INTER-AMERICAN ADOLESCENT POSTCARD CONTEST


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On the occasion of holding the XIX Pan American Child Congress next October in Mexico City, the Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) and the Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral del la Familia del Gobierno de México (Mexican National System for Family Integral Development (DIF), hereby convene all adolescents in the Americas and the Caribbean to participate in a Postcard Contest having as central theme “HOW DO I SEE MY FAMILY”.  

Contest terms and conditions

  • Participants should be between 13 and 15 years old.

  • Participation will be individual and postcards should be original and unpublished.

  • Postcard size should be 17 x 11.5 cm.

  • Postcards should include a sentence or thought reflecting how the author SEES HIS/HER FAMILY.

  • The postcard’s reverse should include the following personal information: first name(s), surnames (mother and father), age, school grade, address, telephone nr(s), and e-mail address (optional); this information will be kept confidential by DIF.

  • Postcards must be delivered directly, either by mail or courier.

  • Participants will transfer their copyrights to DIF, drawings will not be returned to their authors and sponsor institutions will not be held responsible for the loss or damage of drawings during dispatch.

Delivery address and deadline

  • Dirección de Asuntos Internacionales, Sistema Nacional DIF. Av. Emiliano Zapata Nº 340, primer piso, Colonia Santa Cruz Atoyac, Delegación Benito Juárez, C. P. 03310, México D.F.

  • Drawings will be received from Monday 5 July through  September 30th, 2004.

Awards

  • The best postcard from each participating country will be awarded a Special Recognition.

  • Winning postcards will be exhibited at the venue of the XIX Pan American Child Congress that will take place in Mexico City on 27-29 October, 2004.

  • Winning postcards will be published in the Web page www.iincpn.oas.org.

Jury: the drawings will be selected by a DIF specialized jury whose decision will be final and not open to appeal. For further information and details, please contact: congresopanamericano@dif.gob.mx