200-Word Submission Due 15 December 2019
Grand Prize: All-expenses-paid participation at ILOA Galaxy Forum China: Hainan, 25-28 February 2020 provided by ILOA
And one-on-one Astronaut briefing(s) provided by MVA
‘FIRST WOMEN ON THE MOON’ 2019 ESSAY CONTEST RULES
INTRODUCTION: Working to help to fulfill the Apollo 11 message ‘in peace for all’, ILOA and MVA are sponsoring the 2019 First Women on the Moon Essay Contest. Only 63 women have been to space, and of the 12 Moonwalkers, all have been men. The first step toward realizing a future where peoples of varied genders, geographies and generations live off-planet may begin with The First Women on the Moon.
GRAND PRIZE: Winner will attend all sessions, ceremonies and activities at ILOA Galaxy Forum China 2020, Hainan 25-28 February, and participate in the “First Women on the Moon” special luncheon panel featuring invited Astronauts Soyeon Yi, Naoko Yamazaki, other women Astronauts from China and USA (TBD); and potentially an Apollo Moonwalker. Direct purchase by ILOA will cover round-trip regular class airline travel to Hainan Island, hotel accommodation at Hilton Wenchang, Galaxy Forum registration fee and meals. Reimbursement for reasonable traveling incidentals such as meals at airports and ground transportation will be covered. Reimbursement for passport and visa, and expedited fees, will also be provided, if necessary.
MVA will provide direct, one-on-one Astronaut briefing(s) for a total of up to 3 hours with the winner, by skype or in person, at a date to be mutually agreed, to answer questions they may have about living and working in space, and perhaps one day on the Moon.
HOW TO ENTER: Visit www.galaxyforum.org and use the online form to describe the significance of the First Women landing on the Moon, and why you would like to be one of the First Women on the Moon – in 200 words or less. Submit your essay with your full name, age, mailing address, and telephone number.
OPTIONAL GRAPHIC: Contestants are encouraged, but not required, to submit an original drawing, photograph, or image of any size to support their essay. Please do not submit any copyrighted or other intellectual property materials.
DEADLINE: All entries due by 15 December 2019 at 12:00 Hawaii Standard Time (UTC-10).
QUESTIONS AND CONTACT: Please send any questions to 1stWomenontheMoon@iloa.org
ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to all women 21 years of age or older by 25 February 2019, from any country, nation, continent, background and ability. English is the main language of Galaxy Forum China, Hainan, therefore we ask for essays to be submitted in English. Contestant must already have or be eligible to receive a Passport and a Visa to travel to Hainan, China for 25-28 February 2020.
WINNER SELECTION: A panel of judges, from International Lunar Observatory Association and Moon Village Association, will review and select a Contest Winner based on the merit of the written essay.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Grand Prize Winner will be informed via email or phone by 15 January 2020 and announced to media shortly thereafter. A Second Grand Prize or Runner Up may be chosen at ILOA and MVA’s discretion.
SPONSORS: International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) is an interglobal enterprise incorporated in Hawai’i as a 501(c)(3) non-profit to help realize the multifunctional ILO — to advance human knowledge of the Cosmos through observation from our Moon, and to participate in lunar base build-out with Aloha. The ILOA also since 2008 has cosponsored with its Space Age Publishing Company affiliate an international series of 96 Galaxy Forums.
Moon Village Association (MVA) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Vienna, www.moonvillageassociation.org. Its goal is the creation of a global informal forum for governments, industry, academia and the public interested in the development of the Moon Village. The Association will foster cooperation for global – existing or planned – Moon Exploration Programs, be they public or private initiatives.
ODDS OF WINNING: The odds of winning this Contest will depend upon the number of Contest Contestants.
GALAXY FORUM HAINAN 2020 – CHINA: Developing program and details for Galaxy Forum China 2020 may be found here: https://galaxyforum.org/galaxy-forum-china-2020-hainan/
FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Please visit the websites for International Lunar Observatory Association, Galaxy Forum, or Moon Village Association.
GENERAL CONDITIONS & BINDING AGREEMENTS: By entering this CONTEST (the “Contest”) and accepting the terms herein, you (the “Contestant” or “Winner”) agree to be bound by the conditions and terms outlined in this document. ILOA and MVA are not liable for any problems that may prevent your entry in the contest, or for events that delay or cancel the contest. No purchase is necessary to win.
These rules are subject to change and interpretation at the discretion of ILOA and MVA. Failure to adhere to the contest rules will be subject for removal from the contest.
Contestant is solely responsible for reviewing and understanding the policies regarding eligibility to participate in the Contest, its rules, regulations and responsibilities.
Contestant / Winner agrees that neither ILOA or MVA nor any affiliate, officer, director, employee, attorney, or agent of ILOA or MVA shall have any liability for any indirect or direct damages, inconveniences or issues that may arise from sources including, but not limited to, media attention, publicity, travel, ‘acts of god’, force majeure, or personal medical problems / sickness that could occur; the Contestant / Winner hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages suffered or incurred by this Contest or ILOA or MVA in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to this Contest.
CONTEST CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION OR MODIFICATION: ILOA and MVA reserve the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Contest if the Contest is not capable of being completed as planned for any reason. The decision of ILOA and MVA to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Contest shall be final in all respects.
PUBLICITY RELEASE: Unless prohibited by applicable law, Contestant / Winner authorizes and irrevocably grants to ILOA and MVA permission to reference and discuss Contestant / Winner and their participation in the Contest on-air and/or on their website(s) in photographs, video recordings, digital images, audio recordings, as well as in publications, newsletters, news releases, other printed materials, and in materials made available on the Internet or in other media now known or hereafter developed for any purpose ILOA and MVA deem proper. Such reference and discussion may involve Contestant’s name and voice, and other personal/biographical material or their participation. All Contestants grant permission for their submitted work to be published online, along with part of their name and country of residence.
RULES CHANGES AND INTERPRETATIONS: ILOA and MVA reserve the right in its sole discretion to supplement or make changes to the rules of this Contest at any time without notice. ILOA and MVA reserve the right in its sole discretion to interpret the rules of any contest, and such interpretation shall be binding upon all contestants.
CONTEST ENTITY AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER DISQUALIFICATION: The officers, directors, employees, contractors, and agents of ILOA and MVA, as well as their immediate family members (and those living in the same household, whether or not related), are prohibited from participating in this Contest and do not qualify as Contestants. “Immediate family members” shall include spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as “in-laws”, or by current or past marriage, remarriage, adoption, co-habitation or other familial extension.
FIRST WOMAN ON THE MOON POLL: ILOA invites anonymous voting from anyone for the “First Woman on the Moon” poll located on Space Calendar http://www.spacecalendar.com/ and Lunar Enterprise Daily http://www.lunarenterprisedaily.com/
Participating in this poll does not in any way affect this Contest or its results.
MEDIA INQUIRES: We welcome any MEDIA inquiries to be sent directly to ILOA at info@iloa.org
MAHALO / THANK YOU: ILOA and MVA send a warm Mahalo and Thank You to all Contestants who enter this Contest and to all readers that share and support the ‘Women on the Moon’ vision for the benefit of all humankind. Ad Astra with Aloha!
