Published February 10, 2011
by iris_author
Are you living Earth Hour every hour?
Earth Hour is more than switching off lights for one hour, once a year. It's about giving people a voice for the future of our planet and sending a message to our world leaders for action on climate change. Make your voice heard and share with us what Earth Hour means to you
To enter please submit a video, picture essay or art piece that embodies the theme – Earth Hour, Every Hour
The winner will receive an exclusive prize package including $100 IN CASH
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TO ENTER
1) Register by sending in your name, phone number and email to ecoyork@yorku.ca
2) Make sure to visit submission requirements, contest rules and judging criteria
3) All entries should be submitted by Tuesday March 1st 2011
RULES & GUIDELINES
1. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to all students of York University (Keele & Glendon Campus) including both Undergraduate and Graduate students
2. HOW TO REGISTER & PARTICIPATE:
- Registration and Submissions: Email your name, phone number and web address to ecoyork@yorku.ca
- Digital Format: Entries in digital format may be emailed to ecoyork@yorku.ca
- Non-Digital Format: Entries in a non-digital format will need to be dropped off at the ECO office (Room 441 Student Center). Please email ecoyork@yorku.ca to set up a date/time to submit your entry
All submissions are due by midnight on Tuesday, March 1st 2011
3. SUBMISSION CRITERIA. Each Submission must demonstrate:
- Creativity;
- Originality; and
- Content: How it best represents the theme Earth Hour Every Hour
Any submission containing sexually explicit, disparaging, discriminatory, libelous or other inappropriate content will be removed from the selection process and thus the competition
Submission of Photo Essay must:
- The submission should include a collage of pictures with short descriptions regarding their purpose and meaning;
- Should include a minimum of six (6) and maximum of twenty (20) photo(s);
- Be 300 words or less;
- Be submitted in one of the following file formats: jpeg, gif, png (No progressive Jpeg or animated gif allowed) - Alternatively you may also submit a hard copy of your piece;
- Must contain entirely original materials
Each submitted Video must:
- Be submitted in one of the following file formats: FLV, WMV, ASF, AVI, MOV, 3GP, , MPEG, MP4 or posted on Youtube with (the title “ECO York—Earth Hour Every Hour Contest”);
- Be no more than 3 minutes in total running time;
- Not contain any copyrighted works (other than as owned by the Contest entrant);
- Contain entirely original materials.
Other Art Forms:
- Any other Forms of the Submission must also meet the rules and regulations of the contest, except for the “Photo essay” and the “Video Submission” criteria as they are not relevant
- Each submission must come with a short description explaining how the piece embodies the Earth Hour theme
Each Submission satisfying the requirements set out above and submitted in accordance with these official rules and regulations will, subject to the discretion of the Sponsor, be an eligible entry
4. PRIZES: The winner will receive an exclusive prize package, including $100 in cash.
5. WINNERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS: The winner will be announced during the Earth Hour event on March 16, 2011
Winners will be contacted via email or telephone within five (5) business days of the Earth Hour event (this isn’t consistent with the above statement – will they be told before?). Finalists will be accessed to present their entry at the event
6. SELECTION PROCESS: Submissions will be viewed and selected by the ECO York-Earth Hour Contest judging committee, based on the Submission Criteria (outlined in Rule 5). All submissions must be in compliance with the rules and regulations of the contest.
7. PRIVACY: Eco York respects your right to privacy. Personal information collected from entrants will only be used by the Sponsor to administer the Contest and, only if consent is given at the time of entry, to provide the entrants with information regarding upcoming promotions and/or events and/or opportunities to support the Sponsor's mission. (this means you have to provide a consent form for them to sign when they enter the competition)
