Florida Public Transportation Association

“Tell Your Story” Contest Rules

The Florida Public Transportation Association (Florida Transit.org) invites you to submit short video, photographs, or true stories that promote our mission of working to advance public transportation in Florida.

We are more interested in the quality of your “story” rather than in the technical quality of your submission (but quality does help get you points). We want to know how YOU benefit from public transit in Florida, why you choose to ride, why you think public transit is important in your daily life… and/or to the future of Florida.

We were originally thinking video contest, but decided to open it up to allow you to send photos, illustrations, or simply email us your story about why you choose to ride. We encourage submissions that portray public transit in a positive light. By submitting, you agree that FloridaTransit.org can use your submission in our public education campaigns about how transit benefits Floridians and visitors to Florida. Do not submit any materials that you do not own the rights to, and your act of submission gives FloridaTransit.org the right to post your submission on our web site or in other media.

Eligibility, entry period and instructions, judging criteria, prize details and winner selection and notification procedures are detailed below. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE RULES OF THIS CONTEST AND TO ALL OF THE LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS LISTED BELOW.

Eligibility

The contest is open to all residents of Florida. (Minors must submit an affidavit from legal guardians before being awarded any prizes). Visitors to Florida are eligible to submit stories of how Florida public transportation system(s) enhanced their Florida visit. Employees of the Florida Public Transportation Association nor of its member agencies are eligible for prizes.
This contest is void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited by law.

ENTRY PERIOD

The contest begins March 3, 2010 and ends May 31, 2010 4pm EST. All entries must be received within this time period in order to be considered for prizes. FloridaTransit.org reserves the right to modify the deadline for submissions due to circumstances beyond its control.

JUDGING CRITERIA

Here are some ideas of what the judges are looking for:

Public transit has four general benefits: economic, environmental, less imported oil, and quality of life. We want you to help us tell the story of how transit benefits YOU!
The public is invited to be creative and tell us what they do with all the money they save by taking transit.
What are you doing with the time on board relaxing while your counterparts stress out in traffic congestion and road rage?
Are you on board as a green lifestyle choice or are you onboard as a patriot because transit helps cut America’s addiction to foreign oil by 4.2 billion gallons of gas a year.
Why do you think transit makes sense?
Here’s the best clue of all. Imagine that your job is to create a statewide public awareness and education campaign about the benefits of transit and why Floridians should support better transit. You need to “put a face” on the campaign by telling the COMPELLING story of how transit benefits May in Tampa, Felix in Miami, or Sam in Jacksonville. We want you to tell us your story.

Judging and scoring will be done by a panel of judges from FloridaTransit.org. Criteria in order of importance are:

How compelling is your story?
“Funny” is good if the entry generally portrays transit in a positive way.
Quality/ability of your video, photo, or written story in attracting public attention

ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS

All submissions must include your first name, last name, email address, zip code. After you submit a video to YouTube, please email this info to: news@floridatransit.org
Video: Please upload video to YouTube and make sure that you add your video to our Video Contest group. Simply visit our YouTube channel for directions.
Photo: Please attached your high quality (but under 1 MB) photo and attach to am email sent to news@floridatransit.org (we prefer .jpg or similar). Photo must be accompanies by your name, phone, and email address along with a few sentences describing the subject matter and when/where the picture was taken. We are looking for positive images of Floridians enjoying the benefits of transit. Photo Print (not larger than 8x10) may also be snail mailed, see contact info on web site and be sure to mark envelope with “TELL YOUR STORY CONTEST”. Remember, do not submit photos unless you own rights to the image and give us permission to post on the web site. Formal release must be signed to be eligible for prizes no matter what media you use to submit.
Story: Simply email us your story, in the body of an email rather than in an attachment, and send to news@floridatransit.org Stories (max 300 words) may also be snail mailed, see contact info on web site and be sure to mark envelope with “TELL YOUR STORY CONTEST”.
You may submit as many times as you wish.

By entering, you warrant that the entry that you submit is original and is your own, and does not infringe on the rights of any third party. You further warrant that your participation in this contest does not violate any agreement between you and a third party.

By entering the photo contest, you grant FloridaTransit.org the non-exclusive right to publish, use, distribute, reproduce and publicly display your entry, and to create derivative works from your entry, in perpetuity, in any of its on-line, print or other media publications, materials or exhibitions, for purposes of promoting the FloridaTransit.org’s mission and awareness of its program, including but not limited to for editorial, advertising, publicity, and fundraising purposes, without payment of compensation unless prohibited by law. You grant us permission to provide your name, and your city and state of residence, when publishing, reproducing or otherwise using your entry and when identifying you as an entrant or prize winner in the contest. While the Florida Public Transportation Association will make every effort to credit entrants when using entries, there may be circumstances where it is not possible to do so. Subject to the rights granted to us, you retain all other copyrights and rights to future use of the entries you enter into the contest.

FloridaTransit.org reserves the right to disqualify an entry if it finds, in its sole discretion, that an entrant has not secured a necessary release or has violated any privacy or copyright laws.

PRIZE WINNER NOTIFICATION & PRIZES

Grand Prize: 42 inch HD Flat Screen Television
Second and Third Prizes: iPod Touch

On or about June 15, 2010 shall notify prizewinners. Notification shall be by e-mail and/or telephone. If FloridaTransit.org is unable to contact a potential winner, does not receive an acknowledgment of receipt from a potential winner within ten (10) days, or if the notification is returned as undeliverable, we have the option to disqualify such potential winner and select an alternate winner.

Prize winners will be required to execute and return to FloridaTransit.org an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability/Prize Acceptance Form ("Affidavit and Release") within ten (10) days of notification of selection as a prize winner.

LEGAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

This contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.


	“Tell Your Story” Contest Rules The Florida Public Transportation Association (Florida Transit.org) invites you to submit short video, photographs, or true stories that promote our mission of working to advance public transportation in Florida. We are more interested in the quality of your “story” rather than in the technical quality of your submission (but quality does help get you points). We want to know how YOU benefit from public transit in Florida, why you choose to ride, why you think public transit is important in your daily life… and/or to the future of Florida. We were originally thinking video contest, but decided to open it up to allow you to send photos, illustrations, or simply email us your story about why you choose to ride. We encourage submissions that portray public transit in a positive light. By submitting, you agree that FloridaTransit.org can use your submission in our public education campaigns about how transit benefits Floridians and visitors to Florida. Do not submit any materials that you do not own the rights to, and your act of submission gives FloridaTransit.org the right to post your submission on our web site or in other media. Eligibility, entry period and instructions, judging criteria, prize details and winner selection and notification procedures are detailed below. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE RULES OF THIS CONTEST AND TO ALL OF THE LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS LISTED BELOW. Eligibility The contest is open to all residents of Florida. (Minors must submit an affidavit from legal guardians before being awarded any prizes). Visitors to Florida are eligible to submit stories of how Florida public transportation system(s) enhanced their Florida visit. Employees of the Florida Public Transportation Association nor of its member agencies are eligible for prizes. This contest is void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited by law. ENTRY PERIOD The contest begins March 3, 2010 and ends May 31, 2010 4pm EST. All entries must be received within this time period in order to be considered for prizes. FloridaTransit.org reserves the right to modify the deadline for submissions due to circumstances beyond its control. JUDGING CRITERIA Here are some ideas of what the judges are looking for: Public transit has four general benefits: economic, environmental, less imported oil, and quality of life. We want you to help us tell the story of how transit benefits YOU! The public is invited to be creative and tell us what they do with all the money they save by taking transit. What are you doing with the time on board relaxing while your counterparts stress out in traffic congestion and road rage? Are you on board as a green lifestyle choice or are you onboard as a patriot because transit helps cut America’s addiction to foreign oil by 4.2 billion gallons of gas a year. Why do you think transit makes sense? Here’s the best clue of all. Imagine that your job is to create a statewide public awareness and education campaign about the benefits of transit and why Floridians should support better transit. You need to “put a face” on the campaign by telling the COMPELLING story of how transit benefits May in Tampa, Felix in Miami, or Sam in Jacksonville. We want you to tell us your story. Judging and scoring will be done by a panel of judges from FloridaTransit.org. Criteria in order of importance are: How compelling is your story? “Funny” is good if the entry generally portrays transit in a positive way. Quality/ability of your video, photo, or written story in attracting public attention ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS All submissions must include your first name, last name, email address, zip code. After you submit a video to YouTube, please email this info to: news@floridatransit.org Video: Please upload video to YouTube and make sure that you add your video to our Video Contest group. Simply visit our YouTube channel for directions. Photo: Please attached your high quality (but under 1 MB) photo and attach to am email sent to news@floridatransit.org (we prefer .jpg or similar). Photo must be accompanies by your name, phone, and email address along with a few sentences describing the subject matter and when/where the picture was taken. We are looking for positive images of Floridians enjoying the benefits of transit. Photo Print (not larger than 8x10) may also be snail mailed, see contact info on web site and be sure to mark envelope with “TELL YOUR STORY CONTEST”. Remember, do not submit photos unless you own rights to the image and give us permission to post on the web site. Formal release must be signed to be eligible for prizes no matter what media you use to submit. Story: Simply email us your story, in the body of an email rather than in an attachment, and send to news@floridatransit.org Stories (max 300 words) may also be snail mailed, see contact info on web site and be sure to mark envelope with “TELL YOUR STORY CONTEST”. You may submit as many times as you wish. By entering, you warrant that the entry that you submit is original and is your own, and does not infringe on the rights of any third party. You further warrant that your participation in this contest does not violate any agreement between you and a third party. By entering the photo contest, you grant FloridaTransit.org the non-exclusive right to publish, use, distribute, reproduce and publicly display your entry, and to create derivative works from your entry, in perpetuity, in any of its on-line, print or other media publications, materials or exhibitions, for purposes of promoting the FloridaTransit.org’s mission and awareness of its program, including but not limited to for editorial, advertising, publicity, and fundraising purposes, without payment of compensation unless prohibited by law. You grant us permission to provide your name, and your city and state of residence, when publishing, reproducing or otherwise using your entry and when identifying you as an entrant or prize winner in the contest. While the Florida Public Transportation Association will make every effort to credit entrants when using entries, there may be circumstances where it is not possible to do so. Subject to the rights granted to us, you retain all other copyrights and rights to future use of the entries you enter into the contest. FloridaTransit.org reserves the right to disqualify an entry if it finds, in its sole discretion, that an entrant has not secured a necessary release or has violated any privacy or copyright laws. PRIZE WINNER NOTIFICATION & PRIZES Grand Prize: 42 inch HD Flat Screen Television Second and Third Prizes: iPod Touch On or about June 15, 2010 shall notify prizewinners. Notification shall be by e-mail and/or telephone. If FloridaTransit.org is unable to contact a potential winner, does not receive an acknowledgment of receipt from a potential winner within ten (10) days, or if the notification is returned as undeliverable, we have the option to disqualify such potential winner and select an alternate winner. Prize winners will be required to execute and return to FloridaTransit.org an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability/Prize Acceptance Form ("Affidavit and Release") within ten (10) days of notification of selection as a prize winner. LEGAL TERMS & CONDITIONS This contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.