Work Abroad: an experience that can change lives, broaden world views, and provide priceless professional development.
Join WYSE Work Abroad in celebrating the many benefits of the work abroad experience by participating in our WYSE Work Abroad “Expand Your Horizons” Video Contest—a “You Tube” video submission contest that celebrates the experience of work abroad directly from the experts: the participants. One lucky participant will win US$2,000! Contest ends July 15th 2008.
How can a work abroad participant join the contest?
- Check that you’re eligible. Please note that your host or receiving organisation must be a WYSE Work Abroad member. You must also be participating in a J-1 programme this summer in the U.S.
- Create a 2-3 minute video about your work abroad experience.
- Submit your videos to WYSE Work Abroad’s You Tube group at http://www.youtube.com/group/WYSE
- Notify WYSE Work Abroad that you’ve entered the contest by sending us your name, title of your video, and WYSE Work Abroad member organisation that you’re representing.
Questions on how to create, edit, or upload videos?
Visit YouTube’s FAQ section.
Don’t know if your host or sending organisation is a WYSE Work Abroad member? Visit our online member directory.
The winner will be selected by a selection committee, and notified in August. The winner will be flown to Brooklyn, New York in September to accept their US$2,000 prize. Travel costs will be paid for by WYSE Work Abroad.
This video contest winner will be named WYSE Work Abroad’s 2008 Participant of the Year.
How can a WYSE Work Abroad member organisation participate?
Easy.
Members will be sent a communications toolkit, along with template text about the contest starting in April 2008. Once you receive the toolkit, you can:
- Upload our contest banner, and promote the contest on your website.
- Send our printable flyers to your incoming/outgoing participants pre-departure. Please note that only participants on a J1 summer programme to the U.S. are eligible.
- Post our printable flyers in your organisation’s common areas (i.e., copy rooms, lunch rooms, and bulletin boards).
- Send out our template text about the contest in the body of emails you send to your incoming participants, before their departure.
- Link to our website, which details the contest rules.
- Watch out for our late August announcement of the winner, who will be invited to WYSTC in Brooklyn in September 2008 for a promotional kickoff!
How does my organisation benefit?
WYSE Work Abroad will notify you when a participant from your organisation submits a video and joins the contest. You’ll be able to promote your participant’s video on your site, providing you with free marketing of your organisation, and increased profile amongst your participants.
Your organisation will be mentioned in our newsletters, with increased publicity for the contest winner’s organisation when the contest winner is flown to Brooklyn for WYSTC 2008. Plus, you’ll be helping to expand the profile of the work abroad industry and your association, WYSE Work Abroad!
* Please note that by entering the video contest, the participant agrees to WYSE Work Abroad and/or our member organisations’ use of your video for promotional purposes. The participant also agrees to attend WYSTC 2008 in Brooklyn (September 2008) to collect their award. WYSE Work Abroad reserves the right to edit videos when necessary.
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