[sustran] fwd: Cycling paper - PRIZE

[Paul Barter]

Just got this announcement ...  any takers? Contact  Oliver hatch
<oh at velo-city.org> for more information.

Paul
SUSTRAN Resource Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
E-mail: <sustran at po.jaring.my> or <tkpb at barter.pc.my> (personal)

SUSTRAN NOW HAS A WEB SITE
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Rainforest/Canopy/2853
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From: Oliver Hatch <oh at velo-city.org>
Subject: FALCO LECTURE PRIZE

TIME IS RUNNING OUT - ACT NOW.
As you may know, the Velo-city Falco Lecture Prize is a project that invites
papers on a set topic. These are judged by an international panel of judges
and the winner receives a cash prize, and will present the paper at the
forthcoming velo-city conference in Graz/Maribor in April 1999. You can
still be involved in this project.

HOWEVER, the deadline for writing papers is running out. The deadline is
Friday September 18th, by which time all papers should have been received at
my office in London. We expect a good response with many papers being
entered. But your paper, or that of a colleague may the best of all. There
is still a little time left, and the subject this time - that of the role of
leisure cycling is very timely.

I enlcose the anouncement and conditions in English, French and German as
atached documents in 'word'.  [SEE BELOW]
If you wish to enter all the information you
need is contained in these documents. If you can publicise the project to
friends, colleagues and others, I would be very grateful. I look forward to
some interesting reading, and good luck. You never know - it could be you
making the winning presentation at the Velo-city conference next year.

Yours sincerely

Oliver Hatch
Velo-city Confernce Director



VELO CITY FALCO LECTURE PRIZE 1999

The European Cyclists Federation (ECF), as promoter of the Velo-City Falco
Lecture Prize, now announces the topic for the next prize.  Developing the
debate about the role of the bicycle, we now invite papers on the subject
of:


Is encouraging leisure cycling the best way to get people out of their cars
and onto their bicycles for everyday trips, and if not, what is - explain
your reasons.


The paper should be of 2,500 - 3,000 words, preferably in English and must
be submitted to our London office before Friday 18th September 1998.  The
winner will receive a cash prize of 1,700 ecu (£1,200) and will be asked to
present their paper at the 11th Velo-City conference, which takes place in
Graz & Maribor between 13th and 17th April 1999.

This project is run by ECF in co-operation with Falco, a Dutch manufacturer
of cycle parking racks and street furniture.

There is an international panel of eight judges to review the entries. They
have been selected to cover all aspects of the transport issue. They are:

Gretter Aggenæs, ECF Management Committee, København, Denmark
Werner Brög, Managing Director, Socialdata, München, Germany
Marcellin Dally, Programme specialist, Youth and Sports Division, UNESCO,
    Paris, France
Oliver Hatch, ECF Conference Director, London, UK
Nick Lester, ECF Conference Technical Director, London UK
Prof. Marcello Mamoli, School of Architecture, Venezia, Italy
Congressman Jim Oberstar, Washington DC, United States
Ir Jan Ploeger, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management,
   Den Haag, Netherlands

Further information is available from the ECF conference office listed below.

Please note the terms and conditions of the competition overleaf.

EUROPEAN CYCLISTS FEDERATION

VELO-CITY FALCO LECTURE PRIZE

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Award and Judging

1       A cash award of 1,700 ecu will be given by the European Cyclists
Federation (ECF) for the best paper judged by the panel of judges. Other
prizes may also be awarded. The papers will be judged by an independent
jury, with specialist readers being consulted if necessary.

Subject Matter

2       Papers must be on the set subject. Papers may draw on existing
work, but they should be materially different from previously published
work.

3       The style of the paper should make it accessible to a wide
audience, not just to transport specialists. Charts, tables and footnotes
may be used in moderation where this is helpful to the presentation. Given
the international audience, clarity of text will be valued.

Conditions of Entry

4       All papers must be attributed to individual or joint authorship;
entries by firms or institutions are not allowed. Only one entry will be
accepted from any one person in each competition.

5       Employees, or those receiving payment from the European Cyclists
Federation or from the sponsor may not enter.  Those on the Velo-City
organising or programme committees or the ECF Management Committee may not
enter.

6       Entries should be in English, if possible, and typed on one side of
each sheet of paper. The paper should not be more than 3,000 words long,
excluding charts, tables and footnotes.   The ideal length is between 2,500
and 3,000 words.  A separate summary of about 300 words should also be
provided.

7       All entries should include the entrant's full name, address,
telephone, fax number and e-mail (where applicable).

8       All entries must be received by Oliver Hatch in London by the
published deadline. Papers should not be submitted by fax. Submitted papers
cannot be returned.

Results, Publication and Sponsorship

9       It is the aim of ECF to publish some or all of the papers. ECF
reserves the right to edit papers and the copyright for first publication.

10.     The prize winner will be contacted as soon as possible after the
judging and will be asked to present their paper at the Velo-City
conference. All entrants should, as far as possible, be willing and able to
come to the conference and to cooperate in the publicity involved.


Oliver Hatch, ECF Conference Director
September 1997