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Contest Forms

Forms
Blank Entry Forms
Blank Judging Forms
Blank Judging Guidelines
Blank Judges Worksheets
Blank Summary Forms
Instructions Sheet
Finalists Certificates
Contest Announcements
Table Top Tent Cards
Contest Logos
Business Cards
Certificates of Participation
Online Sign Up
KWCUSA Webring Code
Code for linking to KWCUSA.
Contest Feasibility Report

Flyers to Help Spread the word!

Flyers to show to your local hosts.
Full Color (1 page) Flyer
Black and White version
Flyers for singers.
Full Color (1 page) Flyer
Black and White version
Write a flyer to announce your contests.
Contest Announcement Writer for Hosts and Venues

Images and Logos

Microphones (New)
Saucers (Old)
Logos

NEW! Forms in PDF Format!

Entry Form
Judge Guidelines
Judging Form
Judges Worksheet
Event Summary
Poster

Heinola Summer Theater Heinola FINLAND and Champions from July 2001

KWCUSA Forms etc. for KWCUSA Tournament Hosts.

Your comments are always welcome, ...all graphic artists are invited to offer their own unique artistic.

These include the forms for entry, and scoring as well as advertising and reporting the events. Again, your suggestions are always welcome, as we are all learning together what it takes to make hosting and judging of contests efficient and fair.

We may also post other documents here to be used by the hosts, clubs, companies, etc, and anything else which may be helpful to print for this contest such as certificates of appreciation and awards.

Contest forms are ONLY for use by KWC (all nations) and KWCUSA contest hosts and personnel. Any other use may a violation of copyright, or fraud. Using them to promote KWC or KWCUSA is excepted... as you may show them to people to help spread the word, but they may not be used in, or modified for, non-KWC/KWCUSA events. Hosts in the USA who are participating are ALWAYS posted on their region's page, with NO exceptions. This note is included to let everyone know that we will make an effort stop any fraudulent contests and prohibit any theft, ...copyright or otherwise.Contestants, are encouraged to report any contest using our name who is not listed on their regional page as a host. This contest belongs to all of you, REPORT ALL VIOLATORS to us. Okay, eh? (So: thanks, everyone for respecting our rights and making up your own forms! Say! Why not join on as an official host?)

Click on the forms below to open the full size version in a new window suitable for printing.

After printing, you may add your company information before making photo copies.

When you click a form below, a new page will open with the image as a background.
You may then print the page by clicking (assuming you are using Internet Explorer) on "File" ... "Print".
You may then also choose to save the image (once you have clicked on them below to open in a new page...) by "right clicking" on the image, then clicking "Save Picture As".
You may also (after clicking one...) save the entire page by clicking "File" then "Save As".

Entry Form

You will need one entry form per entry, but it is good to have a few extra. Hand them out freely to all who wish to receive one. Let contestants fill out the form, then collect the entry fee as they return them.
Assign a number to each contestant and record it in the upper right of their entry form.

Judge Form

Use separate forms for male and female contestants.
Each form has columns for five contestants each singing three songs.
Each judge will need a form for every five contestants.
(In KWCUSA semi-finals and finals, 6 forms should be provided to cover the maximum of 30 contestants.)
For 4 judges (3 judges plus an alternate judge) and 30 singers, 24 judge forms would be needed.
Upon completion, the results should be transfered to the work sheets (male and female separately.)

Judges Worksheet

Tally the worksheets to find the contest finalists. Record their name on the finalist certificate along with information on subsequent event they are entitled to enter. (They need contact information, venue location, and the time of the next contest. This next event could be anything from your tournament semi-finals to KWCUSA finals.}
The contest host should announce the finalist and award them a finalist certificate along with any additional prizes they may have.

Contest Event Summary Form

Each event should be summarized and reported to KWCUSA within a week. The report should summarize the total fees, donations, and number of contestants. The summary should include contact information for the finalists entitled to advance.

Instruction Sheet

While the above forms are intended to be self explanatory and easy to follow, you may also print out this page of instructions.

Judging Guidelines

These guidelines for judging are used world wide and are still correct for 2005.

Certificates

Click below for presized finalist certificates. Print the page which opens.
These certificates should be filled out and given to all KWCUSA finalists. It should be signed by the host and include the time and place of the next event (or contact information if this is not available.) Hosts should report the names of certificate holders preferably using the event summary form (above.)


Small (printed two per page)	Medium	Large (printed sideways)

The following contest announcement page is a webpage which may be modified before printing.
After clicking to the page, simply enter your information directly as if filling out a form, then print.
You may need to adjust your browsers font size for best results. Pages have been designed and tested using MEDIUM font size. You may also print out a blank form and fill in the information by hand later.

Small Posters

This page may be printed and used as a basis for creating your contest announcements. Print a copy and then add your details before making photo copies.

Contest Announcement Writer just enter your contest data and click to make a flyer announcing your contest, ...ready for printing.

