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“Overcoming the challenges of getting around with a rheumatic or musculoskeletal disease”Every year EULAR and the Standing Committee for PARE offer the Edgar Stene Prize for the best essay on a previously determined topic. The Stene Prize is EUR 2,000 and includes travel to the Annual EULAR Congress of that year with hotel accommodation for up to four nights as well as an invitation to attend the Opening Ceremony and the Gala Dinner at the congress. The EULAR member organisations of PARE invite all people with a musculoskeletal disease in their countries to participate in the competition by writing and submitting an essay on the topic of the year. Essays may be written in any national language and should not exceed two typewritten pages. Persons who are professionally connected with rheumatology are excluded from the competition. The best entry from each country will be submitted for the final decision made by the jury elected by the Standing Committee for People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe. |
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The deadline for entries is 31st December 2011. Please submit your essay to victoriaskingley@arma.uk.net. If you require any further information please contact Vicky on victoriaskingley@arma.uk.net We look forward to receiving your entries. |
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Arthritis Day photo-competition and inspire and motivate others with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) to become more physically active and ‘Move to Improve’ |
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If you have an RMD you can enter a good quality photograph of yourself participating in your favourite physical activity, exercise or sport with a short statement about how this helps you overcome some of the physical challenges of your condition and how being active improves your life (http://www.worldarthritisday.org/action-shot-photo-competition)
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Eligibility and prizesThe competition is open to all people with RMDs around the world. There are two prize categories for the winners of the online voting:
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The online winner from a EULAR country will receive Euros 250, have their picture included in a special 2012 calendar and have the opportunity to attend the EULAR Autumn Conference for People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe (PARE), which is being held in Athens from 25 – 27 November 2011. Travel and accommodation expenses are included in the prize.
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Campaign calendar A panel of independent judges will select eleven other pictures from EULAR countries and, together with the online winner, these will be made up into a fabulous calendar for 2012 – the year of the Olympics and Paralympics. |
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Enter your photo-story now and encourage your friends, family and wider network to vote for you. Good luck!
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