IMPORTANT DATES

Thursday, August 7, 2014

APEC Photo Contest 2014

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) invites students to participate in the APEC Photo Contest 2014. The goal of the Photo Contest is to engage the public on how trade affects the lives of ordinary people.

Share your photographic interpretations of the positive impact of trade and presence in our lives, based on the priorities set by China, this year’s host economy. These include:

1.Advancing Regional Economic Integration.

2.Promoting Innovative Development, Economic Reform and Growth.

3.Strengthening Comprehensive Connectivity and Infrastructure Development.

You may find out more about each of these themes on the Photo Contest website as well as the 2013 photo
winners.

Each participant can submit up to three photographs. *The deadline is 19 September 2014*. The winners will have the opportunity for his or her photo(s) to be showcased in APEC publications. The first prize winner will receive SG$2,000, while second and third prize winners will receive SG$1,500 and SG$1,000 respectively. (Note: SG$ = Singapore Dollar)

In addition, the top 10 photos will be published on APEC’s Facebook page and a link posted on APEC’s SinaWeibo page for public voting. The photo with the highest number of votes will win the APEC Popular Choice Award, along with a prize of SG$1,000.

For further information on the contest, including submission details and entry form, please refer to the webpage: http://www.apec.org/photocontest.