Official Rules: The 100-hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge

This challenge is open only to students of any Wisconsin two- or four-year college or university currently registered for the spring semester, 2012. To enter, read the official rules below. when you enter the challenge by accepting the entry voucher, you agree to abide by all rules.

No Cash Outlay Necessary.

Eligibility:

Open to individuals or teams of individuals, all of whom are students registered for classes for the Spring semester 2012 at any two- or four- year academic institution in Wisconsin. Teams may include registered students from more than one qualifying institution. The following are not eligible to enter the Challenge: faculty, academic staff, employees or contractors of The UW–Madison or UW–system (“Sponsor”) or principals or employees of any entity supporting the sponsor in carrying out the Challenge (Related Challenge Parties). Students registered for the Spring semester, 2012 who are student hourly employees, teaching or graduate assistants or are otherwise employed in a part time capacity by by their university or college are eligible to participate in this Challenge.
To Enter:

You become a Challenge Entrant automatically when you submit your entry online before the competition deadline: 1:00 PM Sunday, February 26 Central Standard Time.
Challenge Schedule
1. Phase 1: Challenge
  
  An individual Entrant or an Entrant Team (for purposes of these rules Entrant shall mean either an individual Entrant or an Entrant Team) enters the Challenge by
  - attending a UW SWAP (Surplus with a Purpose) sale held for the Challenge in the Main Lounge of Sellery Hall from 9AM to 6PM on Wednesday, February 22;
  - using a $15 Challenge voucher (issued on site at the sale) to purchase an item or items;
  - describing the project or idea in a video, or digital photo set, and brief essay questions;
  - posting the video or photo set on a publicly viewable web site;
  - submitting the resulting URL along with participant contact information to an online registration form found at www.wiscontrepreneur.org/challenge by the Challenge deadline ( 1:00 PM Sunday, February 26 2012).
2. Phase 2: People’s Choice viewing
  
  By 12:00 PM CST March 1, 2012 all Submissions will be posted to www.wiscontrepreneur.org/challenge along with the title of the Submission and a link to a public website where the details of the Submission can be viewed. During this 48-hour period, viewing of Submissions is open to all. As of 12:00 PM CST March 3, 2012 total number of votes associated with each submission will be tallied.
3. Phase 3: Judging
  
  A panel of independent judges will review Submissions and will select a winner in each of the following three categories:
  - Most potential revenue value (as measured in US dollars) generated
  - Most creative
  - Most potential social value generated
Submission Format And Content Requirements
1. The Challenge Assignment
  
  Entrants will compete by using their Entry Voucher obtained at the UW SWAP Challenge Sale to make a purchase of any item or items at UW–SWAP having a collective value of up to but not exceeding $15. Using the item(s) purchased with the Entry Voucher, Entrants proceed to develop a Submission that creates some kind of value using substantially only the item(s) purchased. Each Entrant may make only one Submission and Submissions must use the item(s) purchased at the Challenge Sale with the Entry Voucher as the main component of the Entry (use of incidental materials such as glue, paint, fasteners and the like are acceptable).
2. Judging
  
  Submissions will be evaluated equally as potential winners in each of the following categories:
  - Most potential revenue value (money) generated
  - Most potential social value generated
  - Most creative
  Most Value Generated or Most Creative will be measured and judged solely in terms of the three Challenge categories and at the sole discretion of the panel of Challenge judges. The determinations of the judges are final and binding. In making their decisions, the judges will consider how well and how succinctly the entrant has addressed the following:
  - Does the entry clearly indicate what problem it seeks to solve or what need it seeks to address?
  - Does the entry clearly show how it solves the problem or meets the need described above?
  - Does the entry make a compelling case that the solution has value (business/market value, social value or artistic value)?
3. Technical Requirements
  
