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Congratulations to the “Why I’m Excited About IT” Video Contest Winners
Thanks to all the individuals and teams who shared why they were excited about IT. We appreciated each video‘s uniqueness, creative spirit and craftsmanship. Our final week of the contest was dedicated to a “Popular Vote” and invited the Networking Academy community to rate the top videos. We were extremely happy with the number of participants and want to recognize the videos that had the highest viewership with what we call the “Most Socialized Video”.
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 1st PlaceKenneth and Ryan's CISCO AD 2nd PlaceCisco Networking Alumni, DeSouza 3rd PlaceCiscoNetAcad Most Socialized VideoTech Guy2 |
“Why I’m Excited About IT” Video CompetitionWith over 120,000 students taking Networking Academy courses every year in the United States, there are equally as many reasons why students are interested in learning about IT and Networking. Every student has their own unique story about why they are interested in IT.
In May and June of 2009, individuals or teams of up to three of Networking Academy colleagues developed and submitted 3-minute videos that express “Why I’m Excited about IT”. Contest details are provided below.
Please send us any feedback about the videos and contest: ciscovideocontest@external.cisco.com
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What are the Prizes?
Disclaimer: Neither Visa, Inc. nor Apple Computer is a sponsor of nor in any way affiliated with this Contest. How to Enter
Video Submission
Entry Form & Video Release Forms
DEADLINE to submit your video and Entry form: Friday, May 15, 2009, 11:59 pm (Pacific Standard Time)
Disclaimer: YouTube LLC is not a sponsor of or in any way affiliated with this Contest.
How Will Videos Be Judged?A panel of Cisco Networking Academy employees will judge the entries. There will be a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place national winner in each of 3 categories.
Categories
Judging Criteria Each video will judged on the following criteria, for 80% of the vote:
Popular Vote On June 1, as an additional judging step, the top 5 videos from each category (15 videos total) will be posted to the YouTube Groups for a popular vote. These votes will represent 20% of the entire vote.
Please review the Contest Judging Criteria and Contest Rules to ensure you understand what the judges will be looking for and that you abide by contest rules.
How Will the Winners Be Announced? Winners will be notified directly by Cisco Networking Academy. The top 5 finalists and alternates per category will be notified by May 25th. The top 3 videos per category will be displayed on YouTube and designated Cisco websites.
What Can My Video Include? Video entries must contain only original material (including music, images, etc.). No trademarked, copyrighted or otherwise branded materials, logos or products, etc., may be used unless you have written permission to do so. This includes logos on T-shirts, trademarked brands on products, and so on. If entries contain copyrighted, branded and/or trademarked materials without proper permission, those entries will be disqualified.
Can Participants Use Real-life Experiences? Absolutely! Please share your own unique experiences and the reasons why you are excited about IT. Depending on the nature of the video, participants may be asked to submit additional releases that give permission to use photographs, names, people or other pertinent material in the video. Frequently Asked Questions
Does it Cost Anything to Enter? There is no charge for submitting an entry.
Can I Submit More Than One Entry? No. Only one entry per team or individual is acceptable, and an individual may only participant on one team.
Can Entries Be Disqualified? Video entries can be disqualified for a variety of reasons, including vulgar or inappropriate content in the video, missing the deadline for either the Entry Form or the video submission, use of a non-approved format, exceeding the 3-minute length maximum, use of copyrighted material without permission, etc. Please be sure to carefully review all of the information on this page.
Can Non-Academy Students/Alumni Assist in Production of the Video? No. All video production work must be kept within the individual or team submitting the video entry.
How Many Students Can Work on the Video? Only team members can work on the video. Teams may not exceed 3 members.
What is the Deadline? Friday, May 15, 11:59 pm PST
What Does Each Entry Need to Include? Your video entry should only include subject matter that is related to this contest and Cisco Networking Academy.
Still Have Questions? For questions not answered here, please contact CiscoVideoContest@external.cisco.com
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!The Networking Academy Video Contest Official RulesThe Networking Academy Video Contest (the “Contest”) begins April 2, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) and ends June 1, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. PT (“Contest Period”). The Contest is sponsored by the Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Sponsor”). All times listed in these Official Rules are Pacific Time.
