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KADIN-Mobile Content & Application Award 2007

Sejalan dengan meningkatnya perkembangan industri operator selular, KADIN Indonesia bekerja sama dengan asosiasi bidang telematika, antara lain IMOCA, AINAKI, ASPILUKI dan ATSI akan menggelar program yang berupa lomba konten dan aplikasi yang difokuskan untuk komunitas "mobile" dengan nama "KADIN-Mobile Content & Application Award (KADIN MCAA 2007)".

Melalui ajang lomba ini, KADIN Indonesia berharap di masa depan industri konten mobile dapat menjadi salah satu ladang industri baru, yang dapat bersaing dengan konten-konten dari luar negeri.

Kategori Kompetisi:

KONTEN
- Animasi
- Komik
- Games
- Ring Back Tone

APLIKASI
- Business Process Application
- Education
- General Application for Non Process
- Security


AGENDA EVENT

- Pendaftaran: 17 Agustus - 28 September 2007
- Road Show Campus to Campus: Agustus - September 2007
(Jakarta, Bandung, Jogjakarta dan Surabaya).
- Penjurian / Seleksi calon pemenang: 1 - 28 Oktober 2007
- Pengumuman Pemenang - Awarding Night: 10 November 2007

More info about KADIN-Mobile Content & Application Award 2007 >>

XL Award 2007, Writing & Photo Competition

PT. Exelcomindo Pratama (XL), operator selular swasta di Indonesia, menyelenggarakan lomba karya tulis dan foto, XL Award 2007 Writing and Photo Competition. Lomba ini diselenggarakan tahunan, bertujuan antara lain untuk mendapatkan masukan dari media dan masyarakat pemerhati selular atas berbagai persoalan industri selular. Selain itu, lomba ini juga diselenggarakan dalam rangka memperingati ulang tahun XL yang jatuh setiap Oktober.

Kategori:
1. Wartawan
2. Masyarakat Umum

More info about XL Award 2007, Writing & Photo Competition >>

Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge

Attention: Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs!

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is searching for the next hot start-up that is leveraging AWS to build its infrastructure and business.

Do you have a great idea or an existing application that uses services from AWS? Enter the AWS Start-Up Challenge to win $100,000 in cash and AWS credits, and receive an investment offer from Amazon.

Tell us about it

To enter, developers, entrepreneurs, and start-ups begin by completing an online application by October 28, 2007. The Amazon judges' panel will review all applications and choose five finalists, based on originality and creativity of the idea, likelihood of long-term success, how well it addresses a need in the marketplace, and implementation of pay-as-you-use Amazon Web Services.

Finalists will be announced in November and Amazon will produce a video of each finalist to post on aws.amazon.com where the community can vote for their favorite start-up.

The final countdown

For the Final Round, AWS will fly the finalists to Amazon Headquarters in Seattle to present their idea to the judges' panel. That evening, the finalists will pitch their business to VCs, mingle with industry leaders and Amazon executives, and be featured at the AWS Start-Up Challenge Awards Dinner, where the grand prize winner will be announced.

Reap the rewards

Prizes include $50,000 in cash, $50,000 credit toward Amazon Web Services, an investment offer from Amazon, and mentoring sessions from an Amazon Web Services Technical Expert. All five finalists will be included in various promotional activities and be featured at the invitation-only AWS Start-Up Challenge Awards Dinner.

Plus, all contestants with qualified entries will receive up to $25 for their use of Amazon Web Services during the contest. The credit will be applied against actual use by the entrant of paid Amazon Web Services from September 1st to December 31, 2007.

More info about Amazon Web Service Start Up Challenge >>

WorldsHottestgirl.com Logo Contest

Do you like our logo? We like it, but we feel it doesn't fit our site. We know all of you can do something that we will like. So, We are leaving the logo up to you, the viewers of the website. Now is your chance to really become part of something really cool. Here is the best part, the winner of the logo contest will recieve the GRAND PRIZE of TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!! Let the contest begin!

Logo Contest Breakdown:

1. You must register or login to submit a logo


2. You may submit as many logos as you want. The more you submit the better chance you have of winning


3. The contest will run for 1 Month


4. The final logo must be in either AI or PSD format, but you can submit a jpg, gif, or png for the initial submission


5. We will select the top 50 logos in the first month


6. On October 3rd, 2007 though October 10th, 2007 everyone will be able to vote on their favorite logo.


7. On October 11th, 2007, we will announce the winner and update the website with the new and improved logo YOU decided on

More information about WorldsHottestgirl.com Logo Contest >>

Marshall Media Short Video Contest

Send us your funny short videos, and you'll be entered to win the $5,000 grand prize!
This is a unique opportunity to showcase your ability as a short filmmaker and help us discover new talent through a worldwide contest conducted online. Sign up today – it's fun and FREE!

