2007 REGION 12 CONVENTION RULES

 

ELIGIBILITY I

 

WHILE WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE MEMBERSHIP IN THE IPMS/USA SOCIETY IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND AND ENTER MODELS AT THIS CONVENTION. WE DO OFFER A $3 DISCOUNT ON ENTRY FEES TO IPMS MEMBERS.

 

CONTEST DEFINITIONS AND JUDGING II

 

THE REGIONAL MODEL CONTEST PORTION OF THE CONVENTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE CURRENTLY PUBLISHED IPMS/USA JUDGES COMPETITION HANDBOOK AS FOUND ON THE IPMS/USA WEBSITE http://www.ipmsusa.org/CompHandbook2002_noframes.htlm.

 

IPMS/USA JUDGING STANDARDS WILL BE USED THROUGHOUT THE CONVENTION CONTEST. BASIC MODELING SKILLS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATION FOR DETERMINING AWARDS. IPMS/USA IS ENCOURAGING THE STANDARDIZATION OF RULES FOR REGIONAL CONTESTS BASED ON THE RULES USED AT THE YEARLY NATIONAL CONVENTION.

 

SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES:                                                                       

  1. WE ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY CLOSED BOOTH FOR ADULT THEMED ENTRIES AT THE REQUEST OF THE SUMTER COUNTY EXHIBITION CENTER. THIS IS A FAMILY ORIENTED EVENT AND ALL ENTRIES AND VENDORS MUST ABIDE BY IPMS/USA POLICY ON NUDITY AND EXPLICIT ADULT THEMES.
  2.  “MOST EXTREME” AWARD ENTRIES ELIGIBILITY WILL BE BASED ON PHYSICAL ASPECTS FOR EXAMPLE  “I.E. THE BIGGEST, HEAVIEST, SMALLEST, ETC SUBJECT”.
  3. THE THEME AWARD  “FIRSTS” ELIGIBILITY WILL BE ON HISTORIC FIRSTS.