[NMScience] [Fwd: AGI Announces a New, Global Earth Science Week Contest]

[Susie Welch]

AGI ANNOUNCES A NEW, GLOBAL EARTH SCIENCE WEEK CONTEST

For Immediate Release
Contact: Geoff Camphire gac at agiweb.org

Alexandria, VA – The American Geological Institute (AGI) is sponsoring a new, fourth contest in conjunction with both Earth Science Week (October 12-18, 2008) and The International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE).

In addition to the Photo, Essay, and Visual Art contests offered each year as part of Earth Science Week, a new global photography contest, "Exploring Earth Science Around the World" has been developed.  This competition is open to anyone worldwide with images eligible from anywhere around the world – all in celebration of IYPE.
  
Entrants are encouraged to submit images that highlight the beauty and power of the earth processes. Pictures of landforms, bodies of water, weather, and more that depict the geosciences exploration and research that is occurring across the planet as part of IYPE are ideal.

To learn more about this contest, including rules for submissions, deadlines, and prizes, visit http://www.earthsciweek.org/contests/iypephotocontest/.

Earth Science Week is an annual event held the second week of October to promote an understanding and appreciation of the earth sciences. It is coordinated by the American Geological Institute with generous support from the U.S. Geological Survey, the AAPG Foundation, and the National Park Service. To learn more about this event, please visit http://www.earthsciweek.org/.

The American Geological Institute is a nonprofit federation of 45 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 120,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with the environment.

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