This event is organized by the Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal People’s Government, Information Office of Beijing Municipal People’s Government, Beijing Municipal Commission of Education and Beijing Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment.

The theme of the contest is “The New Face of Beijing.” It aims to give people from outside China an opportunity to better understand Beijing, its charms and, in particular, its changes. The Organizing Committee will accept submissions of photographic work exploring the “new” aspects of Beijing in everything from travel and recreation, to life and work in Beijing. All foreigners who have lived or travelled in Beijing are welcome to enter the contest.

Photos will be judged by a select experts’ committee, with the best photos receiving awards as follows: 15,000 yuan each for two Grand Prize winners; 5,000 yuan each for five Runners-Up winners; 3,000 yuan each for 10 Third Place winners; and 500 yuan each for 33 winners of an honourable mention. Prize winners will be invited to take part in a press event for the contest in Beijing, and will be presented with a special collection of the prize-winning photos.

Submission of images to the contest will be taken as a tacit approval for the publication and display of the images received. Information and promotional materials for the contest will be released through print media. At the conclusion of the contest, the Organizing Committee will hold an exhibition of top photos in Beijing, in addition to publishing them in a book.

The deadline for submissions to the Beijing in the Eyes of Foreigners photo contest is July 10, 2009. Participants should note the following:

1. Entries can be black and white or colour images, and may be submitted either electronically or as prints. Group entries are limited to four (4) photos. Digital photos in the JPG (Jpeg) format should be no smaller than 500 kb (kilobytes) in size.

2. Submitted print images should be 10 inches along their longest edge and un-mounted.

3. Digital photos should be delivered as high-resolution files (no less than 18 MB (megabytes) each), burned on a CD or DVD. The entries can be submitted by e-mail, mail or may be dropped off at the registration office of the Organizing Committee. Please write “Photo Contest: Beijing in the Eyes of Foreigners” on the front of the envelope. While the Organizing Committee will do its utmost to care for images submitted to them, it is not responsible for damages or loss incurred during the mailing or handling process. The entries will not be returned to the participants after the event. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to make final decisions about any aspect of the photo contest or its rules.

4. Entries should be accompanied by the registration form provided and should be sent to the address of the Organizing Committee listed on the registration form.

Address: Organizing Committee, Photo Contest: Beijing in the Eyes of Foreigners, 97 Nanheyan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006, People’s Republic of China.

E-mail: bjeyes@photobtmbeijing.com

Tel: +86 10 6522 1475, 6521 2270

Web Site: www.btmbeijing.com

The photo contest has drawn great attention from photographers around the world. We wish to thank all of you for your concerns about the event and would like to answer your questions as follows:

1.  Photo specifications

a. We recommend printed photos for your submission, because of its convenience to participants in the contest.

b. Size of printed photos: 8 X 10 inches.

c. Because the prize-winning photos will be enlarged for display purposes film negatives should be as sharp as possible. If photos are submitted in a digital form, the entry photo may be as small as 500 kilobytes (kb) to ease transmission via e-mail; however, on final submission, the digital file should be as large as possible so the photo may be enlarged for exhibition purposes.

2. What a “group” of photos ( zuzhao in Chinese) means:

Group photos refer to a series of photos with the same title. The maximum allowed is four (4) photos in each group. But, the number of photos that may be submitted with different titles is unlimited.

(Source: btmbeijing.com / CRI English)

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2009 Mandarin and Taiwanese Speech Contest for Non-native Speakers
Sign up before April 30^th!

Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, is the most familiar Taiwanese city for people living in other countries. In order to encourage foreigners to learn Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese, Radio Taiwan International (RTI) and the Taipei City Department of Information and Tourism are hosting a speech contest for foreigners. As long as you have lived in Taiwan for less than six years, you are eligible to enter. The contest offers an opportunity to not only learn more about Taiwan, but also to speak about how you have fun in Taipei and demonstrate your language skills.

All contestants will be treated to afternoon tea at the Grand Hotel, and we will be present the first-place winner with a prize of NT$30,000 and a free night’s stay at the Grand Hotel.

RTI Chairwoman Alice Kao has a hint for contestants: In order to encourage participants to learn as much as possible, those using both Taiwanese and Mandarin in their speeches will get bonus points! In addition to the top three contestants who will receive cash prizes from $10,000 to $30,000NT, there will also be one $6,000 prize awarded for each of the following: the most amusing, the most confident, and the most stylish contestants! You must sign up for this contest before April 30th. Our goal is to provide speaking opportunities for 50 contestants, so apply soon if you would like to participate. The competition rules and an application form can be found at http://www.rti.org.tw

For more information, call 02-2885-6168 extension 722 or 723.

