One of the traditions of the BTA's annual Alice Awards & Auction is that Alice travels the world in search of diverse bike ingenuity - whether it's infrastructure, industry, culture, or tradition. Recognizing the uniqueness that our own state brings to bicycling, this year Alice comes home to Oregon to celebrate our innovation in the bicycling world. And we want your help in showcasing diverse Oregon stories.

At this year's event, we will be airing video made up of submissions from bike-minded individuals and groups from across the state. Please send us your short (one minute or less), edited video clips that convey your favorite biking adventures and stories of why you enjoy biking using images, quotes, music, artwork, poetry, etc. Please read the video requirements (below) for helpful instructions and requirements on how to submit your masterpiece(s).

The creative direction is completely up to you, but if you're having trouble finding a jumping off point, below are a few questions to get you started (or that you can simply answer):

• If aliens landed in Oregon tomorrow and you had to explain how bicycling is superior to their intergalactic cruisers, what would you convey?
• Why do you bicycle alone? With your family? With a group? With aliens?
• How is Oregon the best state for bicycling?
• What's the coolest thing you've ever found on a shoulder, or in a bike lane, or on a trail while biking?
• What's your favorite "secret" bike route in your town? The one that you feel like only you and your friends know about?
• What do you think the future of cycling looks like in Oregon?

Thank you… and we will see you at Alice on March 7, 2009 at the Oregon Convention Center.

Alice in Oregon video requirements:

To be considered, entrants must submit one hard copy of your video (DVD, VHS, CD, film, etc.) to:

Bicycle Transportation Alliance
Attn: Scott Yelton
PO Box 9072
Portland, OR 97207

The video must conform to the following:

1) Video must not exceed 60 seconds in length

2) Video consists of some kind of action, discussion, or presentation that clearly addresses why you enjoy bicycling in Oregon.

3) You agree that you will not submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant the BTA all of the license rights granted herein.

4) Submissions must be received by Monday, February 2, 2009

In addition:

1) Include the name(s) of anyone credited for the video

2) Entrants will retain all rights to, ownership of, and credit for their videos. However, by submitting creative work, you agree that the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and its partners may refer to your video, and that these organizations may exhibit or distribute compilations of entries on a not-for-profit, non-reimbursed basis. (We may want to present entries at future fundraising events, at conferences, give compilations to members of Congress and others, etc.) By submitting creative material, you give the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and its partners full permission to display your work in all of our outreach activities, including, but not limited to, airing submissions at the Alice Awards & Auction, on our website, and in marketing materials.

3) Submissions are open to anyone

4) Multiple submissions from the same person(s) are acceptable. However, please clearly indicate how many videos you are including and provide a clear break between different videos.

5) Your submission may or may not be displayed at the 2009 Alice Awards & Auction due to time constraints and other factors. The Bicycle Transportation Alliance retains the right to decide what submissions are included in the final produced video.

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