The Water Engineering and Technology (WEM), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and Global Water and Sanitation Center (GWSC) jointly announce “Photo Competition” on the occasion of World Water Day 2024 (March 21) with the theme of “Water for Peace.” The photo competition is open to all AIT Community.

Submission Deadline: Sunday, 17 March 2024 (ICT)
Result Announcement: Thursday, 21 March 2024 (ICT)
Event Venue: AITCC, AIT

Register your photograph by clicking the link below:
https://forms.gle/EfWA6W6Ni3BBF2379

Contact: wem@ait.asia and gwsc@ait.ac.th

Competition Guidelines

ARTICLE 1: Purpose of the Competition:

World Water Day (March 22nd) celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people currently living without access to safe water. A core focus of World Water Day is to inspire action towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.

The theme of World Water Day 2024 is “Water for Peace”. Water can either foster peace or fuel conflict. Scarcity, pollution, and unequal access can escalate tensions among communities and nations. Despite over 3 billion people relying on transboundary water sources, only 24 countries have comprehensive cooperation agreements. With climate change intensifying and populations expanding, urgent action is needed to unite nations in safeguarding this vital resource. Public health, prosperity, food and energy security, economic productivity, and environmental health hinge on a well-managed and equitable water cycle. World Water Day 2024 emphasizes ‘‘Water for Peace’’, urging cooperation to foster harmony and prosperity. Recognizing water as a human right essential to life, let’s unite and use it for peace.

The winners of the Photo Competition will therefore be the photographers who best illustrate, both from an artistic and a descriptive point of view its theme “Water for Peace”.

ARTICLE 2: Entrants Requirements:

  • The applicant should be a current student/staff/faculty at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).
  • The competition is free and open to all the AIT community.
  • All the registrations will be validated with the registered email addresses from the AIT One applicant is eligible to register only one monologue recording with all the technical requirements.
  • All the applications thereafter from a registered email address or different email addresses of the same person shall be automatically disqualified from the competition.
  • Registration not validated shall be automatically disqualified.
  •  Incomplete submissions or entries submitted after the deadline will be disqualified.
  • The submitted monologue should highlight and illustrate the theme for World Water Day 2024.
  • Applications received with complete requirements on or before 17 March 2024 (ICT) shall be considered for further procession.

ARTICLE 3: Technical Requirements:

The photos entered must have the following technical characteristics:

  • Color or black & white with a caption and story of the photograph.
  • The caption should be less than or equal to 100 characters with spacing.
  • The story of the photo should be less than or equal to 100 words.
  • Should provide the location, date, and time taken of the photograph.
  • Photo Format: JPEG, PNG, or TIFF
  • Minimum size of 2480 by 3508 pixels (21 x 29.7 cm), preferably the maximum size and resolution available.
  • Maximum file size of 10MB per photo. If the photo exceeds this amount, the upload will not be successful.

If any of the above conditions (Article 2 & Article 3) is not met, the application shall not be considered eligible for the competition. The date and time of reception of the complete entry will be considered to meet the deadline. Any incomplete entry, applications submitted after the deadline, or in any other form than that specified, will be disregarded. No entries will be accepted via Facebook, direct email, or letter posts.

ARTICLE 4: Obligations:

The photos must comply with the theme of World Water Day 2024, “Water for Peace” The photos must not be obscene, violent, dangerous, racist, contrary to public order, likely to harm anyone, offend the dignity of persons, or condone crimes against humanity. Photos that do not comply with these provisions will be automatically excluded from the competition.

The entrant represents and warrants that:

  • he/she is the author of the photo(s) entered in the competition and therefore the exclusive owner of literary and artistic rights, namely the right to the name, the right of reproduction, the right of modification, the right to display the photo publicly, and the right to disseminate it via any medium anywhere in the world.
  • he/she has obtained the prior consent of the persons identified in the entered photo, thus ensuring that the WEM/AIT-GWSC cannot be held liable for the use of the said photo in the context of this competition.
  • he/she shall provide detailed information about the photo authorship and other queries if inquired (during or after the competition period) from WEM/AIT-GWSC.

ARTICLE 5: Authorization for Publication:

  • As the author of the entered photo, each entrant consents, as a condition of entry for the competition, to the photo being displayed on WEM/AIT-GWSC website, social media platform, or any other promotional and academic activities undertaken by WEM/AIT-GWSC.
  • The entrant transfers non-exclusive rights to use all or part of the photos (in their original or modified form), to reproduction, dissemination in any medium, and display, with a mention of the author’s name in the copyright, in any communication or publishing medium.
  • These non-exclusive rights are granted for an unlimited period from the date of submitting the entry and its acceptance by the WEM/AIT-GWSC.
  • Entrants retain the right to use their photos freely.

ARTICLE 6: Prizes:

  • First Prize: Certificate +THB 5000 + First Prize Photo Print
  • Second Prize: Certificate + THB 3000 + Second Prize Photo Print
  • Third Prize: Certificate + THB 1000 +Third Prize Photo Print

ARTICLE 7: Complaints:

  • The WEM/AIT-GWSC disclaims all liability for the content of published photos and reserves the right to disqualify any entrants who fail, wholly or partially, to comply with the rules.
  • The WEM/AIT-GWSC cannot be held liable in connection with the competition, and the entrants will therefore not be entitled to claim any damages or compensation whatsoever.
  • The WEM/AIT-GWSC disclaims all liability if, for any reason, a participant submits erroneous data for his/her entry and the system does not allow the participant to enter. Incomplete entries or those with erroneous data will be disregarded.
  • The WEM/AIT-GWSC disclaims all liability if, for any reason, a participant cannot access the link of the WEM/AIT-GWSC Photo Competition or cannot upload the photos.
  • The WEM/AIT-GWSC shall not be responsible for any technical problems such as but not limited to Internet connectivity that prevent or hinder participation in the Photo Competition.
  • No claims whatsoever against the WEM/AIT-GWSC will be possible

ARTICLE 8: Personal Data:

  • Participants’ entry information will be handled with the utmost confidentiality, and personal data will not be disclosed to any third parties. Entrants are entitled to access, rectify, or delete personal data concerning them. These rights can be exercised by sending a written request to the WEM/AIT-GWSC at the following address: wem@ait.asia, gwsc@ait.asia
  • Entrants who exercise their right to delete data concerning them before the competition is closed will be deemed to have renounced their participation in the competition.