WITI Girl Contest Registration
WITI is sponsoring a social media contest for high school girls, to educate the next generation about the incredible women honored in the WITI Hall of Fame!
Completing any two of the steps below will enter the young women into the raffle. Five grand prize winners will receive a pair of tickets to the WITI Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies on Monday, June 3 in Santa Clara, CA. Twenty-four first prize winners will receive an "I'm a WITI GIRL" t-shirt.
2013 I'm A WITI Girl Social Media Contest
- LIKE our Facebook page at facebook.com/WomenInTech
- POST answers to the "WHICH WITI WOMAN...?" Questions that will be posted on Facebook in April and May 2013.
- POST or TWEET "I'm a WITI Girl" and use the hashtag #WITIGirl
- POST or TWEET "I'm a WITI Girl, and when I grow up I want to be like [your favorite WITI Hall of Famer] because.........................."
- EXTRA CREDIT: Post an "I'm a WITI Girl" picture on Instagram
- EXTRA CREDIT: Post a picture of a high tech woman you admire on Pinterest
The WITI Hall of Fame can be viewed at witi.com/halloffame
Sign Up Today!
Contest Rules
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
- Eligibility
WITI High School Girls Contest (the Contest) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least thirteen (13) years old and less than nineteen (19) years old at the time of entry. Permission to participate must be granted by a legal guardian whose address is provided on the registration form. Employees of WITI Professional Association and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. - Sponsor
The Sweepstakes is sponsored by WITI Professional Association, located at OLYMPIC PLAZA, 11500 Olympic Blvd., Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064. - Agreement to Official Rules
Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrants full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein. - Contest Period
The Contest begins on April 10, 2013 at 8am PST and ends on May 29, 2013 at 5pm PST (the Contest Period). Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Contest using any of the following methods: Online. - How to Enter
Online: This method of entry will be available by visiting our website @ http://www.witi.com/center/conferences/2013/summit/girl-contest.php
Limit one (1) entry per person, per email address, and per household for the duration of the Sweepstakes Period, regardless of method of entry. Entries received from any person, e-mail address, or household in excess of the stated limitation will be void. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. - Prize Drawing
On or about May 27, 2013, the Sponsor will select potential winners in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received. The odds of being selected depend on the number of entries received. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner via telephone or email on or about May 31, 2013. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within three (3) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place at random from the remaining non-winning, eligible entries. - Winner Notification
The potential winners will be notified by email, mail or phone. Each potential Grand and First Prize winner (parent/legal guardian if a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to complete, electronically sign and submit a Declaration of Compliance within three (3) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to submit the Declaration of Compliance within the required time period (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. If the potential winner may still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian, who will be required to sign the Declaration of Compliance on the potential winners behalf and fulfill any other requirements imposed on winner set forth herein. Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will remain un-awarded. Grand Prize will be fulfilled on June 3, 2013 in Santa Clara, CA. First prizes will be fulfilled approximately 8-10 weeks after the conclusion of the Sweepstakes. - Prizes
Grand Prizes (5): Two Tickets to the WITI Hall of Fame Induction Dinner to be held June 3, 2013 in Santa Clara CA. Travel expenses not included.
First Prizes (24): "I'm a WITI Girl" Tshirt (mailed to winners)
The odds of winning these prizes depend on the number of entries received. - General Conditions
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the Sweepstakes and, in the event of termination, award the prize at random from among the eligible, nonsuspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any personto damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorneys fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Sponsor reserves the right to change the contest rules or structure without cause. - Release and Limitations of Liability
By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Sweepstakes, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d)application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the application the processing of entries application downloads or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Sweepstakes or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney’s fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. - Disputes
Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in California. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than California. - Privacy
Information collected from entrants is subject to sponsor's privacy policy. - Winner List
To request the name of the winner send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to WITI HS Girls Contest Rules, OLYMPIC PLAZA, 11500 Olympic Blvd., Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Winner List requests will only be accepted after the promotion end date (listed above).
