Competition guidelines
Who can participate:
All users of microscopy facilities within Prague Euro-BioImaging Node (list of facilities is here: https://www.czech-bioimaging.cz/euro-bi/) excluding facility staff.
Submitted materials:
- Microscopy images/movies limited to those acquired at microscopy facilities within Prague Euro-Bioimaging Node.
- Images/movies limited to maximum 3 items per author (per month).
- Submissions per author should refrain from excessive similarity. (The committee reserves the right to decline submissions if the images provided are deemed excessively similar.)
- Images in TIFF, PNG or JPEG format (max 25MB).
- Movies in AVI or MP4 format + image stack (max 15 sec and 25MB*).
- Each item to be submitted together with this description form.
(*) For submission of a larger movie file please contact our staff (email-link below)
How to Submit:
By email to picture-of-the-month-usergroup@natur.cuni.cz
Authors acknowledgment:
Competitors must be the original authors of materials submitted to the competition. The “original author” can also be the one who provided the sample for paid fully assisted measurements even if the image has been captured by facility staff. Authors submitting their materials to the competition provide consent with use of the materials for marketing purposes and their presentation on CzBI or EuBI websites, websites of participating institutions or other media.
Submission deadline:
End of each month except for June and July. For June 2025 the deadline is 16th July 2025. For July 2025 the deadline is 6th August 2025.
Evaluation:
Submitted materials will be anonymously evaluated by a committee composed of the staff of participating microscopy facilities every month. All submitted material stay in the voting for three consecutive months except the monthly winner. The winner of the monthly competition will be announced the second week of each month on the website https://imcf.natur.cuni.cz/IMCF/monthly-winners/. We reserve the right to adjust or combine voting periods as needed to ensure a fair and effective competition.
Picture of the Year award:
Winning submissions of the Picture of the Month automatically qualify for the Picture of the Year award. The online voting for the Picture of the Year award will be opened in June 2025 to all users of Prague EuBI Node facilities and to the staff of institutes operating the facilities. The winners will be announced at the end of June 2025 at Photons, Electrons & Sausages – an annual summer barbecue event organized by Prague Euro-BioImaging Node Facilities. The Picture of the Year awards is kindly sponsored by microscopy companies. Prizes will be awarded in cash and/or in-kind, with approximate values of 10 000 CZK (Gold), 6 000 CZK (Silver), and 4 000 CZK (Bronze).
Please note: Awarded competitors must be (or become) members of the Czechoslovak Microscopy Society to be eligible for the Picture of the Year award.
For more information, please contact: picture-of-the-month-usergroup@natur.cuni.cz