Deadline: 23 March 2012
Join the TckTckTck team at the Rio +20 Earth Summit this June and be part of an event that could, if successful, chart a course to a sustainable future. TckTckTck is looking for a climate-smart blogger or videographer to be part of our on-the-ground team in Rio; to help us share stories and keep climate change and renewable energy on the agendas of world leaders.
The Rio +20 organizers say ‘The future is yours.” We say make it count! Fill out the Rio Prize entry form to get started.
What you win:
- Accreditation to the UN conference with TckTckTck
- Coach class air travel between a major airport near the winner’s residence and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from approximately 12 June 2012 to 23 June 2012
- Accommodation at the TckTckTck team hotel for approximately 10 nights
- Spending money to cover daily expenses, up to $50 per day, up to $500 total
Should I enter?
You should apply for the Rio +20 Blogger Prize if you meet the following criteria:
- You have reached the age of majority in your country (void where prohibited or restricted by law).
- You have an active Twitter account.
- You have a keen interest in climate change and sustainable energy (ideally you’re already writing about these topics).
- You write or speak in a clear, creative and engaging style.
- You are fluent in English. (Apologies multi-lingual bloggers, but we only have the capacity to manage English entries).
How to enter:
Fill out the entry form with your contact information, and you’ll receive email instructions for confirming your registration and submitting a post to the contest.
Your blog or video should pertain to the Rio Summit or one of our core campaign issues or climate solutions. You’re welcome to repurpose an old blog. Just make sure it’s your best stuff, and the link is permanently accessible on the web. Also include a link-back to the Tck website and/or a Tck logo to help identify it as an official entry. Feel free to use these media assets for your post [1, 2, 3, 4].
Submit your link on the Tck Facebook page before Friday, 23 MARCH 2012 at 11:59 p.m. UST. Alternatively (if you don’t have a Facebook page) you can email your link to rioprize [at] tcktcktck [dot] org.
On 2 APRIL, 2012 we will announce 10-15 finalists for the Rio+20 Blogger Prize as selected by a panel of Tck partners, allies and staff. Successful entrants will be notified via Email, Twitter & Facebook.
Finalists will be asked to submit an original work, 500 word count (or max 3 minute video) on a topic TBD related to Rio+20 and the Earth Summit no later than 9 APRIL, 2012. The blogs will be posted on TckTckTck.org.
Finalists will be encouraged to use their social networks to drive traffic to their entries and facilitate discussion during the during the period 10 APRIL, 2012 through 15 APRIL, 2012.
A jury of notable bloggers, NGO leaders, and environmental experts will select the winning blog or video based on its editorial quality (50%), traffic generation (25%) and quality of discussion (25%). The winner will be notified on 20 APRIL, 2012 by 11:59pm UST via email, Twitter and/or Facebook. Two runners-up will be selected in the event the winner cannot make the trip.
1. THE CONTEST AND THE CONTEST PERIOD
THE RIO BLOGGER PRIZE contest (the “Contest”) commences at 12:01 a.m. UST on 23 FEBRUARY 2012. The “Entry period” concludes at 11:59 p.m. UST on 23 MARCH 2012. Voting and commenting on the selected finalists concludes at 11:59 p.m. UST on 15 APRIL 2012 (the “Contest Period”).
2. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
3. ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open only to persons who have reached the age of majority in their place of residence and are legal residents of the United States, Canada (excluding Quebec residents), or any other country where offered and permitted by law. Present employees and directors of the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA), the TckTckTck campaign, any of its partner organizations or any employees, directors and officers of their respective advertising and promotional agencies, as well as family members of any of the foregoing and persons residing in the same household as any of the foregoing are not eligible to participate. Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For submissions: fill out the entry form here
Website: http://tcktcktck.org