ORGANIZERS:
Dongguan Municipal people’s Government, Guangdong Province
China Industrial Design Association

CONTRACTORS：
Dongguan Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Guangdong Province
Dongguan Municipal Intellectual property rights Bureau, Guangdong Province
GuangdongUniversity of Technology, P.R.C.
GuangDong South China Institute Of Industrial Design Profile

SUPPORT：
Beijing Industrial Design Center
Dongguan Science & Technology Cooperation Center:

co-organizer：
Certain related Dongguan local enterprises
Universities and colleges

THEME OF THE AWARDS
Innovative Design and Leading Dongguan –Smart, Simple, surpassing

Smart - Focuses on innovative products embodying designer’s superior ideas and contributing to Dongguan City’s advancement toward an innovation-oriented manufacturing city.

Simple– Features ecology design with good and sustainable manufacturing capabilities.

surpassing – Feasts to the eyes with better user-friendly performances for future lifestyle and helps in stimulating new industries and businesses

CRITERIA FOR OPEN GROUP

2.1 ELIGIBILITY :
Open to designers as students or individuals with passion for design. Individual Entry ONLY. Two groups available: Free Topic Group and Given Topic Group. Entrant may decide by your own to submit for either group or both.

2.2. FREE TOPIC GROUP:
PRODUCT DESIGN CATEGORY:
1、Electronic information products
2、Household products
3、Toy Products

2.3. GIWEN TOPIC GROUP:
Product Design Category: final topic will be given in May by the prominent enterprises in Dongguan

2.4 TIMETABLE FOR OPEN GROUP:
1. Deadline for Products Collection: 30 June, 2008
2.Date of Preliminary Selection and Results Announcement: 10 – 15 July, 2008
3.Date of Second Round Selection and Results Announcement: 20 - 30 July, 2008
4.Date of Model Making: (All Made by the Organization Committee)：1 August – 15 September, 2008
5.Date of Final Selection: 17 September, 2008
6.Date of Awarding Ceremony: 19 September, 2008
* Note: Final schedule and respective detailed information will be availableat www.dgawards.comwww.dolcn.com andwww.dg3g.com

3.CRITERIA FOR ENTERPRISE GROUPS

3.1 GOAL:
To encourage and celebrate all the innovative achievements of industrial design and the contributions of local enterprises and designers, and to bolster the self-owned innovation advancement for the local industries.

3.2 PRODUCT DESIGN CATEGORY:
No specific limitations for products of enterprises group. All products which can meet the requirements of the Awards, including but not limited to electronic information product, furniture, toy, machinery, shoes, and medical equipment. All entry projects are required to have been product-formed in the last 2 years (from April 2006 onward), with valid supporting documents by the respective manufacturing enterprise and no infringement of any third party’s intellectual property rights.

3.3 ELIGIBILITY:
Open to enterprises in Dongguan ONLY. All entry projects are required to have been product-formed in the last 2 years (from April 2006 onward), with supporting documents by the respective manufacturing enterprises. Alternative, if individual designer on behalf of the enterprise enrolls for this group, valid supporting document by respective enterprises should be submitted.

3.4 TIMETABLE FOR ENTERPRISE GROUP
* Note: Final schedule and respective detailed information will be available at www.dgawards.com www.dolcn.comandwww.dg3g.com

3.5 CHINA RED STAR DESIGN AWARD 2008
All entries of enterprise group would be invited to take part in China Red Star Design Award 2008.

4.AWARD STRUCTURE

4.1 Awards for Open Groups:

AWARDS FOR ENTERERISES INNOVATION:

* Note: The final award placement will be subject to the quality of the products. If entry products can not meet the requirements of the given awards above, any vacancies for the nomination are allowed.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
To create an open, fair and impartial competitive environment, and show respects for and provide protection of Intellectual Property Rights of the entrants, the Intellectual Property Rights of each project remain the exclusive property of the entrant(s) thereof. All materials received by the Awards Organizing Committee become the property of the Awards Organizing Committee and may be used in any form for publication purposes. The Awards Organization Committee reserves the right to exhibit print, and publicize the entry work. Without the permission of work owners, no copying by any other individuals or enterprises is allowed, nor the products shown or publicized. Meanwhile, entrants have obligations protect the intellectual property rights of all entry work.

CONTACT INFORMATION

SCIID CONTACT ADDRESS:
Libinroad 16, Songshan lake Sci. & tech. Industry park, Dongguan city
Tel:0769-22890226/22890338-316PC.:523808
FOR ENQUIRIES,PLEASE EMAIL TO:sciid@163.com
PROJECT CONSULTANT OFFICER: YE Xiao bao

GDUT CONTACT ADDRESS:
402 Building5, Guangdong University of Technology,No.729 East Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou city, Guangzhou province
Tel:86-20-37626862p.c.:510090
FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE EMAIL TO:dgid@163.com
PROJECT CONSULTANT OFFICER: ZHANG Yong
THE AWARDS WEBSITE: http://www.dgawards.com