CALL FOR ENTRIES!

The Ohio Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects is pleased to announce a call for entries for the 2012 Professional and Student Awards Program. Building upon the high standard of recent year's award winners, this year's Award Recipients will receive publication in the 2012 Awards Booklet, and the OCASLA website. Online versions of these publications will be available after GALA 2012.

Entry Fees:

$150 - ASLA Member Entry

$200 - Non-ASLA Member Entry

$25 - Student Entry

See the 2011 Award winners here: 2011 Awards Booklet

The OCASLA Awards Program features six juried categories:

General Design | Constructed

General Design | Not Constructed

Residential

Planning & Analysis

Communications & Research

Students (Must be currently enrolled or recent Spring 2012 graduate)

The awards program is juried by a diverse group of professionals and local practitioners who will convene in late August to review submittals and select the winners. The announcement of winners will be made at the 4th annual GALA 2012 in early November. Attended by over 100 professionals and guests last year, this year's gala promises to be an event not to miss!

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE PURCHASED AND SUBMITTED ONLINE

ENTRY INFORMATION

Deadline:

• Wednesday, August 1st @ 5:00pm | Entry Fee and Number Assignment CLOSED!

• Wednesday, August 15th @ 5:00pm | Submittal Form and YouSendIt Upload

• Items must be received by deadline date, no exceptions

• Any missing information results in disqualification

Please send questions or comments to:

Carmine Russo, Jr.
VP of Communications
Ohio Chapter ASLA
awards@ocasla.com

ENTRY FEE AND FORM SUBMITTAL

Required Entry Fee Payment:

• Online Credit Card Payment Accepted Only, see deadline above

• Visa and Mastercard Accepted, see deadline above

• Log on to www.ocasla.com to submit payment and to receive your submittal number

• Individual payment required for each entry submittal

Required Entry Form Process:

• Project and Entrant Information is not required at time of Entry Fee Payment

• Entry Submittal form submitted with YouSendIt upload, answer all questions per each entry

• YouSendIt link to be emailed with Entry Fee Payment and Number Assignment receipt

ENTRY SUBMITTAL UPLOAD

Required YouSendIt Checklist:

• Labeled Folder with Submittal Number (One labeled dropbox folder per entry with assigned Submittal Number and Entry Form per Entry)

• Descriptive Data Summary Form (Completed and Saved in Microsoft Word format, download at www.ocasla.com)

• Concealed Identity Form (Completed and Saved in Microsoft Word format, download at www.ocasla.com)

• Plant List Form, Optional (Completed and Saved in Microsoft Word format, download at www.ocasla.com)

• Project Image PDF (A multi-page PDF document containing a maximum of (15) pages of drawings and/or photographs shall be uploaded for juror review):

-The PDF file shall be numbered sequentially using your assigned Entry Number. For example, if your assigned Entry Number is 100, your PDF pages should be labeled as 100.01 to 100.15.

-To insure proper presentation sequencing, your PDF file should be saved as your entry number, for example 100.pdf, and placed in a separate folder inside your dropbox folder titled 'Project Title - Images'

-Only PDF files will be accepted, dimensions should be 3300 pixels x 2550 pixels, at 300 pixels per inch (8.5"x11")

-Page captions should be properly labeled on the page to correlate with the page names and no more that 40 words per page. (See templates available for your use, download at www.ocasla.com)

• One (1) 24”x 36” PDF Display Graphic (Saved in high resolution 200 ppi (pixels per inch) format. In the event of a winning entry, the graphic will be printed and displayed at GALA 2012. To recognize each project submission, all display graphics will be posted on the OCASLA website after the GALA. The illustrative material (drawings & photographs) should be a way to explain the project to the public. Graphic scales and north arrows are recommended. The display may also include brief written statements. Include 'Project Identification Label' in the bottom right-hand corner of the graphic display design. (Please save the graphic as follows: 'YourProjectName_Display.pdf')

• **(Communications & Research Category Entrants Only) (Unlike the other categories, submissions in the Communications & Research Category may include alternate items. If submitting a booklet or video, a copy of the booklet or video should be included with the entry submission. To the extent possible, without editing or defacing the communications item, please conceal the identity of the author, publisher, etc., on the item.)

Additional Notes:

• All questions should be directed to Carmine Russo Jr. at awards@ocasla.com

• Text documents should be saved in Microsoft Word format. Templates are available for download at: www.ocasla.com

• The use of powerpoint presentations (unless they are part of the Communications & Research Category) will result in disqualification.

• Entrants are responsible for clearing photographs with photographers for publication and reproduction by OCASLA. OCASLA will provide proper photography credit when using photos, but will not assume responsibility for any copyrights or photography fees.

Good Luck!