The third All–Russian competition "Science to Society"

Regulations on the All–Russian competition "Science to Society" – 2011The All–Russian competition "Science to Society" opens the reception of popular science articles and videos for the third time.

This is a competition for journalists and writers, cameramen and directors – for everyone who is aware of the need to present scientific discoveries and achievements to society, for those who seek to reveal the secret of science, to tell about the uniqueness of scientists. We invite everyone to reveal to the world what worries, what you can be proud of, about colleagues, mentors and friends who have played an important role in scientific activity.

Popular science articles and videos dedicated to the achievements of Russian science in recent years are submitted to the competition. Articles prepared specifically for the competition, as well as published in a printed or electronic publication in the period from January 1, 2010 to September 9, 2011, video materials shown on television or posted on the Internet for the same period are accepted. The article should be specific and clear, presented in a popular, good literary language, it can be supplemented with illustrations. Articles and videos should not contain inappropriate technical details, formulas, they should not be overloaded with special terminology that is incomprehensible to a wide audience.

The works are accepted until September 9, 2011.I.

CONTEST "POPULAR SCIENCE ARTICLES" Nominations:

The best popular science article

The first prize is 20,000 rubles.
II prize – 15,000 rubles.

Sketches about scientists
The first prize is 15,000 rubles.
II prize – 10,000 rubles.

Special nomination "NANOFICTION"
The journal "Russian Nanotechnologies" announces a nomination for short stories and novellas in the genre of science fiction, the creation of which the authors were inspired by nanotechnology.
The first prize is 15,000 rubles.

TERMS OF THE COMPETITION:Everyone is invited to participate in the competition, regardless of the field of occupation and age, country of residence.

2. The deadline for submitting the article is September 9, 2011.
3. The author can submit only one article in each nomination.
4. Articles are accepted only in electronic form in Russian in the Microsoft Word editor (*.doc or *.rtf format). The font is Times NewRoman, the interval is one and a half.
5. Works sent in archived form will not be accepted.
6. Articles should not exceed 18,000 characters with spaces (10 standard typewritten pages). The size of the material for "Nanofiction" is from 6,000 to 30,000 characters.
7. The article is accompanied by the author's full name, title and annotation (no more than 360 characters).
8. The text can be illustrated with photographs, adapted diagrams and drawings.
9. Illustrations:
   1. It can be placed inside the text. Illustrations should have end-to-end numbering by article (not by sections) and captions. Alphanumeric numbering (1a, 2b) is undesirable.
   2. Illustrations are sent separately from the text in jpg, tif, pdf formats (no more than 200 kb each)
10. It is necessary to send data about the author in a separate file:
    • Full name (in full);
    • Age;
    • Education (academic degree and titles, if available);
    • Place of work or study;
    • Post;
    • Contact phone numbers;
    • E-mail;
    • Address.
11. Scientific articles and pseudoscientific hypotheses are not accepted. Articles are not reviewed and are not returned.
12. The article can be published in print or electronic edition in the period from January 1, 2010 to September 9, 2011.
13. If the article has been published, it can be submitted as an electronic copy of the publication in pdf format (the file size is not more than 1 megabyte). The copy should show the attributes of the publication: publication, author, title of the article, date of publication.

Works are accepted until September 9, 2011 in electronic form at: sf@strf.ru (marked "For the contest").

II. COMPETITION "POPULAR SCIENCE VIDEOS" Nominations:

"Amazing is near."

TERMS OF THE COMPETITION:Everyone is invited to participate in the competition, regardless of the field of occupation and age, country of residence.

• The work can be prepared by a team of authors.
• The author has the right to submit one work in each nomination.
• The works are not reviewed and are not returned.
• Video file formats: avi, mpg, flv and mov.
• The maximum duration of the video work is 30 minutes.

Works are accepted until September 9, 2011 in electronic form at: sf@strf.ru (marked "For the contest").

The jury of the competitionKhokhlov A., academician, Vice–rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University - Chairman.

• Alferov I., cinematographer.
• M. Volchanskaya, film director.
• M. Kirpichnikov, Academician, Dean of the Biological Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
• Melnikov M., Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Laboratory, Chief Researcher of the Chemical Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
• Ozerin A., Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director, Head of the Laboratory of the N.S. Enikolopov Institute of Synthetic Polymer Materials of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
• Okhapkin I., editor-in-chief of the journal "New Scientist RU".
• T. Pichugina, Head of the information project "Russian Nanotechnologies".
• A.I. Gordeev, Head of the Park-Media company.

Summing up and awarding prizesThe results of the competition will be announced by the jury in October 2011.

Detailed information will be posted on the website of the publication "Science and Technology of Russia – STRF.ru " 

The best competitive works will be published in the publication "Science and Technology of Russia – STRF.ru ". The articles of the winners with the consent of the authors can be published in the printed editions of the company "Park-media".

An electronic mailing list from the organizers is provided for the participants of the Science – Society contest. If you do not want to receive the newsletter, send the word "refusal" to the received letter.

Additional information about the terms of the contest and its results can be obtained:
by phone +7 (495) 930 8850, 930 8707,
at sf@strf.ruon the website "Science and Technology of Russia".

The organizer of the contest is the Park-Media company with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.