RULES: (Airscene rules comply with Pro-Imaging Bill of Rights for photography competitions)

1) Each entrant (or household) may submit a maxium of 2 entries for shortlisting. Entries taken earlier than 2006 will not be accepted, but at least one submitted entry MUST have been taken at an airshow or flying display during 2007. Please provide details of Airshow and aircraft where possible.

2) Entry subject matter is limited to aircraft only (static or display). All other images will be rejected.

3) Each entry must be accompanied by the entrants name and address OR mailing list number.

4) Entries must be a maximum of 1MB in size. The calendar uses a 2 x 1 landscape format (2250px * 1125px), therefore this is the recommended format for submission, however any format which can be cropped to meet the requirements of the calendar may be submitted, with the exception of vertical formats. Please use the box below for reference, or check previous edition of the calendar. Please ensure a minimum file size of 250kb.

5) No entry will be accepted if it has been entered in any other Airscene competition past or present, or if it is available for sale at any time during the course of this competition.

6) Submission of your entry is taken as assurance that the work is your own, and was taken no earlier than 1st January 2007.

7) Any entries found not to be the work of the entrant (stolen or otherwise) will be disregarded and the entrant banned from further participation.

8) Prize winners contact details will only be passed on to competition sponsors for the purpose of delivering prizes. Airscene DOES NOT share your contact details with 3rd parties in accordance with the Data Protection Act. Your details will however be added to the Airscene mailing list in order to provide competition updates and news.

9) This competition is open to anyone (amateurs and professionals alike - although entries must not be for sale or licence at any time during this competition) and regardless of location. Entries from outside of the UK are welcomed of course, however Airscene will NOT guarantee prizes to anyone outside of the UK. Non UK entries will still receive points and receive appropriate credit in accordance with all other rules of this competition. Prizes which are marked with (UK) are available only to winners in the UK. Prize distribution will be subject to this restriction.

10) Confirmation of prize winners addresses may be requested prior to any prize distribution, however it is the responsibility of the entrant to update Airscene.

11) Judging process: All entries received go through 2 judging phases. Initially each entry received will be *evaluted by Airscene and displayed on this page if succesfully shortlisted. Entrants will be notified. Finally after the close of the competition (31st September 2007) all entries will be judged by a panel of 6 judges, each awarding points to the 12 entries they consider to be the best. The 12 entries with the highest number of points will all appear in the 2008 Airscene Calendar, and prizes awarded as per the prize list below. Selected entries will also appear on the accompaniying screensaver.

12) Judges: This years panel will consist of aviation author Anne Millbrooke, representatives from 3 of our other sponsors and 3 Airscene judges.

13) Airscene rights to reproduction of submitted (and subsequently shortlisted) entries is strictly limited to that stated in rule 11 above. Airscene competition partners will be granted no rights whatsoever from any entrant without that entrants prior permission.

*Note that evaluating for shortlist is often carried out in batches, and as such you may not be notified for a week or two after submission.

13) Prizes (subject to change as more prizes are received

Prizes:

1st Prize: £125 of books (courtesy of Key Publishing) *also FREE banner advertising on the Uradnet aviation banner network (see below for details) + Entry on new Showcase page (1 year)

2nd Prize: £75 of books (courtesy of Key Publishing) *also FREE banner advertising on the Uradnet aviation banner network (see below for details) + Entry on new Showcase page (1 year)

3rd Prize: £50 of books (courtesy of Key Publishing) *also FREE banner advertising on the Uradnet aviation banner network (see below for details) + Entry on new Showcase page (1 year)

1st runner up: Aviation History by Anne Millbrooke - published by Jeppesen + Entry on new Showcase page (1 year) + Entry on new Showcase page (1 year)

2nd runner up: Airbourne 2007 DVD - Eastbourne Airbourne Airshow - Courtesy of Eastbourne Borough Council Promotions Office + Entry on new Showcase page (1 year)

3rd runner up: Airbourne 2007 DVD - Eastbourne Airbourne Airshow - Courtesy of Eastbourne Borough Council Promotions Office + Entry on new Showcase page (1 year)

*Anne Millbrooke has agreed to mail this prize regardless of prize winners location. As such the highest international entrant in the top 4 will be allocated this prize first.

Free Banner Advertising: This prize is worth a minimum of £9.99 for a years free advertising on the Uradnet aviation banner network. Usually to get this for free you would have to show their banners on your own website, or choose to pay £9.99 with no need to put a banner on your site. This is a great free prize for anyone who sells aviation photographs. Whilst these prizes are listed as 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes, should they be of no use to those winners, they will be offered to 4th place, then 5th etc etc, This network can be seen at the top of most airscene pages.

*Showcase prizes will be available to top 4 positions, however as with Banner advertising, will be offered to other placed entries down the list if not required by any winner in the top 4.

*Note that no individual may win more than one stated prize.