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Monday 4 November 2013

Young Photographer 2014


Rules

Important Date to remember
Entries from schools to clubs by 24th January 2014.
The local winner will then go to District level (in March), then on to National.
The national winner will be announced at the end of May.

RULES
1. Objectives
This competition is to encourage young people to express their interpretation of the given theme in photographs (Digital or traditional methods may be used). 

2. Entrants
This competition is open to young people who are entered by their Rotary club to a district competition and then to the National RIBI competition.
There are three age categories, with ages taken on 31st August 2013
JUNIOR:                                 Aged 7 – 10 years       (Date of Birth 01/09/2002 – 31/08/2006)
INTERMEDIATE:                  Aged 11 – 13 years     (Date of Birth 01/09/1999 – 31/08/2002)
SENIOR:                               Aged 14 – 17 years.    (Date of Birth 01/09/1995 – 31/08/1999)

3. Task
To produce
3.1       A portfolio of three different prints of People in colour or black and white
on photographic paper no larger than A4 size.
3.2       A description of the inspiration for their photographs and how they reflect the theme in
no more than 50 words.

4. Judging
Judges with appropriate skills will be appointed by Rotary, and will consider all 3 photographs for
Technical merit, composition, imagination and style.
All decisions by the judges are final.  No correspondence or discussion will be entered into following the event.                                                  Entries will not be returned unless specifically requested

5. Prizes
A cash prize and Winner Certificate will be awarded to the winner within our area.
Certificates will also be issued to the Runner-Up, and to entries judged to be “Commended”.
For the RIBI Final, all entrants will receive a certificate and the winners will be given appropriate awards.

6. Forms
All entries must be accompanied by an entry form combined with details of the photographs.  This form is included with these rules.
The winning photographs will remain the property of the photographers.  The photographs may be displayed however in the ‘Rotary Today’ magazine and/or shown on the RIBI web site stating the winner’s age group.

Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland has adopted this statement of policy
in working with children, the vulnerable and those with disability.
The needs and rights of the child, the elderly, the vulnerable and those with disability take priority. It is the duty of every Rotarian to safeguard to the best of their ability, the welfare of and prevent the physical, sexual or emotional abuse and neglect of all children, the elderly, persons with disability or otherwise vulnerable persons with whom they come into contact during their Rotarian duties.


Entry Form

To enter, copy the entry form below, fill it in and contact rob.addleman@aol.com for instructions on how to submit it with your photos.


Rotary Clubs of Hatfield, Brookmans Park, Barnet
Potters Bar & Welwyn Garden City
Young Photographer Entry and Information Form  2013-2014

Please read this Information Pack before completing this form clearly.
By signing this form you confirm you have read, understood and agreed to the Information Pack.
This form is to be submitted with three photographs and an explanation, in no more than 50 words the inspiration for your photographs
Copyright remains with the photographer but submission authorises Rotary to use it for promotional purposes
Please note that photographs of people under 18 years old must be accompanied by written permission from the parent, guardian or carer of the person/s photographed

Entrant’s Name
Age on 31 Aug 2013
Age Category                  Junior                Intermediate           Senior                       (please tick category)
Home Address
Email
Tel No
Camera make & model
Auxiliary lens and filters used (if applicable)
Entrant’s signature (I declare that the three photographs are entirely my own work)



Date
School/College
Contact Person
Email
Tel No

I, the parent, guardian or carer of the above entrant give permission for the photographs to be reproduced in any format and for the photographer’s likeness to be used for promotional purposes within RIBI.
Any entrant over 18 at the entry date of the competition should sign this declaration below

Parent   Guardian   Carer   Entrant
(please print name below and tick status)




Signature
Date



Wednesday 23 October 2013

Youth Speaks


The ability to speak in public to an unfamiliar audience is an extremely useful skill in many situations.  This competition enables you and two partners to gain an invaluable experience and the opportunity to pit yourselves against colleagues and those from other schools and groups.