Small poster suitable for writing on after printing. A larger (21 x 35)version is available through the KWCUSA CafePress Store

Tabletop Tent Cards

This is a readymade 2-tent image. Add your own graphics, and fold at three places and glue tab. Print out with 1/8th in boarders top and sides and 1/4 boarder on bottom (which forms the glue tab.)

Click to Open
full-sized image of
the tent card
Then Right click and
save the image and
modify to meet your needs.

This is a blank 2-tent image. Add your own graphics in the blue area, and fold at three places and glue tab. Print out with 1/8th in boarders top and sides and 1/4 boarder on bottom (which forms the glue tab.)

Click to Open
full-sized image of
the Blank tent card
Then Right click and
save the image and
modify to meet your needs.

Business Cards

We have business cards which are available for download and use by contest personnel. If you are managing or hosting, feel free to copy these and use them as a basis for your contest biz cards. (Right click and save, or, well, you know the drill.)

This card above is for use by Regional Hosts and their personnel only.

This card above is for use by State Hosts and their personnel only.

This card above is for use by hosts.

This additional blank cards may also be customized by contest personnel as needed. They may also be used as name badges for contestants.

Here are the images used at KWCUSA. These may be used freely to promote KWCUSA. Right click to save, or left click for a much larger sized image which you may then also right click and save.

Click image above for much larger image.

Poster sized versions of this artwork
(a raytracing by myself: F.Davies)
are available at Zazzle.com (click link below)
(I will donate 50% of the proceeds
directly to the KWCUSA Prize Fund
on all sales of these art works.)

Zazzle.com poster
Zazzle.com poster
Also available at A-1americanflags.com
We are discussing the making of team
jackets with A-1 American Flags with a
KWCUSA logo. All official contest hosts
and venues are welcome to use KWCUSA
logos and images in connection with
their tournaments. Participating hosts
may use the KWCUSA name and logos freely
for their merchandising and advertising.

The saucer logo originally was inspired by KWCUSA's association with E.T.'s Cosmic Karaoke and DJ .
It is rendered using a version (known as The Density File Extension V04, compiled by R. Suzuki.) of the ray tracing programPOV-Ray.
If you are a Ray-Tracer, and are interested in the code, drop me a line.

Below are a couple of new renderings of the saucer used at KWCUSA. These new ray tracings include a microphone a top the saucer. Host may click on them to open a full sized version to save it for use later. (Or right click and then SAVE TARGET as.)

A flying saucer has been a part of E.T's Cosmic Karaoke & DJ's for many years. As E.T.'s was offering the space for our KWCUSA web site, it seemed only natural to include our own versions of the saucer. The original saucer drawing was left on a napakin in a pub many years ago and re-drawn by Eric's dad, Avaton. Ours is an original raytracing, and version two saw the addition of our American flag reflecting off of it's hull. Version three has a microphone mounted a top, and has been rendered with the sky and also high above the earth.

It has been suggested that KWCUSA move away from including the saucer, and just render the microphone reflecting the American flag. It has also been suggested that we include The Statue of Liberty or Uncle Sam (...and Mrs. Uncle Sam) modified by the addition of a microphone. Any comments? You are all welcome (as part of KWCUSA) to make your own images and share them with our hosts and venues. Blending our images with yours (again 'you' being part of KWC or KWCUSA.) Our American flag could be replaced by a state flag, or another nation's flag and the raytracing program run to create a custom version. (If curious about ray tracing, please FIRST visit povray.org, and download and install their free raytracing program.)

The cool banners and logo near the bottom are the Official KWC banners and logo from Finland.
Right click to save any of these.

This first logo below has a clear background.

The reversed logos are for use with iron on transfers, for printing T-Shirts etc. (Iron on transfer paper is for use with your computer's printer and is available at most copmuter and office supply stores.)

Certificates from prior seasons...

Certificates of participation are available here for contest participants.
You may download and print them out to be filled in and signed by the contest host. Ask you host or venue if they will be providing their own customized versions also.
The other certificates are for the winners of local preliminary round competitions, and for the Hosts and Venues themselves.
These may be customized further by including a line identifying the sponsors, (or in other ways) by Hosts, Venues, as they desire.
If you desire a higher quality printed version, be patient. We may also make KWCUSA images available on the variety of products offered through cafepress.com
to help support the contest. Participating host are encouraged to do the same.
The following are last year's (2003) forms and must be modified before use.

Contestant's Certificate of Participation

Preliminary Round Winner's Certificate

Contestant's Certificate of Participation

Participating Hosts Certificate

Participating Venue Certificate

Do you have a Karaoke Website? We need your help too!

You can participate in listing schedules for local competitions, or regional events and display pictures and bios of the winners.

We will list your site here (or provide a link to the listings from here) so the singers will easily find their local contest hosts and competitions (you.)