  Submissions must be contained within one of the following:
  - A video not to exceed approximately 3 minutes in length
  - Not more than 6 digital photos
4. Additional Requirements
  1. Entrant must answer all questions listed on entry form.
  2. Submissions must be in English.
  3. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, remove, delete and/or disqualify Submissions deemed to be inappropriate, illegal or non–compliant with these Rules any time during the judging phase.
  4. The person who completes the Entry process on line to submit his/her Entry will be deemed the Official Team Representative of the Entrant or Entrant Team. Students must submit their Entry using their .edu domain email address. Students may only participate once in this Challenge; e.g., multiple Entries or participation on more than one Entry Team is prohibited. Any dispute regarding the identity of an Entrant will be resolved in favor of the individual who is the holder of the registered .edu email address issued by their university or college.
  5. If a team of individuals elects to collaborate to submit an Entry, each team member must be listed on the voucher at the SWAP sale. In the case of Team submissions, the online form will require that one (1) team member be designated as the Official Team Representative for the purpose of all subsequent communications with the team in connection with the Challenge. It is the responsibility of the Official Team Representative to assure that each team member has read and agrees to these Rules. Any prize(s) will be awarded to the Official Team Representative on behalf of the team. The Sponsor is not liable for any disputes between or among team members arising under or related to the Challenge.
  6. Entrants may only enter one (1) Submission which must:
    1. be suitable for display or publication in public (i.e., may not be obscene or indecent, including but not limited to nudity, pornography or profanity);
    2. not contain defamatory statements (including but not limited to words or symbols that are widely considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group);
    3. not include threats to any person, place, business, group or world peace;
    4. not invade privacy or other rights of any person, firm or entity; and
    5. not in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations or network standards.
Selection Of Winners
1. Phase 1: Challenge
  
  Sponsor is not responsible for the failure of the Entrants to accurately post a viable link to a video or file describing their Submission. All posted eligible Submissions will be considered in Phase 2.
2. Phase 2: People’s Choice
  
  Web site visitors’ votes in an online poll for various Entrants’ material will be counted as the basis for the People’s Choice Award, which will be awarded to the Submission having the largest number of votes during the 48 hour period ending 12:00 PM CST March 3, 2012. The Judges reserve the right to disqualify any Entry that in their reasonable judgment, derived votes through use of an automated process designed to artificially inflate the number of votes.
3. Phase 3: Final Judging
  
  A panel of judges, drawn from UW–Madison faculty and staff, will determine the final winners. A winner or winners will be selected for each of the following Category Prizes: Most Potential Value (Money) Generated; Most Potential Social Value Generated; Most Creative.
All Prospective Winners are subject to verification of eligibility, compliance with these Rules and completion and execution of the release forms described below. If Sponsor’s attempt to notify a Prospective Winner is not deliverable, or if a Prospective Winner cannot be verified, the prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate Entrant.

Entrants agree that the Sponsor has the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this Challenge and that all decisions of Sponsor are final and binding. Winners, by acceptance of a Category Prize, agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and Related Challenge Parties, as well as each of their respective parent and affiliated entities, and each of their employees, representatives and contractors from any and all liability, loss, damage, cost or claim related to any allegation regarding the acceptance or use of their prize, including but not limited to the public announcement(s) about the Submission.

Prizes: Each of three (3) category winners will receive a cash prize of $300.00. The People’s Choice Prize will be $100.00 based on the entrant whose link receives the most votes during the 48 hour period ending at 12:00 PM CST March 3, 2012.

Total Value Of All Prizes In The Challenge Is: $1,000.00.
Challenge Terms Of Submission