Rotary clubs all over the country have been running this competition for over twenty years and nearby teams from Roundwood Park School and Hitchin Boys School have been successful in the national finals in the last couple of years.

The first round of the competition, the local heats are coming up next month on 18th Nov with entries due by 11th.  Please give serious thought to entering - it is an excellent opportunity, difficult to get in any other way.

The details of the competition and an entry form are below.  The entry form should be copied and emailed as an attachment to midhertsrotary@ymail.com

John Walton
Chairman, Mid Herts Rotary





WELWYN HATFIELD ROTARY YOUTH SPEAKS 2014 ENTRY FORM
Please read the rules and guidelines before completing IN CAPITALS – Including e-mail addresses - and sending this form to midhertsrotary@ymail.com


INTERMEDIATE SENIOR COMPETITION  (Please delete as appropriate.)

Name and address of school, college, youth group, other organisation:

 
 
…………………………………...………………..…………………………………………….………………
Name of teacher/adult responsible for the team, home & mobile numbers and e-mail

 
 

………..………………...………………..…………………………………………….………………………..




Subject chosen:

 
 

……………………………………………………………..……………….…………………………………..

Team members                                                                                             Date of birth

 

 
 

Chairperson: ...……………………………………………………….................................................……             

 

 
 

Speaker: ...…………………………………………………………….................................................……     

 

 
       
Proposer: ………………………………………………………………................................................…..        
    
The parents, guardians or carers of the team members have given permission for the team members to take part in the competition and for photographic records to be taken and used for RIBI publicity purposes.
 

 
Name (capitals if handwritten):
Teacher or other adult responsible for the team………………………………..……………………………


 
Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland has adopted a Policy in respect of its work with children, the elderly, the vulnerable and those with a disability.

Signed: …………………………………………..        Date: ……………………………………………..
(if not submitted electronically)

Please add brief details (100 words) of the school, college, youth group or other organisation for use in press releases, published information and competition programmes:


 


RIBI Youth Speaks 2014
 
A Public Speaking Competition


Mid Herts Rotary Heats

Closing date for entries: Monday 11th November
Competition date:  Monday 18th November
6.00pm for 6.15pm start
Entries to: midhertsrotary@ymail.com


Potters Bar/Brookmans Park Competition
Organised by Potters Bar Rotary Club
Organiser:  Rtn Mike Thorpe
115 Park Avenue, Potters Bar EN6 5EW
Tel: 01707 652682

 

Welwyn Hatfield Competition
Organised by Welwyn Garden City Rotary Club
Organiser:  Rtn John Walton
18 Sheepcote, Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QD
Tel: 01707 890790

The competitions may be amalgamated if there are insufficient entries.
INTRODUCTION TO 2014 COMPETITION

Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) has, for many years, run public speaking competitions for young people.  Public speaking is an important life skill and is one that Rotarians value.  Rotarians are always delighted to support and celebrate the expertise of young people.

Each year, thousands of young people take part in events that culminate in the regional and RIBI finals to which participants travel from throughout the British Isles to take part. It is a wonderful demonstration of the achievement of those taking part and a great experience of their speaking talent..

We are inviting teams to take the first step on that journey by entering the Welwyn Hatfield heat of the competition, the winners of which will go on to the District semi-final in February and hopefully to the further levels.

The Intermediate competition is open to students aged 11 to 13 years at 31st August 2013 and the Senior competition to those aged 14 to 17 on the same date.

Teams consist of three young people. The Chairperson has two minutes to welcome the audience, to introduce the Speaker and to inform the audience of the relevance or expertise of the Speaker to the subject of his/her speech.  The Speaker has six minutes for the address and a maximum of two minutes to consider and answer a question that will be posed by a Questioner.  The third member of the team proposes a vote of thanks and comments on the content of the speech and the answer to the question.

The Speaker is free to choose any subject approved by the organisers, with the exception of subjects directly concerning party politics, race or religion. Considerable discretion is urged in the choice of subjects which might be sensitive to members of the audience. 

