Competitive Exhibitor Application

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Name of Individual Competing(Required)

Are you a TGMS Member?

YES

Are you an individual?

Individual

Corporation, Partnership, other

If Exhibitor is not an individual acting in his or her own individual capacity, please record whether you are a corporation, partnership or other entity and indicate your authority to act as agent for said entity.

Name of Corporation, Partnership, or other organization

Name as it should appear on your TGMS ID #1(Required)

First Last

Name as it should appear on your TGMS ID #2

First Last

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Email(Required)

Cell Phone(Required)

Other Phone

How can you be reached while in Tucson?

Which competitives would you like to enter?

General Competition

Walt Lidstrom Memorial Trophy

Paul Desautels Trophy

Richard A. Bideaux Memorial Trophy “Best Arizona Mineral”

Neal Yedlin Trophy

Best of Theme – “Pegmatites”

General Competition

With the completion of this Competition Entry Form, it is mutually agreed that the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, Inc., the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® Committee, and the Tucson Convention Center shall not be liable to any exhibitor for loss of or damage to the exhibits described above from any cause; and that all claims are expressly waived. NOTE: All judging forms may be displayed on each exhibit.

Entries

Exhibitor Group (Mas, Adv, Nov, Jr/Mas, Jr))

Division/Class No./Name (Refer to Handbook)

Case Size (30" or 48")

Walt Lidstrom Memorial Trophy

Please enter the following specimen in the Lidstrom Competition. (See rules for this on page 14 of the handbook.)

Specimen

Species

Locality

Is the specimen part of an exhibit?

Yes, specimen is in a competitive case

Which exhibit is this specimen part of

Note: the exhibitor needs to get a “Lidstrom Trophy” tag at the desk where the Best of Theme entries are being received

Paul Desautels Trophy

Case size needed

30″ Case

48″ Case

60″ Case

Cases provided by TGMS

Richard A. Bideaux Memorial Trophy “Best Arizona Mineral”

Specimen

Species

Locality

Neal Yedlin Trophy

Rules for this competition are page 15 of the Competitive Exhibitor Handbook.

Case size needed

30″ Case

48″ Case

Cases provided by TGMS

BEST OF THEME – “Silica”

Rules for this competition are page 16 of the Competitive Exhibitor Handbook.

Entries for Best of Theme competition will be accepted from 4:00pm until 6:00 pm, Wednesday, February 9, 2022. All exhibitors shall sign a Competitive Exhibitor Agreement for these exhibits.

I will enter one specimen in each of the following categories

Cabinet – Greater than 5”(12.5cm) but smaller than 12”(30 cm)

Small Cabinet – Greater than 2”(5 cm) but smaller than 5” (12.5 cm)

Miniature – Fits within a 2”(5 cm) cube

Toe-nail – Fits within a 1.5”(3.8 cm) cube

Thumbnail – Fits within a 1” (2.5 cm) cube

Lapidary/Jewelry

Self-collected

NOTE: The specimens entered in these categories are not eligible to compete for the Lidstrom or Bideaux Memorial Trophies. Please read the rules concerning the eligibility of repaired specimens on page eight of the Competitive Exhibitor Handbook or the single sheet contained with this entry form.

Entries for Best of Theme competition will be accepted from 4:00pm until 6:00 pm, Wednesday, February 9, 2022. All exhibitors shall sign a Competitive Exhibitor Agreement for these exhibits.

Agreement(Required)

I agree to the Competitive Exhibitor Terms.

Review the Competitive Exhibitor Terms

Liability Waiver(Required)

I agree to the liability waiver

Electronic Signature(Required)

I acknowledge use of Electronic Signature

By entering my name below, I agree to be bound by this contract as if I had affixed my signature by hand.

Signature(Required)

Please type your full name

Apply for 2024 Competitive Exhibit – Deadline December 15, 2023

General Competition

Walt Lidstrom Memorial Trophy

Paul Desautels Trophy

Richard A. Bideaux Memorial Trophy “Best Arizona Mineral”

Neal Yedlin Trophy

BEST OF THEME – “Silica”