Contest - Picture Youth Engagement

by Apathy is Boring — May 9, 2008

Picturing Youth Engagement

“[Youth] engagement is the opportunity to grow through meaningful interaction…..toward a common goal. This ongoing process…….leads to empowerment.”  Loiselle, Elicia. To Define or Not Define … definition of youth engagement. 2002. The Center of Excellence for Youth Engagement. 

Great definition, isn’t it? 

But what does youth engagement really mean? More importantly, what does engagement mean to you? 

Beginning in May and running until the end of June, the CYC in partnership with Apathy is Boring (www.apathyisboring.com) is holding a photo contest asking youth to Picture Youth Engagement!

Submit a photo of a word or sentence that represents youth engagement. Check out our Photo Gallery for some examples of pictures we took.

The more original and creative, the better!

Photo entries which comply with the guidelines will be displayed and credited on the CYC forum and on Apthyisboring.com. All applicants must also sign up for an online profile at Apathyisboring.com in order to enter. Once all entries are reviewed by the judges, winners will be chosen based on creativity, composition, and the picture’s relevancy to youth engagement.  The grand prize winner and two second prize winners will be announced July 4th, 2008.

Winners will receive the following prizes:
One grand prize winner will receive a Portable DVD player
Two second prize winners will receive an Apathy is Boring prize pack

So take your camera and show us your creativity!! Don’t forget to read the full contest rules and regulations below.

Rules and Regulations:

Eligibility
You must be between the ages of 15 and 30 to participate in the contest, Picturing Youth Engagement.  The contest is open to all forum members who are not employees of the federal public service or Apathy is Boring.
Entrants under the age of 18 must obtain permission from a parent or guardian to participate. Entrants aged 15 to 17 years old will be asked on the entry form to confirm that they have obtained permission to participate from their parent or guardian (click here to get an entry form). 
Please note that entries which fail to comply with the guidelines contained in this document will be disqualified.  We caution you to read all the Rules and Regulations. 

Content of Photos
Photos must be of a word or sentence that represents youth engagement, and must not include any recognizable images of people or any copyrighted material (ie. company signs or logos).

Suggested themes that might help you describe engagement include:

• Volunteering
• Voting
• Participating in online discussions
• Participating in a Peaceful March
• Reading the news
• Writing a letter to MP
• Participating in a Student Clubs or Non-For-Profit Organization
• Writing a petition
• Running for elected office
• Making your voice heard

Photo Restrictions
Photos must be appropriate for posting on a public federal government website. Any obscene, provocative or otherwise questionable content will not be considered. Canadian Youth Connection forum and Apathy is Boring staff retains sole discretion as to what constitutes inappropriate content.

Entries and Identification
Each entry must include a fully completed entry form and be clearly labelled with the entrant's forum display name, email address and the title of the photo (click here to get an entry form). Entrants must also sign up for a profile on www.apathyisboring.com and include their Apathy is Boring user name as part of their submission. Entrants may submit up to 3 photos but each photo must be submitted with a separate form. Entries that do not include a form will not be eligible for judging.

Submitting Digital Images
Digital images should be submitted with a completed electronic copy of the entry form to youthportal@servicecanada.gc.ca.

Images should be:

• submitted in JPG (at high quality) or TIFF format
• less than 1.4 MB

Digital enhancements are permitted.  Entries may be in colour, black and white or sepia.

Submitting Prints
Images must be at least 4"x 6"but not more than 8" x 12". If you are submitting more than one print, number each print to match a corresponding entry form.  Entries may be in colour, black and white or sepia. Prints will not be returned.

Mail pictures to:

The Canadian Youth Connection Forum
4th Floor, Mail Drop #403
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0J9

Judging
Final judging will be done by a panel of judges with experience in graphic design, photography and youth engagement experts.  All contest outcomes are final.

Important Dates
All submissions must be received by July 1st 2008.  Our panel of judges will review all the entries and select the top 3 pictures.  The winners will be announced on July 4th 2008.

Legal Blah Blah …
Ownership/Use Rights
Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Any entries submitted from other than the originator of the photograph will be immediately disqualified. Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. Photos will be credited to the photographer named in the entry form. By entering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted photograph displayed on the Youth.gc.ca and Apathyisboring.com website without any fee or other form of compensation. Photographers also agree that Youth.gc.ca and Apathy is Boring may make and retain copies of the photograph for archival purposes. Entries will never be used by Youth.gc.ca or Apathy is Boring for any type of advertising.

Additional Terms and Conditions
By submitting an entry, the contestant acknowledges that he/she has read and fully understands the terms and conditions as set forth in these contest guidelines.

By participating in the contest, you agree not to hold the Canadian Youth Connection forum and/or Youth.gc.ca and/or Apathyisboring.com and its employees, affiliates, and advertising and promotional team liable for, and they in turn assume no liability for, any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of action, or losses of any kind arising in whole or in part from this contest.

The entrant acknowledges that the Canadian Youth Connection forum, its agents, and sponsors are not responsible for any misrepresentation on the part of the contestant.

The Canadian Youth Connection forum assumes no responsibility for any claims against infringement of the right of privacy with respect to any photograph submitted.

The Canadian Youth Connection forum reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel suspend all or any portion of this contest without notice.