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YouTube Video Contest
Rules
Contact & Release Form
Winner's Video Upload

Your video should be no longer than 90 seconds and should contain a clear message regarding the Future of the South and young people’s role in improving the quality of life and economy in your Southern community, state, or the Southern region overall.

Videos containing obscene or abusive language will not be accepted.

The contest runs from February 12 through April 8, 2008. Winners will be announced on April 10, 2008.

 

Accepted Video Formats and Uploading to YouTube.com

Video Format Requirements:

The video you upload will be reviewed for adherence to contest rules and will then be posted on YouTube in the SouthernGrowth Group. This video will be used to judge your submission. If you win you will be required to submit a a 640x480 version in .mov or .wmv format for presentation at the 2008 Southern Growth Policies Board conference.

To participate in this contest you must be a member of YouTube and you must fill out the SGPB online form. Upload your contest video after logging in to YouTube.com and joining the SouthernGrowth Group.


Making and Uploading a Video :
YouTube instructions for making a video: http://youtube.com/t/howto_makevideo

Instructions for uploading a video can be found at: http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=77268&ctx=sibling


Winners:

Winners will be required to submit a full-resolution 640x480 .mov or .wmv of their winning video for distribution by Southern Growth Policies Board and presentation at the Annual Conference held in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 1-3, 2008.



You may need to save your video in 2 formats. A 640x480 version for the conference and a smaller version for YouTube if your hi-quality file is over 100 megs.

If you win, you will be asked to send us the high-quality 640x480 px version of your video no later than April 9, 2008. You may upload your high resolution video by browser to: http://www.southerngrowth.net/cgi-bin/uploads/dropbox.cgi or mail it on CD or DVD tape directly to us.


When using FedX, UPS or DHL mail to:
Southern Growth Policies Board
100 Capitola Drive, Suite 100
Durham, NC 27713

When using U.S. Postal services do not use the street address. Instead mail to:  

Southern Growth Policies Board
P.O. Box 12293
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

 



Questions or problems: contact Elizabeth Dellinger, graphic design and production coordinator,
Southern Growth Policies Board.


Southern Growth Policies Board, P.O. Box 12293, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: (919) 941-5145, Fax: (919) 941-5594, Email: info@southern.org