The following time periods apply to the Contest:
1. ELIGIBILITY. The Contest is open to individuals who are: (1) at least 14 years of age as of the Contest start date; (2) current Networking Academy students in high school or college, or Networking Academy student alumni with an active Academy Connection login User ID and who have completed at least one course; and (3) resident in the 50 United States or the District of Columbia (“Contestants”).
Employees and internally vendored contractors of Cisco Systems, Inc., and its parents, subsidiaries, agents, promotion partners, and affiliates (collectively, the “Contest Entities”), and their respective immediate families and household members are not eligible. Current or former Networking Academy Instructors who attended Networking Academy classes for the purpose of Instructor training are not eligible. Employees and internally vendored contractors of government-affiliated companies or organizations are not eligible to participate. The Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Sponsor reserves the right to limit, or restrict upon notice, participation in the Contest to any person at any time for any reason in its sole discretion.
2. HOW TO ENTER. Online submissions only. Here’s how to enter.
Create a video about why you are excited about IT (“Video”). Refer to Rules 3 and 4 below for more details regarding the requirements for your Video. Enter your Video in the Contest during the Submission Period (defined above) by following the four (4) step entry process below.
Contestants may, at their election, choose to compete as a team of no more than three (3) people (a “Team”). The Entry Form must list all Team members and designate one (1) Team Representative to accept delivery of any prize on behalf of the group. Every Team member must complete and sign the Entry Form. All Team members must be eligible for the same Category (e.g., all must be currently enrolled in high school).
IMPORTANT: You must complete all of the following steps in order to ensure your Video is submitted into the Contest:
Step One – Download Entry Form and get your Video Forms: Starting April 2, 2009 through the end of the Submission Period, go to www.cisco.com/go/netacad/videocontest (“Contest Site”) and download the Contest Entry Form and any release forms (“Video Forms”) from the Contest Site that you may need to have completed for your Video.
Note: It is highly recommended that you have all Video Forms filled out before you submit your Video. You will need to send in original signatures on all Video Forms at Sponsor’s request. The Video Forms include a Publicity Release and Location Release.
Upload your Video: You will need an account at YouTube in order to upload your video. Registration on YouTube must be completed prior to uploading your video. Go to www.youtube.com and follow the steps below:
Please make a note of these two items and then proceed to Step 3, “Registration.” Be sure to save your Video in the original format after uploading it to the Contest Site. If you are a Selected Contestant, you may need to provide Sponsor with your Video in its original format in order for the Video to be used in certain formats.
Step Three – Submit your Entry Form: Complete the Entry Form, providing all information requested including your YouTube Username (or the YouTube Username of your Team Representative) and Video URL, and agree to these Official Rules. Be sure to designate for which Category your Video will be submitted: High School, College or Alumni.
Fax the completed Entry Form to the dedicated number below, or scan and submit the Entry Forms to the dedicated email address listed below. Retain copies of all originals, as you will need to submit them at Sponsor’s request:
Submit Entry Form by fax: 1 800 413-7925
The Entry Form and your Video are collectively your “Submission.”
Sponsor’s clock is the official time keeping device for this Contest. Submissions must be received by the date and time listed above to qualify. No hand, mail or e-mail deliveries will be accepted.
Step Four – Confirmation of Entry:
3. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY. As a condition of entry into this Contest, and by uploading and entering a Submission, Contestant warrants and represents that the Submission:
Contestant further represents and warrants that the Contestant has obtained permission from each person whose name, image, likeness and/or voice (“Likeness”) is included in the Submission, and that such person(s) has/have granted Contestant all necessary rights to use the person’s Likeness as described in these rules, and that Contestant can make written copies of such permissions available to the Sponsor upon request. If the Likeness of a minor is included, such grant of rights must include written permission from the minor’s parent or legal guardian authorizing the use of the minor’s likeness on behalf of the minor. Sponsor’s determination as to whether the Submission potentially violates the rights of any third party is final.
By uploading a Submission, Contestant irrevocably grants Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns, agents and licensees, the unconditional and perpetual right and permission, royalty-free, to reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used), the Contestant’s Submission, including, but not limited to, the recording and the performances contained therein (in each case, as submitted or as edited/modified in any way by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion), as well as to use Contestant’s Likeness, and/or statements regarding his/her participation in this Contest (with or without using the Contestant's name) in any and all media without limitation as to time or territory, and without additional compensation or approval from the Contestant or any other party. Contestant waives intellectual property rights, privacy/publicity rights or other legal or moral rights that might preclude the Sponsor’s use of the Submission, and agrees not to sue or assert any claim against the Sponsor for the use of the Submission or Contestant’s Likeness or statements.
Contestant agrees to indemnify and hold Sponsor, its agencies and Contest Entities and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, and any of their employees (collectively, the “Indemnitees”), harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Indemnitees due to or arising out of the Contestant’s Submission, or the Contestant’s conduct in creating a Submission or otherwise in connection with this Contest, including but not limited to claims for trademark infringement, copyright infringement; violation of an individuals right of publicity or right of privacy; or defamation. Contestant further agrees to release Sponsor from any and all claims that any advertising subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor infringes Contestant’s rights with regard to any elements, characters or ideas contained in any Submission.
4. SUBMISSION FORMAT AND CONTENT REQUIREMENTS:
All Video will be reviewed before being published or judged; however, publication of a Video does not mean the Video has been deemed to be in compliance with these Official Rules. Videos that do not comply with these Official Rules or that otherwise contain prohibited, inappropriate, or irrelevant content as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified and will not be considered for a prize.
5. JUDGING AND NOTIFICATION. All Submissions will be prescreened to insure they comply with the Official Rules and meet with Sponsor’s general standards and practices prior to any judging ("Qualified Submissions"). Judging will be completed in two (2) rounds. In the event of a tie, Sponsor may conduct additional rounds of judging, as provided in this section, in order to determine one (1) overall Selected Contestant per prize.
The Videos with the five highest scores achieved in each Category will be declared the potential Finalist Videos for each Category, and will move on to Round Two. Sponsor may select Alternate Finalists Videos for consideration in the event a selected Finalist Video cannot proceed to Round Two for any reason, as detailed below.
During the Popular Voting Period (defined above), individuals may comment on and vote for their favorite Finalist Videos posted at the following URLs:
Anyone may vote, but comments will be screened for appropriateness by Sponsor personnel and at Sponsor’s sole discretion added or deleted. Individuals may vote only once per Finalist Video and in the event that any individual has voted more than once, this may result in the Finalist Video being removed at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Individuals will be able to vote on a scale of one (1) to five (5) stars per Finalist Video, and once a vote has been submitted, it cannot be changed.
The Contestants/Teams with the Finalist Videos with three highest average popular vote scores achieved in each Category will be declared, in descending order of score, the potential First Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize winners (“Selected Contestants”) for each Category.
c. Tie-Breaker Round. In the event of a tie score, tie-breaking criteria will be applied as follows, comparing respective scores in each criterion below in succession with the Qualified Submission with the higher score winning, or continuing down the list if the Qualified Submissions are still tied after reviewing the respective criterion scores:
6. PRIZES.
First Prize: One (1) Selected Contestant or Team from each Category will each receive $1200 to be awarded in the form of a Visa gift card or cards, and which amount will be divided evenly between Team members as applicable (e.g., if there are three Team members, each will receive one (1) Visa gift card in the amount of $400).
Second Prize: One (1) Selected Contestant or Team from each Category will each have the option to receive either: (a) $900 to be awarded in the form of a Visa gift card or cards (which amount will be divided evenly between Team members as applicable (e.g., if there are three Team members, each will receive one (1) Visa gift card in the amount of $300)); or (b) three (3) 8GB iPod touches (approximate retail value (ARV) $300 each, total ARV $900).
Third Prize: One (1) Selected Contestant or Team from each Category will each have the option to receive either: (a) $450 to be awarded in the form of a Visa gift card or cards (which amount will be divided evenly between Team members as applicable (e.g., if there are three Team members, each will receive one (1) Visa gift card in the amount of $150)); or (b) three (3) 8GB iPod Nano devices (ARV $150 each, total ARV $450).
Teams must agree on one form of prize (gift card or item prizes where applicable). Gift cards may be subject to additional terms and conditions, which will be sent to Selected Contestants. Prizes will be shipped to the address listed in the Entry Form submitted by each Selected Contestant.
