World Association of Young Scientists

You can help my friend win the AAAS Science Dance Contest by watching her entry on youtube
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Z8zASUnlg

The research of the winners will be created into a full-length dance by a
professional choreographer and premiered at the next AAAS meeting. There is
even talk of a world tour (seriously).

The winner of the most popular category is determined by the number of views of
the video. The current leading video has nearly 12,000 views and there are only
4 days left in the competition. So, Please send this to your friends,
listservs, post to your facebook and myspace pages. Feel free to alter the
subject line and e-mail body as appropriate to encourage people to view the
video.

You can vote (by viewing) as many times as you like

You can learn more about the AAAS Science Dance Contest at this site
http://gonzolabs.org/dance/

Winners will be presented at the International "Water and Film" Events in Istanbul (18 to 21 March 2009, cf.
announcement).

Submission deadline: Aug 15, 2008. Details at
http://www.expozaragoza2008.es/WaterTribune/Watercinema/seccion=634&idio... .

[seen at
http://www.openstudents.org/2008/04/30/sparc-announces-video-contest-for... ]

Videos on any topic related to information sharing will be accepted, as long as they are made freely available on the web. Deadline: November 30, 2008.

More info via www.sparkyawards.org .

Ever wondered what films can contribute to an era of global thinking and local action? Here comes an ambitious but well-structured initiative in this direction:

May 10, 2008 has been renamed into Pangea Day, as "sites in Cairo, Dharamsala, Kigali, London, New York City, Ramallah, Rio de Janeiro, and Tel Aviv will be videoconferenced live to produce a 4-hour program of powerful films, visionary speakers, and uplifting music."
In doing so, "Pangea Day taps the power of film to strengthen tolerance and compassion while uniting millions of people to build a better future."

Details via
http://www.pangeaday.org/ .

Young voices in research for health

The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet are sponsoring their second joint essay competition on the occasion of Forum 11, the 2007 annual meeting of the Global Forum for Health Research in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 29 October to 2 November 2007.

Entries relating to some aspect of the overall theme of Forum 11: Equitable access, research challenges for health in developing countries are invited from young professionals working in or interested in the broad spectrum of health research for development.

Deadline for submissions: 20 APRIL 2007

For rules, guidelines, principles, timeframe and prizes see:

http://www.globalforumhealth.org/ShLinks/Essay07.php