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IIC 2024 Future Leaders Competition

What do you need to do?

This year entrants are asked to produce an essay, submitted electronically, on the following topic:

Breaking down barriers to sustainability

A green and digital ‘twin transition’ is underway but can both targets be met? What can the communications industry do to assure future sustainability? Are policies sufficient to achieve the targets, what regulations and structures are needed, and who should pay?

In your essay for this year’s Future Leaders Competition, we invite you to consider the sustainability of networks and the impact of digital technology on the wider economy, whether from the global North or South. What do these targets mean for consumer adoption?

You should:

  • Develop a sustained and well-structured response, addressing the question asked
  • Show evidence and justification of position
  • Show awareness & understanding of contending viewpoints
  • Show commercial awareness & understanding of competitive market forces

Key dates for your diary:

The competition for 2024 is now closed for submisssions.

Monday 9 September 2024 – Winner announced

What are the rules?

The IIC 2024 Competition for Future Leaders is a competition run by the International Institute of Communications. By entering the competition, entrants agree to comply with the rules set out below.

Eligibility

  • The Competition is open to individuals aged 35 and under, on competition closing date – Monday 12 August 2024
  • Entries must be the original work of the author and previously unpublished
  • Collaboration with colleagues is permitted, however, there must be one lead author

Submission requirements

  • An essay word length of 2500 – 3000 words (to include an abstract of no more than 150 words); references, footnotes and figures are not included in the word limit
  • Entries will be evaluated on criteria including original thought and analysis – all submissions will be reviewed anonymously (see below note on the use of generative AI)
  • We do not stipulate any special format for footnotes and referencing but you must acknowledge your sources and we ask that you be consistent in your style
    • In particular, the use of generative AI must be acknowledged, with the name and version of the generative AI system used and the context in which it is used
  • Please submit your essay directly to m.lucas@iicom.org
  • Only 1 submission per person may be made (if collaborating with colleagues – the lead author will need to submit the entry)
  • Entries must be submitted in English
  • The judges may determine not to award some or all the prizes and the judges’ determinations will be final

Awards

The overall winner will receive:

  • An invitation to present their winning entry at the IIC’s Annual Conference (6 -7 November 2024) with travel and accommodation paid and £250 subsistence
  • Their winning entry to be published in Intermedia, the IIC’s quarterly journal, online and on our social media channels
  • One year’s complimentary membership to the IIC Future Leaders Network, which includes access to the IIC’s networks and resources

The top ten entries will have:

  • Their abstract published in Intermedia
  • Their entry published online
  • One year’s complimentary membership to the IIC Future Leaders Network – which includes access to the IIC’s networks and resources

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