Computer Security Day       POSTER CONTEST

Each year, the Association for Computer Security Day  sponsors a computer security poster contest to help provide the official Computer Security Day posters which are distributed world-wide to all CSD participants.  Local contests are held by some chapters of ACM, ISSA, ISACA CIPS, and other cooperating societies. The best posters from each local contest are combined into a final competition for use as the annual Computer Security Day poster.

Who may enter: . . . . . . . .Any member of ACM, ISSA, ITAA, ISACA any other cooperating society,                                          or anyone who has been a Computer Security Day participant.                                          One entry per person.

Deadline: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deadlines for local contests will be set by each local contest                                          chairman. The deadline  for the combined contest will be                                          March 1for that  year's contest.

How to enter: . . . . . . . . . .Contact your local cooperating society chapter. If you have no                                          local contest, send your entry to the Association for Computer Security Day;                                          5014 Rodman Road; Bethesda, MD  20816.

Topic: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entries may be on any topic that is central to computer security.                                          The annual sub-theme forComputer Security Day for the year 2007                                          is "Taking Action."  Entries do not have to reflect  the annual theme.

Criteria for judging: . . . .  Entries will be judged on their suitability as an international                                          poster, the general applicability of the computer security message,                                          originality, and the appropriateness of the entry as the official CSD                                          poster.

Form of entny: . . . . . . . . .Entries may be of any form from pencil line drawing to photographic                                          collage. Size 8 1/2 x 11 to 12 x 18. Source of clip art or other drawings                                          that are part of an entry must be given if entry is not done entirely by                                          submitter. Multiple colors are encouraged, but not necessary. Company                                          slogans, trademarked or copyrighted items should not be included as                                          part of any entry

Results: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Winner will be announced on the A4CSD WWW site.  There may not                                          be a winner each year.

Prizes:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local contests may provide separate prizes. For the combined                                          contest, the winner will receive a one year membership in ACM SIGSAC, ISACA or                                          the ISSA.The name and affiliation of the submitter of the winning entry will be                                          included on the official CSD poster only after written permission is obtained                                          from the winner

Conditions for entry: . . . . By entering this contest, the submitter gives the ACSD the right to                                          use the entry,  in part or whole, as part of CSD promotions, including                                          the official poster for Computer Secuity Day.  The poster may be                                         duplicated and  disttibuted, both with and without charge, without                                         compensation to the originator. Entries will not  be returned unless                                         special arrangements are made.

Modify these rules and use them for your company's Computer Security Day poster contest. Send us your best entry and it may become our annual poster and sent out all around the world

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