APRSAF Poster Design Competition 2010

APRSAF Poster Design Competition 2010

In November 2010, the Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) will be held in Melbourne. This event will be co-hosted by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and promotes collaboration between the regions space agencies. To support this objective, and promote awareness of the benefits of space technology, the APRSAF Space Education and Awareness Working Group established a poster design competition for students aged 8 to 11 years, a Water Rocket Event for students aged 12 to 16 years, and an Educators Workshop to be held in association with the Water Rocket Event.

In celebration of APRSAF, and the International Year of Biodiversity, students between the age of 8 and 11 are invited to  design a poster based on the theme: “Space Technology to Help the Earth”

A Power Point Presentation has been prepared to assist teachers to introduce the topic and stimulate discussion. This Power Point Presentation has been packaged to ensure the movies run on any computer. After unzipping the presentation folder select the PPTVIEW file to run the presentation. Please visit the Outreach section of this website for other FREE resources and hands-on activities for primary students.

Three posters will be selected to represent Australia in the final based on the following criteria:

- How well the poster addresses the theme
– Creativity
– Originality
– Technical skill relative to age

* posters must be received no later than Monday 11th October 2010 *

The three Australian entries will be displayed with the finalists from the other Asia-Pacific countries at APRSAF-17 in Melbourne, 23rd – 26th Nov 2010. The posters will be judged by members of the APRSAF Space Education and Awareness Working Group and registered participants of APRSAF-17. All finalists will receive a certificate of participation and prizes will be awarded for the three posters that receive the greatest number of votes.

Guidelines:

1. Students must be between 8 and 11 years of age to enter
2. Posters should be A3 (297 x420 mm) in size.
3. Pencil, crayon, water colour, oil painting and computer drawings are accepted.
4. Photos are not accepted.
5. The drawing must not include words or slogans and must not represent any particular organization or brand name.
6. Posters should be the work of no more than two students
7. Posters should be labelled on the back with the following information
– Students name
– Students school
– School address
– Students age
8. All submitted drawings and paintings will be the property of the co-organizers of the Poster Contest, VSSEC, DIISR and JAXA. They may be used in publications or websites of VSSEC, DIISR and JAXA as well as other promotional materials.

Posters should be sent to:

VSSEC
400 Pascoe Vale Rd
Strathmore
Victoria, 3041

* Please take a photo of all posters as no posters will be returned