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Entry Criteria | Judging Criteria | Technical Specifications
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Entry criteria
All podcasts should be no more than 5 minutes in length
All podcasts should be free of copyright material (including copyrighted background music)
Podcasts must be in the English language or translated into English using voice-over techniques
Podcasts must be the submitter’s original creation
By submitting the podcast for consideration, the submitter attests that the work has not been previously broadcast
Entries must have obtained any necessary third-party releases
Submitters are responsible for ensuring that their podcasts are in compliance with the legal and copyright
laws of their country
The contest is open to any individual or groups, professional or amateur
All submissions must be associated with a registered CDM project. Check the
CDM interactive map to find a registered
one near you or search for a registered project using the CDM website’s
project search facility
The CDM project participant will be notified when a podcast of their project has been submitted, so
you are advised to get permission from the subject project to avoid disappointment.
Contact details are contained in the project design document, accessed through the CDM website’'s
project search facility
Each submitter (individual producer or group in the case of a group production) may
submit up to two podcasts
Each registered CDM project may be the subject of podcasts by no more than two individuals or groups,
for a total maximum of four podcasts
The UNFCCC/CDM “Changing Lives” Podcast Contest closes at midnight (CET), Monday, 24 September 2012
Judging Criteria
Selection and final judging will be based on the following criteria:
Creativity and originality
Technical excellence and quality
Artistic merit (wow factor)
Storytelling and presentation skills
Content and persuasiveness in telling the story of the CDM on the theme “Changing Lives”
Humour: Our judges appreciate humour so send us a podcast that can make them smile.
Submitted podcasts will undergo an initial screening by the contest organizers.
The short-listed podcasts will be scored by a panel of five judges, and the judges? scores will be averaged
to produce a final score. In the event of a tie for highest score, the entry with the higher artistic merit
(wow factor) score will be deemed the winner.
The judges will be drawn from the fields of industry, civil society, and broadcasting. The names of the judges
will be posted after the closing of the contest. The panel’s decisions will be final and no correspondence
will be accepted.
Technical Specifications
Podcast submissions must be:
In mp3 format
The file size must be no larger than 10MB
Submitters of short-listed entries might be asked to submit copies in broadcast
quality (wav).
Conditions and Rules of Contest
By entering this contest, the podcast producers indicate that they have
read the rules and conditions of the contest and accept the terms listed below:
By submitting your podcast(s) you assure UNFCCC/CDM that you produced the podcast, that you are
the rightful owner of the podcast, and that you have obtained any necessary third-party releases.
The contest organizers reserve the right to request your copy of any personal release, location
release or artist release.
Submitters retain the rights to their podcasts, but grant to the UNFCCC the right to use the submitted podcasts.
Submitters grant UNFCCC/CDM a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to display, distribute,
reproduce, and create derivative works of their submitted podcasts, in whole or in part, in any media now existing
or subsequently developed, for UNFCCC/CDM non-profit public information purposes. UNFCCC/CDM will not be required
to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use.
UNFCCC/CDM reserves the right to contact submitters to confirm information in the submission form or
for any other purpose considered necessary.
UNFCCC/CDM reserves the right to disqualify applicants who are unable to validate the information
submitted on the submission form.
Winners are responsible for paying any applicable taxes they may owe on a prize.
UNFCCC/CDM reserves the right to cancel or modify these rules at its discretion. Decisions of UNFCCC/CDM will be final.
Submitters whose contact information has changed during the course of the contest should notify the Contest Focal Point.
How to submit your podcast
The secretariat will not accept podcasts submitted through the postal service. To submit
your entry:
Step 1: Follow the link "Submit your podcasts"
Step 2: Log in or sign up with the CDM website
Step 3: Upload your podcasts
Each submitter (individual podcast producer or group in the case of a group production) may submit up to
two podcasts. Each registered CDM project may be the subject of podcasts by no more than two individuals or groups,
for a total maximum of four podcasts.
Submitters will be notified by email that their submission has been received. Please kindly note that CDM project
participants will be notified when a podcast of their project is submitted. Therefore, you are advised to get
permission from the subject project to avoid disappointment.
Winning entrants will be notified by email before 10 November 2012. A list of
winners will be published on the UNFCCC/CDM Podcast Contest web page.
Contact
Ms. Irini Roumboglou
Contest Focal Point
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat
Martin-Luther-King-Strasse 8
53175, Bonn, Germany
Tel: +49 228 815 1670
cdm-multimedia@unfccc.int
 Podcast Contest Rules (70 KB)
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