Terms and Conditions
Entry
This competition is open to all students registered on UK design courses, both undergraduate and graduate, for the academic year in which the award is taking place.
Every student who intends to participate must complete an entry form and return this to Sylvia Katz, Award Coordinator, via email by the ‘nominated final date for entry’.
Entries must be accompanied by an email from the course tutor confirming that the entrant is a registered student.
The organisers reserve the right to reject any entry that in their opinion fails to meet the competition requirements and conditions. No group entries will be accepted by the organisers. Only individual entries will be valid and a maximum of two entries per student will be allowed. It is expected that tutors will guide students to comply fully with the conditions of entry.
Intellectual Property
The intellectual property rights belong to the entrant who, if successful, will be responsible for taking the steps necessary for protecting those rights. We recommend that all entrants carry out patent prior art research on the Intellectual Property Office website and at the Business and IP Centre, part of the British Library. Both organizations give advice on all IP issues including Copyright, Patents, Registered Designs and Trademarks. Visit also the Design Council website.
The viewing of entries by judging and administrative personnel is carried out in strictly confidential settings and is therefore unlikely to be interpreted as entering into public domain. However, the exposure enjoyed by finalists and their entries probably would be considered to be in the public domain.
Care must be taken when entering or displaying a potentially patentable product, and we advise entrants to add a copyright symbol ©, date and name in the corner of all presentation boards before submission. The organisers will conceal these labels for the first judging session.
The entrants grant the sponsors permission to photograph the winning designs and to use those pictures solely and indefinitely in connection with the competition.
Transport costs and responsibility
Entrants are responsible for ensuring the safe delivery of their entries and must employ packaging that can be re-used for the return of entries. Every item submitted must be marked with an identification code that will be supplied by the organisers.
Following the final judging session, the organisers would like to retain the entries for display at the Award Ceremony at the IOM3 for one month after the Award Ceremony.
The sponsors will not accept responsibility for any damage or loss in transit, nor while on display or in storage.
The sponsors cannot guarantee safety if entries are delivered without identification codes.
Finalist's Expenses
Where appropriate, the DIP organisation will meet all reasonable travel and hotel costs for the Final Judging and Awards Ceremony. The timing of these events is planned to ensure that students can make best use of off-peak travel. Hotel arrangements are at the discretion of the DIP organisation.
Announcement of the winners
The final winners will not be announced in any form until the official awards ceremony.
Exhibition at the IOM3
The entries (mainly mounted boards) submitted by the finalists and winners will be kept on display at the IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining) for one month after the Awards Ceremony.
Change of address
It is the responsibility of the entrants to keep the organisers informed of any change of address and other contact details.
Awards
The organisers reserve the right to withhold or divide the awards offered according to the standard of entries.
Communications should be directed to:
Sylvia Katz, BA DipAD
DIP Award Coordinator
c/o The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
1 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5DB
Tel: 020 7503 5949
Email: sylviakatz@designinnovationplastics.org.uk