Doug's got talent
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Doug's got talent. Do you?
That's the question we asked you this winter. The answer we got was a resounding YES.
We received nearly 100 entries from high school students, Douglas College students and others in the community. The range of talent and the amount of effort put into the entries was amazing. We're proud to know that so many diverse and talented students would choose Douglas.
After much deliberation (it wasn't easy!), we've narrowed the entries down to ten finalists. Now it's time for you to decide who wins. So, vote for who you think should win $4,000 in tuition credits. But choose your vote wisely - you only get one!
The three videos with the most votes at the end of the voting period will each win $4,000 in tuition credit. The remaining seven finalists will all receive runner-up prizes of $400 in tuition credit.
A huge thank you to everyone who entered, and good luck!
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Jun Bin's Got Talent |
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Circus |
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Julia's Got Talent |
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Doug's Got Talent, I've Got Talents |
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Crawl |
Rules and Regulations
Contest Period
The "Doug's Got Talent" contest commences on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 12:01AM (Pacific Time) and concludes on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 11:59PM (Pacific Time), hereafter referred to as the "Contest Period".
All entries must be submitted by the contest deadline. Late entries will not be accepted.
Eligibility
1. The contest is open to all legal residents of Canada who are at least 16 years of age or older as of the first day of the contest period, or who are currently enrolled in grade 11 or 12 at a high school in Canada.
2. The contest is not open to employees, staff, administration, agents, or representatives of the Contest Sponsor, with the exception of Student Assistants.
3. Maximum one entry per person regardless of the method of entry.
Entry Deadline
Contest entry videos and contest entry forms must be submitted by February 28, 2010 at 11:59PM (Pacific Time) to be eligible for the contest.
Contest Rules
The suggested video length is two (2) minutes; each video submitted must be no longer than three (3) minutes. As the submitted videos will be posted online and viewed by various members of the community, including prospective students and their families, all videos submitted must be free of any inappropriate language, images and/or sexual content and/or illegal activity. Videos must comply with YouTube's Terms of Use. All videos will be reviewed by the contest managers to determine eligibility.
If any video is deemed inappropriate by the contest managers, that video will be declared ineligible and will not be posted.
Entrants must fill out thecontest entry form as well as submit a video to be eligible.
Judging Committee
The Judging Committee will include employees of the Douglas College Communications and Marketing Office, the Centre for Campus Life, the Office for New Students, the Faculty of Performing and Fine Arts and student representatives.
Finalists
Between March 2, 2010 and March 9, 2010 in New Westminster BC, ten (10) finalists from all eligible entries uploaded will be selected by contest judges (by committee as determined by Douglas College). No prizes are awarded at this stage; final selections must be voted on by the public to determine winners. Finalists will be contacted via the email they submitted in the online entry form. The Contest Sponsor will not be responsible for failed attempts to contact the selected entrants.
In order to be declared a finalist by the contest judges, each entrant must be in compliance with the contest rules and, in particular, must agree to the following:
* to be contacted via email within five (5) business days of the date on which the finalist's entry was selected;
* If a selected finalist cannot be contacted, or is otherwise not in compliance with the contest rules, the contest judges reserve the right to disqualify such entrant from the contest and select one or more further entrants from the remaining eligible entries until ten (10) finalists are officially selected.
Prizes
There will be three (3) grand prizes awarded consisting of a $4,000 fee credit and seven (7) secondary prizes of $400 fee credits. The fee credits may be used for any mandatory tuition fees for any program or course offered by Douglas College (credit, continuing education or The Training Group) for which the recipient meets admission requirements. The fee credits can also be used to pay for any mandatory student fees, including student union fees, student activity fees, medical fees and dental fees.
All other expenses not specified herein including, but not limited to books, meals, optional activities, travel and other incidental costs, and any other costs not specifically included in the prize package, are the sole responsibility of the winner. Winner is not entitled to any monetary difference between the value of the fee credit and the actual cost of tuition fees and student fees at the time of payment.
The fee credits expire on March 31, 2014. Note that tuition fees and related fees do increase from time to time, while the value of the $4,000 and $400 fee credits is fixed.
The recipient is responsible for meeting all application requirements and deadlines for their chosen programs and courses. To continue to access the award for credit programs after one (1) year, the recipient must maintain a minimum Grade Point Average of 2.0.
Publication
All videos submitted, whether as a winning entry or not, will become the property of Douglas College and may be used, published or republished, in whole or in part, royalty free, in any printed or electronic media and in promotional material, including recruitment and online publications. By sending your videos in for consideration, you provide Douglas College with exclusive ownership of the video.
Ownership
All entrants must, at the time of submission, be the sole authors and owners of the copyright of all videos entered into the contest. Upon entry, all rights in and to the videos become the exclusive property of Douglas College, including all intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, copyright. Douglas College has the right to use the video as it chooses, including the right to use the video, or any portion of that video, in Douglas College printed or online publications. Douglas College reserves the right to alter the video in any manner deemed necessary for use in any promotional pieces.
Originality
All entries must be original, unpublished, and created solely by the submitting entrant(s) and not violate the intellectual property rights, copyright, or right of property of any third party. Copyrighted materials will not be accepted unless specific permission for the use of such material can be shown.
Contest Entry/Release Form
All entrants are required to complete the online contest entry/release form upon submission of their video. Release forms are available through the Douglas College website at douglascollege.ca/talent, and must be filled out by any identifiable individual appearing in the submitted video. Any video submitted without release forms shall be ineligible for consideration by the contest managers.
Privacy
Please note: Your personal information will not be sold/given to other marketers. Personal information provided by the entrant will be used by Douglas College to administer the contest, and will not be used for any other reason.