What we're looking for:
Live action or animation, between 20 to 30 seconds total running time.
Music and sound effects are ok, but no text or dialogue
Comedy – Videos must be funny. Your imagination is the limit.

* No sexually explicit, disparaging, libelous, hateful or other inappropriate content.

Deadline : Oct. 31, 2007.
You may submit as many videos as you want (30MB maximum per entry). Winners will be announced on Nov. 16.

More info about Marshall Video Contest >>

Cooler Master $10,000 Video Contest

With the launch of KODE5’s 2007 season, gamers have another series of exciting events to compete in as the Gaming Revolution spans the globe. Now, KODE5 Global Supporter Cooler Master is pleased to announce yet another exciting challenge – the Cooler Master $10,000 KODE5 Video Shootout! This contest gives gamers the opportunity to submit their best gaming-related videos for a chance to win not only some kick-ass Cooler Master gear, but also travel and accomodations to the KODE5 2007 Global Finals!

Entering the contest is easy. From October 01st, 2007 to February 01st, 2008, users are invited to sign up for a free account on Cooler Master’s official webpage (http://www.coolermaster.com/). Then, users create a video and submit it to a video streaming site, such as YouTube or Google Video. The video must be gaming-related and at least three minutes in duration. Then, they can go to the contest page and fill in the contest form. Beginning in October, Cooler Master will view and judge all submitted videos once a month, and award prizes to the following categories:

• Best Screenplay
• Best Visual Effects
• Audience Popularity Award

Not good at creating videos? Not to worry! Cooler Master will also be awarding prizes to the most active participants. There are even lucky draws each month for anyone who’s participated! Cooler Master has put together a massive list of prizes to be won, totalling over $8500 USD!

More info about Cooler Master Video Contest >>

WACOM Wallpaper Contest

Many of you have been requesting wallpapers, so let's get started! We want you to have FUN creating FUN wallpapers. Be creative, innovative, cool, cute, and original. We'll let you decide if your wallpaper is optimized for the Mac or Windows, but remember, these are for your desktop!

All submissions should be ready to download by a viewer (right click on the submission and save), and should include the phrase "Wacom Wallpaper Contest submission" along with your screenname and a title if you have one.

Theme: Any submission related to the theme "FUN" is welcome. We invite you to be creative in interpreting the theme.

Deadline : 16 September 2007

More info about WACOM Wallpaper Contest >>

Erotic Signature Contest

The 2007 competition is now open
Deadline for Entries is December 15th, 2007

This international erotic art competition is open to all erotic artists and photographers from every country; a truly global fusion of creativity and talent. It is the ultimate juried art competition showcasing and celebrating modern day erotic art masterpieces; also supporting an international charity dedicated in the continuous fight against HIV/AIDS worldwide.

Prizes:
The erotic art book (Vol. II) will be exquisitely produced and sold internationally... and you can be in it! All profit from the sales of the book will go directly to an international charity contributing to the fight against HIV/AIDS worldwide.

Plus, over $15,000 in cash prizes are offered to
1 Master's Award Winner, 4 Category Award Winners, and 1 Viewer's Choice Award Winner; and all the participating winning artworks (Prize and book) to be featured in a six-month Exhibition Tour in the USA, ASIA, and EUROPE; and much more...

But most importantly, your work will be viewed and judged by a professional jury consisting of curators of the world's top Erotic Art Museums; already established masters in the field of erotic art, academics, art consultants and collectors.

More info about Erotic Signature >>

A List of Ten Programming Contests

An useful and contest related news :), it's for programmer.

Are you the best programmer?

Not every programmer wishes to test his programming skills in a contest but I know that many do. I enjoy programming- though much is repetitive, occasionally I get a new challenge that stretches me. So I have compiled a list of programming contests. Most of these happen once a year but some are continuous and you can enter at any time.

If my own experience is anything to go by, the experience of stepping outside your programming "comfort zone" is entirely beneficial. Even if you don't win a prize, you'll have thought in new ways and be inspired to have another go or learn new techniques.

Studying how others solved the problem can also be educational.

There are many more contests than I have listed here but I've winnowed these down to ten that anyone can enter. Most important of all you can use C, C++ or C# in these.

Annual Contests

• International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP). This has been running for a decade and happens in July each year. Though it's based in Germany, anyone can enter using any programming language, from any location. It's free to enter and your team isn't limited by size.

