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  BECOME A FUTURIST, LEARN, PARTICIPATE 

WIN EXCLUSIVE PRIZES

PLUS

A TRIP TO MEXICO

Competition Period: May-Nov 2010

Competition Deadlines:

Phase 1: 30 July 2010

Phase 2: 22 September 2010

The Global Millennium Prize (GMP) is an annual internationalcontest created to:

Stimulate futures prospective awareness among youth andteachers around the world to imagine new alternatives foraddressing the 15 Global Challenges outlined by theMillennium Project; and hence, help achieve the 8 UNMillennium Development Goals;

Develop future-oriented leaders in their communitiesand countries for positive change – both today and for

the longer-term future; and

Inspire creativity, responsibility, and solidarity amongthe youth of the world.

  http://www.globalmillenniumprize.org/ 

The Millennium Project is a global participatory futures research thinktank of futurists, scholars, business planners, scientists and policymakers who work for international organizations, governments,corporations, NGOs, and universities.

The Millennium Project which explores global futures is organized into 34regional & national Nodes which interconnect global and localperspectives in futures studies. 

http://www.millennium-project.org/ 

The South African Node of the Millennium Project (SA Node) wasstarted in 2004 and is one of only 2 nodes in Africa. It is the mission ofthe SA Node to:

Spread the culture of futures thinking in the region;

Deepen expertise in futures amongst institutions andindividuals in southern Africa; and

Galvanise and mobilize southern African experts andnetworks to participate in the activities of the Millennium

Project.

  http://www.sampnode.org.za

The GMP-SA Coordinator

South Africa Node of the Mil lennium Project

Tel: 012 382 3073 - Fax: 086 517 8278

Email: gmp@sampnode.org.za

159 Skinner Street, Pretoria, 0001

www.sampnode.org.za

INSTRUCTIONS ORGANIZERS

Cited literature and materials must be current and relevant.Contestants must use quotation marks “______” whenever text istranscribed, and always reference the source and/or author.

Do not cut and paste from Internet without quotes and citing thesource. Plagiarism (copying) will be disqualified! Your original ideas

are what is required.

Produce your final project plan submission which should be

between 1 to 3 pages and written in English. Submissions may beneatly handwritten or typed. You can include charts, drawings and

illustrations to support your proposals.

Submit your completed Application Form with Projectplan attached to your school’s GMP facilitator by thedeadline for submissions to the national competitionwhich is 30 July 2010.

Any questions? Contact your school’s GMP Facilitator and/or the National GMP-SA Coordinator. 

Evaluation

Submissions will not be returned.

Two phases of selection will be conducted. Only shortlistedcontestants will be invited to review their project plans for phase 2selection.

Submissions will be judged by experts on a 10-point scale.

Factors that will be considered include: Fulfillment of all the

competition requirements; Relevance of solution to globaldevelopment and problem trends; Title that reflects the project plan

content; Clarity of thoughts and ideas; Originality and feasibility ofproposed solutions.

Winning participants will be notified before or at the NationalGMP-SA Awards Ceremony.

By participating in the National competition, contestants agree tohave their winning project plans submitted to the Global MillenniumPrize competition 2010/11 making them eligible to participate inthe global GMP Awards ceremony in Mexico in May 2011 (a valididentity document and passport is compulsory)

OPEN TO

HIGH SCHOOL

LEARNERS AND

EDUCATORS

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A call to propose a project plan that

describes a future vision and immediate

actions, between now and 2030...

The competition is open in 2categories

Category 1: High School Learners

Category 2: Educators

NOTICE

* The Competition Organizers reserve the right to revise these

intentions, or their conditions, at their considered discretion. It is also

possible that additional inputs may be required from the selected

authors in order to complete or revise their submissions for the global

contest which has some additional requirements. 

Information is available on each of these

challenges. Contestants are invited to answer the

questions by proposing a project plan with new

ideas and solutions to these challenges for South

Africa, Africa or Globally.

CHALLENGE 1: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 

globalmillenniumprize.org/challenge_1How can sustainable development be achieved for all?

CHALLENGE 2: WATER globalmillenniumprize.org/challenge_2How can everyone have sufficient clean water without

conflict?

CHALLENGE 5: GLOBAL, LONG-TERM POLICYMAKING globalmillenniumprize.org/challenge_5How can policymaking be made more sensitive to global

long-term perspectives all?

CHALLENGE 7: RICH-POOR GAP globalmillenniumprize.org/challenge_7How can ethical market economies be encouraged tohelp reduce the gap between rich and poor?

CHALLENGE 11: STATUS OF WOMEN globalmillenniumprize.org/challenge_11How can the changing status of women helpimprove the human condition?

CHALLENGE 13: ENERGY globalmillenniumprize.org/challenge_13How can growing energy demand be met safely andefficiently?

CHALLENGE 14: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY globalmillenniumprize.org/challenge_14How can scientific and technological breakthroughs be

accelerated to improve the human condition?

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE THE GLOBAL CHALLENGES INSTRUCTIONS

To participate inthe GMP-SA 2010these are the stepsto follow

Read the competition brochure thoroughly to make sure youunderstand the competition rules and are eligible to participate. Allentrants must have a valid South African I.D. document.

Complete the Application Form and sign acknowledging yourself asthe genuine author. If you are a learner, you will need the approval ofyour parent / guardian and educator to participate.

Choose one of the 15 Future Challenges. You may not submit more

than one project plan per Challenge, however you are allowed submit

separate applications to compete for more than one Challenge.

Develop an original idea or project plan with a future vision and pro-vide for immediate action to turn your Global Challenge into a local,national or global improvement, between now and 2030.

Your business plan should cover a short description that includes the following: 

Introduction - Describe the project idea – clearly explaining whatyou are proposing to do, and what problem it will solve.

Market - The opinions and facts you have collected from yourresearch, your friends, community, educators and people knowledge-

able and interested in your project.

Project   - Outline what the requirements for designing, implement-ing and operating your project.

Commercialization   -  Your project plan (commercialization,

promotion and advertising) and possible customers.

Budget  - You must estimate (e.g. in one table) the total costs to

design and implement your idea. Secondly, you must estimate (e.g.in a second table) the total income and costs when your project is inoperation.

Benefits  - Who will benefit from your project?

Summary   -  A ten line or l ess (about 100 words) summary of themost important aspects of your project. (Don’t repeat the whole proj-ect – just outline the key highlights).

BRIEFLY refer to the indicated descriptions and links about thechosen Global Challenge and do your own additional research:

It is important to get acquainted with the description of the Challenge (e.g. using books, magazines, the Internet, or by asking experts).Read what the Millennium Project and other futurists already sayabout the issue, and come up with creative, better and more preciseideas and realistic solutions – particularly ones that are locallyrelevant. Do not repeat what has already been proposed.

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Looking ahead to 2020... 2030... 2050?

There are 15 key global challenges to our future.

Do you have an innovative suggestion about whatwe could do to address any of these challenges?

How will you do it?

Read... study... survey...Inform your position...

Then write a project plan about the future youenvisage

1st, 2nd and 3rd place contestants will be

selected from each Category and will be

awarded at the National Award Ceremony.

The top project plans will be submitted to the

Global Millennium Prize Competition 2010/11