SINGAPORE, 14 May 2008 – Iperckidz, a public outreach initiative by the Intellectual Property Office Singapore (IPOS), will be organising a 3-day IP Champion Camp 2008 for secondary school students to learn about IP rights and to put their creativity to use by participating in a comic strip competition.
The event will include an inaugural “Live” creative competition where the participants will be vying for attractive prizes using comic illustration and creativity skills, learnt during the camp, to develop a comic strip which will be used as IP educational material for students. Highlights of the camp include workshops on copyright, comic illustration techniques and sharing by experts from the animation industry.
The participants’ work will be judged by a panel of industry specialists from the multimedia and animation fields. The first prize winner will win a 2-week internship at Vividthree Productions to produce a 30-second animated educational clip based on the comic strip. Other fabulous prizes to be won include NOKIA mobiles, MP3 players and many more. The schools of the winners will be acknowledged.
This animated clip will be used as an education material in IPOS’ advertising and promotional campaign in 2009 and a comic book will be published comprising a selection of the finer entries as an educational resource for students by students.
Targeting at the Secondary 3 cohort in Singapore, this event is supported by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and in partnership with Temasek Polytechnic, promising local animation company Vividthree Productions and NOKIA.
IP Champion Camp 2008 Details:
Theme: Know Your Copyright
Date: 9 to 11 June 2008
Time: 8.30am 6.00pm
Venue: Auditorium 1, The Plaza, Level 1, Temasek Polytechnic
The camp is free of charge. To participate, please register by 23 May 2008. More information and the Registration Form can be found on the newly revamped iperckidz website at www.iperckidz.gov.sg.
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For media enquiry, please contact:
Jasline Yeow
Senior Executive
Public Outreach Department
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
DID: 6330 2705 Fax: 6339 0252
Email: jasline_yeow@ipos.gov.sg |
Evonne Tay
Assistant Director
Public Relations Department
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
DID: 6331 6574 Fax: 6339 0252
Email: evonnne_tay@ipos.gov.sg |
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), a statutory board under the Ministry of Law since April 2001, is the lead government agency that advises on and administers intellectual property (IP) laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the development of IP in Singapore. With IP fast becoming a critical resource in today’s new economy, IPOS’s vision is to foster a creative Singapore where ideas and intellectual efforts are valued, developed and exploited.