All entries should be submitted to:

• 2008 GE Edison Award - Asia Pacific
• Attention: Dillon Hu
• 24F, Building C, No.900 Yishan Road , Shanghai 200233, China
• Telephone | +86 21 2401 3333
• Email | edisonaward.aisa@ge.com

Entries submitted to any other address will not be valid.

Eligibility

The GE Edison Award - Asia Pacific competition is open to all professional designers, architects, engineers, and consultants (except GE employees) who have made significant use of GE lamps in the submitted project. Only installations completed between January 1, 2008 and December 20th, 2008 in the Asia - Pacific region (see Terms and Conditions) may be submitted. Award winners and entrants in a previous GE Edison Award Program may not resubmit previous entries, but are invited to submit new projects. Multiple projects may be submitted by the same entrant/entrants.

The aim of the competition is to find a project that makes significant and creative use of GE lamps. While the lighting installation need not be achieved exclusively through the use of GE lamps, the entry will be judged on the degree of achievement through the primary use of GE lamps.

Entry Requirements

Each entry must contain the following:

1. A GE Edison Award - Asia Pacific Entry Form (hard copy) typed in English. The form may be downloaded here. Note: The entry form may be included on the CD, but must also be submitted in hard copy format, complete with required signatures.
   
   
2. 100-word (max.) project overview in Microsoft® Word.
   
   
3. Up to ten (10) digital images of the completed installation. Image requirements and guidelines:
   • Format | TIFF, PSD or JPEG (no text within image)*
   • Camera Quality | 6 megapixels (minimum)
   • Dimensions | Approximately 3000 x 3000 pixels (tallest or widest dimension should be at least 3000 pixels)
   • Medium | CD-ROM
   • Naming Convention | Must be labeled to identify the name of the project and then also numbered to agree with the keyed description. Example: clevebrwns001.tif, clevebrwns002.tif

   Image quality is critical to the judging process. Avoid photographic fill light. Identify daylighting (see #4 for details). Retouched or digitally-enhanced photographs are not allowed.

   Please refer to our Tips on Submitting Digital Images.

   *If the original images were taken in 35 mm slide format, please submit 35 mm slides rather than digital images. Send questions to: edisonaward.asia@ge.com.

4. A caption/keyed description (500 words maximum, Microsoft® Word) and photographer's credit line for each image. Captions should indicate references to specific light sources along with reasons for their selection and should describe the lighting system depicted in each photo by emphasizing the following judging criteria:
   • Functional excellence (15 points)
     
     
   • Architectural compatibility (15 points)
     
     
   • Effective use of state-of-the-art lighting products and techniques (15 points)
     
     
   • Appropriate color, form and texture revelation (15 points)
     
     
   • Energy effectiveness (15 points)
     
     
   • Cost effectiveness (15 points)
     
     
   • Additional features (10 points)
     
     

   In total, the combined captions should comprehensively describe the project in 500 words or less, with a 100-word project overview. Important: Avoid use of photographic fill light; however, if fill light is necessary, it must be clearly stated in the keyed description. Images with daylighting and work that was not that of the submitting designer should also be identified clearly.

5. A lamp and/or fixture schedule detailing specific lamp types and quantities.
   
   
6. Optional: The following requirements apply only to projects submitted for the Asia Pacific Award for Sustainable Design:
   Any project submitted to the GE Edison Award - Asia Pacific program may also be submitted for consideration as an Award for Sustainable Design. The following additional requirements apply:
   • A separate, overview and captions/keyed description of the project (250 words maximum in Word) describing the challenges, needs and solutions relative to the sustainability aspect of the project
     
     
   • Additional documentation such as energy code compliance forms, ENERGY STAR® building documentation and utility program forms
     
     
   • Asia Pacific Award for Sustainable Design clearly noted on documentation

The entrant is responsible for the accuracy of any information submitted; and warrants that it has secured appropriate reproduction privileges, releases and approvals of all images and other materials submitted to GE for this competition and that the information contained in the lamp and/or fixture schedule is accurate and not misleading. All submitted material must be available for use by GE for promotional and advertising purposes including use on the World Wide Web. Photographers will receive credit for their work, but will not receive reimbursement or remuneration for published photographs.

Entries must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Beijing Standard Time on 20th December 2008. GE is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, incomplete, destroyed or postage-due entries. Entry submissions will become the property of GE and will not be returned.