IEW Photography Competition

IEW participants can bring along photos (maximum number of 2 per person) to enter into the Photo Competition, titled The UAE: Natural History, Culture and Heritage. Photos can be left at the IEW Registration Desk at the Hotel between Thursday afternoon and Friday lunchtime. There are 2 categories:

·    Junior - 12 years and under. In this category participants may   submit A4 size photos, drawings or paintings.

·        Open – 13 years and above – A4, or 10 X 8, photos.

The photos/pictures will either be displayed on the wall or laid out on tables in the upstairs Hotel conference room.

Voting cards for the photo competition will be available in the conference room. The voting cards will allow participants to choose their 2 favourite photos for both the Adult section and the Junior section. The votes can be placed in a box located near the photo display. Voting will close at 19:00 on Friday and winners will be announced during the Friday night dinner.

Book Prizes:

Open competition:

1^st prize:      The Emirates – A Natural History

2^nd prize:     Comprehensive Guide to the Flora of the UAE

3^rd prize:     Snakes of Arabia

Junior competition:

1st prize:     Boxed set of books, by Frances LaBonte

2nd prize:    The Arabian Date Palm, by Frances LaBonte

3rd prize:    Sheikh Zayed, by Frances LaBonte