WORLD STANDARDS DAY

Harnessing the power of standards for a more

sustainable, equitable and connected world

Every year on 14 October, the international community recognizes the importance of standards and honors the efforts of thousands of individuals and organizations worldwide engaged in advancing technological innovation through standards. 

WHY ARE STANDARDS IMPORTANT?

From device to device, network to network, across borders and around the world, standards touch almost all products, services and technologies in use today. They help ensure connectivity, interoperability, and security so we can live, work and communicate

in easier, safer, and more sustainable ways. 

IEEE STANDARDS

IEEE SA offers an open platform for volunteers from around the globe to collaborate and explore market needs, share industry knowledge, and develop standards. Currently, IEEE SA maintains over 2,100 standards and projects across a wide range of industries and technologies. 

Stay Connected and Make Your Mark at IEEE SA

Here are just a few examples of IEEE Standards in Action: 

ENTER OUR PHOTO CONTEST

PHOTO CONTEST: FRAMING THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR GOOD

ENTER TODAY!

In recognition of World Standards Day, we invite you to enter the “Framing the Future of Technology for Good” Photo Contest. The focus of this contest is to highlight the many ways in which technology, driven by global standards, can help protect and preserve our planet. 

Your lens can capture a powerful story!  Enter the contest today and let your photos highlight the positive impact technology and standards can have on the environment. 

ENTRY PERIOD

14 October 2023 at 8:00 AM ET through 14 December 2023 at 11:59 PM ET

PRIZES

Up to 3 winners may be selected. Each winner will receive $500.

Frequently Asked Questions and Helpful Hints

ENGAGING STANDARDS FOR POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION

This year, as we acknowledge World Standards Day and the important role standards play in shaping technology, we are also proud to launch a new campaign, 

TECH FOR GOOD: Empowering Positive Transformation through Standards

Beyond a single day event, this campaign will explore the unique paths and stories of a wide array of projects underway in our volunteer communities. We will also share insights, opportunities, and practical ways to get involved in standards projects and programs addressing topics like renewable energy, climate change, agricultural technologies, AI ethics, inclusion and accessibility, healthcare access and delivery, learning technologies, protection of children online, human wellbeing and more. 

Whether you are an industry leader, technology expert, entrepreneur,  student or simply someone interested in a particular topic, there is a role you can play in evolving the future of technology for global good.

Watch for details in the coming months. 

MAKE YOUR MARK!

IEEE SA offers many opportunities for individuals and organizations to participate and have a meaningful impact. Use the links below to learn about current standards and projects in our various technology spaces.

• Autonomous Intelligence/Systems (AIS)
• Connectivity & Telecom
• Energy
• Foundational Technologies
• Healthcare & Life Sciences
• Mobility

PHOTO CONTEST FORM

CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING.

Contest: IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) Photo Contest: 

Framing the Future of Technology for Good (the “Contest”)

Theme:  How technology and standards can help foster innovation for the good of the planet. 

Sponsor: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, 08854 (“Sponsor”)

Eligibility: Contest is open to residents of the United States of America and other countries, where permitted by local law, who are the age of eighteen (18) years and older, except for employees of Sponsor, its agents, affiliates, and their immediate families. Only submissions from an individual will be accepted. Entrants may be subject to rules imposed by their institution or employer relative to their participation in contests and should check with their institution or employer for any relevant policies.  Void where prohibited by law.

Agreement to Official Rules: By participating in this contest, entrants agree to abide by the terms and conditions thereof as established by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to alter any of these Official Rules at any time and for any reason.  All decisions made by Sponsor concerning the Contest including, but not limited to the cancellation of the Contest, shall be final and at its sole discretion.

Entry Period:  Contest commences on 14 October 2023 8:00 AM US EDT and all entries must be received by 14 December 2023 PM US EDT (“Entry Period”). Sponsor’s server is the official clock for the Contest.  Entries received before or after the entry period are void.

