We are excited to announce the winning entries for the 2009 Power Down for the Planet Video Challenge. The contest was competitive with many great submissions that highlighted the Climate Savers Computing mission.
The Grand Prize was won by team ArcaneMind. The team wins $5,000 and one HP TouchSmart tx2z laptop for each team member.
We thank everyone who participated in the Power Down for the Planet Video Challenge. All submissions are available to view at the Power Down for the Planet YouTube Group page. The winning videos as well as those receiving honorable mention can be viewed in this Playlist.
Background on Video Competition:
Most computers waste half of the energy delivered from the wall - wasting money, wasting energy, and generating excess heat. However, most people do not know that there are easy ways to make computing practices greener and less wasteful.
This is where you come in. Pick up a camera and create a video telling the Climate Savers Computing story. The challenge is to develop original and creative videos that educate, entertain, and/or inform others about the importance of energy efficient computing to the global environment.
How do we spread the word about slowing climate change through energy efficient computing?
How do poor computing practices waste energy?
What will the impact of better power management have on our environment?
The two winning teams or individuals will receive some fantastic grand prizes
The Climate Savers Computing Grand Student Prize: $5,000 cash to the winning individual or team*, up to five 2009 Specialized Globe Vienna Deluxe 1 bikes powered by Specialized, and up to five licenses for Microsoft Expression Studio(one for each individual or team member).
The Climate Savers Computing Grand Prize: $5,000 to the winning individual or team* and one HP TouchSmart tx2z laptop for each individual or team member.
All participants are eligible to win the Grand Prize. To be eligible to win the Grand Student Prize, individuals and, if applicable, all team members must be enrolled at a participating University.
If you don’t see your school on the list of Power Down for the Planet participating university and you would like to find out how your school can get involved, email
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for more information.
* For team entries, the prizes will be awarded to the team lead. The team can then divvy up the money as they see fit. For team members to each secure a prize, all team members must be listed at the time of registration.
All entries were judged by a panel between April 17, 2009 and April 29, 2009 based on the following equally weighted judging criteria: 1) creativity and 2) relevance to the Climate Savers Computing message of sustainable and efficient computing. In the event of a tie, the person among the tied entries with the highest score in creativity will be declared the winner. All determinations by the Contest judges are final.
The contest’s official judges are representatives from the Climate Savers Computing Board of Directors and Sponsor level companies. The judging process will be facilitated by Enviromedia, a social marketing company.
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The Climate Savers Computing Grand Student Prize: 