Contact us now by email if you would like to participate. Click here to activate your email program and email to KWCUSA, or fill out the form below.

Everyone is encouraged to put a link to the KWCUSA Yahoo Group at their site.

Use our image below, (right click, and Save As...) or make you own.

To the right is the code as used on this page just below, but you are welcome to make your own too!



<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kwcusa/join">
<h3><u>Join the KWCUSA YahooGroup!</u><h/3></a>
<br />

<blockquote>
<font color="yellow">KWCUSA  
(Karaoke World Contest, team USA) 
formed a YahooGroup to better communicate with 
everyone interested in competing or hosting or 
just following along.</font> 


<font color="lime">Joining the 
group is free for everyone and enables
KWCUSA and hosts to communicate through email 
and posting with folks who are interested in KWCUSA.
 
</font>

<br /><br />
<font color="coral">
If you wish enter as a contestant, or host events, 
or just report on the events, please subscribe.
It is free, there is nothing to download. It is 
the way announcements are made concerning KWCUSA and
is moderated to limit the emailings. This is not 
an open forum type group, nor a daily digest, nor is
it used to send unrelated commercial postings. You 
do not need to join to enter, and you may visit the 
group anytime (without joining) and read the same messages. 

<center>
<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kwcusa/join">
<img src="images/join.gif" border=0><br />
Click HERE to subscribe to the KWCUSA YahooGroup!</a>
</center>

</font>
</blockquote>

The code parses to look like this below...

Join the KWCUSA YahooGroup!

KWCUSA (Karaoke World Contest, team USA) formed a YahooGroup to better communicate with everyone interested in competing or hosting or just following along. Joining the group is free for everyone and enables KWCUSA and hosts to communicate through email and posting with folks who are interested in KWCUSA.

If you wish enter as a contestant, or host events, or just report on the events, please subscribe. It is free, there is nothing to download. It is the way announcements are made concerning KWCUSA and is moderated to limit the emailings. This is not an open forum type group, nor a daily digest, nor is it used to send unrelated commercial postings. You do not need to join to enter, and you may visit the group anytime (without joining) and read the same messages.
Click HERE to subscribe to the KWCUSA YahooGroup!

End of the parsed KWCUSA Yahoo Group code.

Help spread the word! Add this link to your site.

Enter the
Karaoke World
Contest

Enter the KWC contest

click to sign up!

Save the banner above to your sites images directory and copy and paste the code below.

<center>
<a href="http://kwcusa.8k.com/index.html">
<font color="gold">Enter the<br>
Karaoke World<br>
Contest<br><br>
<img src="images/kwcusabanner01.gif" border="0"
 width="468" 
alt="Enter the KWC contest"><br>
click to sign up!</font>
</a>
</center>

You may also link to our other pages by changing:
"index.html"
To one of the following: "contestcomments.html" for comments
"contestrules.html" for rules
"contestregionals.html" for the regional divisions
Or directly to one of the ten regional headquarters pages.
"contestregion01.html" for region 1.
"contestregion02.html" for region 2.
"contestregion03.html" for region 3.
"contestregion04.html" for region 4.
"contestregion05.html" for region 5.
"contestregion06.html" for region 6.
"contestregion07.html" for region 7.
"contestregion08.html" for region 8.
"contestregion09.html" for region 9.
"contestregion10.html" for region 10.
Or for the forms and reports: "contestforms.html" for contest forms.

Those interested in management, hosting, sponsorship, or commenting, please use this form below.

I'd like to be a KWCUSA Contestant.
I'd like to host a local KWCUSA tournament between August and December, selecting 2 finalists to advance to semi-finals.
I am able to host an additional semi-finals contest in January or February.
I would like to host the State Finals contest in March.
I would like to host the Regional Finals contest in April.

Enter Your City, County, and State
(So we can forward to the correct regional director.)
Enter Your Web Site Address

Enter Your Email Address
Enter the (your) email address to be added our weekly Karaoke Newsletter. (E.T. sends a text letter to everyone in his address book, every week. Usually attaching a very cool picture.) This will keep you informed of events relating to the World Contest and sponsors in your area.

You will arrive at our links page after clicking.
Click your back button to return, but please do not submit an address more than once. If you are under the age of 18, get your parents permission before submitting. The Karaoke World Contest contest world finals are closed to minors under the age of 16. However, KWCUSA has two divisions for America's singers aged 6 through 15. If you are interested in our kid's divisions Click HERE. USA Kid's Karaoke Finals will be held at our KWCUSA Kid's Karaoke Kampout

If you want to inquire by phone about the current Karaoke World Contest you may call 03-714-2686 (Finland!) You may also visit the KWC website http://www.khviihde.*fi/english.htm.

Telephone Frank at: (360) 357-5465 for contest information.

Email Frank Davies KWCUSA manager or Email USA National Hostess Miss Marcella
For contest-related questions, please contact fjdavies@yahoo.com