The First Annual "Best Tech/Geek Video Contest" was part of the 2008 AITP National Collegiate Conference in Memphis, Tennessee! 

Winners wherein the individual that first submitted the site won a 30gb Zune sponsored by:

• Google Maps is Scary
   
• The First IT Professional
     
• Code Monkey AMV
   

The rest of the finalists were:

How do you enter this contest?  Simply submit the URL of your favorite high-tech or high-geek YouTube video in order to win a brand new 30 GB Zune Digital Media Player courtesy of the sponsor of this new contest, IT Symbiotics, Inc. 

Here is what you need to do to participate:  send an electronic mail message to techvideo@itsymbiotics.com that contains the following information:

(1) your name

(2) your email address

(3) your school

(4) the URL of your favorite YouTube tech/geek video

Your email message must arrive by noon (CDT) on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 in order to be eligible for consideration.  A panel of judges will select the finalists from the submitted videos. 

The finalist videos will be played during the luncheon on Friday during the AITP National Collegiate Conference.  Based on a combination of the judges' scores and lunch crowd feedback, the participants who submitted the top three video selections will each receive a brand new Zune!

Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions about this new contest: 

Q: Do I have to be the author of the video or appear in it?

A: No!  You can simply submit the URL of any YouTube IT-related video that you like in order to enter this contest.  It does not have to be a video that you produced or participated in making.  It just needs to be funny, cool, or interesting. 

Q: Can I submit more than one video?

A: No.  Each participant can only submit one URL.

Q: If I'm a winner, when will I receive my sparkling new Zune Digital Media Player?

A: The Zunes will be passed out at the end of the Friday luncheon in Memphis.

Q: How can I get answers to other questions related to this contest?

A:  Send your question to techvideo@itsymbiotics.com.

Thanks again to our sponsor for this new contest -- IT Symbiotics, Inc. -- for bringing this new contest to the AITP National Collegiate Conference!