The Corona crisis has come to overshadow every other current issue we face, including sustainability. We’re taking a stand and fighting back. All competitions are set to take place as scheduled. Perhaps the current shutdown itself will give you the space you need to participate. The virus will dominate 2020, but can’t crowd out every other challenge we face from the agenda, including our warming planet, mass extinctions and deepening social divisions. On the contrary, corona is also a change: immediate experience with managing a global crisis on a scale that we might face if the warming of our planet continues unabated. A deepend awareness of the fragility of the systems we depend on to survive might result. Important realizations about resilience, adaptation and sacrifice may be made. Perhaps new ideas for a new way of living will emerge. The GSA will continue to be a platform for leading concepts and effective measures to prevent crises and ensure our shared future. 

In order to efficiently and collectively mitigate the rapid spread of COVID-19 drastic measures are indispensable. We’d like to remind you that our application process for each of our competitions is entirely digital: online applications can be largely filled in using information that's available online. If any information is missing in your application forms as a result of having to work from home, that information can be supplied at a later date or taken into account in our evaluation process. We’re happy to extend our deadlines if necessary. The GSA has frequently been—and now is almost entirely—run remotely.

Stay well.