Best Olive Article Competition 2012

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To promote positive writing by journalists about the olive industryTo identify and create some kind of excitement amongst these specific

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I. Eligibility

To strengthen the friendship between the olive industry and journalistsTo create an annual international reference point for the olive industry

The Best Olive Article Competition 2012 is open to individual entrants

(journalists, writers) – i.e. not press groups, for articles published either in the

print or on-line press [both targeted at consumers] in the countries where the

IOC is conducting promotional campaigns: USA, Canada, China and Brazil.

By participating in the Competition through the submission of an article as

described in Section II below, entrants agree to comply with and be bound by

these official Competition Rules and the decision of the jury (as defined

below), which shall be final and binding in all respects.

The winner cannot enter the Competition the year following his/her award, but

is eligible for subsequent editions. Articles written by current members of staff

of the International Olive Council or of the communication agencies hired by the

IOC in the above markets or by the members of the jury will not be eligible for

entry.

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II. Articles

Articles must be submitted in

or entrant’s own expense and on their own responsibility) and not exceed 3,000

words.

They must have been published in a newspaper, magazine or official online

press site between 01.09.2011 and 31.08.2012.

Each entrant may submit a maximum of two articles.

Articles must be submitted at the latest by 01.10.12 at noon (GMT) to the

following address:

International Olive Council

Executive Secretariat

Best Olive Article Competition 2012

Principe de Vergara, 154

28002 Madrid – Spain

E-mail:

English (or translated into English at the author’siooc@internationaloliveoil.org

The application form can be downloaded from the web site of the International

Olive Council (www.internationaloliveoil.org).

Submissions should include the article(s), the English translation(s), if

applicable, the completed application form, and the entrant’s CV.

All applications must include the following information:

- Title of the article;

- Applicant's surname, first name and name of the publication (if

applicable);

- Nationality;

- Date of birth;

- Contact address;

- E-mail address;

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- Telephone number (mobile phone and/or land-line );

- Internet site: (if applicable);

- Short summary of the article in English (200 words).

The IOC is not responsible for any late, lost, misdirected, damaged or

incomplete entries.

III. Judging

For this first edition, the jury will be composed of:

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– The President of the jury will be chosen from among the three non-IOC

members of the jury.

The winner agrees to be part of the jury for the next edition of the Best Olive

Article Competition (his/her travel/accommodation expenses will be paid by the

IOC).

This jury will evaluate all the articles received which have been published within

the fixed period and comply with the set of rules and will select the “best

article”, i.e. the best written, most original, most innovative, best

documented, most comprehensive and most deeply researched article.

Five members nominated by the IOC for a period of two years, namely:IOC Advisory Committee Chairman;IOC Executive Director;one representative of a journalist federation;two internationally renowned food critics.

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Criteria grid for the judges:

CRITERIA POINTS

Originality 20

Writing skills 20

Quality of research and documentation 20

Attractiveness 20

Innovation 20

Total 100

IV. Prize

The jury will select one winning article whose author will be awarded a cash

prize of €5,000 (five thousand Euros)

highest score in the “Originality” category will be awarded the Prize. The

judging of the finalists will be complete by October 30, 2012. As stated above,

the decision of the Jury will be final and binding.

On October 31, the winner will be notified by the IOC via email and announced

on the IOC website at

competition.

The International Olive Council has the right to reproduce and circulate the

articles entered for the competition in its own publications, as well as on its

website and by any other means necessary to promote the Prize.

The winner will be invited to the Award Ceremony and will receive a trophy

For more information about the Competition, please contact

*. In the event of a tie, the article with thewww.internationaloliveoil.org at the close of the

iooc@internationaloliveoil.org

March 15, 2012

* The winner will be responsible for all taxes payable on the Prize

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The Best Olive Article Prize is awarded to articles promoting the desire to

discover/enjoy olive oil and table olives and/or to know more about them.

By launching this annual Competition, the International Olive Council seeks: