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IBM Mashup Center "Best Personal Productivity" Mashup Contest
OFFICIAL RULES/NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
The "Best Personal Productivity" Mashup Contest (the "Contest") is being sponsored by IBM (the "Sponsor") in connection with Mashup Camp 7 to be held November 17-19, 2008 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California (the "Conference"). Each person who enters the Contest (each, an "Entrant") agrees to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor and its judges, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the Contest.
How to enter
To compete in the Contest, an Entrant must sign-up live onsite at Mashup Camp, anytime between 9:00 a.m. PST on Monday, November 17, 2008 and 5:00 p.m. PST on Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
After signing up, the Entrant must:
- Attend a mandatory Contestant Meeting at 5:30 p.m. PST on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. During this meeting, each Entrant must sign and return a Liability Release and W-9 for tax reporting purposes. The Liabiltiy Release will include, to the extent permitted by law and even if already granted by a Entrant’s acceptance of these Official Rules, the grant by each Entrant of permission (without further compensation) for Sponsor to use the Entrant’s name, photograph and likeness (if an individual), logo (if any), state of residence, and Entry for advertising, promotion, marketing, and administration of the Contest and the Conference, including mention at www.mashupcamp.com.
- Submit their Mashup to the Lotus Greenhouse (https://greenhouse.lotus.com/home/product.jsp?p=mashups) by 9:00 a.m. PST on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. An Entrant must provide a link to and description of their Mashup along with all the assets (feeds and widgets) that were used to create the Entry.
Entrants may list their intention to participate at http://wiki.mashupcamp.com/index.php/SpeedGeeking8. However, listing one’s intention to participate does not improve one’s chances of winning.
Notification
Entries will be evaluated by IBM in conjunction with Mashup Camp Organizers at the Conference (collectively, the "Judges"). Judging will be completed by 4:00 p.m. PST on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at the Conference. The prizewinner will be determined by the Judges.
Sponsor will notify the potential winner, in person, on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 during the Awards & Cocktail Reception at the end of the last day of the Conference. Sponsor’s decision is final.
Entrant must be present at Mashup Camp's Awards & Cocktail Reception to win.
This contest is sponsored by IBM, Armonk, NY.
Entrant requirements
Any potential winner who does not satisfy all of the requirements of these Official Rules may be disqualified and Sponsor may select an alternate winning Entry from the remaining Entries.
Sponsor reserves the right to share ownership and use of the winning "Best Personal Productivity" Mashup with any and all of its affiliates, without limitation.
Each Entrant will be responsible for his or her own costs of travel, meals, accommodations, and equipment in connection with the Contest and the Conference. All individual Entrants and representatives of business entity Entrants must be in sufficient physical condition for safe travel to the Conference.
Criteria
The winners will be selected based upon the votes cast by the Judges. Judges will evaluate the "Best Personal Productivity" Mashup entries based upon:
- the clear statement of the target user, the objective, and the benefits that the mashup will provide to the user;
- the attractiveness of the mashup and the overall usability for the mashup;
- the creativity represented in the presentation and information brought together in the solution; and
- the real-world applicability of the mashup solution to the stated target audience.
Prize list
A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize will be given. The prizes are:
Grand Prize: (1) Amazon Kindle
2nd Place Prize: (2) $100 iTune Gift Cards
3rd Place Prize: (2) $50 iTune Gift Cards
Total approximate value of all prizes: $500.00 US Dollars (five hundred US dollars)
In the event of unavailability of the stated prize, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute items of equal or greater value.
All monetary amounts in these Official Rules are indicated in United States dollars. Each winner will be solely responsible for bearing any income or other taxes, fees, or other costs relating to any prize and winners will be required to complete a W-9 form and submit it to IBM.
Winner must have signed and returned a Liability Release and have granted permission to use his/her name and likeness for advertising and promotion (without further compensation to the winner) during the Contestant Meeting on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 or an alternate winner(s) will be selected. (Tennessee residents need not complete and return a publicity release.) Contest void where prohibited or restricted by law.
Sponsor will mail the prize to the winner upon receipt of completed W-9 and Liability Release.
Eligibility
Contest open to legal residents of the 50 United States, including the District of Columbia (but not Puerto Rico) who are 18 years or older and abide by these Official Rules.
Entrants may list their intention to participate at http://wiki.mashupcamp.com/index.php/SpeedGeeking8. Early listing of one’s intention to participate does not improve one’s chances of winning.
Employees of IBM, its affiliates, advertising, promotion and production agencies and members of their immediate families (including spouse, parents, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, step-children, step-parents and in-laws) or those with whom they are domiciled are not eligible.
Representations
By entering the Contest, each individual submitting entry materials (including an actual mashup Entry) represents and warrants to Sponsor that:
- such individual either is the Entrant (if the Entrant is an individual) or is a fully authorized representative of the Entrant (if the Entrant is a business entity);
- the Entrant and the Entry fully comply with all eligibility requirements and all other provisions of these Official Rules;
- in preparing the Entry and entering and participating in the Contest and the Conference, the Entrant has complied and will comply in all respects with all applicable laws, regulations, and rules and has not violated nor will violate any agreement or understanding by which it is bound, including any confidentiality, employment, consulting, intellectual property assignment, or license agreement.
- such individual is the person identified on the Contest registration form;
- the individual and the Entry fully comply with all eligibility requirements and all other provisions of these Official Rules;
- in preparing Entry and entering and participating in the Contest, the individual has complied and will comply in all respects with all applicable statutes, regulations, rules, orders, or other laws and has not violated, and will not violate, any agreement or understanding by which it is bound, including any confidentiality, employment, consulting, intellectual property assignment or license agreement;
- that the individual is not bound by any intellectual property agreement or any other agreement or obligation, with an employer, co-owner or otherwise, that prohibits, limits or affects: (a) the individual’s ownership of the Entry; (b) the individual’s right to submit the Entry to the Sponsor; or (c) Sponsor’s ownership in the Entry and license to use such individual’s Contestant’s name, photograph, voice, likeness, logo, and biographical information as set forth herein.
Termination
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest in its sole and absolute discretion if the Contest becomes technically corrupted or is not capable of being run as planned, including infections by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest. In such event, Sponsor will post notice at the Conference and on the Contest Website and will implement an alternate means for awarding the prize.
Miscellaneous
If any part of these Official Rules is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable, such part will be deemed modified or eliminated to the extent necessary, in the court’s opinion, to make it enforceable while preserving the original intent of the Sponsor, and the remaining parts of these Official Rules will remain in full force and effect. The Contest will be governed by, and these Official Rules will be interpreted by, and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York and applicable United States federal law, without regard to any conflicts of laws principles. The Contest is void where prohibited by law. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Official Rules, the Contest, the Conference, or any prize must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York, New York, and Sponsor and each Entrant irrevocably waive any objection to the venue and jurisdiction thereof.
Winners list
For the name of the prize winner, available after December 16, 2008, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:
Mashup Camp 7 Contest
c/o Angela Bole
United Business Media LLC
11 W. 19th Street 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10011
