Video Contest – Win Free IVF!

Video Contest – Win Free IVF!

We are happy to announce our next ”I Believe”  IVF Donation! We have taken your suggestions to heart and have made some updates to the format of the contest.

(View all contest videos HERE)

Donated IVF Cycles
We will be donating a total of TWO (2) IVF cycles – one in the “primary infertility” category and one in the “secondary infertility” category (see category guidelines at bottom).

How to Enter
To be considered for the donated IVF cycle, just create a video that details your infertility story and expresses your thoughts and emotions.

It can include music, photos, video, or anything else that conveys your feelings about your struggles to conceive, your plans for the future, and/or your desires to complete your family.  It can be sad, hopeful, funny, happy, sentimental, or any combination.

Selection of Winners
After the submission deadline, we will post all entries on a dedicated page on our website (haveababy.com) where visitors can view the videos and vote for one in each category. The 5-10 videos in each category with the most votes will become our finalists, and will be submitted to our judging panel, which is comprised of the winners of our prior two “I Believe” contests.

Each judge will select her/his top 3 entries in each category, and their votes will be tallied to select the winners.  Videos should be less than 4 minutes in length and can be in MP4, MPEG, MOV, AVI, FLV or WMV format.

To submit your video, please upload it to our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/haveababy

If you use a service like Animoto or Stupeflix to create your video, you can share the link on our Facebook page, or email the link to believe@haveababy.com

When you have uploaded your video, please email us at believe@haveababy.com and tell us what city you live in, and at which SIRM office you would prefer to do your IVF cycle.

Deadlines and Timelines
Friday, December 7, 2012 - 5:00PM Pacific Time:  Submission deadline
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 – 10:00AM Pacific: Videos posted on our website for voting
Friday, December 14, 2012 – 12:00 Noon Pacific: Public voting closes, finalists’ videos submitted to judges
Thursday, December 20, 2012 – 11:00AM (PDT): Winners announced

“Secondary Infertility” Defined
We realize that the definition of secondary infertility is subject to some interpretation, but for the purposes of this contest, any couple with a child or children (including by a second marriage, adoption, etc.) will be included in the secondary infertility category.

“Primary Infertility” Defined
A person/couple without children will be included in the primary infertility category.

Clearly, there will be circumstances that don’t fit neatly within one of these categories, so we will address those privately on a case basis. If you have any questions about your own circumstances and which category you will be included in, please email us at believe@haveababy.com.

If you have any questions, please email them to believe@haveababy.com.

Good luck!  We are excited to see your videos!

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The Fine Print

• Prior IVF cycle winners are not eligible to win.
• Cycle winner agrees to allow their image and information to be used as needed in promotional materials, video, print, broadcast, social media, and on the Sher Institute website. Winner also agrees to grant interviews to print and/or broadcast media at the request of Sher Institute. 
• Prior entries that didn’t win in previous contests ARE eligible to win. You may submit the same video or a new one. 
• IVF cycle includes SIRM-provided services only – no third party services such as anesthesia are included.
• Medications are not included.
• Free cycle includes first fresh embryo transfer.  Subsequent frozen embryo transfers will be charged at SIRM’s fee-for-service rate.
• One entry per family per contest.
• Embryo freezing and 6 months of cryostorage are included in the free cycle donation (if there are leftover embryos after the fresh cycle).
• Diagnosis must indicate IVF as a recommended course of treatment at the discretion of the SIRM physician. 
• Patient must abide by recommendations of SIRM physician regarding protocols and procedures.
• Services are not transferrable to another party and must be used by the individual/couple that win the contest.
• If cycle winner has already paid in part or in full for a current or future IVF cycle or multi-cycle package, NO REFUND will be given, but winner will still be eligible for a later cycle at no cost (under the terms listed herein).
• SIRM reserves the right to amend the conditions at their discretion.