As we celebrate OhioLINK’s 15th anniversary, we want to know what OhioLINK means to you, how it has helped you or how you’d explain OhioLINK to your peers. But don’t just tell us, show us, in five minutes or less, your OhioLINK story or commercial in a creative video and you could win a new digital video camera or a 160 GB iPod classic.

We're trying to educate 600,000 students, faculty and staff about OhioLINK and how it can make their lives easier and we'd love to use your entertaining video we can use to promote and explain the program. Who can explain OhioLINK better than the people who use it?

Your video can be serious or silly, all we ask is that you keep 'em clean. Your video should focus on what OhioLINK means to you, how it's helped you, or create a commercial about OhioLINK to help promote it to your peers.

We want people to learn more about and use OhioLINK even after they watch your video, so use the OhioLINK logo, name or Web site address into your video (it’s in the rules). This will tip them off to where they can learn more. Our logos and everything you need is on the resources page.

Before you can win a prize you'll have to agree to let us use your name in promotional materials. So if you are in the Witness Protection Program, you may not want to enter this contest.

The grand prize winner will receive his/her choice of a digital video camera or a new 160 GB iPod classic and the runner up will receive the remaining prize. Plus all the publicity, notoriety and our gratitude.

Ready to go? Be sure to read the official rules. The rules will tell you how lots of important information about who can enter and what you need to do. Then find out how to enter. Questions? E-mail us at info@ohiolink.edu.

The Rules:

Eligibility: Any current student, faculty or staff member at an OhioLINK member institution may enter.

Video Requirements:

• Themes: Entries should be based on one or more of these themes:
• What OhioLINK means to you or how OhioLINK has helped you
• Your OhioLINK commercial: Promote OhioLINK to your peers
• Videos must include audio or visual reference to the OhioLINK name, logo and/or URL (www.ohiolink.edu).
• Restrictions: Submissions can be no more than 5 minutes in length. Per YouTube's guidelines, videos must be in one of the following formats: .AVI, .MOV, .WMV, or .MPG file formats. The file can be no more than 100MB in size, with a bitrate not to exceed 300 Kb/sec. Narrations must be in English.
• Keep it clean: Submissions must be appropriate for all audiences and must not be offensive.
• Originality and rights: You must be the original author of everything in your video or have permission to use copyright protected material. Videos using non-licensed, copyrighted musical, visual, or literary properties without legal permission are ineligible. In addition, you must have consent from any identifiable people appearing in your video.

• Permission: By submitting your video, you agree to allow OhioLINK to use your name, video and/or image for future marketing and promotion efforts. In addition, you must obtain written permission from every identifiable person whose name, image, likeness or voice appears in your video and be able to submit it to OhioLINK upon request. A sample release (PDF) is available.
  

Submissions: Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on February 11, 2008. Group submissions are welcome, but only one prize per winning entry will be awarded.

Entry is a two-part process; your entry is not final until both steps are taken and you have received an e-mail confirmation of your entry from OhioLINK.

(1) Submit your video entry to the OhioLINK Group Channel on YouTube, by visiting www.youtube.com and uploading your video to the OhioLINK Group channel at http://www.youtube.com/group/ohiolink. You will have to comply with all terms, conditions and registration requirements of YouTube, although YouTube has no connection with OhioLINK or this contest.

(2) Once your video has been uploaded and approved for viewing, YouTube will provide you a link to your video. You must then visit the how to enter page, complete the entry form, and agree to the contest rules. Your entry is not complete until you have received an e-mail acknowledging your entry; if you do not receive an e-mail within five days of your entry, please contact OhioLINK at info@ohiolink.edu

Judging: The OhioLINK community will be invited to vote for their favorite video entry from February 18 to February 29 to determine the grand prize winner and first runner up. Winners will be announced on March 3, 2008.

Prizes: The grand prize winner will receive his/her choice of a digital video camera or a new 160 GB iPod classic. The runner up will receive the remaining prize.

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