2010 Learning Legacies Competition – $7,000 in Prizes

Brought to you by the Certified Management Accountants of British Columbia

For BC post-secondary students: The phenomenon of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games presents you with a terrific learning opportunity! IAs you observe the issues generated during this mega-event , Impress us with your critical thinking skills by offering a creative response to one of two questions by March 31st, 2010:

1. 2010 Games Impacts “Under the Microscope”: what’s your analysis of the current value and impact of the Games on an individual business, your communities, the host city, region, or BC as a whole? Feel free to tackle the question on either a small or large scale, and address as many impacts and issues as you like. You can find inspiration by reading the 2010 Today Discussion Starters by clicking here.
2. 2010 Games Impacts “Crystal Ball”: what’s your analysis of the potential lasting value and impacts of the Games for individual businesses, your community, the host communities, region, or BC as a whole? Feel free to tackle the question on either a small or large scale, and address as many impacts and issues as you like. You can find inspiration by reading the 2010 Today Discussion Starters by clicking here.

Whether you’re close to the Winter Games action in a Vancouver or Whistler, or elsewhere in the province, we want your input! Conduct research on-the-ground (observation, surveys, interviews), using academic and industry reports, and/or by following the news (traditional and social media). Then submit your answer in one of the following formats, choosing the most powerful way to address your topic:

• A Hight Impact PowerPoint Presentation (maximum 20 slides): submitted as a .PPSX file.
• A Persuavively Written Opinion Piece (maximum 1500 words): submitted as a .PDF file.
• A Stimulating 5-minute Video Response: submitted in your format of choice.

The most convincing, creative, and compelling answers in each category will be reviewed by a panel of industry experts.

Prizes

All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation, branded with contest details. One set of prizes will be awarded to the top three answers in each of the two categories:

• GOLD: $2000 cash to be distributed evenly amongst team members
• SILVER: $1000 cash to be distributed evenly amongst team members
• BRONZE: $500 cash to be distributed evenly amongst team members

There is an opportunity (logistics, budget pending) for winners to attend an awards presentation at the annual Tourism Industry Conference (Fall 2010) and/or the CMA BC conference (May 2010).

Contest/Participant Requirements

Submissions can come from individual students, or student teams of any size (students will share prize equally). Students must be registered (full or part-time) in a British Columbia post-secondary business, tourism/hospitality, arts, or sciences program. Proof of registration will be required prior to prize disbursement. Submissions become the property of the Learning Legacies Contest and may be used for non-commercial, educational purposes.

Submissions will comprise a creative response to one of the following questions: (1) 2010 Games Impacts “under the microscope” OR (2) 2010 Games Impacts “crystal ball”, due no later than 5:00 pm March 31st, 2010, in any one of the following formats:

• PowerPoint Presentation (maximum 20 slides).
• Opinion Piece (maximum 1500 words).
• 5-minute Video Response.

Submissions MUST include up-front identification of student(s) name, school, program, and contact information in order to be eligible. Entries without this information will be discarded.

The most convincing, creative, and compelling answers in each category will be chosen by a panel of industry experts. Winners will be selected and announced on April 15th, 2010. Winning answers and other exemplary entries will be displayed on the contest website and at www.elegacies.ca

How to Submit Your Entry

Submissions are welcome any time before March 31st, 2010. Simply fill out the form at www.elegacies.ca on the right , then click “Submit”.