One Week Left in the ICT Stories Competition 2001 - Enter Today!
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There is just one week remaining in the ICT Stories Competition 2001!
Many stories have been submitted, but you have still have until April
15th to submit your story and win a trip to present your experiences
at INET 2001 in Stockholm, Sweden in June. There will be finalists
prizes awarded as well. Enter today at:
http://www.iicd.org/stories/
HOW TO ENTER
To enter, go to the Stories website and enter your project experi-
ences in our simple online form. You may also email your story to us:
mailto:stories@iicd.org
REQUIREMENTS
All stories must be written about an active or completed project in-
volving information and communication technologies as applied to de-
velopment. Judges will be looking for stories that not only describe
their project but that convey lessons learned that can be applied to
similar types of projects. Creativity is encouraged. Stories should
not exceed 1500 words.
For more ideas, come to the website to read the winning stories from
the past two competitions.
DEADLINES
All entries must be submitted by April 15, 2001 to be eligible. All
entries submitted after the deadline will be automatically entered
into the next round of competition. Finalists will be announced on
April 22, 2001. Winners will be announced on May 1, 2001.
RULES
- Each person may submit one story per project per contest period.
- Updates of projects submitted in previous rounds of competition are
permitted but should stand on their own.
- Multiple authors are permitted but only one person from each win-
ning story will be sponsored by the Stories Project to attend INET
2001.
- Entry in this contest authorizes infoDev and the IICD to use the
writer's name and story in the promotion of the Stories Project. A
list of Winners will be posted on the website.
MORE INFORMATION
The ICT Stories website
http://www.iicd.org/stories/
The Internet Society's INET 2001 will be held in Stockholm, Sweden
from June 5-8, 2001. Information can be found at
http://www.isoc.org/inet2001/
The Information for Development Program (infoDev) of the World Bank
http://www.infodev.org
The International Institute for Communication and Development
http://www.iicd.org
CONTACT
Pamela Street of infoDev or Lisette Gast of the IICD:
Pamela Street, infoDev
Washington, DC, USA
Tel: +1-202-458-7654
mailto:pstreet@worldbank.org
Lisette Gast, IICD
The Hague, The Netherlands
Tel: +31-70-311-7311
mailto:lgast@iicd.org
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