ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) has invited the youth across the country to participate in the `Indian Ocean Youth Short Video Competition on Tsunami Awareness’ being arranged in collaboration with the UNESCO.
Principal Scientific Officer, PSF, Syeda Rehana Batool told reporter that this initiative aims to engage with youth between 14 and 24 years living in the regions around the Indian Ocean to share their creative thoughts, ideas, concepts or activities related to tsunami awareness.
She said that the shortlisted videos from Pakistan will be submitted for the Tsunami Awareness Contest. PSF will select the best videos and convey the producers of shortlisted video through Email.
Rehana Batool said that the event aims at promoting science among students through engaging them in healthy competition as well as motivating them to discover innovative ideas and present in the form of short video.
About the rules of the participation, Rehana Batool said that any group or individual can participate in the competition by submitting their entries.
She said that the Popular Science Video must be scientific and original and the duration of the video should be around 1-2 minutes.
The Popular Science Video can be presented in local languages or in English, however the English Subtitle is needed.
The deadline for submission of the video is September 20 and the entries will be evaluated on the basis of creativity; how well they express and connect to the theme; and finally, the production value of the videos themselves.
The science enthusiasts can send their video on the email address: [email protected]. They can also submit their video in USB drive on the address: Science Popularization Section, Pakistan Science Foundation, 1-Constitution Avenue, G-5/2 Islamabad.
The participants can also contact through [email protected] for any query and guidance.