USA Science & Engineering Festival Kavli Science Video Contest

K-12 Students: Tell us why Science is Cool! Enter now for the USA Science & Engineering Festival Kavli Science Video Contest! Have your video screened on the National Mall, win prize money and possibly even a trip to the Expo in Washington D.C.!

Do you think Science is cool? Do you want to share your passion for science with others? Here is your chance to inspire thousands of people to be more curious, and to care about science & engineering the way you do: create a short video that explores the question “Why is Science Cool?”

We are seeking videos that are creative, surprising, and “contagious” in terms of spreading your enthusiasm about science to others. Videos might explore a scientific concept, show us the wonders of nature, give us a glimpse into the future, show us what scientific discovery has done for us in the past or will do for us in the future, introduce us to a great scientist or engineer, tell us why you think science is so cool or simply show us why we should care about science and/or engineering.

Sponsored by The Kavli Foundation and conducted in partnership with SciVee, the contest opens on April 1, 2010 and closes on July 15, 2010.

Prizes
1st prize: $1,000*;plus $500 electronics gift certificate OR HD Camcorder (valued up to $500); plus a travel stipend to travel to Washington DC for the Expo!**

2nd prize: $500*, plus $250 electronics gift certificate

3rd prize: $250*, plus $125 electronics gift certificate

People’s Choice Award: $250

*In addition, the winning videos will be screened during the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo on the National Mall and at other key Festival events.

*All prize money to go towards science education at the students’ school, home school network, after-school program, science club or any other organization the student is representing for the purpose of this contest. HD Camcorder and gift certificate(s) go directly to the student, or student team.

**Amount of travel stipend will vary based on location of the winner(s). The Kavli Foundation will present the winner(s) with their award check during a ceremony as part of the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo on the National Mall on October 23 and 24, 2010)

Judging/People's Choice Award
A panel of distinguished judges will select the most outstanding videos to receive 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize. In addition, the People’s Choice Award will be voted on by the public. Voting for the People’s Choice award is easy. Go to the USA Science & Engineering Festival Student Video Contest site at http://www.scivee.tv/node/16370. Make sure you are registered and logged into the SciVee site and then view the videos. Click the star rating you prefer under each video that you review. A “Thank You for Voting” notice will appear and your vote will be recorded toward the total for the People’s choice award. You may only vote once for each video.

The requirements are that the video:
• be made for educational purposes
• be in .mov or .wmv digital video format
• be more than 30 seconds and less than 90 seconds long
• be suitable for public display
• does not violate copyright law (all material must be your original work)
• is all done by you, the student, or by a team of students – yes, we are encouraging team videos!

How to enter for the Kavli Science Video Contest:
Go to http://www.scivee.tv/uploadvideoand login to Scivee. You will need to register if you're not already a SciVee user.
Follow the video upload process:Mark your entry as a "video only."Give your video’s title, a short description, and list its authors/producersChoose the appropriate audience and subject areas.
When asked to enter “tags”, make sure you put USASEF. You may also enter other tags.
Click “finish” to upload your video.
Then come back to this page to submit your registration form (at the bottom of this page). On the registration form, you will be asked to enter the link to your video on SciVee, and the name of your file. You MUST submit a registration form through the USA Science & Engineering Festival website http://www.usasciencefestival.org/2010festival/contests/kavli-science-video-contest to enter for the contest.

Your registration form and video file must be submitted no later than 11:59pm EST on July 15, 2010.

For questions regarding the contest, please contact Stacy Jannis at jannisprods[at]earthlink[dot]net