Prize:  The prize(s) for the Contest are being sponsored by IEEE. IEEE selects (1) Prize winner, and may award (2) additional prizes at its discretion (each, a “Prize Winner”). The Prize Winner(s) shall each receive one (1) promotional prize valued at USD $500 (the “Prize”). No substitution of prize permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component of equal or greater value in its sole discretion for any reason at time of award. Sponsor shall not be responsible for service obligations or warranty (if any) in relation to the Prize(s). Prize may not be transferred prior to award. All other expenses associated with use of the Prize, including, but not limited to local, state, or federal taxes on the Prize, are the sole responsibility of the Prize Winner(s). Prize Winner(s) understand that delivery of a prize may be void where prohibited by law and agrees that Sponsor shall have no obligation to substitute an alternate prize when so prohibited. 

How to Enter: Entrants can enter the Contest during the Entry Period by completing the official entrance form and uploading a photo that meets the following guidelines. 

• Entries must support the theme: “How technology and standards can help foster innovation for the good of the planet.”  
• Entrants can submit up to 3 photos that support the theme.
• A separate entry form must be completed for each photo submission.
• Each submission must include a description of the photo in English. Description should not exceed 100 words.  
• Photos can include the entrant.
• Photos should not include other individuals if the likeness of those individuals is distinguishable or recognizable.
• Photos cannot violate the rights of a third party, or contain inappropriate or offensive content.
• Photos may be taken with digital cameras, mobile devices (phones/tablets) or drones.
• Sponsor does not provide the equipment or technical/communication infrastructure to participate and submit a contest entry.
• Original unaltered photographs only (photos cannot be digitally enhanced or manipulated in any way – no edits, no alterations or use of Photoshop or any similar software programs, no logos, etc.)
• Entries must be the submitter’s own work.
• Photos cannot be AI generated.
• Photos cannot be watermarked.
• Entrants ensure that submissions comply with all the legal and copyright requirements.
• Photo files cannot exceed 10MB and must be submitted in jpg or png file format.
• An entrant cannot win more than one prize regardless of number of photos submitted.
• Only entries submitted in accordance with these Official Rules will be eligible for consideration. No alternate means of entry permitted.
• All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
• Photos that have won awards in other photographic contests will not be considered.
• Photos that have been published earlier will not be considered.
• Sponsor reserves the right to exclude entries if they do not conform to the above conditions at its sole discretion.

LIMIT ONE (1) ENTRY PER PERSON  

Only entries submitted in accordance with these Official Rules will be eligible for consideration. No alternate means of entry permitted.

Selection of Prize Winner(s): Up to three (3) Prize Winner(s) will be selected. Prize Winner(s) will be chosen based on a content review process. A panel of judges selected by the Sponsor (“Judges”) will review all entries. Entries will be ranked based on five (5) criteria:

• Creativity
• Originality
• Relevance to the theme
• Completeness and correctness of information in the photo description.
• Photo Quality
  
  
• Notification of Potential Prize Winners: The Prize Winner(s) will be notified by email.  If a Prize Winner does not acknowledge acceptance of the Prize within 14 business days after being notified that he or she is a Prize Winner, or if a potential Prize Winner does not return the signed claim forms within the required time, or is otherwise found to be ineligible or not in full compliance with these Official Rules, another Prize Winner will be chosen using the same procedure specified above. Potential Prize Winner(s) may be asked to execute and return to Sponsor a declaration of eligibility and liability/publicity release, where lawful, within fourteen (14) days of attempted notification. Prize Winner(s) may waive the right to receive the Prize. The decisions of Sponsor are final and binding in all respects.

Release, Publicity, and Privacy: By receipt of the Prize and/or, if requested, by signing an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release, the Prize Winner(s) consents to the use of his or her name, likeness, and address by Sponsor for advertising and promotional purposes, including but not limited to on Sponsor’s social media pages, without any additional compensation, except where prohibited.  No entries will be returned. The Prize Winner(s) agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its officers, directors, employees, affiliated companies, agents, successors and assigns from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest.

Sponsor assumes no responsibility for computer system, hardware, software or program malfunctions or other errors, failures, delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human or technical in nature, or for damaged, lost, late, illegible or misdirected entries; technical, hardware, software, electronic or telephone failures of any kind; lost or unavailable network connections; fraudulent, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions whether caused by Sponsor, the users, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest; or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of submissions or downloading, that may limit, delay or prevent an entrant’s ability to participate in the Contest.

