http://www.esw.eun.org/
The European Commission and the European Space Agency have decided to prolong the
Earth & Space Week Competition until January 24 given the high demand of schools that would still like to participate. More pupils will now be given the chance to submit their designs of "A Flag for Planet Earth". The flag should depict both Earth and Space dimensions and show their views of how Earth Observation and space sciences help to improve life on planet Earth.
The 3 winning and the 6 finalist designs will be exhibited in Brussels during the international Earth & Space Week Expo.
?The winners and runners up will have the opportunity to come to Brussels for the award ceremony of the competition.
During their stay in Brussels, they will attend the official opening of the Expo and meet European Commission Vice
President and Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry G. Verheugen, European Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik, European Space Agency Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and other senior officials, dignitaries and astronauts!
A picture of the 3 winning flags will be taken to space with the European astronauts, autographed and then offered to
the winners. The pupils will also receive a real size flag with their designs.
Nowadays it is so important to keep an eye on our planet to understand it and possibly talk about how to protect it, so
why not get your classes to draw the flag of planet Earth, and your pupils may win a chance to meet high officials, feel
the intensity of the Earth and Space week in Brussels, and have the great honour to see their drawing turned into an
offical flag.
Go to:
http://www.esw.eun.org/
