The winning entry will be used as the central United Nations online repository for information relating to past, present and future World Space Week (WSW) events. It will be used by governments, international and non-governmental organizations, educators, students and space enthusiasts all around the world. World Space Week is a UN General Assembly endorsed celebration highlighting the contribution of space technology to the betterment of the human condition. Held annually from 4 to 10 October, World Space Week marks the anniversary of two milestones in the exploration and use of outer space: the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik-1, on 4 October 1957, and, 10 October 1967, the day the Treaty Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, known as the “Magna Carta of Space”, entered into force and became the foundation of law governing all activities of States in outer space.
The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) is teaming up with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to provide the winner with a fully-funded round-trip to the 2009 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) and Space Generation Congress (SGC) in Daejeon, Republic of Korea. The prize (worth over $5,000) will cover the return air-fair to Daejeon, registration fees for the Congress, hotel accommodation and a subsistence allowance.
SGAC and UNOOSA are looking for creative entries that reflect the international, cooperative spirit of World Space Week. The web-site design should capture the excitement of activities held in over 60 countries, covering more than 550 events and including hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic participants. How can the web-site grab the attention of Internet surfers? How can the important role space technology plays in modern civilization be demonstrated through this web-site?
Entries are due by 14 June 2009. Designs should be submitted as “screenshots” of the separate pages, displaying the layout and content. Submissions can be emailed to officer@spacegeneration.org or may be submitted on CD/DVD mailed to:
SGAC
c/o European Space Policy Institute
Schwarzenbergplatz 6
A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Official guidelines, rules, technical specifications and general frequently asked questions of the competition can be read below, but please feel free to email officer@spacegeneration.org for more information.
I. Guidelines for the competition
1. The competition will be to design the appearance, content and structure of a number of interconnected web pages relating to World Space Week (collectively referred to as the "World Space Week web-site"). The proposed website will be located on UNOOSA's webserver
and will fall under the responsibility and oversight of UNOOSA. It will
supercede the collection of web pages located on UNOOSA's website at: http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/wsw/index.html. The website will be an efficient and effective means to provide information on World Space Week and activities to target user groups. The target user groups are:
a. World Space Week coordinators and participants;
b. Individuals/organizations who would like to know more about World Space Week and how to participate in its activities;
c. Media; and
d. General Public.
2. The competition is open to all.
3. The design should promote World Space Week activities to the best possible extent.
4. The design should be consistent with the United Nations’ mandate to promote international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.
5. The design should take into consideration the varying levels of web-access among different nations.
6. Use of the United Nations logo and the UNOOSA logo is authorized for the website design.
7. The maximum width of the HTML page should be 1024 pixels.
8. The maximum number of pages for the web-site should be no more than twenty.
9. Use of Adobe Flash media, JAVA, etc. is allowed (however, the website should not be created entirely in Adobe Flash).
10. Imagery that is in the public domain or imagery that is obtained from national space agencies/organizations should be used in a manner consistent with guidelines or terms of use specified by the source entity.
II. Submission of designs
1. Designs for the World Space Week web-site should be submitted as “screenshots” of the separate pages, displaying the layout and content.
2. Designs for the World Space Week web-site can also be submitted on CD/DVD.
III. Selection process
1. The winning design of the World Space Week web-site will be selected by a Panel of Judges, convened from the international space community.
2. The decision of the Panel will be final.
Important Note: The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) reserves the right to use all, some, or any of the components of the winning entry depending on the technical requirements of the design and its implementation on UNOOSA’s web server.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Can you please provide a clarification on the purpose of this new, to-be-designed website versus the website, http://www.worldspaceweek.org?
A: The World Space Week web-site referred to was set up by the World
Space Week Association, a non-governmental organization. It is not managed
or operated by the United Nations and the United Nations is not responsible
for its content. The proposed website will be located on UNOOSA's webserver
and will fall under the responsibility and oversight of UNOOSA. It will
supercede the collection of web pages located on UNOOSA's website at: http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/wsw/index.html
Q: What kind of information will be put on the website (should http://www.worldspaceweek.org website be the guideline to the content)?
A: The website operated by the World Space Week Asscociation NGO
could be used a baseline. However, the intent it to develop a website with
a new approach to communicating information about World Space Week, its
activities past, present and future as well as provide resources for those
who want to be join in.
Q: Will the website have multimedia galleries?
A: UNOOSA would like to leave it up to the designer to decide what
would be most effective.
Q: Will the site have links or menus leading to other websites or from
the master website?
A: Yes, links will be made to external websites.
Q: Any guidelines on the various types of information? Categories,
divisions?
A: UNOOSA would like to leave it up to the designer to decide what
would be best effective. Information could be provided thematically or
regionally, etc.
Q: Will the website be attached to a CMS (content management system)?
A: The web-site will be on a proprietary United Nations CMS
system, comparable to commercially available CMS.
Q: Will the content of the website be changed frequently?
A: Frequency of content will depend on it usage. Minimum content
update will be done for the new activities each year as well as information
on resources for WSW. Updates should be peak at the start of October, just
prior to WSW.
Q: Will the website have interactive functions like blogs, forums, etc?
A: Once again, this is a design consideration
Q: Information ranking on the site : what is the most important to least
important.
A: This is also a design consideration. Communicating information
on WSW and how to participate should have a greater priority.
Q: Who is responsible for maintaining the website?
A: UNOOSA will have overall responsibility and oversight for
maintaining the website.
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