SPARC Video Contest

"The Internet gives new meaning to the notion that, by sharing ideas, we build a better understanding of the world around us. If you use YouTube or Wikipedia, exchange gaming tips on the Internet, or have a blog, you probably well understand the value of sharing information, ideas, and knowledge.

Sharing can also be a vital tool in helping to address complex problems that challenge society - like disease, hunger, global warming, and economic disparity. The sharing of ideas gives us ways to discover, collaborate, and create in unprecedented ways.

The SPARC Discovery Awards challenges you to illustrate in a short video presentation what you see as the value of sharing information. Use your imagination to suggest what good comes from bringing down barriers to the free exchange of information.

Videos must:

• Be submitted by December 2, 2007.


• Examine the theme described above.


• Be no more than 2 minutes in length.


• Have been completed between January 1 and December 2, 2007.


• Be narrated or subtitled in English.


• Be posted on the Internet and available for public use under a Creative Commons license. Acceptable licenses include: Attribution, Attribution- NonCommercial, Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike, Attribution- ShareAlike, Public Domain." [via Kay]