Contest Dates and Times
Preliminary Round:
May 17th, 2009 (SUN) 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Venue: Evergreen Room, the Grand Hotel (No. 1, Chung Shan North Rd., Sec 4, Taipei)
Final Round:
May. 24th, 2009 (SUN) 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Venue: Warner Village Plaza

(Resource: Radio Taiwan International)

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Top Prize (1)

Mikko Henry Peraaho, USA

First Prize (20)

World Wide DX Club, Pakistan

CRI Dhoom Listeners Council, Pakistan

Utsha DX Corner, Bangladesh

Sadat Listeners Club, Pakistan

New Horizon Radio Listeners’ Club, India

Sanusi Isah, Nigeria

P. V. Ramana Rao, India

Adi Doron, Israel

Mogire Machuki, Kenya

Adrian Delmar Console, USA

Tim Watson, USA

Robert Rohr, USA

Timothy Gregoire, USA

Bertalan Joseph Varady, USA

Roger Roussel, Canada

R.A. Brown, Australia

Peter Prior, Australia

Na Kocince, Czech Republic

Max van Arnhem,The Netherlands

Loginov Nicolay, Russia

Second Prize (40)

Mike Yohnicki, Canada

Thomas Kuca, USA

David Campbell, USA

Robert E.Gearing II, USA

Jeff Unger, USA

Saw Warwick, USA

William Corp, USA

Marc Furon, USA

Kristopher Arens, USA

Manabu Banno, Japan

Eiji Kitamoto, Japan

Gautam Kumar Sharma, India

Ashim Jyoti Ghosh, India

Mukesh Kumar, India

Avinash Premraj, India

Shamsul Huda, Bangladesh

Amir Jameel, Pakistan

Malik Abbas, Pakistan

Dick Himawan, Indonesia

Richard Sampson Opoku, Ghana

Mwinga Mwinga, Zambia

Akampurira Robert, Uganda

Emmanuel Okon Antai, Nigeria

Edet Okon Akpan, Nigeria

Oyesanmi Oyedotun, Nigeria

Abdelhamid Kharifi, Morocco

Elhassan Errezzaki, Morocco

Borje Sahlen, Sweden

Jyrki Hytonen, Finland

Paul Needham, U.K.

Andrew Ferguson, U.K

Nick Sharpe, U.K.

Allan Cummings, U.K.

Andrew Keddie, U.K.

Bart Rabadán Brioso, Spain

Nellie de Kraker Riemens, The Netherlands

Jan Bij de Vaate, The Netherlands

Sebastian Arndt, Germany

Svetla Dyulgyarova, Bulgarian

Josephine Harty, Australia

Third Prize (60)

Duane Duff, Canada

Robert Smith, Canada

Gregory Wong, Canada

Gabriel Schvartz, Argentina

Araceli Ibarra, Argentina

Keith Ball, USA

J.Anton Beletz, USA

Harold Woering, USA

Roy Unger, USA

James Kopf, USA

Chris Davi, USA

Phil Yager, USA

Daniel J Cesar, USA

Kevin Johnson, USA

Ezequiel C.Santos, Brazil

Manuel Coutinho Nogueira, Brazil

Adam Nash, Guyana

Slobodan Gajinov, Serbia

Georg Pleschberger, Austria

Stefan Greb, Germany

Gerd Wedemeyer, Germany

Helms Gudrun, Germany

John Whitehead, U.K.

Grant Skinner, U.K.

Dr.Harish Kumar Mehra, U.K.

Brian Mulleady, U.K.

Eddie Rother, U.K.

Kari Tuominen, Finland

Raimo Kaksonen, Finland

Kailas Theodore, Greece

Vidmar Denis, Greece

Daniel Zaporowski, Poland

Nikolaos Alexiou, Greece

Dirk Van den Broeck, Belgium

Stephen Wara A., France

Ka’Abu Abubakar Adam, Nigeria

Olusegun Fakuyi, Nigeria

Tharwat Elkorm, Egypt

Joseph K. Yeboah, Ghana

Bawa Abdul Rahman, Ghana

Bakari Roger Ali, Madagascar

Bahati Ibrahim, Uganda

Ojungu Yosto, Uganda

Robert Ngobito, Kenya

Panha Pen, Cambodia

Hong Kim Thor, Malaysia

Henry Umadhay, Philippines

Summase A. Sanjaya, Indonesia

Rajendra Pahadi, Nepal

A. K. M. Nuruzzaman, Bangladesh

Mushtaq Khan, Pakistan

Ali Haider, Pakistan

Asghar Shah, Pakistan

Amitabh Cheekoth, India

Dr Praseetha Prabhakar, India

Tarachand Maksane, India

Ray Davey, New Zealand

Glenis O’Keefe, New Zealand

PengLiang Huan, Australia

David Gillespie, Australia

(Resource: CRI English)

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