• The BME International is an intense free to enter contest that takes place in Europe once a year for teams of three, and you have to bring your own computers and software. This year, the 7th took place in Budapest. This has had some interesting challenges in the past- how about driving a car over a virtual terrain? Other past tasks included controlling an oil-company, driving an assembly line robot and programming for secret communication. All programs were written in one 24 hour intense period!

• International Collegiate Programming Contest. One of the longest running- this started in 1970 at Texas A&M and has been run by the ACM since 1989 and has IBM's involvement since 1997. One of the bigger contests it has thousands of teams from universities and colleges competing locally, regionally and ultimately in the a world final. The contest pits teams of three university students against eight or more complex, real-world problems, with a gruelling five-hour deadline.

• Bitwise is a free annual competition for C and C++ solutions to problems posted on the web. Over 2,700 teams entered in 2006! It's organised in Computer Science & Engineering Department at IIT Kharagpur (Bangalore) but you can enter from anywhere. The contest is algorithmically intensive and time constrained and all source code submitted is compiled by GCC 3.4.x, the GNU C/C++ compiler.

• The Obfuscated C contest has been running for nearly 20 years. This is done on the internet, with email submissions. All you have to do is write the most obscure or obfuscated Ansi C program in under 4096 characters length according to the rules. The 19th contest took place back in January/February 2007.

• The Loebner Prize is not a general programming contest but an AI challenge to enter a computer program that can do the Turing test, ie talk to a human sufficiently well to make the judges believe they are talking to a human. The Judge program, written in Perl will ask questions like "What time is it?", or "What is a hammer?" as well as comparisons and memory. The prize for the best entrant is $2,000 and a Gold Medal.

• Similar to the Loebner Prize is the Chatterbox Challenge. This is to write the best chatter bot- a web based (or downloadable) application written in any language that can carry on text conversations. If it has an animated display that syncs with text then that is even better- you get more points!

• International Problem Solving Contest (IPSC). This is more for fun, with teams of three entering via the web. There are 6 programming problems over a 5 hour period. Any programming language is allowed.

• The Rad Race - Competitors in teams of two have to complete a working business program using any language over two days. This is another contest where you have to bring along equipment, including a router, computer(s), cables, a printer etc. The next one will be in Hasselt, Belgium in October 2007.

• The ImagineCup - Students at school or college compete by writing software applicable to the set theme which for 2008 is "Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment." Entries started August 25th 2007.

Continuous or Ongoing Contests

• Project Euler. This is an ongoing series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. computationally the problems should be solvable in less than a minute. A typical problem is "Find the first ten digits of the sum of one-hundred 50-digit numbers."

• Sphere Online Judge. Run at Gdansk University of Technology in Poland, they have regular programming contests - with over 125 completed. Solutions are submitted to an automatic online judge that can deal with C, C++ and C# 1.0 and many other languages.

Don't forget the About C, C++ and C# Programming challenges. No prizes but you get fame!

Info via About.com.

Woophy Competition 2007

As always Woophy is very curious what is happening in your corner of the World. Don’t worry we are not looking for the ‘World Press Photo’ or expect you to risk your life in the frontline of a war zone. In line with Woophy’s aim we want you to help us to create a photographic, collective, visual, current, and democratic online world map. Any news picture is good, whether it is about small local news or large world themes like global warming. As long as the photo tells the Woophy members something about the condition of (or on) the earth in 2007.

Prizes : OLYMPUS E-410 SLR camera.

To join the competition submit your news photo to one of the three categories Background, World News and Raging Reporter. Every month the Woophy staff will reward the best entry with a Woophy T-shirt. In January 2008 a jury consisting of independent photo professionals will choose from all the entries the overall winner and the winners in the different categories.

You can only submit pictures which are already on Woophy. If your picture is not yet on Woophy or you are not yet a member go here.

More details about Woophy Competition 2007 >>

Lomba Merancang Bentuk Piala Anugerah Transparansi Anggaran

Dalam rangka mewujudkan tatanan penyelenggaraan pemerintahan daerah yang partisipatif, transparan, dan akuntabel, Yayasan Tifa bermaksud memberikan penghargaan “Anugerah Transparansi Anggaran” (Budget Transparency Award) kepada pemerintah provinsi, kabupaten, dan kota yang pengelolaan anggarannya sudah transparan. Transparansi anggaran dicirikan oleh adanya kebijakan dan prosedur yang dikembangkan oleh pemerintah provinsi, kabupaten, dan kota yang memungkinkan masyarakat luas untuk dapat mengakses data dan informasi anggaran.

