1. The organiser of the International Ice Sculpture Festival is the City of Poznan.
2. Only participants who are entered in advance and admitted to participation can take part in the competition.
3. 14^th International Ice Sculpture Festival will be held 7^th – 8^th of December.
4. The time of the competition “speed carving” at 7^th of December is 12:00 am – 6:30 pm.
   1. At 7^th of December participants work in the competition as one-man teams.
   2. Competitors will be performed the sculpture on the main stage at the Old Market
   3. Projects of sculptures will be prepared by the organizer of the competition
   4. Each participant can see projects on the competition before the competition starts
   5. To make a sculpture the competitors receive a block of ice measuring 1m x 0.5m x 0.25m, electric saw and a saw with a guide carving
   6. It is allowed to use a chisel to make details
   7. Competitors will spin reels project before entering the stage
   8. Competitors finish their work after the regular time in the round – 25 minutes
   9. In the final round competitors on the execution of the sculptures will have – 35 minutes
   10. Only one winner will be selected from each of three -and two – person group
   11. After the conclusion of all the rounds will be selected the winner of 14^th of Ice Sculpture Festival in Speed ​​Carving Competition in Poznan
   12. The winner of each round and the winner will be selected by jury
5. The time of the competition at 8^th of December is 9:00 am – 5:00 pm on a day announced by the Organiser.
   1. Participants work in the competition as two-man teams.
   2. At 8^th of December the subject of competition entries is free.
   3. On the day of the Competition the Organiser will provide:
      • workplaces in the form of 3 m x 4 m platforms,
      • 7 standard blocks of ice for every team, including:
      • 3 blocks of 0 m x 1.0 m x 0.25 m
      • 1 block of 0 m x 0.5 m x 0.25 m
      • tools – motor-driven chainsaws per team,
      • electricity on a stand in accordance with demand declared in advance – 110 V or 220 V,
      • auxiliary materials – buckets with water, ladders, brooms,
      • illumination of the sculptures after they are finished.
   4. Additional reservations
      • Sculpture height –maximum of 3 m
      • Use of numerical machines, milling machines, lathes, mechanical cutters for making of plates is prohibited
      • Use of previously prepared materials is prohibited
      • Advertising of companies which are not sponsors of the festival is prohibited (it is prohibited to set up advertising banners, distribute advertising materials, leaflets, etc)
      • All elements of a sculpture have to be made of ice, no other decorations, such as ribbons, materials, etc. can be used
      • It is not allowed to put inscriptions on sculptures.
   5. The Organiser undertakes to:
      1. provide the participants with accommodation during their stay in Poznan,
      2. food and warm beverages during competition work,
      3. cover all costs of transport of the participants connected with their arrival to and departure from Poznan (airplane, bus, train)
   6. The participants undertake to:
      1. take part in the competition on the day announced by the Organiser
      2. use protective clothing
      3. transfer all material rights and copyrights on ready works to the Organiser of the competition
      4. take part in the presentation of ice sculpturing at the day after Competition at 9^th of December
   7. The sculptures will be evaluated by a competition jury

9. Evaluation criteria:
   1. First impressions – 20 points
   2. Technical abilities and difficulty – 30 points
      • Use of ice
      • Technical abilities
      • Attention to details
   3. Project and Composition – 40 points
      • proportions and symmetry
      • Project and composition

1. d) Creativity – 10 points

TOTAL                                                            100 points

10. The winners of the competition will receive awards.

1^st place – 1500 Euro

2^nd place – 1000 Euro

3^rd place – 750 Euro