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1st Annual World Play Day |
Competition Announcement |
Ubuntu Women ProjectGreetings all!
Firstly, some introductory reading for those who are not familiar with World Play Day: http://www.itla-toylibraries.org/wpdv.htm which is an initiative of http://www.itla- toylibraries.org
A pivotal issue within computing cultures of today is the overemphasis on boys and men as the primary consumers of technology. Children learn by example and since the majority of media images consist of boys playing computer type games and girls playing with stereotypical princess type dolls; this contributes to the lack of involvement in science and technology by our young women. It hurts us all to have this subconscious of pigeonholing of our children, and to help counter this for Ubuntu's community, we would love to have a collection of examples of young girls (toddlers through to 12 years old) playing with -- and loving, and being encouraged to pursue -- Ubuntu. This would allow parents of girls to demonstrate that it really is ok to be intrigued by the shiny screens, blinking lights, tappity-tap of keyboards, and faint whirs of computer fans.
The girls do not have to be alone in the photos, and photos taken prior to this announcement are eligible. We are not expecting any particular pose, but we would much prefer candid shots -- they say SO much more. We do prefer that the images come at a large resolution, in a standard format (JPEG, PNG) and not embedded in documents. Please email your photos (or links to flickr, etc.) to ubuntuwomen.competition@gmail.com by UTC 23:59 14th of May 2010.
By submitting a photo, you acknowledge that it will be posted on the Ubuntu Women Website under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works [0] license, with special considerations for use within the Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu project (please see Photo/Model Release waiver). If you prefer that your photo to be posted under a less restrictive license such as Creative Commons Attribution [1] or Public Domain [2], then feel free to let us know when you submit. As this competition involves visual depictions of people, we will require that a "Photo/Model Release" waiver be signed for each person in the photo. A parent or guardian of minors must sign this waiver form for their children or charges.
There will be two (2) prizes up for grabs. One (1) prize will be given to the photo that the community feels sells the "girls love computers" line the best. One (1) prize will be given to a randomly drawn entrant. Jono Bacon, the Ubuntu Community Manager will be drawing this entrant in a videocast, and announcing both winners to the world on May 28th.
We will celebrate World Play Day by announcing the two winners. The first of whom will be the popular voted Community Choice, and will receive a Dell Mini 10n (or equivalent net-book based on availability). The second winner chosen by random drawing will receive a Canonical Sponsored Ubuntu SWAG collection that includes: Mouse- pad, Silly putty, Recycled Ubuntu Notepad, Ubuntu pen, Ubuntu lanyard, Ubuntu pack of 3 pin-badges and 1 Organic Circle of Friends Ladies T-shirt.
Good Luck!
p.s: Please pass this along to as many Linux-using parents of young girls as possible -- the more the merrier!
SUGGESTED PHOTO MODEL RELEASE WAIVERS
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1st Annual World Play Day |
Model/Photo Release Waiver |
OPTION 1
By submitting a photograph of INSERT YOUR CHILD'S NAME HERE to be included in the 1st Annual Ubuntu Women World Play Day Competition, you, INSERT PARENT?GUARDIAN NAME HERE, as the parent/guardian of the above named child agree to the terms set below:
1) you hereby consent to and authorize the use of your child's photograph(s) by The Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu Projects of any photograph(s)submitted by you of your child, including any reproduction of them in any form in any media whatsoever (without modifying your child's appearance)(such as books, DVDs, etc.)), throughout the world as allowed under the Creative Commons licence listed below.
2) optional - You also consent to the use of you child's name as it relates to the aforesaid photograph(s).
[ ] Please use my child's name as stated here - _NAME OF CHILD LISTED HERE
[ ] Do NOT use my child's name but only use the image I have submitted.
3) This work and any and all photograph(s), submitted by you of your child including and any reproduction of them in any form in any media whatsoever (without modifying your child's appearance) (such as books, DVDs, etc.)), throughout the world are licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic as described below:
You (The Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu Projects) are free:
to Share - to copy, distribute and transmit the work
Under the following conditions:
Attribution - you (The Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu Projects) must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they (parent/guardian/model)endorse you (The Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu Projects) or your (The Ubuntu Women or Ubuntu Projects) use of the work.
Noncommercial — The Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu Projects may not use this work for commercial purposes.
No Derivative Works — you (The Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu Projects) may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.
To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
[ X ] Accept
[ ] Decline
By agreeing to the terms listed above, you certify that you, _PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME, are the parent/guardian ofINSERT MINOR CHILDS LEGAL NAME HERE, named above, and you do hereby give your consent without reservation to the foregoing on behalf of this person.
(Signature)INSERT SIGNATURE OF PARENT/GUARDIAN OF MINOR CHILD(Date)DATE WAIVER SIGNED
(Printed Name)INSERT PRINTED NAME OF PARENT/GUARDIAN OF MINOR CHILD(Date)DATE WAIVER SIGNED
OPTION 2
I hereby grant the The Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu Projects permission to use my likeness in a photograph in any and all of its publications, including website entries, without payment or any other consideration.
I understand and agree that these materials will become the property of the The Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu Projects and will not be returned.
I hereby irrevocably authorize The Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu Projects to edit, alter, copy, exhibit, publish or distribute this photo for purposes of publicizing the The Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu Projects programs or for any other lawful purpose.
In addition, I waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product, including written or electronic copy, wherein my likeness appears. Additionally, I waive any right to royalties or other compensation arising or related to the use of the photograph.
I hereby hold harmless and release and forever discharge the The Ubuntu Women and Ubuntu Projects from all claims, demands, and causes of action which I, my heirs, representatives, executors, administrators, or any other persons acting on my behalf or on behalf of my estate have or may have by reason of this authorization.
I am 18 years of age and am competent to contract in my own name if "model" is under 18 years of age then I verify that I am the "model's" legal guardian/parent and I have read this release before signing below and I fully understand the contents, meaning, and impact of this release.
(Signature)INSERT SIGNATURE OF PARENT/GUARDIAN OF MINOR CHILD(Date)DATE WAIVER SIGNED
(Printed Name)INSERT PRINTED SIGNATURE OF PARENT/GUARDIAN OF MINOR CHILDd(Date)DATE WAIVER SIGNED
If the person signing is under age 18, there must be consent by a parent or guardian, as follows:
I hereby certify that I am the parent or guardian ofINSERT MINOR CHILDS LEGAL NAME HERE, named above, and do hereby give my consent without reservation to the foregoing on behalf of this person.
(Signature)INSERT SIGNATURE OF PARENT/GUARDIAN OF MINOR CHILD(Date)DATE WAIVER SIGNED
(Printed Name)INSERT PRINTED NAME OF PARENT/GUARDIAN OF MINOR CHILD(Date)DATE WAIVER SIGNED