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this contest and award a prize from entries received up to the time of termination or suspension should virus, bugs or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control, unauthorized human intervention, malfunction, computer problems, phone line or network hardware or software malfunction, which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupt, compromise or materially affect the administration, fairness, security or proper play of the contest or proper submission of entries.  Sponsor is not liable for any loss, injury or damage caused, whether directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from downloading data or otherwise participating in this Contest.

Entrant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor may collect, store, share, and otherwise use personally identifiable information provided during the registration and application process and the Contest, including, but not limited to, name, mailing address, phone number, and email address. Sponsor will use this information in accordance with its Privacy Policy, including for administering the Contest and verifying Entrant’s identity, postal address, and telephone number in the event an entry qualifies for a prize. Entrant’s information may also be transferred to countries outside the country of Entrant’s residence, including the United States. Such other countries may not have privacy laws and regulations similar to those of the country of Entrant’s residence. If an Entrant does not provide the mandatory data required at registration, Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify the entry.

Right to Use Entries:  By entering the Contest, entrants grant Sponsor a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide right and license to reproduce, publish, display, edit and otherwise use the submitted Entries, and entrant’s full name and city and state/province/country of residence, photograph, likeness, and voice, in print or any offline or online and other media for purposes of editorials, exhibition, advertising, publicity and promotion without additional compensation or permission, unless prohibited by law.

Representations and Warranties Regarding Entries: By submitting an Entry, you represent and warrant that your Entry does not and shall not comprise, contain, or describe, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion: (A) false statements or any misrepresentations of your affiliation with a person or entity; (B) personally identifying information about you or any other person; (C) statements or other content that is false, deceptive, misleading, scandalous, indecent, obscene, unlawful, defamatory, libelous, fraudulent, tortious, threatening, harassing, hateful, degrading, intimidating, or racially or ethnically offensive; (D) conduct that could be considered a criminal offense, could give rise to criminal or civil liability, or could violate any law; (E) any advertising, promotion or other solicitation, or any third party brand name or trademark; or (F) any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other harmful code or component.

By submitting an Entry, you represent and warrant that you own the full rights to the Entry and have obtained any and all necessary consents, permissions, approvals and licenses to submit the Entry and comply with all of these Official Rules, and that the submitted Entry is your sole original work, has not been previously published, released or distributed, and does not infringe any third-party rights or violate any laws or regulations.

Limitations of Liability/Reserved Rights: Neither Sponsor, its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies, nor its advertising or promotional agencies shall have any obligation, liability or responsibility with regard to (i) entries that contain incorrect or inaccurate information or do not comply with these Official Rules, (ii) entries, prize claims or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer, technical or other error of any kind, (iii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties of any kind, (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or delayed, (v) any printing or typographical errors in these Official Rules or any other materials associated with the Contest, or (vi) any damages or losses of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from participation in the Contest, accessing, uploading or downloading data in connection with the Contest, or acceptance, possession or use of any prize.  Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any entrant tampering with or abusing the entry process or the operation of the Contest or otherwise violating these Official Rules.  Sponsor, in its sole discretion, further reserves the right to cancel, terminate, suspend or modify the Contest if the Contest cannot be completed as planned because of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort and to select a winner from among eligible entries unaffected by such event, if any.

Disputes: EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CONTEST, OR ANY PRIZES AWARDED, SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORTING TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION, PURSUANT TO ARBITRATION CONDUCTED UNDER THE COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION THEN IN EFFECT, (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING THIS CONTEST, BUT IN NO EVENT ATTORNEYS’ FEES; AND (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN AWARDS FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, AND ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN FOR ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES, AND ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED.  ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANT AND SPONSOR IN CONNECTION  WITH THE CONTEST, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW, RULES OR PROVISIONS (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.  SPONSOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TYPOGRAPHICAL OR OTHER ERROR IN THE PRINTING OF THE OFFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTEST OR IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PRIZES.

Contest Results and Official Rules: To obtain the identity of the Prize Winner and/or a copy of these Official Rules, please email [email protected] or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Susan England-Lutz, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated (“IEEE”), 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, 08854.

For any questions about the Contest, feel free to contact us.

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