked according to
the number of votes received by the end of the voting period.
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