New Travel/Nature YouTube Contest

[EllaRiggi]

new YouTube contest out there. submit your spot in nature to win killer travel packages.

http://youtube.com/wheresyours

details and prizes from the site:
Nature Valley is rewarding the best 3 video entries showcasing special spot in nature with vacation packages to discover the ends of the Earth. Upload your video on YouTube and submit it on this contest page.

Submissions are open from 12/23/07 to 2/11/08. A team of judges will select the top 10 finalists. Online voting will take place from 2/21/08 through 3/13/08 to determine the top 5 winners. The winner will be announced on 4/4/08 on the YouTube home page.
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ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME PRIZES:
GRAND PRIZE -- Discover the Ends of the Earth
The grand prize winner and a guest will be invited to explore the remote northern and southern reaches of the world, in two separate vacations valued at over $61,000
• Part one: South Georgia & The Falklands near the Antarctic Peninsula where it's possible to see 100,000 penguins in one place!
• Part two: Arctic Svalbard -- a remote chain of islands only 600 miles from the North Pole famous for its "midnight sun".
• Accommodations: aboard the expedition ship National Geographic Endeavour
• Winning video will be featured on the YouTube home page for one day
• $16,165.40 that can be used toward taxes and travel costs
TOTAL PRIZE VALUE: $61,383.40
Learn More at http://www.wheresyours.com/VideoContest.aspx

FIRST PRIZE -- Discover the Treasures of Galapagos & the Land of the Inca
See blue-footed boobies perform courtship "dance" rituals 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, and explore Peru's land of the Inca in sites like Cusco , Machu Picchu and Pisac.
• $6,274.60 that can be used toward taxes and travel costs
TOTAL PRIZE VALUE: $22,856.80
Learn More at http://www.wheresyours.com/VideoContest.aspx

SECOND PRIZE -- Discover the West in the Footprints of Lewis and Clark
Head west to discover for yourself the beauty of the Columbia River, the majesty of the Cascade Mountains and the wonder of Hell's Canyon.
• $3,931.60 that can be used toward taxes and travel costs
TOTAL PRIZE VALUE: $ 12,703.60
Learn More at http://www.wheresyours.com/VideoContest.aspx
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HOW YOU'LL BE JUDGED:
Winners will be selected by a panel of General Mills employees and their advertising partners.
The criteria are as follows:
• Relevance to the Where's Yours Contest theme -- 50%
• Creativity -- 25%
• Originality -- 25 %
Remember, we are more concerned with the quality of the place, than the quality of the video.