a. Posters and media displays must be submitted by members to their respective Chapters for entry into the contest. However, posters in the Professional Design Category are submitted directly to the National Seminar Media Competition Chairperson. Entries must have a security education theme. Integration of the NCMS logo is encouraged. Each Chapter will be limited in the number of entries as explained in the specific rules below. Any entry that has been produced for commercial use and/or is copyrighted will not be accepted except in the Professional Design category and will require a special release.

b. All poster and media display entries must be received fourteen days prior (May 24, 2005) to the opening of the National Seminar. This requirement is new this year.

Posters are to be mailed to:

c. All entries will be on display at the National Seminar. The Chapter Chairs will serve as the judging committee. All Chapter Chairs are eligible to be judges; however, if their chapters have submitted entries, they must indicate their chapters on the ballots and may not vote for any entry from their chapters. The judges will evaluate the posters and media displays on the basis of originality, security message, and graphic concept. The winners in each category will be announced at the National Seminar. First, Second, Third Place, and Honorable Mention ribbons will be awarded to the winning Chapters for each poster category and media display entry, together with a congratulatory letter signed by the President of NCMS. A People’s Choice Award will also be awarded for the Media Competition.

d. Any poster and media display entries that do not conform to the rules and entry guidelines will be ineligible. If the judges believe that an entry has been submitted in the wrong category, they have the power to re-categorize it. The National Seminar Media Competition Chair-person’s decision is final.

e. A Media Competition Entry Form must accompany all entries. All winning entries become the property of NCMS, and NCMS maintains all publication rights. The winning entries may be reproduced and distributed by NCMS. NCMS reserves the right to modify winning entries. The entry form for the Professional Design Category will specifically include a pledge to continue distribution by the originator on the same terms as before the contest, to preclude price increases as a result of an item winning an NCMS award.

a. The entry categories are:

(1) Member Contemporaneous Design. Contemporaneous category entries must have been used in security awareness programs.

(2) Member New Design. New Design category entries must be original designs and may be hand drawn sketches, as well as finished originals. New design category entries, as a minimum, must include a sketch--a written descrip-tion alone will be ineligible.

(3) Professional Design. The Professional Design category is intended for governmental agencies and companies who have security education of people OUTSIDE OF their agency as a primary mission. Examples include, but are not limited to: NCIX, IOSS, and NRO.

(b) Only four posters may be entered in the Member Contemporaneous and Member New Design categories from each Chapter. Only four posters can be entered in the Professional Design category by any agency or company.

c. Participants must designate the category for which the poster is to be judged. The National Seminar Media Competition Chairperson will review all entries and may, at her discretion, specify the category in which a poster is to be judged.

d. Each poster entry must have a card or label (3” x 5”) affixed to the front of the poster entry it with the following information:

e. Recommended poster size is 17 inches x 22 inches. Posters must be mounted on poster board or similar rigid material to facilitate their display.

f. A Media Competition Entry Form must accompany all poster entries.

a. Media display entries may include video recordings, CD-Rom presentations, PowerPoint Presenta-tions, cassette tape recordings, etc. If you have specific questions concerning the applicability of your display, contact the National Seminar Media Competition Chairperson for guidance.

b. Each media display item must have a card or label (3” x 5”) affixed to it with the following information:

c. Each Chapter may enter a maximum of two media displays. Governmental agencies and companies who have security education of people OUTSIDE OF their agency as a primary mission (i.e., examples include, but are not limited to: NCIX, IOSS, and NRO) may enter only one media display.

d. The submitting Chapter or agency or company will coordinate audio-visual requirements with the National Seminar Committee at least thirty days in advance of the National Seminar. The submitting Chapter or agency or company is expected to provide the necessary equipment needed to display the media in order to defray hotel facilities or contracted service charges unless the National Seminar Committee already has the needed equipment available at no additional charge.

e. A Media Competition Entry Form must accompany all media entries. This entry form must contain the request for media equipment.