IAmBiotech 2010 BIO International Convention Contest Rules
OFFICIAL RULES
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1) Eligibility: The IAmBiotech 2010 BIO International Convention Contest (the "Contest") is open to individuals 21 years of age or older (at the time of entry) from any country worldwide, unless participation is prohibited by law. The Contest is void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. Employees, officers, directors (and their immediate families and those living in their same household) of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (“BIO” or "Sponsor") are not eligible to participate or win. The Contest is subject to all applicable U.S. federal, state and local laws and regulations. The Contest will be construed and evaluated according to U.S. law, and will be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the District of Columbia, U.S.A. without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. By participating, entrants agree that any and all disputes arising out of or relating in any way to t his Contest shall be litigated only in courts sitting in the District of Columbia, U.S.A.

The Sponsor of the Contest reserves the right to verify that an entry is in full compliance with these Contest Rules before it is recognized as a winning entry and before awarding any prize. The Sponsor of the Contest reserves the right to require prize winners to submit to a confidential background check to confirm eligibility as a condition of awarding the prize. The intent of this background check is to determine if the use of any such person in advertising or publicity for the Contest could bring the Sponsor into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably on the Contest as determined by Sponsor. This is at the sole discretion of Sponsor.

The receipt of a prize from this Contest is contingent on travel to the United States, which may be contingent on the winner’s eligibility to receive a U.S. Government Visitors visa. The Sponsor of the Contest does not make any guarantee that visas will be issued, but will make reasonable efforts to facilitate the visa process.

2) How to Enter: Log on to http://iambiotech.org/join and enter your first name, last name, valid email address and zipcode. When you're satisfied with what you've written, just submit and you'll be automatically entered in the contest for a chance to win one (1) full convention access registration for the 2010 BIO International Convention (up to $1,695 in value) and roundtrip economy class airfare within the continental United States (up to $1,000 in value). Entries must be complete to be eligible. One entry is allowed per person, regardless of method of entry. Any form of entry by electronic message into this Contest will be deemed made by the named account holder (for the form of electronic submission) who is assigned at the time of entry to the electronic device so used.

Limit of one entry per person for this Contest, regardless of method of entry. The Sponsor, Administrator and any Internet access providers, their respective parents, affiliates, divisions, and agencies and each of the foregoing entities' respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders, and agents (the "Released Parties") are not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transfer of entry information, human error, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof, inability to access web site or cell number, damage to a user's computer system (hardware and software) due to participation in this Contest or any other problem or error that may occur. No responsibility is assumed for entrant information that is incomplete or incorrectly entered. Any entry information collected from the Contest shall be used only in a manner consistent with the consent given by entrants at the time of entry, with these Official Rules, and with Sponsor's Online Privacy Policy which can be found at http://www.bio.org/privacy/index.asp . Participation in this Contest is subject to entrant’s consent to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, as posted on the website. Sponsor has contracted for the services of Brodeur Partners, an independent third party contest administrator (Administrator). The entry information is shared with Administrator for the sole purpose of the judging, selection, notification, and the fulfillment of prizes. Participants who submit inaccurate entry data and/or exceed the entry limits may be excluded from participation at any time during the promotion. Entrants agree to be bound by these rules.

3) Selecting the Winner: The winner of the contest will be randomly selected from the entire list of entrants.

4) Grand Prize Notification. The winner will be notified on or about January 1, 2010 by email. Entering an incorrect or incomplete e-mail address in the registration process, or failing to meet the eligibility requirements above, will result in contest disqualification. By accepting any prize, winner grants BIO the right to use his/her entry, name, likeness and biographical information in any and all media for advertising/promotional purposes. Entrants also agree to the release of their name and e-mail information for posting and winner notification purposes. Otherwise, please review this site's privacy policy for more information on how we use any personal data we collect from you.