Berkaitan dengan hal tersebut Yayasan Tifa mengundang masyarakat luas untuk berpartisipasi dalam merancang bentuk piala anugerah tersebut. Rancangan disain dan pemilihan bahan material piala secara keseluruhan mencerminkan maksud dan tujuan pemberian penghargaan.

Persyaratan:

· Lomba ini terbuka untuk umum

· Peserta hanya dapat mengirimkan satu karya, orisinil dan belum pernah diikutsertakan pada lomba yang serupa

· Konsep disain disampaikan dalam bentuk portofolio disertai spesifikasi material yang digunakan, spesifikasi dimensi dalam satuan sentimeter, prakiraan biaya produksi, dan warna

· Karya dikirimkan dalam bentuk 3 D Max. atau foto berwarna yang dikemas dalam CD /contoh (dummy), dan diberi judul ‘PIALA TIFA’ melalui email atau pos

· Karya yang disampaikan tidak mendiskreditkan satu pihak

· Lomba berhadiah tunggal Rp. 20.000.000,00 (dua puluh juta rupiah)

· Penerimaan karya peserta paling lambat tanggal 20 Oktober 2007

· Pengumuman pemenang tanggal 30 Oktober 2007

· Keputusan Dewan Juri bersifat final dan tidak dapat diganggu gugat

· Karya dikirimkan kepada:

Yayasan Tifa

Jl. Jaya Mandala II No 14 E

Menteng Dalam

Jakarta Selatan 12870

Email: award@tifafoundation.org

· Karya yang sudah dikirim sepenuhnya menjadi milik Yayasan Tifa
Source Info : Milis Design Campur

Ruby Logo Contest

Ruby Visual Identity Team () did great works to improve the online presence of Ruby, and as a result, the Ruby logo kit () is avaiable now. But it's not well known as a logo that represent the programming language Ruby itself.

Requirements :

• it must be easily recognizable as the Ruby logo
• it must look good in low resolution and in grayscale
• works both with and without text `Ruby' (can be ignored if the text `Ruby' is part of the logo)
• you may use the Ruby logo kit ()

Deadline : Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 UTC 2007
Prize : 100,000 yen

Visit official Ruby Logo Contest >>

WinCustomize/Maxthon 2.0 Skinning Competition!

WinCustomize, in partnership with Maxthon International Limited is pleased to announce the Maxthon 2 Skin Competition! Starting this week, skinners from all over the globe will be able to design, build and submit their own custom Maxthon 2.0 browser skins to WinCustomize.com to compete for prizes and bragging rights in the skinning community.

Maxthon is one of the most customizable web browsers out there and has taken the Chinese market by storm with over 10 million users world-wide, and just this month released the final 2.0 version of the software to users. With the release of 2.0 and it's vast number of improvements, now is the perfect time to check out the software and get to skinning it!

Most browsers either aren't skinnable, or have limited customization capabilities, making Maxthon an ideal browser alternative to those wanting to customize every aspect of their Windows experience!

Entries will be judged by WinCustomize and Maxthon staff and select community members. We're really looking forward to see what great designs the skinning community will come out with!

For those interested, the contest details are as follows:

Eligibility:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• No geographic restrictions
• Must have a WinCustomize account

Submission Rules:

• Skins must work with Maxthon 2.0
• Skin must be new and original work. You may NOT submit skins that have been previously posted to any website or for any contest.
• Artwork used in skin must be your own.

Prizes:

• Most Creative: Canon SD800 Digital Camera
• Most Usable: Apple iPod Nano 4GB
• Most Popular: Wacom Graphire 4x5 Tablet

Judging

• All entries for Most Creative and Most Usable will be judged by a panel made up of WinCustomize and Maxthon staff.
• Most Popular will be judged by a combination of panel voting and user voting.

Deadline:

• Skins must be uploaded to WinCustomize no later than 11:59pm EST on Friday, September 28th, 2007

Important Links

• Maxthon
• Maxthon 2.0 Skin Reference Guide
• Maxthon Gallery at WinCustomize.com

LUMIX AWARD 2007

What are your cultural influences? Are they traditional or unconventional? What aspects of culture have made an impact on your life?

Enter The Lumix Award 2007, a unique competition from Panasonic aimed at promoting creativity in digital photography.

The theme “Capture your culture” encourages you to document the culture in your life in a single image.

The Lumix Award 2007 is open just for digital photographs and we are looking for single image entries only. How you interpret this year’s theme is up to you, so take it as far as you feel appropriate.

The competition is open for six months from the 1st June 2007 to 30th November 2007 and will be judged by a panel of respected professional photographers in December 2007.

More details about Lumix Award 2007 >>