The premise is simple. The elevator door closes, and you have a trapped audience. An influential person perhaps just noticed your Convention of States button, and asks you, "What is that about?"
You are on, and you have less than 60 seconds to inform this person what Convention of States is all about.
By uploading a file, you are giving permission for Convention of States Action to use, share, and own the content for future educational and promotional purposes (see rules of contest below).
Welcome to the COS Voices Contest where contestants have a chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to the 2023 Convention of States Simulation!
To enter the contest, use the link above or post your video to social media with the hashtag #COSvoices. When recording your video, please spell your name and declare your state of residence before giving your pitch. For example: "My name is Abigail Adams, and I'm from Massachusetts. My name is spelled A-B-I-G-A-I-L A-D-A-M-S..."
Video submissions will be judged based on their content, clarity, creativity, and originality. And remember: submissions can’t be any longer than 60 seconds!
Regional winners will compete against each other, and the national winner will be announced at the Convention of States Reclaiming Liberty Summit in October.
As we grow the grassroots, influence our legislators, and educate the American people, we must master our ability to effectively articulate the mission of COS in order to save our great nation. Ready, set, go!
Contest Rules
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. Eligibility
The Elevator Pitch Competition Contest (the “Contest”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of Convention of States Action and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and their respective affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
2. Sponsor
The Contest is sponsored by Convention of States Action, located at 5850 San Felipe, Suite 580A, Houston, TX 77057.
3. Agreement to Contest Rules
Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Contest Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Contest Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein.
4. Contest Period/Judging Criteria/Regional Winners/National Winner
The Contest begins NOW and ends on August 31, 2022 (the "Contest Period"). Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Contest Period. The Sponsor will judge each submission on the following criteria and declare one winner from each Convention of States Region (“Regional Winners”):
1. Content
2. Clarity
3. Creativity
4. Originality
5. Timeliness (maximum allowed time is 60 seconds)
The judges will then judge each Regional Winner on the above criteria and select one winner from among them. That winner will be declared the National Winner. The National Winner will be awarded the prize described in paragraph 8 below.
5. Content to be submitted and how to Enter
Record a video of 60 seconds or less describing the Convention of States Project to someone who has never have heard of it. Entrants may enter as many times as they wish during the Contest Period.
6. Authorship/Ownership after entry
Entrant represents and warrants that his/her entry is an original work of authorship and does not violate any third party’s proprietary or intellectual property rights. Entrant grants, transfers and assigns all rights to Sponsor to use, share and own the content for future educational and promotional purposes.
7. Winner Notification
The National Winner will be announced at the Convention of States National Summit in Orlando, Florida in October 2022. You need not be present to win.
8. Prize
The National Winner will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the 2023 Convention of States Simulation.
9. General Conditions
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Contest Rules or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event of termination, award the prize from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Contest Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney’s fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Contest Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
10. Release and Limitations of Liability
By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event, the incorrect downloading of the application, the processing of entries application downloads or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney’s fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.
11. Disputes
Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Texas. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Contest Rules, entrants’ rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Texas.
