Kaohsiung Maritime Competition - Canceled After Submisssion Deadline!
We’ve just been informed that the Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural & Popular Music Center International Competition has been suspended. This would not normally be big news, but news of the suspension was made today, a day after the submission deadline! One of our readers, and competition participant, sent us the following in an email...
As someone who dedicated many hours to this competition, and on behalf of my boss who spent thousands of dollars to produce and ship 15 (30 pg) books as per the submission requirements. We find this suspension to be an outrage.
According to the letter on the competition website, all proposals will be returned without opening. What we are wondering is, if this suspension, and participants were notified AFTER having sent in the submission, why doesn't the competition archive all the submissions for evaluation at a later date rather than send them back with no consolation for the participants?
Our office is still awaiting clarification from the competition officials...
Bustler
News of the suspension in confirmed on their website
here, with the following message:
Date: June 8th, 2010
Dear Competition Participants:
Thank you for your participation in the Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural & Popular Music Center International Competition Project.
In order to ensure the process of the competition is conduced flawlessly, after thoughtful consideration, Kaohsiung City Government has decided to temporary suspend the competition. The delivered proposals will be returned without opening as soon as possible. For further information about the re-announcement of the competition, please visit our web site at: www.kpop.com.tw
I hope you can accept my sincerely apology. Thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely Yours,
Construction Office, Public Works Bureau,
Kaohsiung City Government, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Did you participate in this competition? What are your thoughts?