AASHTO 2011 Photo Contest to use Facebook as voting platform.

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AASHTO is using Facebook to let general public vote for their favorite photograph in annual Faces of Transportation competition. With voting to run through June 21, photo with most likes will be recognized as 2011 People's Choice favorite, to be announced along with Grand Prize on June 27. Fourteen state DOTs submitted 87 photographs, which will be judged in 3 categories: At Work, At Play, and On the Move; and depict positive effects of transportation on individuals and communities.



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AASHTO Uses Facebook to Pick the 2011 'Transportation' Photo Contest Favorite



'People's Choice' honoree will be determined by Facebook 'likes'

Washington, D.C. - The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is using Facebook this year for the first time to allow the general public to vote for their favorite photograph in the annual "Faces of Transportation" competition.

Voting runs through June 21. The photo with the most "likes" will be recognized as the 2011 People's Choice favorite. Voters will automatically be entered to win a framed copy of this year's People's Choice selection.

"A wonderful collection of photos were entered in this year's competition," said Lloyd Brown, AASHTO's director of communications. "We are excited that, through Facebook, we will be able to add another level of recognition to this year's competition."

Fourteen state departments of transportation have submitted 87 photographs which will be judged in 3 categories: At Work, At Play, and On the Move. The photos depict the positive effects of transportation on individuals and communities. They feature state DOT employees, contractors, and private citizens designing, building, utilizing, and/or enjoying all forms of transportation.

The Grand Prize and People's Choice selection will be announced June 27, 2011. The Grand Prize winner will receive a cash award. A framed copy of the People's Choice selection will be presented to a single voter, picked at random.

Cast your vote by the June 21st deadline at aash.to/ixkCC2.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is the "Voice of Transportation" representing State Departments of Transportation in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. AASHTO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association serving as a catalyst for excellence in transportation. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/aashtospeaks.

Contact:

Tony Dorsey

tdorsey@aashto.org

202-624-3690

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