ABiS Image Contest
Guidelines for the ABiS Image Contest
1. Applicants must be registered to attend the 76th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Cell Biology in Tsukuba, Japan.2. Applicants are responsible for the images and videos they submit. If you are collaborating with other persons who took the images or videos, please obtain their consent, and provide this information in the entry form.
3. Modified images and videos will be accepted as well as original images and videos. However, we will not accept material that is identical to material already published and copyrighted by the publisher.
4. This contest is open to images based on cell biology research. Grand prizes will be awarded in the Image (Snapshot) and Video categories, as well as the President's Award and ABiS Award winners.
The winners will receive a certificate and a luxury special prize.
5. Entrants may submit up to a total of three items in the two categories.
6. Please submit files of no more than 100 megabytes for each image (snapshot) and video according to the following rules and entry format via the following Google Form by Friday, June 14, 2024, 12:00 noon.
Image (snapshot) file:
- a. Files must be in TIFF, JPEG, or PGN format
- b. Files should be of high quality
- c. Resolution must be 300 dpi or higher
- a. Files must be in high quality AVI, animated GIF, MP4 or MOV format
- b. Movie must be 30 seconds or less
- c. Should not include audio
- d. Cannot include embedded text or image information
Submit to Google Form URL: https://forms.gle/L6afQqYckHX6tjcV6
7. The ABiS staff and the 76th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Cell Biology will select the top 10 submissions in a pre-selection process, and applicants will be notified of the selection results on or about Wednesday, July 3.
8. The 10 selected entries will be screened at a luncheon seminar on Friday, July 19, after projection and a one-minute presentation by the applicants, and the audience will vote for the winners. The winners in each category will be announced and presented with awards at the Awards Ceremony at the Luncheon Seminar.
9. The results of the competition will be announced on the websites of ABiS, the Japanese Society for Cell Biology, and the 76th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Cell Biology, as well as through mailing lists and other media.
10. Submitted images and videos may be used for non-profit activities of ABiS and the Japanese Society for Cell Biology, either as is or after processing. In such cases, an acknowledgement will be provided with the name and affiliation of the submitter.
11. Submission of images and videos is considered acceptance of the above rules.
Contact
ABiS Image Contest Section of the 76th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Cell Biology jscb2024-group[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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