National Logo Contest Official Rules

1.Eligibility: The contest is open to currently registered youth members of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). This includes Tiger Cub Scouts, Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers. Logo designs may also be submitted by scouting groups i.e.: a den, patrol, pack, troop, or crew.
2. Agreement to Official Rules: By submitting one or more BSA 1OOth Anniversary logo designs, each entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to accept these official rules and the decisions of the BSA as contest sponsor which are final and binding.
3. Judging Categories: Entries will be grouped for judging into four categories with a winner selected for each category and one overall contest winner. The judging categories are:
	Tiger Cub/Cub Scout/Webelos Scout
	Boy Scout
	Venturer
	Eagle Scout
4. How to Enter: There are two ways to submit an entry:
  To enter online: On or before Nov. 30, 2007, visit www.scouting.org/1OOyears.
  To enter by mail: On or before Nov. 30, 2007, complete a 1OOth Anniversary contest entry form (available at www.scouting.org/ 1OOyears). Enclose it with your entry and mail to:
  National Office, Boy Scouts of America
  P.O. Box 152079
  Irving, Texas 75015
  Attention: 1OOth Anniversary Logo Contest
5. Contest Deadline: The BSA 1OOth Anniversary Logo Contest begins Aug. 25, 2007. Entries must be received by Nov. 30, 2007.
If electronically submitted, the entry must arrive before midnight on Nov. 30, 2007. If mailed, the entry must be postmarked no later than Nov. 30, 2007.
6. Entry Details:
a. Logo design must include each of the following elements:
   Boy Scouts of America or BSA
   Celebrating the Adventure. Continuing the Journey
   100 Years of Scouting or 1910-2010
b. Logo design may use other elements related, and relevant, to Scouting such as: fleur-de-lis and images of ribbons, stars, the American flag, an eagle, a Scout, etc.
	
c. Entries may be created in the artistic media the designer feels best presents their proposed logo. This might include: pen, pencil,
or marker drawings, paint, or computer assisted drawings.
d.It is recommended that design entries be no smaller than approximately 3" x 3" and no larger than 8" x 10".
e. All entrants must certify (on the entry form) that the design and  artwork are their own original work.
f. All entries must be accompanied by a statement (no more than  100 words) explaining why the submitted design best captures the true spirit of Scouting.
g. In the unlikely event a design is submitted that is virtually the same as (not distinguishable from) a previously submitted design, the judging panel will deem the first design received as the entrant and reject the design received at a later time/date.
h. Multiple entries from a single person or scouting unit (den, patrol, pack, troop, crew) are permitted.
i. All entries become the property of the Boy Scouts of America. Entries will not be returned.
j. The Boy Scouts of America and its agents are not responsible  for loss of entries.
k. The Boy Scouts of America shall have the right to edit, adapt, and publish any or all of the logo designs submitted, and may use these designs in any media without attribution or compensation to the entrant, his or her successors or assigns, or any other entity. Submission of an entry in this contest constitutes entrant’s irrevocable assignment, conveyance, and transference to the BSA of all right, title, and interest in the entry, including, without limitation, all copyrights. BSA is not responsible for entries which are lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, misdirected or postage-due, all of which will be deemed void and ineligible for the contest. In addition, by submitting one or more logo designs, entrants represent and warrant that the entries that they submit:
  i. Are their own original creations;
  ii. Do not infringe any other person’s or entity’s rights; and
  iii. Have not been submitted previously in a contest of any kind.
7. Judging: Entries will be judged by a panel of individuals selected
by the Boy Scouts of America. The judging panel is featured on the 1OOth Anniversary Web site (www.scouting.org/1OOyears). Decisions of the judges are final.
8. Publicity: Submitting an entry to this contest and/or acceptance of any prize shall constitute and signify the entrant’s agreement and consent that the BSA may use the entrant’s name, city, state, likeness, age, logo design and/or prize information for advertising
and promotional purposes worldwide, including the Internet, without limitation and without further payment or consideration, except where prohibited by law.
9. Recognition for Participation and Winning Entries:
a. Each eligible person or group, submitting one or more logo a. design entries, will receive a commemorative 1OOth Anniversary logo design contest patch and certificate.
b. The winner in each of the four categories and the overall contest winner will receive specially designed plaques and be invited to attend an award ceremony at the 2008 BSA National Annual Meeting. Each winner may attend with one adult guardian. Transportation and hotel accommodations for the winner and their adult guardian will be provided. No substitutions, or compensation in lieu of, will be permitted if the winner is unable to attend the award ceremony.
c. In addition, the overall contest winner will receive a trip, with one adult guardian, to meet with renowned and award winning graphic designer, Kit Hinrichs to develop their entry into a professionally crafted design. Transportation and hotel accommodations for the overall contest winner and their adult guardian will be provided. No substitutions, or compensation in lieu of, will be permitted if the winner is unable to make this trip within the time frame needed to finalize the submitted design for use as the official 1OOth Anniversary logo.
Note: In the event a group entry is selected as the overall winning design, or the winning design of a category, the group will need to select one member and adult guardian as their representative to work with Kit Hinrichs and one representative and adult guardian to attend the recognition ceremony at the 2008 National Annual Meeting.
Boy Scouts of America 1ooth Anniversary Logo Contest Official Rules
10. This contest is void in states and US territories where prohibited.

Enter Contest Online

Click one of the following links to enter your logo contest submission:

National Logo Contest Entry Form (Individual)

National Logo Contest Entry Form (Group)

Enter Contest by Mail

You may also enter the contest by downloading one of the following pdf's and mailing it in.

National Logo Contest PDF Entry Form (Individual)

National Logo Contest PDF Entry Form (Group)