lakehead u commissions commemorative stamp for atac grand opening

(thunder bay, on. march 9, 2004) organizers of the grand opening celebration of the advanced technology and academic centre (atac), 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , today announced a competition to design a commemorative postage stamp for atac. the competition is open to persons of all ages throughout the nw region.

bonnie moore, director of development at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 says: "the creation and building of atac has been a major project that has involved thousands of volunteers, donors, and service providers, and its completion represents the culmination of a grand vision for enhanced learning and teaching in the northwest region. a custom-designed stamp is a fitting way to commemorate the event - and further promote atac."

the theme of the grand celebration is "opening doors to the world." the theme is an acknowledgment of atac technology as the most advanced technology in use in universities today, and its ability to link learners and teachers alike across distances.

the stamp design will be for a 49-cent stamp (but should not show the postage cost), will be in colour, and must show the theme, the acronym atac, and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 (not the wordmark).

the competition officially opens march 9 and closes on april 9, when all submissions must be in. submissions are limited to one entry per person, and must be 5 x 7" in size. they must be mailed or hand-delivered in a sealed envelope, to the attention of the atac grand opening publicity and promotion committee, attention office of communications, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , 955 oliver road, thunder bay, on p7b 5e1, with the name and contact number of the submitting person on a separate sheet of paper. winners will be notified the week of april 19.

complete rules are available at this link.

among the judges are ann clarke, faculty member, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , visual arts; barry smith, creative director, generator advertising; larry hebert, chair, atac volunteers; sean hannaford, president of lusu; and eleanor abaya, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 director of communications.an exhibit of all design entries will be shown at the atac grand opening on may 29.

for interviews, please call eleanor abaya, director of communications, at 343-8372, or bonnie moore, director of development, at 343-8747.

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contact: marla tomlinson, communications officer, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , 343-8177.