CSA Searching For New Look

Ottawa, Ontario – As the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) nears its 100th anniversary, it is embarking on some of the most exciting projects in its history. Some of the current activities and projects include:

• Having been awarded the hosting rights for the FIFA World Youth Championship Canada 2007
• Continued growth in membership, this year, reaching over 825,000 registered participants
• A mini-soccer program nearing 500,000 attendees, with success solely driven by the local volunteers within clubs across the country
• Elite Provincial team programs that continue to supply talent to the improving National team programs
• New infrastructure projects, including the construction of a new stadium at York University, as well as several other potential associated projects currently under review

As part of our future planning, we have taken the initiative to try and capture some of the energy and enthusiasm that surrounds Canadian soccer through a search to find a new, updated CSA logo. While all would agree that it is important to connect to the past and maintain equity in the current design, it is time to look forward as well.
With this direction in mind, the CSA formally invites the Canadian soccer community to participate in the process of generating a new look for 2006 and beyond.
Time
The deadline for submissions is Monday, April 4, 2005 at 12 noon ET. All submissions should be sent to:
CSA Logo Design Committee
The Canadian Soccer Association
237 Metcalfe Street.
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1R2
Or
logo@soccercan.ca
Who can submit a design?
Anyone with a Canadian address is invited to participate. If under the age of 18, a parent or guardian’s signature is required. Please note that no acknowledgement, in any form, can be provided to anyone submitting a design.
Format of Submissions
(A) Print-out

• Must be full-color, on sheet of paper not larger than 8-1/2″ x 11″
• General description of design in 250 typed words or less (English or French)

(B) Electronic file

• In JPEG or GIF or EPS or TIFF formats not larger than 8-1/2″ x 11″
• Must include general description of design in 250 typed words or less (English or French) in a word document
• Please send to the following email address: logo@soccercan.ca

Each entry must be accompanied by a signed release [ download form ] or the entry will be disqualified. Submission of an entry constitutes the submitting party’s acceptance of all of the terms and conditions herein set out.
Ownership of entries
All designs must be original works of the submitting party. All submitted entries, including the designs, become the property of the CSA, and the CSA retains all right, title and interest in the design (including without limitation the right to make modifications or amendments to the design in its discretion). The submitting party retains no rights to the design and will sign any documentation necessary to give effect to the assignment of the design to the CSA.
Process for selection
The selection process will run as follows:

• A CSA Logo Design Committee will review the submissions and create a short-list of less than 50 entries.
• The short-list of 50 entries (or less) will be reviewed by the CSA Selection Committee, with representation from the Provincial Soccer Associations. This group will create a short-list of two entries for presentation to the CSA Board of Directors.
• Those who submitted the final two designs will be contacted by the CSA.
• These entries will be reviewed, along with two additional designs, which have already been approved for the final selection process.
• The four final designs will be reviewed by the full CSA Board of Directors at the April 2005 meeting. A final design will then be selected (adjustments and modifications may still be made after this date), although CSA will be under no obligation whatsoever to make any use of such design.
• The CSA will announce its final selection through migmultidev-canada-soccer.pantheonsite.io at a later date to be announced in the fall of 2005.

The terms and conditions outlined herein remain subject to modification without notice.
Compensation
As the intent of this process is to include the Canadian soccer community in a fun project, there will be no compensation provided if one of the entries is selected.
We thank you for your continued support and we look forward to announcing the new design this fall.
For more information please contact:
Logo Design Committee
logo@soccercan.ca