The contest winner is subject to eligibility verification and compliance with these official rules. The winner will be required to sign, have notarized and return to BIO or Administrator an affidavit of eligibility/release of liability, and, where legal, publicity release within fourteen (14) days of issuance of notification. Failure to complete and return the documents in the time noted or if prize notification is undeliverable for any reason will result in disqualification and an alternate winner(s) will be selected and notified. Each Grand Prize winner must be 21 years of age or older at time of entry. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use the winner's name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law. Odds of winning a prize are subject to the total number of eligible entries received.

5) Prize: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive one (1) full convention access registration for the 2010 BIO International Convention (up to $1,695 in value) and roundtrip economy class airfare within the continental United States (up to $1,000 in value). Taxes on prizes are solely the responsibility of the winner. The prize is not redeemable in cash and must be accepted as awarded.

If, for any reason, a Grand Prize winner cannot accept one of the Grand Prizes, the Sponsor shall have no further obligation to the Grand Prize winner. All other expenses relating to acceptance of Grand Prize not explicitly stated herein, including but not limited to travel costs, hotel expenses, taxes, ground transportation, meals, beverages, alcoholic beverages, and gratuities or any other miscellaneous travel expenses are the responsibility of Grand Prize winner. Specifics of the Grand Prize are subject to availability and Sponsor's sole discretion. Complete terms and conditions of Grand Prize will be furnished with prize notification. Prize is non-transferable. Any element of the Grand Prize, once awarded to the Grand Prize winner, may not be transferred to any other party; no substitutions or cash awards allowed. All details of prize not specified herein shall be determined solely by Sponsor. The registration awarded to a Grand Prize winner will become responsibility of the winner upon possession of same and will not be replaced. The terms and conditions of the registration awarded as a prize will govern in the event that the Convention is unable to take place as planned, is cancelled or postponed, for any reason whatsoever, including an event of force majeure. Sponsor has no responsibility to the winner except to provide the registration, and the registration shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsor's prize obligation to the Prize winner, and no other compensation will be awarded. The Sponsor, or any of its officials at the BIO International Convention, and/or any other relevant party reserves the right to remove or to deny entry to the winner who engages in an unprofessional or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person at the Convention. The Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of each registration is $1,695 and the maximum value for roundtrip airfare is $1,000. Approximate retail value of all prizes is $2,695. Any and all guarantees and warranties for the registrations are subject to the terms and conditions of the BIO International Convention, and each winner agrees to look solely to such Convention for any such warranty or guarantee claim. There is a limit of one prize per household.

6) Limitations of Liability: BIO is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or illegible entries; or entries that are lost due to computer, Internet, or electronic malfunction. BIO reserves the right to cancel or modify contest and award the prize through an alternate means if fraud or technical failure compromises the integrity of the contest, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Entrants agree that BIO and Released Parties shall not be liable for injury, losses, damages, or costs of any kind resulting from participation in this contest or acceptance of or use or misuse of a prize or parts thereof. By entering, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an electronic entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the e-mail account is registered or authorized account holder. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the person assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address in question.

Each participant agrees (i) to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsors and judges which are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest, and (ii) to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and the other Released Parties from any and all claims, actions, and/or liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in and/or for entry into this Contest, any related activities, or acceptance or use of any prize won.

7) General Conditions: BIO reserves the right to withdraw or terminate this Contest at any time without prior notice. If for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Should this Contest be terminated, Sponsor reserves the right to select potential winner(s) from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the action requiring such termination. BIO and Released Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any computer system, server, or service providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any entry to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer equipment relating to or resulting from participation in this Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

The Sponsor does not endorse any entry or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and the Sponsor expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with all entries. The Sponsor does not permit or condone copyright infringing activities or infringement of intellectual property rights and will remove any entry in violation of copyright protections if properly notified that an entry infringes on another’s intellectual property rights. The entrant assumes sole responsibility for the material contained in the entry and for the consequences of posting it on the Contest site. Neither the Sponsor nor any of the parties in the Contest is liable for any disputes between collaborators related to an entry. Entries are subject to editing, as they may be used by the Sponsor for promotional purposes.

8) Sponsor/Administrator: The Sponsor of this Contest is the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), 1201 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024. The Administrator is R2i.ntegrated, 2400 Boston Street Suite 312, Baltimore, MD 21224.

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