YAHAnet's 2011 podcast competition
NOTE: The competition ended on Dec. 2, 2011, but you are still welcome to make a podcast in the months leading up to the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. and upload it to our Audio Gallery!
"Turning the Tide Together to Reach Zero"
A Global Student Podcast Challenge for HIV Awareness & Prevention
Eligibility
Youth between the ages of 15–24 are encouraged to enter the contest
Submission Requirements
- Submissions will be divided into three categories:
- Podcasts submitted should be a maximum of 3 minutes
- Podcasts may be in English, French, or Spanish
- Podcasts must address the theme of "Turning the tide together to reach zero" (combination of the 2012 International AIDS Conference theme and the 2011 World AIDS Day theme)
- Podcasts must be audio files in .mp3 or .wav format
- Group efforts (e.g., as a class, as a group of classmates, as members of a youth organization, or as a group of friends) and individual efforts will be accepted
- Submissions must be emailed to contest@yahanet.org by no later than 11:59 pm EST on Friday, December 2, 2011
1. By participants aged 15 to 18 (inclusive)
2. By participants aged 19 to 24 (inclusive)
3. By participants of both age ranges who are interested in teaming up with participants from another institution
Reminder: If using music or other audio clips under copyright, please make sure to give credit at the end of your podcast.
Judging Criteria
Podcasts will be judged based on the following criteria:
- Presence of a clearly formed message; it should be clear what you are trying to get across to the audience
- Relevance of message to the theme
- Creativity in delivering the message
Prize Info
- The winning entry for each category will be featured in a special section on the YAHAnet homepage along with bios and photos of the winners.
- Winning entries will get airtime on a university radio station in Montreal, Canada (streamable online worldwide) and possibly on Canada’s national broadcaster, CBC Radio!
- YAHAnet will also make a cash donation to the school, club, or organization of the winning participants or to a youth-focused HIV and AIDS charity of the winners' choosing. Winners can select from a suggested list of organizations or can choose to have their prize money donated to their own school or organization or to an organization in their community that is doing amazing youth-based work on HIV and AIDS.
All contest submissions will be uploaded to YAHAnet’s Audio Gallery once the winners have been selected.
Open voting will take place during the two weeks following the contest to determine the podcast that should receive an Honourable Mention!
Helpful Resources
The competition is now over. Many thanks to all those who helped the YAHAnet team promote it. We received terrific submissions, and the winners have been announced! Furthermore, after 2 weeks of voting, the honourable mention podcast has been selected! We encourage all YAHAnet visitors and members to continue submitting to our Audio Gallery in the lead-up to AIDS 2012!
No experience with creating a podcast? Don't worry! Check out the YAHAnet Podcast How-To Guide for step-by-step instructions on how to use the Audacity music and recording program to make a podcast. You can also listen to a sample podcast.
Any questions? Email the YAHAnet team at info@yahanet.org
Spreading the word!
Please send the contest flyer to your friends and networks or print it out and circulate it at meetings or in classes. You can also link to the podcast contest on Facebook and Twitter!
Thanks so much for your interest and support, and we really look forward to all your podcast submissions!
