Requirements for participation in the contest:

It is possible that you will be asked your application to be submitted to a jury.

Multiple applications from one research or academic institution; only one candidate can be admitted to the competition. The Program committee will ask the head of the research or university institution to a personal decision in this case.

All applicants will be informed by the DKG about admission to the competition by email.

• Participation is open to all graduates whose diploma or master examinations, or comparable final examinations in the field of raw materials / ceramics at a college, academy or university, date back no longer than one year.
• Short abstract, slides and presentation only in English, please. Presentation time exactly 15 minutes (or shorter, following the decision of the Program Committee), followed by a discussion of
  5 minutes. Keeping to the speaking times is an important assessment criterion for the DKG.
• Assessment criteria: content, structure and visual presentation, imagery, presentation style, timekeeping, discussion.
• Assessment procedure: The jury awards 1 to 4 points, so a presenter can reach a maximum of 24 points.
• A laptop and a beamer will be made available to each speaker. If you need other means and tools for your lecture, please contact the DKG office in advance: congress@dkg.de
• Please use only our congress management system at www.2016.dkg.de to apply. You need to hand in:
  - Full name, topic of lecture (short abstract)
  - The name of the establishment where you completed the thesis,
    date of the examination.
  - Your complete contact information with phone number, fax
    number and e-mail address. (If some of the information is
    missing, your application cannot be taken into account.)
  - Short abstract-summary with a max. of 1.500 characters / max.
    of 6 authors (submission: www.2016.dkg.de)

• The sponsor of the contest offers the following financial awards for the three best lectures:

  1^st   prize: 1.500 EUR
  2^nd  prize:  1.000 EUR
  3^rd   prize:    500 EUR