Entries should be sent to midhertsrotary@ymail.com or to the relevant organiser (contact details on front page) using the form attached by Monday 11th November.




The Rules and Organisational Guidelines for Competitions leading to the RIBI Finals


THE RULES

1.    Objectives

The competition aims to offer young people:
¨       An experience of speaking on a public platform as members of a team.
¨       An incentive to formulate ideas on significant subjects.
¨       The discipline in dealing with a topic in a limited time.
¨       The opportunity of learning and practising high standards of expression, presentation and appearance.
¨       The impartial criticism and assessment of performance by experienced adjudicators.


2.    Competitors

The competition is open to teams of young people entered by Rotary Clubs from schools, colleges, youth training schemes or youth groups within the geographic area covered by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI).

There are two categories: Senior and Intermediate. 

Intermediate:                       Aged 11 – 13 years (DOB 01/09/1999 – 31/08/2002)
Senior:                                 Aged 14 – 17 years. (DOB 01/09/1995 – 31/08/1999)

Consequently, in the Intermediate Competition some entrants may be aged 14 years and in the Senior Competition some entrants may be 18 years of age.

No entrant may be a member of more than one team. 

No team may participate more than once in any qualifying round. Team membership will normally be unchanged for each stage of the competition. In case of illness or other reason why a member of the team cannot participate, then the organisers must be contacted for approval to make a substitute.


3.    Teams

Each team shall comprise three members: the chairperson, the speaker and the proposer of the vote of thanks.


4.    Format

The Chairperson has TWO minutes to welcome the audience, to introduce the Speaker and to inform the audience of the relevance or expertise of the Speaker to the subject of his/her speech.

The Speaker has SIX minutes for the address and a maximum of TWO minutes to consider and answer a question that will be posed by the Questioner.  The Speaker is free to choose any subject approved by the organisers, with the exception of subjects directly concerning party politics, race or religion.

Considerable discretion is urged in the choice of subjects which might be sensitive to members of the audience.  The subject selected may however change from round to round.

When the Speaker has finished, the Chairperson will invite the Questioner, who shall NOT be an adjudicator, to put one question only to the Speaker.

The Speaker shall answer the question.  Clarification of the question via the Chairperson is permitted, however, the Speaker, who is the subject matter expert, may not consult with other team members. After this the Chairperson will briefly introduce the Proposer of the vote of thanks.

The Proposer of the vote of thanks has TWO minutes in which to propose the vote of thanks, remarking on both the content of the address and the response to the question asked by the questioner.  The audience should then be invited to show its appreciation of the Speaker.

After the vote of thanks and applause, the Chairperson will close the proceedings.

The overall time for each team’s presentation will be approximately 15 minutes, including the question.


5.     Procedure

Before each competition takes place, a draw will be held to determine the order in which teams will make their presentations.  This order will be notified to the teams on the day of the competition.

A system of lights will be provided: green to begin, yellow as a warning that the time is coming to an end and red to signal the end of the speaker’s time.  There will be a back-up system of coloured cards in the event of an equipment failure.

At the beginning of each event, a Master of Ceremonies (MC), usually a Rotarian, will welcome the participants and guests, introduce the adjudicators and the questioner and outline the procedure. The MC will then invite each team, in order of the draw, to come onto the stage to make its presentation.

The team should be ushered onto the stage by the Chairperson, who should sit down with the Speaker on their right and the Proposer of the vote of thanks on their left.  When the team are ready the Chairperson will stand and the green light will show.  Once the green light has been given, the timing will begin and the Chairperson is in control until the Vote of thanks is complete and the proceedings are closed.

Chairperson, adjudicators, questioner and audience will be aware of the passage of time by a system of lights used as follows: -

Chairperson:                                     Green light to start
                        Yellow after 1.5 minutes
            Red after 2 minutes.

