"Creative Beilun" International Stationery Design Competition
Call for Entries

Beilun New District is located in the northeast of Ningbo City where the Yong Jiang River runs into the ocean. Beilun is on the side of Hangzhou Bay, while the metropolitan city Shanghai is on the other side of the bay. Beilun Port in the region is the second largest port in mainland China and the world's ninth largest port. There are five state-level new development zones in this new district. It is not only an highly opening-up new district in China, but also one of the largest and strongest export-oriented special economy zones.

Stationery industry is a competitive traditional industry in Ningbo. Ningbo City has won the reputation of "China Stationery City" for its important base of stationery industry in Beilun district. At present, the global stationery industry has entered a new era of "Create Value by Design"; green design, human-oriented design, the introduction of cultural elements, the application of new technologies, these design concepts have increasingly profound impact on the design of stationery products. The "Creative Beilun" International Stationery Design Competition is held now to find stationery design star, explore design trends, and create great stationery brand.

1 Theme of Competition
Small Stationary, Big World, Green Innovation

2 Organizations
Hosted by
 Beilun District People's Government of Ningbo City
 Asia-Pacific Stationery Society Union
 Industrial Technology Institute of Zhejiang University
 Design Branch of China Mechanics Engineering Society
Organized by
 Science and Technology Agency(Association for Science and Technology), Industrial Development Bureau of Beilun District, Ningbo City
 Service Industry Development Bureau of Beilun District, Ningbo City
 Ningbo Stationery Industry Association
 Ningbo International Technology Communication Center
 International Design Center of Zhejiang University & the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Co-organized by
 College of Software Technology, Zhejiang University
 Taiwan Shu-Te University
 Taiwan Creativity Development Association
 Ningbo Polytechnic University
Supported by
 Ningbo Municipal Economic Commission
 Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology
 Ningbo Science and Technology Association
 Guanghua Science and Technology Foundation
 International Design Association
 China Fashion Color Association

3 Contestant Qualifications
 Any organizations or teams, any individual professionals or lovers in design field all over the world are welcome.
 The college teachers and students in professional design field.
 Professional designers in design institutes and enterprises
 Individual design lovers
The above organizations or individuals can either apply in team or independently.

4 Design Categories
A. Writing Instruments: ballpoint pen, gel pen, sign pen, highlighter, pencil, business gift pens, etc.;
B. Student Supplies: bags, pen bags, stationery box, art supplies, paper books, etc.;
C. Office Supplies: file cabinets, data rack, document plates, pen, tape dispenser, desktop calendar, stapler, punch, folders, document booklets, paper bags, file boxes, etc.; binding machine, paper shredder, laminator, time and attendance checker machine, counter, cutter, safes, albums, etc.;
D. Sports & Leisure Products: fishing tackle, tents, helmets, skis, wheels, running machine, bicycle, badminton.

5 Entry Requirements
A. All the designs must be original and no infringement of the third party's intellectual property rights.
B. All the designs should be in accordance with theme and objective of the competition.
C. The market value and the feasibility of mass production should be taken into consideration during design.
D. The design of concept product should be forward-looking and creative, combining fashion, technology and nature elements, grasping the trend of the product in the future to some extent.
E. The design introduction should clearly express the meaning of the design and could be easily understood
F. The designs which have attended any other competition or designed for the third-party are not allowed.

6 Awards
Design Awards
 Gold Awards: 4 winners(one for each category), RMB£¤20,000(approx. US $2,930), an awarding cup and a certificate.
 Sliver Awards: 8 winners(two for each category), RMB£¤10,000(approx. US $1,460), an awarding cup and a certificate.
 Bronze Awards: 12 winners(three for each category), RMB£¤5,000(approx. US $730), an awarding cup and a certificate.
 Honorable Mention winners: 50 winners, RMB£¤500 (approx. US $73) and a certificate.
Market Promotion Awards
3 winners, RMB£¤50,000(approx. US $7,300).
The awards will be honored by the host organization separately from the stationery products on sales this year.
From the next year, this award will be honored according to the market promotion of last years¡¯ ISDC entries.
Honorable Organization Awards
These awards will honored with a certificate to these organizations, which provide better or more individual participants.
Remarks:
A. The bonus includes taxes.
B. The round-trip tickets in mainland China (hard sleeper as the highest standard) and accommodation fees in Ningbo will be paid by the committee. The check-in time and place will be informed when the shortlist is announced.

7 Composition of Jury
The committee of final assessment will consist of about 10 domestic and foreign experts of stationery industry and industrial design.

8 Declaration of Intellectual Property
The designer has the intellectual property of his/her entry design. As with all the entry designs, the hosts have the right to promote, display, publish and advertise in any other forms. For the designs which have industrialization potential, the hosts can connect the designers to the enterprises, helping to industrialize the designs. The enterprises of Beilun District have the priority to get the intellectual right of entry design when it is transferred.

9 Entry Procedure
Registration Fee: Free
Submission of Designs
A. Both design and registration form should be submitted at the same time.
B. Drawing Requirements: A2 (420mm*594mm), 200dpi, to guarantee large scale inkjet plotting and printing.
C. One design can only occupy one space of a whole page with jpg type.
D. Rendering Pictures: can be done in any methods, such as hand-painted or computer graphic, as long as the creativity and design can be clearly demonstrated.
E. One design should include: The competition title, overall rendering picture, part rendering picture, introduction of design and design title. (The designer¡¯s names or any other recognizable marks should not appear on the design page. Otherwise, the design will be eliminated from this competition).
F. Please email, mail this form and design to the appointed destination:2010¡±Creative Beilun¡± International Stationary Design Competition
G. Address:Room703, Tian Mu Shan Road 146(Experts Building of Zhejiang University in Xixi Campus) Hangzhou,China,PC:310012 , E-mail: beilun2010@foxmail.com,Contacts: Miss Xing
H. Deadline of Submission: May 23th, 2010.

10 Schedule
 Submission: March 1st, 2010 ¨C May. 23th, 2010
 Pre-election: May. 24th, 2010 ¨C May. 30th, 2010
 Shortlist Announced: May. 31th, 2010
 Final Assessment: June. 1th-June.10th, 2010
 Awarding Ceremony: June. 1th-June.10th, 2010
 Exhibition of Outstanding Designs: June. 8th, 2010 ¨CJune. 10th, 2010(The Ninth China International Consumer Goods Fair)

11 Contact Us
2010¡±Creative Beilun¡± International Stationary Design Competition
 Address:Room703, Tian Mu Shan Road 146(Experts Building of Zhejiang University in Xixi Campus), Hangzhou, PRC, 310012
 Telephone/Fax: +86-571-86955790
 Tencent QQ: 1349892625
 E-mail: beilun2010@foxmail.com
 Contacts: Miss Xing

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