Contest Rules USA Registration Week

USA REGISTRATION WEEK
"OutEast-OutWest Contest"

Be a coordinator for the 1st World Outgames USA Registration Week and you could win one of two round trip Air Canada tickets to Montréal during the Outgames in Montréal!

• Contest open from 29 April to 8 May 2005
• Eligible to participate: all USA Registration Coordinators who organize registration days during the USA Registration Week (29 April to 8 May 2005)
• One of two prizes will be awarded to one USA Registration Week Coordinator in the “OutEast” region and the other to the USA Registration Week Coordinator in the “OutWest” region of the continental US (as defined in the General Rules below)
• The “OutEast”-”OutWest” Contest prize draw will be held on 18 May 2005, based upon the highest number of paid registrations received (see “Prize” section below)
• Prizes can only be redeemed between 1 July and 31 August 2006
• Prizes are not transferable from one person to another
• Prizes cannot be exchanged for money at any time

Prize
Montréal 2006, in collaboration with Air Canada, will draw two (2) free round trip airline tickets in total. One ticket will be awarded to the “OutEast” Coordinator (whose registration address is located within the Eastern or Central time zone in the continental US) who obtains the highest number of paid* registrations in his or her region during USA Registration Week and one ticket will be awarded to “OutWest” Coordinator (whose registration address is located within the Mountain or Pacific Time zone in the continental USA) who obtains the highest number of paid* registrations in his or her region during USA Registration Week.

*USA Registration Week coordinators must return their competed list of registrants before midnight (EST) on 15 May 2005 to qualify. The registrants on the coordinator’s list must have paid their registrations in full or, in the case of teams or groups paying in instalments, the first instalment payment must have been be paid in order for the registrant to be counted on the coordinator’s list.

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PROMOTIONAL CONTEST / GENERAL RULES
"OutEast-OutWest Contest"

To celebrate USA Registration Week, the 1st World Outgames Montréal 2006 Organising Committee, in collaboration with Air Canada, is organising a promotional contest to stimulate registrations in the continental United States of America in the sport and cultural programmes as well as for "The Right to Be Different" International Conference, all of which will be held in Montréal from 26 July to 5 August 2006. The Comité organisateur des Jeux Montréal 2006 (hereafter referred to as "The Organisers") will oversee the management of this promotional contest.

PRIZES
Two (2) prizes will be offered in the contest. These prizes are:

• Two (2) single round trip tickets to Montréal (valid in 2006 only), courtesy of Air Canada.

Prizes are non-exchangeable, non-transferable, non-redeemable for cash value, and no substitutions of prizes are allowed, in whole or in part. Prizes are awarded "as is".

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• To be eligible for the contest, contest participants must be residents of the United States and agree to act as USA Registration Week Coordinators by organizing a registration day(s) during USA Registration Week, from 29 April to 8 May 2005.
• 1 prize will be awarded to the “OutEast” Coordinator (whose registration address is located within the Eastern or Central time zone in the continental US) and 1 prize will be awarded to the “OutWest” Coordinator (whose registration address is located within the Mountain or Pacific Time zone in the continental USA) who obtains the highest number of paid registrations during USA Registration Week.
• USA Registration Week Coordinators must return their complete list of registrants no later than midnight (EST) on 15 May 2005.
• Registrants on coordinator’s list must have paid their registration fees in full or, in the case of teams or groups using the instalment payment plan, the first payment must have been received in order to be counted as part of the Coordinator’s group.
• All registered participants must be eighteen (18) years of age or over.
• Coordinators may have the registrant complete an online registration form at www.montreal2006.info or may requesting paper registration forms for registrants to complete.
• Employees and administrators of the 1st World Outgames Montréal 2006 Organising Committee are not eligible to participate.

ODDS OF WINNING
The odds of winning a prize depends upon the total number of eligible Coordinators who participate during USA Registration Week between 29 April 2005 at 08:00 Eastern Time (GMT –05:00) and 8 May 2005 at 23:59 Eastern Time (GMT –05:00).

CONTEST RULES

• The contest begins on 29 April 2005 at 08:00 Eastern Time (GMT –05:00), and ends 8 May 2005 at 23:59 Eastern Time (GMT –05:00).
• 1st World Outgames registration forms are available online at www.montreal2006.info. Paper registration forms are also available by contacting the office of the 1st World Outgames Montréal 2006 Organising Committee. Click here for our complete address.
• Winners will be chosen on 18 May 2005 at 9:00 Eastern Time (GMT -05:00), based upon the total number of paid registrations reported by participating Coordinators in each region and validated by the Organisers.
• If a selected winner does not meet the eligibility requirements or any other conditions of these rules, the person will be disqualified and the Coordinator with the next highest number of reported and validated registrations in that region will be selected until such time as a suitable winner has been drawn.
• In accepting the prize, the winner recognises that The Organisers and their sponsors cannot be held responsible for the winner's inability to use the prize as awarded in the context of the contest and assumes no responsibility for the quality of prizes awarded in the contest.
• The Organisers assume no responsibility for lost, late or misdirected entries.
• In accepting the prize, the winner recognises that the provision of services related to prizes is the sole and complete responsibility of the service provider.
• The Organisers reserve the right, at their sole and complete discretion, to cancel, terminate or suspend this contest in the event that infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any kind beyond the control of The Organisers interfere with the administration, impartiality, security or normal running of the contest, subject to the approval of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec.
• No correspondence will be made with contest entrants except for the contest winners.
• For the purposes of this contest, the participant is considered to be the person whose name, address and telephone number were indicated on the USA Registration Week Coordinator form returned. Where applicable, this will be the person to whom the prize will be awarded.

AWARDING OF PRIZES

• Prize winners will be chosen on 18 May 2005 at 9:00 Eastern Time (GMT -05:00) at 4141, avenue Pierre-De Coubertin in Montréal.
• The Organisers will designate a representative to validate the eligible registrations. All decisions by The Organisers and their representative will be final.
• Individuals residing at the same address are only eligible to win one prize in this contest.
• For those who meet all eligibility requirements, individuals selected as winners will win one of the two prizes described in the "PRIZES" section of the rules, according to their registration address as indicated in their online registration form.
• Winners will be notified by email or by telephone of what prize they have won and how to claim their prize. Winners may claim their prize by contacting The Organisers.
• Winners will have until 31 August 2006 to accept delivery of the services attributed to the prize description. After this date, winners will not be able to claim their prize.
• The Organisers and the contest sponsor reserve the right to require that contest winners present proof of identity before receiving their prize.
• The Organisers, their agents and the contest sponsor cannot be held responsible if the prize winner is delayed in, impeded from or unable to claim his or her prize.

GENERAL

• In accepting the prize, the winner will agree in writing to allow their name and photograph to be published in publications identified by The Organisers and their sponsors, without compensation.
• Any disputes regarding the organisation or operation of a public contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec for settlement. The Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux is located at 1, rue Notre-Dame Est in Montréal.
• Any disputes regarding the awarding of prizes may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux, only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.
• A copy of the contest rules is available from the office of the 1st World Outgames Montréal 2006 Organising Committee or on its website www.montreal2006.info.
• All duties payable to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec will be paid by The Organisers.