Welcome to IDUG's Video Competition, your chance to show the world what DB2 means to you!

This competition allows DB2 users worldwide to produce videos for their chance to win a selection of prizes. Videos should portray your day-to-day experience with DB2 or specific successes or case studies related to DB2. Videos will be judged in four categories:

• Humor/Parody
• DB2 Success Stories
• Documentary/Serious
• Going Green with DB2

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Need inspiration on how to get started? Visit www.YouTube.com or Channel DB2 to see examples. Questions? Email idug@idug.org for any additional information.

Official Rules
How to Enter
Judging/Winner Announcements
Winning Prizes

Official Rules

The following rules will apply to competition entries:

• Video entries may not exceed five minutes in length.
• IDUG reserves the right to disqualify any video deemed to be inappropriate or offensive. No violent or sexual content is permitted.
• IDUG reserves full rights to use and publicize all submitted videos in any manner.
• Video producers are free to use IDUG logos/ artwork, which you can access by clicking here.
• Video producers are free to use their own organization's artwork to promote their company.
• Active members of the IDUG Board of Directors, Web Committee and all Conference Planning Committees are not eligible to enter.

How to Enter:

Your video must be uploaded to www.YouTube.com prior to submitting a contest entry on this site. Remember that videos should not exceed five minutes in length.

For information on how to upload your video to YouTube, please visit: http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/topic.py?topic=10524

When uploading your video, you will be prompted to include keywords to enhance the video's search functionality. IDUG recommends the following keywords: DB2, IDUG, Information Management, Database, Training, Education, Conference.

IDUG encourages you to promote your video on YouTube, as positive viewer rankings will play a role in the judging. For information on editing or promoting your video once it has been uploaded to YouTube, please visit: http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/topic.py?topic=10529

Once your video has been uploaded to YouTube, click here to complete the official IDUG Video Competition Entry Form .

Judging/Winner Announcements:

Video submissions will be accepted on or before August 22, 2008. Winners will be announced at the IDUG 2008 - Europe conference, held October 13-17, 2008. Winners will also be notified via email.

Judging will be conducted by a panel of six IDUG volunteers, representing the technical and geographic variety present in our members. Judges will award 1-10 points for each video based on its entertainment value and technical merit. Another 1-5 points can be awarded based on each video's YouTube rating, provided at least 30 people have voted for it. The four categories will be evaluated separately, with a first and second place winner in each category. The highest scoring video from all four categories will be awarded the "Best Overall Video", which provides an additional prize. Please note: any videos deemed inappropriate and/or offensive will be disqualified.

Winning Prizes:

Winning videos will be placed on IDUG's Online Learning Center, available for free download by all IDUG members worldwide. In addition to these prizes, the runner-up videos in each category will be recognized on IDUG's Web site.

*Please note: The winner(s) of the Best Overall Video will also have won an individual category prize.