E: 14/07 Interview Gordon Brown on 22nd July

ellybelly89

Hi there is a competition on Bebo for 5 young people aged 16 - 21 to interview Gordon Brown on 22nd July.

http://www.bebo.com/BigThink

All you have to do is add Big Think as a friend and send a short message stating why you should be picked.

Competition: Terms & Conditions

Would you like the chance to give Prime Minister Gordon Brown your thoughts on our future? All you need to do is become our friend and send us a short message on why you should be selected to ask Gordon Brown your questions in person – easy as that! Five lucky winners will be selected to meet the Prime Minister; competition terms and conditions are below.

Entries
1. This competition is open to UK residents (including CI & IoM) aged 16 - 21 inclusive, except employees of the Promoter, its agencies or anyone professionally associated with the competition & their families. If under the age of 16 your entry will not be valid. If you are over 16 but under 18 on 23 July 2009, you must have the consent of a parent or guardian to take part in the Big Think and to accept the prize.
2. You will enter the competition online on Bebo’s Big Think page on Bebo: by first becoming a friend of Bebo’s Big Think, then secondly sending through a short message on Bebo to ‘Bebo’s Big Think’ on why you should be selected to ask Gordon Brown your questions in person.
3. After becoming a friend and sending a message, you will automatically be entered and no other entry mechanic will be needed to be in with a chance of winning, as long as you fit into the age and region restrictions.
4. You will not need to provide us with any personal details at the time of entering the competition.
5. The Promoter will own the copyright in all comments/ideas submitted, by entering into the competition you grant to the Promoter (and third parties authorised by the Promoter) a worldwide, exclusive, irrevocable royalty-free licence (for the full period of any rights) to use, display, publish, transmit, copy, make derivative works or podcasts from, edit, alter, store, re-format, sell and sub-licence your submissions for any purposes.
6. The closing date for the opportunity to be selected as a member of the audience is 14th July 2009. All entries/comments must be posted by 11:59pm (BST).

Prizes
7. There will be five winners (unless the Promoter in its discretion decides to award more prizes). There will be five winners who will be invited to be in the audience for the Q&A event on 22nd July 2009 in London at 8:00am (the promoter reserves the right to amend date/timings in the event of any unforeseen circumstances outside its reasonable control.)
8. Winners will be able to meet Gordon Brown to take part in the discussions at the Q&A event, in a venue nominated by the Promoter. The Promoter shall pay the costs of or arrange transfers to and from a London station and the nominated venue for each winner and, if the winner is under the age of 18, a parent or guardian.
9. All winners will be required to verify their age and confirm their agreement to these terms, the publicity obligations and the use by the Promoter of their questions and the recording of them at the event, before a prize is awarded. If an entrant is under the age of 18, the consent of a parent /guardian will also be required. There may in addition be certain security checks required and we will provide you with details of such checks and obtain your consent for this.
10. Prizes are as stated & no cash or other alternative prizes will be offered.
11. Winners may be asked to take part in reasonable publicity. If you are a winner you give your permission for a film of you to be taken & featured on-line & used for publicity purposes & for the use by the Promoter of your questions without further compensation.
12. Winners may also be asked to participate in public relations around the competition and the event. If you are a winner you give your permission, for photos of you to be taken & featured on-line, broadcast & in print for publicity purposes & for the use by the Promoter of your winning story without further compensation.

Judging and voting
13. All valid entries will be judged on the criteria below by a panel which includes independent judges & one judge from the promot

ricechrisb

Just trying to think what I'd ask - all I could think was 'Why DOES your jaw do that?'

ellybelly89

lmao. That would be a fantastic question!

bigbloke45

Are firearms allowed in?

(Just wondering!) :rolleyes:

ellybelly89

Unlikely....lol

1984ReturnsForReal_2

They would cancel the comp if I won.

ellybelly89

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/social-media/5769941/Bebo-users-to-question-Gordon-Brown.html

competition featured in the telegraph