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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#CC3333">ENTRY DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 28, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Science</span></em>, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, invite you to participate in this year's Challenge. The competition recognizes scientists, engineers, visualization
specialists and artists who produce innovative work in visual communication.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Science</span></em> and <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Science Online</span></em>, and will be displayed on the NSF website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white">Visualization in all its forms has the power to illuminate and educate. It explains and makes clear all aspects of the world around us.
It feeds insight and provokes curiosity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><img border="0" width="1" height="1" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwOTA1LjEwMjc2ODMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEyMDkwNS4xMDI3NjgzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmdHlwZT1vcGVuJnNlcmlhbD0xNjk0NDUxNiZlbWFpbGlkPXByb2dvZmZAbnNmLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cHJvZ29mZkBuc2Yu" alt="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwOTA1LjEwMjc2ODMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEyMDkwNS4xMDI3NjgzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmdHlwZT1vcGVuJnNlcmlhbD0xNjk0NDUxNiZlbWFpbGlkPXByb2dvZmZAbnNmLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cHJvZ29mZkBuc2YuZ292JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=">About
the Challenge<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Some of science's most powerful statements are not made in words. From DaVinci's Vitruvian Man to Rosalind Franklin's X-rays, science visualization has a long and literally illustrious
history. To illustrate is to enlighten! Illustrations provide the most immediate and influential connection between scientists and other citizens, and the best hope for nurturing popular interest. They are a necessity for public understanding of research developments.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal
<i>Science</i> created the International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge to celebrate the grand tradition of science visualization and to encourage its continued growth. The spirit of the competition is to communicate science, engineering and
technology for education and journalistic purposes. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">This year's competition entry deadline is September 28, 2012.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Judges appointed by NSF and
<i>Science</i> will select winners in five categories: Photography, Illustration, Posters & Graphics, Games & Apps, and Video. The winning entries will appear in a special section of
<i>Science</i> (with one entry chosen for the front cover) and be hosted at <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/good-bye?http://www.sciencemag.org/">
ScienceMag.org</a> and <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis/winners.jsp">
NSF.gov</a>. In addition, each winner will receive a one-year online subscription to
<i>Science</i> and a certificate of appreciation. If you are interested in participating, please familiarize yourself with the
<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis/guidelines.jsp">Guidelines</a> and submit your entry using the
<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/goodbye?https://nsf-scivis.skild.com/skild2/nsf2012/registerLeader.action">
online entry form</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">If you have questions, please contact
<a href="mailto:scivis@nsf.gov">scivis@nsf.gov</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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