Competition Rules
- The Promoter of the competition is CEEES. Employees and their families of CEEES and SEE are not eligible to enter.
- The entrant must have taken the photograph.
- The copyright of an entire image before and after manipulation must be held by the entrant or the entrant must have the written
authority of the copyright owner to submit the photograph for the competition. It is the responsibility of the entrant to seek all
permissions required for the image to win under the entrant's name, and for the display and publication of the entry. The Promoter
reserves the right to request evidence of such authorities or consents.
- Entries must be digital images. The size of each image submitted must not be greater than 1Mb
a) All entries must be accompanied by the Entry Form correctly completed.
b) Entries from those aged under 18 must include the statement of a parent or guardian on the entry form to confirm the
competition rules have been adhered to. The Promoter does not accept any liability for lost, delayed or incomplete entries.
- Details must be given of the camera or scientific equipment used and any subsequent manipulation, eg. Photoshop.
- Any image that has won a prize in another major competition is not eligible (local club excepted). For the purpose of this rule a
'major competition' is defined as a photographic competition receiving more than 500 entries. If an image has won a prize in such a
competition it will be disqualified.
- All images should have been taken on, or after, 1st January 2003.
- Judges appointed by the Promoter will choose the winners. The Promoter's decision on all matters relating to the competition is
final, and no correspondence will be entered into concerning the competition's judging and organisation.
- The judges reserve the right in their absolute discretion to:
a) declare void any entry
b) declare the whole competition void should no entries meet the required standard
c) award prizes to those entrants who achieve a certain standard and if the entries taken as a whole do not achieve the
anticipated standard either to substitute prizes on offer or declare that none of the entries are worthy of a prize. Such decisions
shall be unchallengeable.
- All entries must be received by 31st December 2008 and winners will be notified in February 2009.
- All winning, commended and short listed pictures may be published in Environmental Engineering and all Journals and newsletters and
websites of CEEES member societies without the permission of the entrant or copyright owner or payment for such use.
- The Promoter reserves the right to reproduce and exhibit and to license the reproduction and the exhibition of some or all, in whole
or part, in all media (now known or hereafter created) of prize-winning, and runner up entries without the permission of the entrant or
copyright owner or payment for such use, but only in connection with the promotion of and publicity for this competition. The moral right
of the copyright owner will be acknowledged.
- Should the Promoter wish to reproduce and exhibit any prize-winning, commended or short listed entries not in association with this
competition, then the Promoter will obtain permission from the owner of the copyright and a reasonable reproduction fee may be payable.
- All images are sent at the entrant's risk and the Promoter regrets that it cannot accept any liability for any loss of, or damage
occurring to any images entered in the competition (how so ever caused) nor for any other loss or damage resulting therefrom.
- Promoter: CEEES C/O The Society of Environmental Engineers, The Manor House, Buntingford, Hertfordshire SG9 9AB, United Kingdom.
These Competition Rules may be downloaded in PDF format by clicking
here.
If you have questions about the competition, please contact us at: office@environmental.org.uk
By clicking on the link below you confirm that you have read, understand and accept the competiton rules above.