Speaker:                                             Green following introduction by the Chairperson
            Yellow after 5 minutes
            Red after 6 minutes

Proposer - vote of thanks:               Green after introduction by the Chairperson
Yellow after 1.5 minutes
            Red after 2 minutes



6.     Question to the Speaker
      Note: For those who have entered the competition before, we will be having a question to the main speaker in the Welwyn Hatfield heat this year.

The Questioner, who will have been briefed in advance, will ask a single question. This will be short, sensible and clearly relate to the main theme of the address.  The age of the Speaker will be taken into account when framing the question.

The Questioner should choose each question carefully as it could be significant to the success of the team.


7.    Adjudication

There will be three qualified adjudicators. The Chairperson of the Adjudicators will be a person with experience of adjudicating speaking activities for young people.  Adjudicators may be drawn from adults with relevant experience of public speaking or oral presentations.  The team of adjudicatorswill, if possible, display a balance of gender. 

It is important that, at every stage, the adjudication is seen to be impartial and fair. Conflicts of interest will be avoided. 

Criteria:

The Chairperson’s management of the meeting                                (25 points)

The Speaker’s ability to present and develop an argument
and to answer the question                                                                (50 points)

The quality and courtesy of the Vote of thanks                                  (25 points)

Included within the marking will be the importance of teamwork.

Over-running and under-running of the allotted times will be penalised: one point for every complete 15 seconds of over-run and one point for each complete thirty seconds of under-run for each speaker.  The time-keeper will notify the adjudicators.

A marking sheet will be provided for the use of the adjudicators. 

After all the teams have presented and the performances judged, the adjudicators will comment on the performance of each team and the result will be announced.  The adjudicators will not discuss marks or how they have been allotted.  The decision of the adjudicators is final. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into following the event.

We will ensure that the adjudicators are completely familiar with these rules and the expectations of each member of the competing teams with regard to their role within the team.


8.    Guidance for participants and adjudicators.  

In assessing the presentations, Adjudicators will pay attention to the following:-

All team members
·        Effective use of voice, clear enunciation, easy manner, natural gestures.
·        Whether the personality of the individual comes over to the audience. 
·        Humour, in the right context, will be appreciated.

Notes can be used, but they should not be too obvious; simply reading written content will be penalised. Audio-visual aids (excluding microphones and amplification in venues that require this) and props of any description are NOT allowed. Use of such items will lead to disqualification.

Chairperson
·         A business-like, yet courteous, handling of the meeting.   
·         Attention to the duties specified above.
·         The creation of a friendly and receptive atmosphere.

Speaker
·         The construction of the address that should include an introduction, the main subject matter and a conclusion.  
·         The content of the speeches and the logic and weight of the arguments developed will be given great importance.  A weak argument, however good the presentation, will not produce top marks.
·         The impact created on the audience.
·         The answers to the question should be courteous, to the point, full but not unduly wordy.

Proposer of the vote of thanks

·         The duty of the Proposer is to express to the Speaker the appreciation of the audience.
·         Reference should be made to the content of the address and the answer to the question.
·         Finally, the Proposer should invite the audience to express their appreciation of the Speaker.


9.    Stages in the Competition

There will be four stages in the RIBI Youth Speaks Competition:

·        Club Competitions, which are run by local Rotary Clubs, individually or jointly.  Two or more clubs may run a combined event if either has insufficient entries for a single event. 
·        District Competitions, in which winning teams from the Club competitions take part.
Where a high participation rate is experienced, Districts may decide to hold Area rounds of the competitions or Semi-finals leading up to the District Final. Events should be limited to a sensible number of teams that make it manageable.
·        Regional Finals.
·        National Final


10. Awards

All participants will receive a certificate at each stage.
In the Welwyn Hatfield competition the members of the winning team at each level will each receive a £20 book token prize.

At the Regional Final level, there may be an award for the winning teams.
At the RIBI Final, every participant will receive a commemorative gift and a certificate.
The winning teams will receive the RIBI Challenge Trophy, which is to be held for one year.
Each member of the winning, second and third teams will receive an individual award.

The 2014 RIBI Final will be held on Saturday 10th May 2014 at Maidstone.