IPSANZ essay prize: submissions due by 16 May

The 2008 IPSANZ essay prize is for an essay on a topic of the author’s choice regarding intellectual property.
 
The IPSANZ Prize will comprise the sum of $2,000 AUD plus complimentary attendance at the IPSANZ 22nd Annual Conference scheduled to be held at the Stamford Grand Adelaide, Glenelg, South Australia over the weekend of 19 – 21 September 2008 including 2 nights’ accommodation at the Stamford Grand Adelaide and a return economy airfare from within Australia or New Zealand.
 
It is intended that the Prize will be presented at the Conference. The winning entry will be published in Intellectual Property Forum, the official journal of IPSANZ.
Competition Rules

• Entries must be unpublished essays, which are the original work of the author. It is expected that entries would be between 5,000 and 10,000 words in length although there is no strict word limit.
• Entries should be substantive works displaying original thinking in an area of intellectual property of the author’s choice. A maximum of two co-authors is permitted for entries In the case of co-authors, the prize is to be shared between the authors.  A maximum of two entries per author or pair of co-authors is allowed.
• Airfares, accommodation and entry to the IPSANZ Conference are non-transferable and not redeemable for cash. In the case of a winning entry from a country other than Australia or New Zealand a monetary contribution representing the cost of a return economy airfare from Sydney to the capital city in which the conference is to be held, will be made.
• The decision of the judging panel will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. The judging panel will retain the discretion not to award the Prize.
• Three copies of each entry should be submitted, typed, double-spaced and on A4 paper, and, a copy submitted electronically.
•  Footnotes should appear at the end of the essay. Entries should include a summary of the essay (50-100 words). Entrants should keep a copy of the entry, as no entries will be returned.
• Each entry should be accompanied by a separate detached page giving the author’s name and contact details and a short biography. No identification of the author should appear on the entry itself.
• Closing date for entries is Friday, 16 May 2008.

 
Entries should be sent to:
The Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc.
c/- The Secretariat
GPO Box 2491
Melbourne Victoria 3001
Australia
Telephone: (61 3) 9722 2877
Facsimile: (61 3) 9722 2899
Email: ipsanz at internex.net.au