This is a simple cut and paste for a worthy cause:
What does the public need to know about the science behind stem cells?
Rally your lab to participate in the first-ever ISSCR Educational Video Contest – explain the fundamentals of stem cells by creating an engaging and educational short video suitable for a high school audience. Your lab could win three complimentary Associate Member-level registrations to the ISSCR 7th Annual Meeting, July 8-11, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain, as well as the opportunity to have your original work featured in the Public Education section of the ISSCR Web site.
The deadline for submissions is January 30, so get started now! Winners will be announced in mid-March.
Rules
1. The video must be less than ten (10) minutes in length
2. Content in the video must be presented in English
3. The video must be relevant to the intended audience – high school students, generally between the ages of 14 and 18
4. All participants must be willing to have their submissions posted to the Public Education section of the ISSCR Web site
5. No use of copyrighted materials is allowed
6. All submissions must include an ending title card that directs viewers to the ISSCR Web site, www.isscr.org
7. This competition is restricted to academic labs
Judging
Judging will be based on the following criteria:
1. Scientific accuracy and breadth of material presented
2. Adherence to the rules set out by the ISSCR
3. Creativity and originality
4. Composition (technical construction, video and audio quality)
Technical Specifications
Video submissions must be:
1. In one of the following file formats: .avi, .dv, .mov, .mp4, .mpeg, .mpg, .wmv
2. Scaled to no less than 340×240 pixels
3. Compatible with the flash video format
Submission information and deadline
All videos must be submitted no later than January 30, 2009. At the time of submission, all participating lab members and supervising Primary Investigator must be named. Winners will be announced in mid-March. Only Junior Investigators named at the time of submission will qualify to receive a complimentary meeting registration. Complimentary meeting registrations are not transferable in any way.
Questions? Contact Ryan Detwiler, manager of committees and outreach at rdetwiler@isscr.org.
What a great idea. Hope you will report the outcome(s).
very interesting. thank you heather.
I’ll note on my to-do list for February – without a camera in the lab, not much I can do earlier. :-)
This is becoming very fashionable! I am going to a foot-and-mouth disease conference next month and they have put out a call for short videos. I have been working on something that should soon see the light of day – on YouTube (since that’s where submissions have to go). Watch this space…
Thank you very much for your suggestion.
If you know any more, among your colleague, let me know…
Sorry everybody: wrong form… (it’s always a mess when you are doing too many things at the same time…)