Selected Contestants are not entitled to any surplus between actual retail value of prize and stated ARV and any difference between stated ARV and actual value of the prize will not be awarded. No substitution, transfer, or cash redemption of prize, provided however that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value should the advertised prize become unavailable for any reason. Prize may be awarded in the form of voucher(s), coupon(s) and/or gift card(s) in Sponsor's sole discretion. If Selected Contestant is unable to participate in or accept the prize or any portion of the prize for any reason, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to the Contestant. Neither Sponsor nor any of its prize suppliers will replace any lost or stolen certificates. In no event will Sponsor be responsible for awarding more than the stated number of prizes. Any prize won by a minor will be awarded in the name of the minor’s parent/adult guardian, and minor’s parent/adult guardian will be responsible for all related taxes
7. CONTEST CONDITIONS. This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law, and is subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws. By participating, Contestants agree: (i) to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding; and (ii) to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules, except where prohibited by law. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of Selected Contestant, and Contestants may be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the ARV of any awarded prize. By participating, all Contestants agree to release and hold harmless each of the Contest Entities together with the respective directors, employees, officers, licensees, licensors and agents, and respective advertising and promotion entities and any person or entity associated with the production, judging, or administration of the Contest, (collectively, the “Releasees”) from and against any and all rights, claims and causes of action whatsoever that they may have, or which may arise, against any of them for any liability for any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, including but not limited to any injury, loss, damage, whether direct, compensatory, incidental or consequential, to person, including death and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize in the Contest, or their participation in the Contest, or their participation in any Contest or prize related activity. Each Selected Contestant acknowledges that Releasees have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize or the Contest. All warranties are hereby disclaimed, and each Selected Contestant will accept the prize “as is”.
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Contestant it finds to be violating these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or suspend the Contest in whole or in part, in its sole discretion, should it receive fewer than five (5) entries per Category or due to circumstances beyond its control, including natural disasters. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, cancel, modify or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's control, corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Contest. Sponsor may prohibit a Contestant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines such Contestant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, plagiarizing, engaging in any deception, or any other unfair playing practices of intending to annoy, abuse, threaten, undermine or harass any other players or Sponsor representatives. Disputes regarding these Official Rules and/or this Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Releasees shall not be liable to the Selected Contestants for failure to supply any Prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action(s), regulations(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), equipment failure, threatened terrorist acts, terrorist acts, air raid, blackout, act of public enemy, earthquake, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other similar or dissimilar cause beyond any of the Releasees' control. None of the Contest Entities are responsible for: (a) lost, late, misdirected, undeliverable, incomplete or indecipherable entries due to system errors or failures, or faulty transmissions or other telecommunications malfunctions and/or entries; (b) technical failures of any kinds; (c) failures of any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (d) unauthorized human and/or mechanical intervention in any part of the submission process or the Contest; (e) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (f) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from any contestant's participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize
8. PUBLICITY. Each Selected Contestant understands and agrees: (1) that all or part of Selected Contestant’s Submission may potentially be posted or published by any of the Contest Entities for purposes of promoting the Contest, with or without credit to Selected Contestant’s name; and (2) that each Selected Contestant’s name, likeness and hometown name may be used by any of the Contest Entities for publicity purposes in connection with the Contest.
9. PRIVACY. All personal information collected by Sponsor will be used for the administration of the Contest and in accordance with the AcademyNetSpace.com Privacy Policy. Any questions regarding privacy matters should be directed to the address set out below. Please refer to Sponsor's privacy policy located at http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/landing/netspace/netspacePrivacy.html for important information regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Sponsor. Personal information collected by any other party, including but not limited to YouTube LLC is governed by that entity’s applicable privacy policy and terms of use.
10. OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS' LIST. For a copy of these Official Rules or the names of Selected Contestants, send your specific request by email to ciscovideocontest@external.cisco.com for receipt by August 1, 2009 or checking www.cisco.com/go/netacad/videocontest for a list of Selected Contestant’s names and their hometown/state of residence.
Disclaimer: Neither YouTube nor Apple Computer is a sponsor of nor in any way affiliated with this Contest. |