As conditions of entry into this Challenge, and by posting an entry, each Entrant or Entrant Team:
1. Warrants and represents that the Entrant is the sole owner of all rights to the Submission, including, without limitation, the video or digital recording and the performance contained in the Submission, with the exception of any university or college assets used by Entrants in connection with this Challenge;
2. Warrants and represents that the Entrant is the individual pictured and/or heard in the Submission, or alternatively, that the Entrant has obtained written permission from each person who appears or is heard in the Submission to grant the rights to the Sponsor and can make copies of such permissions available to the Sponsor upon request;
3. Warrants and represents that the Entrant’s Submission:
  1. is original to the Entrant and has been legally obtained and created;
  2. does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights or any other legal or moral rights of any third party, or violate applicable laws, regulations, or network standards;
  3. has not been entered in or won previous Challenges, competitions or contests;
  4. has not been published previously in any medium;
4. Irrevocably grants to Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns, agents and licensees, the unconditional and perpetual right and permission to reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used), the Entrant’s name, image, voice, likeness, statements, biographical material and Submission, including, but not limited to, the video or digital recording and performances contained in any of the above items (in each case, as submitted or as edited/modified in any way by the Sponsor, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion), as well as any additional photographic images, video images, portraits, interviews or other materials relating to the Entrant and arising out of his/her participation in this Challenge whether with or without using the Entrant’s name (collectively, the “Additional Materials”) in any media throughout the world for any purpose related to the Challenge, without limitation, and without additional review, compensation, or approval from the Entrant or any other party.
5. If an Entrant does not wish his or her name, photograph, voice, likeness and/or biographical information to be released in connection with promotion or publicity related to the Challenge, he or she may so request by writing a letter to Challenge Manager, Office of Corporate Relations, UW–Madison, 455 Science Drive, Madison, WI 53711, enumerating specifically which of the name, photograph, likeness, voice and/or biographical information the Entrant wishes to withhold. Such letter must be delivered before Entrant begins participation on February 22, 2012. Entrant acknowledges that such a request may disqualify his/her Submission to the extent that the information requested to be withheld is an integral part of the Submission.
6. In the event that an Entrant is under the age of 18 and does not opt out as described in section 6(e), above, Entrant agrees to obtain his/her parent’s/guardian’s written permission for Sponsor to use Entrant’s name, photograph or likeness for the purposes described in section 6(d), above. The written permission must be submitted to Challenge Manager, Office of Corporate Relations, UW–Madison, 455 Science Drive, Madison, WI 53711, in a letter before Entrant begins participation on February 22, 2012, or Entrant’s Submission may be disqualified.
7. Agrees to release, indemnify and hold the Sponsor and Related Challenge Parties harmless from any and all liability or claims of any kind or description arising from participation in the Challenge brought or asserted by Entrant or third parties, including but not limited to liability arising from the content of the Submission or Additional Materials, acts or omissions of the Entrant in the course of the Challenge, and the subsequent use and promotion of the Submission or Additional Materials by Sponsor or Related Challenge Parties.
General Conditions:

Winners of the Challenge are solely responsible for any taxes on their respective prizes. No substitution of a prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prizes are non–transferable. By participating, Entrants agree to these Official Rules, which are final and binding in all respects. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. Winners will be notified by e–mail, phone and/or mail. The UW–Madison may be required to withhold and report income tax in the case of any prize–winning Entrant or member of an Entrant Team that is an international student. Specific treatment accorded to any such prize–winning Entrant will depend on the specifics of the situation including the nationality of the student and how long he/she has been present in the US. If for any reason the Challenge is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Challenge, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion to cancel, modify or terminate the Challenge. Further, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be:
1. tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Challenge or any Sponsor or related website;
2. violating the Official Rules;
3. violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Sponsor property or service, or
4. acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person and help ensure that the use of any such person in advertising or publicity for the Challenge will not bring Sponsor into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably on the Challenge or the Sponsor, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
This Challenge is offered only in the State of Wisconsin and is governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin. All claims relating in any manner to this Challenge or to any Submission must be resolved in the federal or district courts located in Madison, WI. Void where prohibited, taxed or regulated.
Limitations Of Liability And Release:

No liability or responsibility is assumed by Sponsor or Related Challenge Parties resulting from any Entrant’s participation in or attempt to participate in the Challenge or ability or inability to upload or download any information in connection with participating in the Challenge. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Sponsor or Related Challenge Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction which may effect the operation of the Challenge. By participating in the Challenge, the Entrant releases Sponsor and Related Challenge Parties from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such Entrant’s participation in the Challenge. By accepting a prize in the Challenge, winners agree that the Sponsor and Related Challenge Parties shall not be liable for any loss or injury resulting from participation in the Challenge, acceptance or use of any prize, or any travel related thereto. Sponsor, and the Challenge Parties are not liable in the event that any portion of the Challenge is cancelled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control.
Winners List/Rules Request:

The official Challenge Rules and list of the Challenge winners will be available on the Challenge Web Site. For a hard copy of the names of the Winners or Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope postmarked by March 15, 2012 to: Office of Corporate Relations, Attention: Challenge Manager, 455 Science Drive Suite 230, Madison, WI 53711.
Sponsor:
The University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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Official Rules: The 100-hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge

Eligibility:

To Enter:

Challenge Schedule

Phase 1: Challenge

Phase 2: People’s Choice viewing

Phase 3: Judging

Submission Format And Content Requirements

The Challenge Assignment

Judging

Technical Requirements

Additional Requirements

Selection Of Winners

Phase 1: Challenge

Phase 2: People’s Choice

Phase 3: Final Judging

Challenge Terms Of Submission

General Conditions:

Limitations Of Liability And Release:

Winners List/Rules Request:

Sponsor:

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