“How Can Technology Save Great Apes?" Win a Trip to Paris

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“How Can Technology Save Great Apes?

How would you like to WIN a trip to Paris for the 2nd GRASP Council by doing something you already love – blogging! Here’s a chance to flex your writing skills and your creative energy and be part of saving the world’s great apes!

The 2nd Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) Council will be held November 6-8, 2012 in Paris, and offers a unique opportunity to share ideas, forge alliances, and craft solutions to help conserve great apes and their habitat in Africa and Asia. One element is an on-line blog competition that asks the above question.

GRASP is sponsoring an all-expenses paid trip to Paris for a winning blogger to write, blog and tweet about how technology can save great apes. The winning blogger will also be able to present his or her idea to the world’s top great ape conservation experts during the “Great Apes & Technology” session at the 2nd GRASP Council in Paris this November.

What’s included?

Airfare, accommodation, visa costs, insurance, and travel within Paris.

Timing

The 2nd GRASP Council will be held from November 6th to 8th, 2012. The contest winner will be flown to Paris for three nights, from November 5th 2012 to November 8th 2012.

Five short-listed posts will be published on the GRASP website at www.un-grasp.org by September 15th. An online popular vote will then take place to select the winner. The winner will be announced by Oct 1st 2012.

Requirements

Entrants will be expected to ensure they are able to travel to Paris from November 5th to 8th, 2012 and cover any other costs (e.g. vaccinations).

Be sure to read all the instructions on (1) how to enter and win, (2) submission guidelines and (3) terms and conditions below.

The details of the competition are outlined below:

• SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
• FAQ
• TERMS & CONDITIONS
• SPREAD THE WORD

Your post should be engaging, interesting, and passionate. Blogging is more personal than journalistic or academic writing. We are looking for individual perspectives, innovative ideas, and emotional stories highlighting the competition theme: ‘How Can Technology Save Great Apes?’ 

Entries should be posted on the GRASP Facebook page and must link to a specific blog post entry on your website. An e-mail with the contact address and short (200 word) biography of the blogger should also be sent to info@un-grasp.org.

Clarity is essential. Make it short, snappy and concise. The post must be limited to less than 500 words.

Be original and innovative! This should help your post stand out from the crowd, and could increase your chances of winning.

Visit the GRASP website (www.un-grasp.org) and those of our partners! This will give you detailed information on the role GRASP plays and visit www.council.un-grasp.org to learn more about the 2nd GRASP Council.

Support your post with links to other web pages that are contextual to your post, including a link to thewww.un-grasp.org. Check what other great ape conservation organizations are saying and think big…

Ask your friends to comment on your post. We are looking to spread the word on the 2nd GRASP Council in Paris. We may take this into account when judging, so the more comments, likes, and re-tweets your post has, the greater your chances of winning.