| Invitation to the 17th
Asahikawa Childeren's Environmental Map Contest
The map contest is held annually at Asahikawa City,
Japan, in order to enhance environmental awareness of
school children, and to improve their skills of out-door
observation, map-making and map-use. The works are evaluated
by specialists of geography and environmental and map
education, as well as experienced teachers. Distinguished
works are commended and displayed in the exhibition.
Application is open to all school children of primary
and secondary school levels (6 to 18 years old) throughout
the world.
Organiser
The Society for Environmental Map Education (SEME)
Sponsors
Geographical Survey Institute of Japan, National Institute
for Environmental Studies (NIES), International Geographical
Union Commission on Land Use/Cover Change (IGU-LUCC),
Association of Japanese Geographers (AJG), Hokkaido
Geographical Society, Japan Cartographers Association,
Japan Map Centre, Hokkaido Prefectural Government, Hokkaido
Education Authority, Asahikawa City Government, Asahikawa
Education Board, Asahikawa Central Post Office, Hokkaido
University of Education, Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA)
Application
- The maps must be based on the applicants’ observations
of their environments. The applicants can choose either
“free theme” or “specified theme”.
This year, the specified theme is “why?”
in one’s environment.
- The maximum size of the map is 1091mm x 788mm.
- The following information should be clearly stated
on a separate sheet:
student’s name & age, teacher’s name,
school name, school address, tel. & fax. number,
e-mail address (if any), title of work, short note about
the work.
- The works should be received by the organizer no later
than 25 September 2007 .
Exhibition
The exhibition of distinguished works is held at Asahikawa
Science Center during 27-28 October 2007. The ceremony
of awarding an honour is held on 28 October 2007.
Poster
The organizer is willing to send a poster containing
information on application etc. as well as some of last
year’s distinguished works on request.
Contact
(Submission of maps & inquiries)
Professor Yukio Himiyama
Hokkaido University of Education
Hokumoncho, Asahikawa 070-8621, Japan
Tel. Fax: +81-166-591283
E-mail: himiyama@asa.hokkyodai.ac.jp
(Inquiries)
Mr. Junya Shinohara
Rokugo Junior High School
Suehiro 3-jo 2-chome, Asahikawa 071-8133
Tel.+81-166-515388; Fax. +81-166-515389
E-mail: shinohara_j@yahoo.co.jp
2006
16th Asahikawa Childeren's Environmental Map Contest
(Adobe Acrobat PDF, 2.6MB)
2005
15th Asahikawa Childeren's Environmental Map Contest
(Adobe Acrobat PDF, 7.4MB)
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