"There's U in UNICEF": Creative Expressions Contest

“There’s U in UNICEF”
Creative Expressions Challenge

INTRODUCTION


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Envisage, encapsulate, express: the UNICEF Georgetown Creative Expressions contest 2010 invites you to submit your perspective on UNICEF. What comes to mind when you think of UNICEF’s work, outreach and goals? How would you express these images or thoughts? Be creative, tell us your outlook—show us how there’s “U” in UNICEF.


ELIGIBILITY

  • All students of Georgetown University are invited to participate in the contest.
  • No participation fee required.

CRITERIA

  • Students may submit uploadable media or photography pieces (i.e. in the form of photos or videos). There is no limit to the amount of uploadable media you may submit, however, we encourage you to challenge yourself to express in one piece the “U in UNICEF.”
  • Students must submit their own pieces. No copyright infringement permitted.
  • Artist’s Statement of Originality: please submit a brief description (max. 50 words) of your work to unicefgu.advocacy@gmail.com during the submission period. Please include your name, school and year, net ID, and phone number.

COPYRIGHT

  • All submissions must be original works of the artist.
  • Failure to comply with copyright standards will result in a withdrawal of the artist’s work from the contest.
  • UNICEF-GU reserves the right to include or exclude any work. Works graphic or indecent in nature will be eliminated automatically.

SUBMISSION PERIOD

  • Students may submit their work between October 5, 2010 to October 29, 2010.
  • All submissions must be made to UNICEF-Georgetown’s “Flickr” account.
  1. Participants must create a “Flickr” account (it’s free). Go to www.flickr.com for details on how to open an account.
  2. Join UNICEF-GU’s Group - “There’s U in UNICEF” Creative Expressions Challenge. http://www.flickr.com/groups/1496467@N25/
  3. Photos: please upload high-resolution photos. Please ensure that the privacy of your photo is set to “Anyone” (Public).
  4. Videos: please upload videos to our Flickr group as well. Please ensure that the privacy of your video is set to “Anyone” (Public).
  5. Note: your media must be uploadable.

JUDGING

  • Semi-Final voting period: October 30, 2010 to November 4, 2010.
  • Those works which the UNICEF Advocacy Committee and Board judge to best reflect the contest theme will be entered into the semi-final round.
  • All semi-final works will be posted on UNICEF’s Facebook account where the campus community will have the opportunity to “like” the work. Voters can also send votes to unicefgu.advocacy@gmail.com.
  • The top 3 “liked” pieces will be showcased at UNICEF’s International Development Conference dinner on November 5, 2010 where a final selection will be made by a conference committee comprised of international development professionals, faculty, and students.

PRIZES


  • One (1) first prize winner and two (2) runner ups will be awarded cash prizes and other benefits.
  • All participants in the contest will have their work posted to UNICEF’s website, blog, and Facebook account.

OTHER INFORMATION


  • Encourage your friends to participate in the contest, or vote for their favorite submissions on our Facebook during semi-final voting.

DISCLAIMER


  • UNICEF-Georgetown Advocacy reserves the right to make any changes to the contest guidelines.
Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown