BREAKING NEWS:MFZ “Wear Your Colors” video contest

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Meacfanszone.com’s “Wear Your Colors” video contest

Contest Information

MeacfansZone.com will conduct the “Wear Your Colors” video contest from Friday, July 1, 2011 to Sunday, August 31, 2011 encouraging alumni, fans and students of the thirteen degree granting institutions of the MEAC and HBCU’s everywhere, to submit videos using a recommended to promote the MEAC in collaboration with Meacfanszone.com. The goal is to encourage alumni representation, HBCU administration & campus participation and inspiration to high school students that may wish to matriculate at an HBCU.

To enter:
• Create your video following the listed requirements and email it to the [e-mail]. (ONLY the following groups are eligibly)
• Any university alumni, administrator, student or fan portraying HBCU’s (especially MEAC institutions) in a positive manner for College Colors Day 2011
• Also we encourage specific entities on HBCU campuses to submit videos to submit videos for school pride. For example, athletes, band members, dance auxiliary teams, student organizations and much more.
• Fill out and submit an entry form at Meacfanszone.com(Include the group name, location, member’s name {format: John D. or Jane D.}and why you were your colors)
• Make sure you submit your video to the [e-mail]. Make sure that you put contest group (WEAR YOUR COLORS) in the subject bar. Videos not submitted to the group will not be eligible to win.

Video requirements:

1. Video must be 45 to 60 seconds in length.
2. Avoid profane language, violence, sex or personal attacks on people or organizations.
3. Avoid violating copyright laws or using brand names or logos other than MEAC (with permission or your institution’s in your video). You agree to indemnify the Meacfanszone.com for any claim, demand, judgment, or other allegation arising from your possible violation of someone's trademark, copyright, or other legally protected interest in any way in your video. All contest submitters agree not to make any commercial use of those portions of their submissions which use Meacfanszone.com without prior written approval from
Meacfanszone.com.
4. Your video may not contain any endorsement (other than the university and or dance auxiliary team), solicitation, commercial, or similar content advocating for or against candidates for office, political issues, or commercial products.
5. Your video must be original content for this contest. Do not submit a video that has been submitted elsewhere.
6. Videos must be QuickTime/MOV, WMV, MPEG or AVI and submitted to the [e-mail] contest group.
7. Make sure the video is no larger than 350 MB and Hi Definition (720p or 1080p).
8. Obtain release forms for all of the people featured in your video. You must provide the names if individuals with the forms if requested.
9. Be able to provide Meacfanszone.com with an original video file if you win.
10. Videos that are submitted without an entry form will not be judged.

By entering the contest, you grant Meacfanszone.com and any partners a perpetual, royalty-free license to use your video, in any media, for standard and other non-commercial purposes. You grant Meacfanszone.com permission to edit, modify, format, or adapt your video for Meacfanszone.com purposes at Meacfanszone.com sole discretion. Except for the awarded video playing online, educational recruitment and any non commercial Meacfanszone.com promotion to the winner of the video contest, no other compensation in any manner will be paid to any entrant of the video contest for the submission to Meacfanszone.com or Meacfanszone.com future use of the video in any manner. If you want to remove your video from the competition, you may do so by requesting
Meacfanszone.com delete your video from its competition prior to the announcement of the winner on or about September 2nd, 2011. There is no limit on the number of videos someone may submit.

To be eligible you must complete the requirements listed in this correspondence. Students 17 years or younger must have their parents approval. Members of Meacfanszone.com, their relatives, and Meacfanszone.com partners are not eligible to enter the contest.

Winner Selection:

After the contest closes, videos will be judged to see if they present accurate information and comply with the requirements of the contest. Those videos that do not comply will be disqualified. All other videos will advance to round two where the videos will be rated by any registered member of Meacfanszone.com based on message, accuracy, and appropriateness of theme, creativity, and entertainment value. Two winners will be selected and notified by email on or about September 1, 2011.

The winner will receive possible airtime during MEAC events on campus (pending conference/institutional approval) and the winning video will also be posted on Meacfanszone.com and our MEAC sister sites. The winning video will be forwarded to various alumni chapters and Alumni groups to garner support for all stakeholders. Our final goal is to have the video played at high school recruiting events at select high schools throughout the United States.

Privacy

The personal information you submit on the entry form will only be used to contact you in the event you win the contest or if there is a question or issue regarding your video or its content. We will not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any personal information about you, unless required for law enforcement or by statute. As your video will be made available to the public, you should not include personal information about yourself or anyone else. All information collected on the entry form will be deleted at the conclusion of the contest.
Meacfanszone.com is using Meacfanszone.com to host the videos for this contest.

Questions

For questions, please contact us at: [e-mail]

Meacfanszone.com Video Contest Script

Hi we’re (insert name), and when we WEAR OUR COLORS, (insert how you represent your institution well while wearing your colors).

Thank you Meacfanszone.com & (insert your institution) for allowing us to display our colors every day the right way.

You may also decide to make your own script which includes both websites (MEACFANSZONE.com & (insert your website) and must be emailed to [e-mail].

Thank you,

Meacfanszone.com Administrative Team
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