Affix this form or a copy to the entry so as not to obscure the design. Use a separate form for each entry but only complete payment information once. Please complete all questions.

Send with fee by March 15, 2010 to:
NEMA Publication Awards Competition
New England Museum Association
22 Mill Street, Suite 409
Arlington, MA 02476

Museum_______________________________________________________________

Number of entries______________ x $7 = _______________________

Check is enclosed (payable to NEMA)
Charge my credit card for _______________
Visa MasterCard

Card Number_______________________________________________________________

Expiration Date_______________________________________________________________

Signature_______________________________________________________________

Name on Card_______________________________________________________________

Rules and Entry Procedures:

• Only publications completed in the 2009 calendar year are eligible.
• Newsletters, magazines and websites established prior to 2009 are eligible if they represent a substantial redesign that rendered them a “new” publication.
• The deadline for receipt of entries is March 15, 2010.
• As many or as few awards as the jurors determine the category warrants will be conferred. Jurors may move entries into the appropriate category.
• The fee is $7.00 per entry, payable by check or credit card to NEMA and enclosed with the entry form and submission. The entry fee subsidizes program costs including judges' honoraria, mailings, and the exhibition of winning entries.
• Only Institutional Members of NEMA or organizations that produced publications for Institutional Members may submit entries; institutions and organizations that are not members and Individual, Independent Museum Professionals and Corporate Members are not eligible. .
• Institutions may submit up to 8 entries/publications for consideration. However, only two entries may be submitted in the same category.
• If the project represents a redesign of an old piece, include before and after samples as one entry, and mark it as such.
• If a piece has received a citation in this competition before and has not been redesigned (for example, a newsletter still produced under the same format), it is not eligible for resubmission.
• A complete, separate entry form must accompany each publication; please photocopy the entry form for each submission.
• No entries will be returned; all will be donated to the Boston Public Library.
• Only entries with complete forms and fees paid in full will be considered. Incomplete entries may be disqualified.

Category_______________________________________________________________

Title of Publication______________________________________________________

Museum_______________________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip___________________________________________________________

Contact Person__________________________________________________________

Telephone Number_______________________________________________________

E-mail_______________________________________________________

Project Director__________________________________________________________

In-House Designer_______________________________________________________

or: Outside Firm________________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip___________________________________________________________

Printer_________________________________________________________________

Total out-of-pocket costs (design, photography, typesetting, printing, CD burning, etc.)

______________________________________________________________________

Please list and estimate value of donated or in-house services, if any.

______________________________________________________________________

Initial Press Run___________ Unit Production Cost___________
Unit Production Cost = (Out-of-pocket costs + donated/in-house costs) / Press Run

Museum Operating Budget: ____ less than $50,000 ____ $50,000 to $100,000 ____ $100,000 to $250,000
____ $250,000 to $500,000 ____ $500,000 to $1 million ____ $1 million to $3 million ____ over $3 million

Website Entries Only

Website Address______________________________________________________________________
Please list the address of the site you are submitting. If you are submitting a section of the website, please list that address. You may also submit a CD; for redesigns, please include current and previous versions.