I am cutting and pasting this directly from the email I have. Chance to show your talent, no?
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To all Art and Science lovers,

We would like to announce a competition to design a poster for the9-th annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study ofConsciousness (ASSC-9) that will take place in June of 2005 at theCalifornia Institute of Technology in Pasadena. The entry that we willchoose will receive a $500.- cash price and will be featured onprinted posters and on on-line material. ASSC is the premier organization in the world promoting researchwithin cognitive science, neuroscience, philosophy, and other relevantdisciplines in the sciences and humanities, directed towardunderstanding the nature, function, and underlying mechanisms ofconsciousness. It meets once a year. These meetings are widelyadvertised, both in-print and online. We would like to have a uniquedesign associated with ASSC-9, something that epitomizes the themes ofthe meeting (science and philosophy, the mind, the brain, the neuronalbasis of consciousness), suffused with the spirit and unique featuresof Southern California. That is the only guidance we can offer you.For previous examples of ASSC posters, look around assc.caltech.edu The competition for such a poster will be conducted online. Thecopyright with all submitted material has to be with you and thematerial original. We would ask you to submit your design to us(connie@klab.caltech.edu) as soon as possible, but certainly no laterthan November 1. 2004. For judging the competition a medium (i.e. 1000by 1000) resolution electronic .jpg (or .pdf) format will besufficient. At this point, please do not send us huge files. The printed size of the poster will be about about A2, say 50 by 50cm or so. By submitting to this competition, you agree that if yourdesign will be chosen you will grant ASSC non-exclusive copyright toprint the image on a poster (with text partially superimposed) and touse the image online to advertise the ASSC-9 meeting. Your name willbe acknowledged as artist and we will send you a $US 500.-check. Anybody on the planet can apply to this competition. Feel freeto distribute this call as you see fit.So, please send your cool pictures, paintings and designs to Connieat connie@klab.caltech.eduThanksChristof Koch==================================================================Dr. Christof KochLois and Victor Troendle Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral BiologyExecutive Officer of "Computation and Neural Systems"California Institute of TechnologyDivision of Biology, 139-74Caltech1200 E. California Blvd.Pasadena, CA 91125FAX: (626) 796-8876email: koch@klab.caltech.eduWeb: www.klab.caltech.edu