TRIO Live 2 Rules

1. Entries are due April 30, 2010 at 8 PM Pacific Standard Time. An entry is complete when the short submission form is completed and your email address is verified. Follow all the steps for submission listed under Instructions.
2. Entries must be viewable on YouTube and be setup to permit Ratings and to have the keyword "uwtriolive2" as a tag. Go to YouTube help page on how to add a tag to a video or see our Resources for details.
3. Entries can only be submitted by either TRIO students, alumni, or staff. There can be no mixed teams of students, alumni, or staff.
4. Entries can be submitted either by an individual or a group (limited to six individuals).
5. Each individual or group is limited to one submission.
6. All productions must contain only video captured on pocketmedia* devices. Audio may be recorded separately.
7. All productions must be no longer than 60 seconds.
8. All productions must be in English.
9. All productions must be free of copyrighted materials. Participants are strongly encouraged to use visuals and audio created specifically for this production.  (Note: Fair Use Guidelines do not apply to this competition.)
10. All productions must be appropriate for viewing by a general audience of individuals over the age of 12.
11. Submissions will also be governed by YouTube's Community Guidelines which govern: sex and nudity, hate speech, shocking and disgusting material, dangerous illegal acts, children, copyright, privacy, harassment, impersonation and threats.
12. Inclusion of individuals in your video requires the written consent of that person. Persons filmed from the TRIO program may be covered by parental permission or other permission obtained by the program. By submitting a production to this competition, the creators assure that all necessary permission is on file at your TRIO program office.
13. Only first names may be used in the video or credits if the participant is a minor under the age of 18. This is the responsibility of the individual or individuals submitting an entry.
14. Finalists under 18 years of age are required to have the permission of a parent or legal guardian in order to be eligible as a finalist and potential winner.
15. Since the People's Choice Awards will consider Ratings posted in YouTube, all Ratings taken into consideration by the judges must be posted by May 15, 2010 8 PM Pacific Standard Time.
16. The Best of Contest participants in each category (Middle School, High School, College, TRIO Alumni, and Staff) may receive a $500 award from TRIO Quest's Farrow Award funds.  Other prizes to be announced.
17. By submitting a video to the contest, you grant to the University of Washington's TRIO Training Program a royalty-free, irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, distribute, perform, display, create derivative works of the submission, or otherwise use the work for non-commercial purposes, and authorize others to do so.
18. A submission will be disqualified if it does not meet all of the competition rules. Please inform us at tquest@uw.edu if any of the entries you view are inappropriate or an obvious violation of copyright rules.
19. The decision of TRIO Quest is final regarding all awards and the disqualification of entries from the competition.
20. We reserve the right to remove from our YouTube channel any submission we determine to be inappropriate or in violation of any of the above Rules.

*Pocketmedia is defined as "video shot on cameras that will fit in your pocket, such as a mini camcorder, a digital camera, or a mobile phone."