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CIPS International Aquarium Contest

CIAC 2024 Schedule

System Open for Entry
Apr. 8

System Close:
July 7

Jury Finishing Judging:
Aug. 1

Top 100 Announcing:
Aug. 8

CIPS Show & CIAC Live Events:

Sept. 10
CIAC 2024 Award Ceremony (Hall 11.1)
CIAC 2024 Banquet

Sept. 11
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop
World Master Show (Hall 11.1)
Fans meeting

Sept. 12
China Aquascaper Certification Exam
Visiting sponsors’ booths

Sept. 13
China University Students Aquascaping Contest
Business tour

CIAC 2024 Will be Live on Social Media Sept. 10-13, 2024

Categories and Award

Aquascaping Group

Gold Prize Awards

25,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Round trip air plane tickets to Guangzhou (economy class);
Two nights hotel;
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop (one ticket);
Business Tour & Factory Visit;
Equipment & Accessories (Value RMB 1000 and Above).

Silver Prize Awards

15,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Round trip air plane tickets to Guangzhou (economy class);
Two nights hotel;
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop (one ticket);
Business Tour & Factory Visit;
Equipment & Accessories (Value RMB 1000 and Above).

Bronze Prize Awards

10,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Round trip air plane tickets to Guangzhou (economy class);
Two nights hotel;
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop (one ticket);
Business Tour & Factory Visit;
Equipment & Accessories (Value RMB 1000 and Above).

Ranking 4-10 Awards

Certificate;
Two nights hotel;
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop (one ticket);
Business Tour & Factory Visit.

Ranking 11-30 Awards

Certificate;
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop (one ticket);
Business Tour & Factory Visit.

Vivarium Group

Gold Prize Awards

5,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Round trip air plane tickets to Guangzhou (economy class);
Two nights hotel;
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop (one ticket);
Business Tour & Factory Visit;
Equipment & Accessories (Value RMB 1000 and Above).

Silver Prize Awards

3,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Round trip air plane tickets to Guangzhou (economy class);
Two nights hotel;
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop (one ticket);
Business Tour & Factory Visit;
Equipment & Accessories (Value RMB 1000 and Above).

Bronze Prize Awards

2,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Round trip air plane tickets to Guangzhou (economy class);
Two nights hotel;
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop (one ticket);
Business Tour & Factory Visit;
Equipment & Accessories (Value RMB 1000 and Above).

Paludarium Group

Gold Prize Awards

5,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Round trip air plane tickets to Guangzhou (economy class);
Two nights hotel;
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop (one ticket);
Business Tour & Factory Visit;
Equipment & Accessories (Value RMB 1000 and Above).

Silver Prize Awards

3,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Round trip air plane tickets to Guangzhou (economy class);
Two nights hotel;
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop (one ticket);
Business Tour & Factory Visit;
Equipment & Accessories (Value RMB 1000 and Above).

Bronze Prize Awards

2,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Round trip air plane tickets to Guangzhou (economy class);
Two nights hotel;
World Aquascaper Close Door Workshop (one ticket);
Business Tour & Factory Visit;
Equipment & Accessories (Value RMB 1000 and Above).

CIAC Rules

1. The competition is open to global aquascaping professionals and fans. You can submit works completed between June 2023 to July 2024;

2. The photo submitted should be a frontal high-definition picture, which cannot be edited or modified. A photo taken from an oblique angle or a photo of only a part of the tank will be disqualified. The resolution of the photo should not be less than 300 pixels (DPI);

3. Please submit: a photo of the work; a photo of the work with the aquascaper under each category (the file size should not exceed 5M);

4. All submitted photos should be color photos of high resolution in JPG format, with file size within 3M-5M;

5. After the registration is completed, the organizer may compress and adjust the size of the participating photos. Therefore, please save the original entry photos. When printing award-winning works, the organizer will use high-resolution original images;

6. Works participating other contests are also accepted by CIAC;

7. The final interpretation right of this event belongs to the organizer.

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