The APS Office of Public Relations and Outreach (OPRO) is sponsoring the first ever “World’s Dirtiest Job in Plant Pathology” video contest. The video selected as the dirtiest job will win the $500 grand prize. The winning video and other selected top entries will be featured at the 2008 APS Centennial Meeting in Minneapolis and on the APSnet homepage. The winning video and the runners up will be posted to YouTube, and the winning entry will be sent to The Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” to demonstrate that Plant Pathology also has some of the world’s dirtiest jobs.

The following rules and judging criteria apply:

1. Open to all APS members
2. The dirtier the job the better!
3. Document the fun and humor
4. Show the reason for getting dirty
5. The maximum file size for upload is 50 MB
6. Should be five minutes or less
7. Increase viewer understanding of plant pathology

Please upload your video file here (accepted formats: WMV, AVI, MOV, or MPG). All fields are required.

Deadline for entry is June 1. Winners will be notified by June 15.