Bizarre Map Contest for Students

"Bizarre Map Challenge" (BMC): A National Map Design Competition
Hosted by the National GeoTech Center (http://www.geotechcenter.org/) and San Diego State University.
Contact (Q&A) email address: bmc@geography.sdsu.edu

Goal: To promote spatial thinking and geospatial technology awareness in high schools, community colleges, and universities in the United States. To inspire curiosity about geographic patterns and map representation for students and the broader public.

Awards:
1st prize: $5000 cash
2nd prize: $1000 cash,
3rd prize: $600 cash,
4th - 10th prizes: $200 cash for each

Competition Rules
1. Competition participants must be full-time students in high school, community college, or a university (undergraduate students only) in the United States. The cartographic work and map design must be the original work of the entrant.
Visit the website for the complete list of rules.
Timeline:
March 1st - March 22nd, 2010 : Accepting map entries (on-line form) from the BMC website (URL to be announced on March 1st, 2010)