Wish you could head to the Convention, travel and accommodations paid? With the DNCC’s YouTube contest -- announced today -- now you can! Just submit a short video here explaining why you are a Democrat in 2008, and YouTube users will vote on a winner once five finalists are selected. DemConWatch reports that this contest “comes with a kicker. The winner not only gets to go to the convention but they also get to travel with the Obama campaign for a day as a member of the press.”

With the last night of the Convention moving to INVESCO Field at Mile High, which can hold over 75,000 people, Democrats across Denver have been clamoring for tickets. The Denver Post noted that the DNCC is developing a “community credentials” program to ensure that local Coloradans have access to the massive event. Sign up here to be alerted when ticketing details are available.

The DNCC is committed to minimizing the carbon footprint of the Convention -- to help this effort, the DNCC has created the “Green Delegate Challenge.” Partnering with NativeEnergy, a company that has “become well-known in recent years for supporting American Indian, farmer-owned and community-based renewable energy projects,” delegations are encouraged to obtain their carbon offsets from a number of clean energy projects. Read more about the DNCC’s efforts in coordination with NativeEnergy here.

Curious how the delegations are measuring up in the “Green Delegate Challenge?” Politicker reports that Nevada will send a completely green delegation, with carbon offsets obtained for all 43 members headed to the Convention. Delegations from California and New Hampshire have also gone 100% green, with 22 additional states working toward full participation. Click here to check on the progress of your home state.