proof of original work
The design and presentation must be the entrant's own original work. Submissions must be accompanied by an official note signed by a Head of Department, or Principal/Deputy Principal, stating they have seen the entry being submitted for judging.

The note should read:

make sure it complies!
Each design submission must meet the Conditions of Entry, Presentation Criteria and Category Criteria. Previous entries that have been awarded a 1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd place are ineligible to enter the 2008 Awards. Submissions that do not comply will be returned to students without being judged.

Please Note: NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.

entry protection
• Whilst all entries will be treated with care, entries will only be accepted on a ‘no liability’ basis. Entrants should arrange their own insurance of submissions if they require it.
• Entrants should ensure that their intellectual property is protected to the level they require. How this is done could be part of the research phase.
• All entrants agree to the Young Designer Awards Trust Inc. using any or all of their work in its publicity and development of the awards.

codes
• A code will be sent for each entry after the entry is received with the correct fee in early July. This code is used for anonymity during judging. Follow the Presentation Criteria for placement.

packaging
• Each submission should preferably be held together in an A3 ENVELOPE, or by a rubber band, so each sheet can be separated for judging and possibly displayed.
• Entrant’s name, school year, school and school address must be on the back of each sheet submitted. Please do not put any of these details on the front of your sheets.
• Submissions will be returned in bulk to your school. Envelopes or postage for the return of submissions is not required. It is helpful if schools sending submissions in bulk use
substantial packaging which can be reused when returning submissions.

entry fees
• Entry forms may be photocopied. The entry fee of $45 per student, per submission must accompany the entry form.
• Please make cheques payable to: The Young Designer Awards Trust Inc.
• A refund will only be considered if written requests are received by the Trust by 6^th June 2008.

definitions
• An entry is defined as a “student registering interest, on the entry form and accompanied by the appropriate entry fee, in presenting a submission in a section for judging. This will be acknowledged by the Trust by the issue of a code number”.
• A submission is defined as “an entrant’s work submitted for judging”.

judging
• The judges reserve the right not to make an award should they decide it would be
inappropriate to do so.
• The judges reserve the right to have the top four, three-dimensional entries of Fashion,
Electronics and Visual Arts categories freighted to the judges at a designated venue.
• The judge’s decision will be final and no correspondence may be entered into.

sending entries & submissions
The closing date for the entry forms and the accompanying fee is 6th June 2008.
Submissions must be delivered between 28th July and 5.00pm on 1st August 2008.
Do not send your submissions before or after the above dates.

post entry forms & entry fee to:
The Young Designer Awards Trust Inc
P O Box 35036, Shirley
Christchurch
Tel: 03 379 3275
Fax: 03 379 3276
Email: admin@yda.org.nz

the delivery address of submissions:
The Young Designer Awards Trust Inc,
Level One Walker Industries Building
212 Hazeldean Road,
Sydenham,
Christchurch