The Social Media Week 2013 is scheduled on February 17-22 in Washington to showcase the use of digital space for development.
USAID will host several events during the week to contribute to the conversation and highlight how people rely on technology for a multitude of reasons, including program management and reporting, and general educational purposes for a range of projects, funded by USAID.
You can showcase your work using social media for development through video at #Popcorn + International Development event on February 22. This is a special opportunity to amplify a program you are proud of, or one which you feel deserves a louder voice in the public.
Submission regulations are as follows:
1. Only one submission per organization is allowed.
2. Videos must be two minutes in length or less.
3. You must email the YouTube link to socialmedia@usaid.gov by February 13 at 23:59 EST, including your organization’s name and point of contact.
4. Your video must highlight a project/s, that uses social media to further our collective development goals.
5. All videos must be 508 compliant and include captions (in English) for our participants with disabilities.
6. Videos, of course, should be child-friendly.
The top videos will be previewed at “#Popcorn + International Development”, followed by a short Q&A.
To learn more about Social Media Week, please visit their website.
For questions regarding video submissions, email socialmedia@usaid.gov or tweet using #smwUSAID.
*USAID reserves the right to use and reuse, in whole or in part, all video submissions for purposes outside of this event. Your submission serves as a “silent” agreement between your organization and USAID of the aforementioned.