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这个周末收到北京市政府一份邮件，他们希望在国际友人参加这次北京城市摄影比赛。本来想让各位留下邮件转发，但还是全部Paste过来简单一点，如果大家想要邮件，我也可以转发的。相关信息如下

Invitation to the Photo Contest

--The City of Beijing in the Eyes of Foreigners

To let the World better understand China and the city of Beijing, the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality, the Information Office of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education, the Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and the Beijing Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment are hosting a photo contest for the City of Beijing titled ‘In the Eyes of Foreigners’. This contest will feature works from foreign photographers working in China or other parts of the world and will run from April to July 2009.

The theme of the contest is the ‘New Images of Beijing’. The contest purpose is to give foreign friends a good opportunity to better understand Beijing, its charms and, in particular, its changes. We are currently accepting submissions of photographic work exploring the new images of Beijing in every subject such as: travel, recreation, daily life or work in Beijing. All foreigners who have lived or traveled in Beijing are welcome to enter the contest.

Winning photos will be selected by a committee of experts. Prize-winners will be invited to Beijing to participate in a press event and will be presented with a special collection of the prize-winning photos.

Submission of photos to the contest will be taken as tacit approval for publication and display of those photos. Information and promotional material for the contest will be released through print media. At the conclusion of the contest, the organizing committee will hold an exhibition of the top quality photos in Beijing, in addition to publishing them in an album.

The deadline for submissions of photos is July 10, 2009. Participants should note the following:

1. Entries can be black and white or color images, and submitted either electronically or as prints. Group entry is limited to 4 photos. Digital photos of JPG format should be no less than 500kb.

2. Submitted print photos should be 10 inches along their longest edge, un-mounted.

3. Digital photos should be delivered as high-resolution files (no less than 18MB each), burned on CD or DVD. The entries can be submitted by email, mail or dropped in at the registration office of the organizing committee. Please write: Photo Contest: “Beijing in the Eyes of Foreigners” on the envelope. While the organizing committee will do its utmost to care for images submitted to them, it is not responsible for damage or loss incurred during the mailing process. The entries will not be returned to the participants after the event. The Organizing Committee retains the responsibility for any interpretation of the event.

4. Entries should be accompanied by the attached registration form and sent to:

Organizing Committee, Photo Contest---Beijing in the Eyes of Foreigners

No.97,Nanheyan Street, Dong Cheng District, Beijing 100006, China

Tel: 010-65221475 010-65212270

Email: [email protected] Website: www.btmbeijing.com

The Organizing Committee of The City of Beijing in the Eyes of Foreigners

Beijing Official International Website: www.eBeijing.gov.cn

ENTRY FORM OF THE PHOTO CONTEST

The City of Beijing in the Eyes of Foreigners

Surname

Gender

Given Name

Nationality

Tel

Address

Postal Code

E-mail

Number of Entries

Titles for Each Entries

Place where the entries were taken

“外国人看北京照北京”摄影比赛邀请函

为让世界了解中国、了解北京，使外国友人了解感受北京的变化与魅力，北京市人民政府外事办公室、北京市人民政府新闻办公室、北京市教育委员会、北京市人民对外友好协会和北京外商投资企业协会于2009年4月至7月联合举办“外国人看北京照北京”摄影比赛。

本次比赛主题为北京新面貌，主要反映北京城的新气象、北京人的新生活，包括作者在北京的游览、休闲、生活与工作经历，与北京市民友好相处的作品。外国友人均可参加。

为鼓励优秀作品参赛，组委会将邀请有关专家组成评审小组评奖。奖项设置一等奖2名，二等奖5名，三等奖10名，优秀奖33名。届时将予以物质奖励。获奖者将有机会受邀参加在京举办的展览活动，并获赠摄影获奖作品专辑。

投稿办法如下：

（1）参赛作品须填写标题、摄影地点及作者姓名、国籍、通讯地址、邮政编码、联系电话，注明参加“外国人看北京照北京”摄影比赛。参赛作品寄、送北京时东城区南河沿大街97号“外国人看北京照北京”摄影比赛组织委员会收，并注明“参赛作品”，邮寄稿以邮戳日期为准。

（2）参赛作品要求：黑白彩色均可，组照限4张以内，数码照片JPG格式不小于500KB。（可选择以下一种办法）

（3）咨询、联系方式：

地址：北京时东城区南河沿大街97号

“外国人看北京照北京”摄影比赛组织委员会

邮编：100006

电话：0086-10-65221475 0086-10-65212270

传真：0086-10-65140109

网站：www.btmbeijing.com

邮箱：[email protected]

（4）截稿时间：2009年7月10日

为保证双方权益，组委会特规定对于来稿有用于展览和出版物的使用权；在活动过程中，通过平面媒体进行征稿通告和掀起宣传；评选结束后，举办“外国人看北京照北京”摄影比赛获奖作品展示会；获奖作品集结出版。

欢迎外国朋友踊跃参与。

“外国人看北京照北京”摄影比赛

组织委员会

北京市政府官方英文网站

www.ebeijing.gov.cn