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UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FORUM CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

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Application Deadline: 30 April 2024 at 23:59 CET

LOCATION: India

The World Heritage Young Professionals Fora are among the flagship activities of the World Heritage Education Programme, designed to foster intercultural learning and exchange by bringing together young people and heritage experts from different parts of the world to discover new roles for themselves in heritage conservation.

ELIGIBILITY:

Participants of the World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2024 are expected to be:

Aged between 23 and 32 years

Experienced in one of these fields: World Heritage, conservation, archaeology, architecture, conservation, urban planning & regeneration, restoration, art history, tourism, climate change, and digital technology

Motivated and committed to implementing the outcomes of the Forum in their respective countries

Committed to enhancing community engagement in the management of World Heritage properties

Available for the entire duration of the Forum

Proficient in English, as the Forum will be conducted entirely in English

BENEFIT:

The participants are expected to arrive on 14 July 2024 and depart on 23 July 2024. All related expenses (economy class flights, accommodation, local transportation, and meals) will be covered by the host country for the duration of the Forum. The organizers will also assist in the travel preparations and will provide support to the participants who need a visa.

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X JALÓN ÁNGEL INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE

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Application Deadline: 24 May 2024 at 23.59 hours (Spanish time on the peninsula).

LOCATION: Spain

The Jalón Ángel Photographic Archive, guarded by the San Jorge University (San Valero Group), is organising the 10th Jalón Ángel International Photography Prize. This award pays tribute to the memory of Jalón Ángel with two annual categories: Portrait, a genre in which he excelled at a national level, and Travel and Traditions, to which he devoted much of his photographic creativity and interest.

ELIGIBILITY:

Any author (Spanish or foreign) of legal age may participate with an original photograph.

The author may present a maximum of one photograph to each category.

Entries must belong to one of the following genres:

Portrait: spontaneous or posed. The subject of the image is a single person or several (group portrait). The image must be focused on the person/s. Portraits of animals, or photographs of objects or plants are not allowed.

Travel: photographs showing the natural, cultural, or traditional peculiarities of a country (including urban or natural landscapes, but not focusing on the human figure as the main or only element).

Cultural Heritage: images reflecting the cultural, artistic and/or historical heritage of a community, people, or country, maintained to the present day and handed down to future generations, both tangible and intangible, and relevant to the culture of a people, a region or humanity as a whole

The competition entries must comply with the following requirements:

Any photographic medium may be used, but Artificial Intelligence must not be used in all or part of the image.

The entry will be submitted in digital format. It is a prerequisite that the photograph submitted has the following technical conditions: .jpg format, 300 pixels per inch and 50 cms on its long side. The photograph must be at least 2 megabytes and no more than 9 megabytes. If this requirement is not met, the photograph will be disqualified for the prize.

Photographs may be in black and white or colour.

Both chemical and digital retouching must be minimal (lighting, contrast, colour balance) and must not distort the original shot. If this requirement is not met, the photograph will be disqualified for the prize.

BENEFIT:

The following prizes will be awarded:

Award for best photograph in the Portrait category. Award amount: 1000 euros*, emblematic trophy and diploma.

Award for best photograph in the Travel category. Award amount: 1000 euros*, emblematic trophy and diploma.

Award for best photograph in Cultural Heritage category. Award amount: 1000 euros*, emblematic trophy and diploma.

*This amount will be subject to the economic withholdings stipulated by the Ministry of Finance of Spain.

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