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The National Science Foundation and the Journal Science invite you to participate in the 2005
Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge
Overview Entering Judging FAQs Press Room Results For more information contact sevc@nsf.gov
 

Judging

Judging will take place in two phases: Semifinal and Final.

Semifinal Round: Scientists, engineers, and other professionals from the National Science Foundation and the journal Science will conduct the semifinal round of judging.

Semifinal judging will be conducted in two rounds and by two separate groups of judges. The first group will judge only in terms of Visual Impact. The remaining entries will be judged on Visual Impact, Innovation and Accuracy. For more information about judging criteria see Judging Criteria.

Each entry will be evaluated anonymously. The top 50 entries (10 in each category) with the highest overall scores will be designated the semifinalists and will progress to the final phase of judging.

Final Round: A separate panel of distinguished judges representing a variety of fields will judge the 50 semifinal entries. Each judge will assign a numerical score, and the scores will be added together to determine an entry's final score. The entry with the highest overall score in each category will be awarded first prize.

The final judges may select some entries for "honorable mention" based on their discretion.

The judges’ decisions are final.

Winners will be notified individually in August, before the public announcement of the official contest results. Contest results will be publicly announced in the September 23, 2005 edition of the journal Science and Science Online and by a joint press release. The National Science Foundation will also publish the names of the winners on its website.

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