From: Pieter Stouten <stouten <at> SHOGI <dot> NET>
Date: 17 oct 1999
Subject: Shogi.Net. Logo design contest. Volunteer.

I am in the process of creating a web site at <http://www.shogi.net> that
is completely devoted to Shogi. The files that currently reside at
<http://users.iol.it/stouten/shogi.html> have already migrated and
will in due course disappear from the IOL site.

Shogi.Net aims to become a central Shogi site, and for example the
Italian Shogi Association (AIS) has already moved in at
<http://www.shogi.net/ais/>. If any other national Shogi Association
wants to publish its pages on Shogi.Net, please contact me. I think
considerable synergy is possible when many Shogi pages are available
from one central site.

Shogi.Net will not be a personal Shogi site of mine. The current logo
says "Pieter Stouten's Shogi Home Page," however, so it needs to be
replaced. For this reason I invite everybody to submit designs of
their own for the new Shogi.Net logo. The rules and conditions are as
follows:

1) The winner gets a free copy of "Sekita Shogi," generously donated by
    Nobuyoshi Sekita <sekita <at> m-net <dot> ne <dot> jp>.
2) The name of the winner will be featured on the Shogi.Net home page
    for a period of at least a year after the logo is first used.
3) I determine the winning logo and its copyright will be transferred to
    me. The logo must not contain elements, copyrighted by any others but
    the designer.
4) The logo must contain the text Shogi.Net (including the dot; use of
    capitals, small letters or a mix is the designer's choice) and no other
    text. Kanji can be used freely. The logo's width should be about 400-500
    pixels, its height no more than 120. Non-animated versions with a file
    size of no more then 20 kB are preferred.
5) Any designer can submit multiple logos, but please don't overwhelm me
    with too many.
6) The last date for submission of logos is Sunday 31 October 1999.

At present, Marco Durante and I maintain the Shogi.Net web site, but
we are looking for one more volunteer who will work with us in
maintaining, updating, expanding and improving the site. Some
programming experience (e.g., in CGI scripting) would be an asset. Be
aware that we cannot offer anything but eternal fame and gratitude!

Thanks a million,

Pieter Stouten
<stouten <at> shogi <dot> net>