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Start Date & Time May 4, 2008 All day event. End Date & Time July 1, 2008 All day event. Location Online. Event URL http://flickr.com/groups/wyc... RSVP Info Name: WYC Organizers Registration Deadline July 1, 2008 Categories Arts & Media Learning & Education Tags world, youth, congress.quebec, photos, contest You must be logged in to add tags.

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"Youth in Action" Photography Contest

A photograph has the ability to transcend language barriers and can sometimes effectively communicate more than the written world. This August, over 600 young people will gather in Quebec City for the 4th World Youth Congress and to celebrate this Congress we are asking you to submit your photographs that capture the essence of youth-led development. How are youth in your community contributing to sustainable development?

Your entry:

To submit your photographs please join the Regeneration group on Flickr and add your photographs to the group. Also, remember to tag your photographs with “youth in action” as well, so we know that they are a part of the contest. We also ask that you write a short description about the photograph that includes details about what the photo means to you, along with your name, age, and country of residence.

Contest Rules :

1. All photographs must be relevant to the topic.
2. You may submit multiple photographs, but may only enter the same photograph once.
3. Once your photographs are entered into the contest, you give permission for the photograph to be used by the World Youth Congress Organizers. This may include use on the World Youth Congress Web Site and at the Congress in August.
4. Winners will be selected by a panel of three judges.
5. Entries must be submitted no later than July 1st, 2008.
6. Winners will be officially announced one week after the contest ends.

Prizes:

The top five photographs selected will be showcased in the Exhibition Hall at the World Youth Congress. Winners will also receive a gift pack.

About the World Youth Congress:

The 4th World Youth Congress will bring 600 of the world's most dynamic young activists in the field of sustainable development to Québec from 120 different countries.

The congress offers a unique opportunity to meet and work alongside young people who are really doing things and going places. This event sets a new standard for international youth events, and will be the largest and most inspirational gathering of its kind for young people taking place anywhere in the world in 2008.

There is a strong role at the Congress for young journalists, cultural performers (e.g. dancers / actors / film makers / musicians), as well as for those with an interest in sustainable development, but less personal experience in this area.

Delegates will join forces with young Canadians to undertake hands-on community action projects across Québec, and will help shape international policy by documenting and showing governments what young people are doing to achieve the MDGs.