! Against Cancer Together! DEADLINE EXTENDED Do you want to help fight cancer and win an ipad or travel to Rome? What? Poster or 3-minute video competition for students all across Europe to show how you would tell other students how to prevent cancer, using one or more messages from the European Code Against Cancer (www.cancercode.eu), such as tobacco control, obesity and avoid alcohol, etc. Who? For students aged 11 to 18 years (or enrolled in Secondary School), working in groups of 3 to 5 friends. Prizes? ipads, ipods, Digital Cameras or travel to Rome! Teachers of winning groups will also get prizes of 200 to 300 for the classroom! How? Submit your poster or video to ECL on www.cancerweek.org between 17 February and 21 May. Full details at ECL : www.cancerweek.org Contact us : competition@europeancancerleagues.org
European Week Against Cancer 2012 Communicating the Code Youth Competition www.weekagainstcancer.eu Submissions accepted until 21 May 2012 (new deadline!) Ver 26.03.12 As part of the activities for the European Week Against Cancer 25 31 May this year, ECL is organising a poster competition for youth all over Europe. ECL is responsible for coordinating the European Week Against Cancer (EWAC) each year, within the framework of the European Commission s European Partnership for Action Against Cancer (www.epaac.eu). This EWAC Youth Competition encourages you, the student, to learn how cancer can be prevented, by creating posters and videos that communicate effectively to others your age, on what you can do NOW to prevent cancer LATER in life. Eligibility: Only one poster or video per team of 3 to 5 students will be accepted. You must each be between the ages of 11 to 18 years, OR be enrolled in secondary school or equivalent. You can be of any nationality but you must be living and attending to school in Europe (EU and non EU). Themes: Messages can must be related to one or more messages in the European Code Against Cancer (see below, also online available at www.cancercode.eu), and communicated in a way that would help others your same age to understand how to prevent cancer. Posters and videos can be in any European language, but keep in mind that they need to be translatable into all other European languages. Posters: The poster must be your own original artwork. Copyrighted characters (such as Tintin or Mickey Mouse) or copyrighted clip art will not be accepted. Any art material or computer software can be used (e.g. paint, ink, coloured pencils, photography, PDF, JPG etc.). The poster is to be created by you and only you (not your parents, your big sister or brother, etc.) For voting purposes, none of your names can appear as part of the posters. Videos: The video cannot be longer than 3 minutes. The video must be in a format that is uploadable to Youtube (.AVI,.MKV,.MOV,.MP4, etc.)
Music used in the video must not infringe on any copyrights. The video must be the sole creation by YOU and YOUR FRIENDS (not your parents, etc.) For voting purposes, none of your names can appear in the video. How to Submit: Each submission must include a Joint Release Form (attached) declaring sole ownership and giving copyright permission. Posters and videos can be emailed to ECL as attachments or links to Youtube. Posters and videos can also be mailed by post to ECL. Posters must then be at least 30x40cm (A3) in size and no bigger than 60x84cm (A1). Videos can be on a CD, DVD, or usb memory. Judging Criteria entries will be rated: How well did your entry address one or more messages of the Code; How clear are the messages conveyed; What is the level of creativity and originality; How appropriate are the messages for others the same age as you; How international are the messages to other countries and cultures, when translated to other languages. Judging Procedure: Shortlisted finalists will be decided by the ECL Board and WP5 Associated Partners. The final 3 winning teams will be voted on among the finalists by all partners in the European Partnership for Action Against Cancer, plus invited judges from the educational and youth communities. Student Prizes: 1st Prize, each student in team chooses between an IPad, 7 tablet, OR 500 subsidy to travel to Rome to accept the prize during the official Conference for the European Week Against Cancer at the Italian Ministry. 2nd Prize, each student in team chooses between an Ipod OR similar tablet. 3rd Prize, each student gets a digital camera. All participants in the competition will receive a Certificate of Recognition from ECL. All entries will be exhibited at the European Week Against Cancer and European Partnership for Action Against Cancer meetings in Rome, as well as on the ECL and partner websites. Educator Prizes: 1st Prize: teacher of 1 st Prize winning team (where students had participated due to the teacher s encouragement) will receive 300 for professional use. 2nd Prize, teacher responsible for 2 nd Prize winning team will receive 250 for professional use. 3rd Prize, teacher responsible for 3 rd Prize winning team will receive 200 for professional use. Posters and videos can be submitted to ECL until 21 May 2012. Submissions to competition@europeancancerleagues.org Or EWAC 2012 POSTER COMPETITION Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) 479 Chaussée de Louvain 1030 Brussels, Belgium
EUROPEAN CODE AGAINST CANCER 3RD REVISION Many aspects of general health can be improved and many cancer deaths prevented, if we adopt healthier lifestyles: 1. Do not smoke; if you smoke, stop doing so. If you fail to stop, do not smoke in the presence of non-smokers. 2. Avoid Obesity. 3. Undertake some brisk, physical activity every day. 4. Increase your daily intake and variety of vegetables and fruits: eat at least five servings daily. Limit your intake of foods containing fats from animal sources. 5. If you drink alcohol, whether beer, wine or spirits, moderate your consumption to two drinks per day if you are a man or one drink per day if you are a woman. 6. Care must be taken to avoid excessive sun exposure. It is specifically important to protect children and adolescents. For individuals who have a tendency to burn in the sun, active protective measures must be taken throughout life. 7. Apply strictly regulations aimed at preventing any exposure to known cancer-causing substances. Follow all health and safety instructions on substances which may cause cancer. Follow advice of national radiation protection offices. There are Public Health programmes which could prevent cancers developing or increase the probability that a cancer may be cured: 8. Women from 25 years of age should participate in cervical screening. This should be within programmes with quality control procedures in compliance with European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Screening. 9. Women from 50 years of age should participate in breast screening. This should be within programmes with quality control procedures in compliance with European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Mammography Screening. 10. Men and women from 50 years of age should participate in colorectal screening. This should be within programmes with built-in quality assurance procedures. 11. Participate in vaccination programmes against hepatitis B virus infection. http://ec.europa.eu/health eu/doc/cancercode_en.pdf www.cancercode.eu
Communicating the European Code Against Cancer Youth Competition 2012 JOINT RELEASE FORM This form must be submitted with each entry for consideration (full rules at http://bit.ly/xkstsb or competition@europeancancerleagues.org) Is this a POSTER or VIDEO entry (circle one)? POSTER VIDEO Country: Date of Submission: Who created it (must be between 3 to 5 students aged 11 to 18 years) Student Name and Family Name 1: Birthdate and Email Name of Parent or Guardian, full address, telephone number, and Email 2: 3: 4: 5: If a teacher encouraged your team to participate, he or she will also get a prize if you win! Name of teacher: Class: Name of School: Address and telephone number of School:
Students and parents please read and sign: I hereby certify that the accompanying poster / video was created ENTIRELY by the students below and is the students ORIGINAL creation. I understand that this poster / video becomes the property of ECL and may be reproduced by ECL and their partner organizations to communicate the European Code Against Cancer, and for adaptation and use as they see fit, such as into other languages and in cancer prevention activities. I give permission for the students names and ages to be acknowledged with the entries. Student Signature Parent / Guardian Signature City and Date 1 2 3 4 5 THANK YOU FOR RETURNING THIS RELEASE FORM with your poster or video submission via EMAIL SCAN Competition@europeancancerleagues.org or FAX to +3222562003 or By post EWAC 2012 POSTER COMPETITION Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) 479 Chaussée de Louvain 1030 Brussels, Belgium