The document is a reminder email to a professor about a Special Olympics online video and photo contest being held in collaboration with the University of Miami School of Communication's Knight Center for International Media. The contest deadline is May 3rd and the email encourages students to submit their entries to the contest website as soon as possible. The competition is open to students enrolled in journalism and communications schools worldwide and will award cash prizes for first, second and third place in categories including video and photography. More information can be found on the contest website at www.socontest2010.org.

1. April 19, 2010
Dear Professor:
I just wanted to send a quick reminder about the Special Olympics Online Video and Photo
Contest being held in collaboration with the University Of Miami School Of Communication’s
Knight Center for International Media. The May 3rd deadline is just two weeks away, so please
remind your students to get their submissions in as soon as possible.
You can find official rules, sample videos, technical requirements for submissions and a current
list of the contest judges on our official contest Web site or by visiting www.socontest2010.org.
Additionally, please have your students submit their entries via the contest Web site.
As a reminder, the competition is open to college and university students currently enrolled in
Journalism and Communications Schools around the world. The categories of the contest will
include video (Vignette, Public Service Announcement or Music Video) and still photography
(Photo Story or Single Photo). Cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place
entrants in each category as judged by Special Olympics and the Knight Center for International
Media, with final judgments made by a panel of industry leaders in the fields of advertising,
television, multimedia, journalism and photography. For more information, visit the contest
Web site.
The official deadline for contest entry is May 3, 2010.
Should you have any questions please contact me at pwheeler@specialolympics.org or
Professor Rich Beckman at rbeckman@miami.edu.
We look forward to your school and students joining Special Olympics and telling our powerful
stories of acceptance, empowerment, dignity, unity, courage, strength, confidence, respect and
fun to the world.
Thank you in advance for your support of the Special Olympics.
Sincerely,
Peter Wheeler
Chief Communications Officer
Special Olympics International
1133 19th Street, NW / Washington, DC 20036 USA / (202) 628-3630 / www.specialolympics.org