Some might think it is too early to start with these Ticket Giveaway contests but @blocktrades will be giving away more than one ticket for this event so we decided to start as soon as possible.

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Besides, people need to plan ahead and what better way to help them do so than by starting the contest season this early?.

This contest, in particular, the @blocktrades + @openmic ticket giveaway contest is mainly for artists and members of the @openmic community but this doesn´t mean only members of the community can join. This is a contest open for everybody and you don't have to be a musicians to win a ticket to SteemFest and the accomodation in the @blocktrades sponsored apartment in Krakow.

I'll say it again, you don't have to be a music artist to win this ticket.

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If you don´t know what Steem Fest is, check out everything about it in @roelandp´s official announcement here, you can also have a look at the offical web page.

General info

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A SteemFest ticket is one of the most amazing prizes someone from the Steemit community can win and @blocktrades and @openmic will do their best to make it as inclusive as possible and also striving to reward quality and commitment towards the Steemit and the Open mic community.

There will be two steps for this contest. The first step is right here, the second one will be announced once the first step is completed and only the winners of the first step will be able to join in the second step.

The Contest

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The first step is very simple.

• Record yourself on your cell phone

• Tell us about yourself. The real person behind the Steemit username. After all, if you win, we´ll be meeting in person in less than 3 months.

• Your story on Steemit. When did you join, why, how etc. How do you engage with the community, what do you do on a daily basis on Steemit or any of the other DApps.

• Why do you want to attend SteemFest and what can you add to the community by attending.

• And the most important part... This is an @openmic contest, so get on the mic and tell us the direction you would like to see Steemit move towards. The idea is to record yourself telling your fellow Steemians what you want Steem to become and how you think you can help that reality come true.

• Once you made your recording, upload it to DTube, YouTube, or Vimeo then post it on your blog. Add any other pics or storyline you would like to include on your blog.

We'll pick the best responses and announce the winner.

How to enter your video

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• It is very important to say the words "Blocktrades and Open Mic Steem Fest ticket Giveaway" AND YOUR USERNAME at the beginning of your recorded video. Posts without those words spoken in the beginning of your live, recorded video do not qualify for the prize.

Rules

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1.- The Title of your post must be "My entry for the Blocktrades + Open Mic Steem Fest ticket giveaway"
2.- Include a link to this post.
3.- Only one entry per person.
4.- You have to use these 3 tags in this order "blocktradescontest" "openmic" and "openmicsteemfest" plus any other 2 tags you want
5.- You have until Sunday August 26th at 18:00 UTC to submit your entry. Entries submited after the deadline won´t be considered to go through the next phase. find your UTC time here
6.- It´s not mandatory, but we would highly appreciate if you resteem this post so more people can join the contest.

The Judges

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This is an Open Mic related contest so the @openmic judging team will be the ones deciding who gets to join the second step of the contest.

I want to thank @luzcypher and the @openmic team for joining efforts to a lucky winner going to Steem Fest representing the @openmic community.

Judging Disclaimer:

• The Steemit Open Mic judges reserve the right to forfeit submissions that are misleading.

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This is a @Blocktrades sponsored contest, if you like what they are doing vote for them as witness here

@openmic is an initiative supported by @pfunk, if you like what he is doing vote for him as witness here

@anomadsoul is a proud host of this contest, if you like what he is doing vote for @ocd-witness as witness here