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Comments (1) Share September 17 — Topics: Announcements, Events — Fred Patton
Join Palm and Web Directions in Atlanta on September 25 as we reinvent the traditional hackathon. Amped is a free, all-day, high-octane hack event featuring the Palm® webOS™ challenge, where you’ll build creative cross-platform mobile apps using the web languages and technologies you already know and love. Best of all, you’ll walk away with apps that can be deployed across platforms—a huge advantage in today’s mobile market.
The webOS challenge includes four prize categories for best-in-class apps, with prizes including Palm and HP products. The team that builds the best overall app will also win an all-expense-paid trip to Palm Developer Day in New York City on November 19th and 20th, 2010!
We recommend you warm up on webOS before you arrive, and have designed a simple cross-platform curriculum to bring you up to speed on the tools for success. Hackers who complete the curriculum before they arrive at the Amped event will receive a webOS T-Shirt—and more importantly, a competitive advantage.
There’ll be free food and drinks as well as an Amped after-party—but space is limited, so register now.
Team Size
3-5 people per team working together on a single app submission.
Prize Categories
Best Overall App (Grand Prize)Most Useful App (i.e., most market potential)Most Creative Idea/ApproachBest App Converted to webOS
Grand Prize
Awarded to each person in a single team of up to five people in the Best Overall App prize category:
Domestic economy class flight, hotel accommodation, and round trip ground transportation to and from New York metro airports (JFK, LGA, or NWK) arriving on Thursday Nov 18th- departing on Sunday November 21stFree Registration to Palm Developer Day, New York City, November 19-20, 2010On stage recognition as the Amped webOS challenge winner at Palm Developer Day, New York CityPalm Pre Plus developer deviceHP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Wireless ePrinterPalm T-ShirtGift certificate for $20 in free apps from Palm app catalog
First Prizes
Awarded to each person in a single team of up to five people in the following prize categories: Most Useful App, Most Creative Idea/Approach, Best App Converted to webOS.
Palm Pre Plus developer deviceHP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Wireless ePrinterPalm T-ShirtGift certificate for $20 in free apps from Palm app catalog
1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. The Palm Web Directions USA-Amped Web Hack Contest (“Contest”) is only open and offered to persons who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age or older and attendee’s of the “Amped” Hack event at the Georgia Tech Research Institute scheduled on September 25, 2010 (“Event”). Void where prohibited. Employees, officers and directors of Palm, Inc. (“Sponsor”) and the Sponsor’s Affiliates (and their immediate families—children, spouse, parents, siblings—and those living in their same households whether or not related) are not eligible; “Sponsor’s Affiliates” includes all entities associated with Sponsor for purposes of this Contest, such as subsidiaries, affiliated companies, advertising agencies, promotional agencies, and judges. By participating, each entrant (“Entrant”) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules (the “Official Rules”) and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. By participating, Entrant acknowledges that, if declared a winner, he/she will be required to take part in advertising/promotional/public relations events as reasonably requested by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
2. CONTEST ENTRY PERIOD: The Contest Entry Period begins at 8:00:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on September 25, 2010 and ends at 8:00:00 p.m. ET on September 25, 2010 (the “Contest Entry Period”). Apps must be submitted no later than 8:00 p.m. to be eligible.
3. CONTEST ENTRY: To participate in the Contest you must be registered for the Amped event and submit a cross platform mobile web application for Palm webOS (“App”) during the Contest Entry Period. Apps must be written during the Contest Entry Period by teams of no more than five (5) eligible Event attendees (“Members”) who may spend up to nine (9) hours writing the Apps. Entrants must be the copyright owners of the App submitted and Apps must be the original work of the Members; may not have won previous awards; may not have been published previously; must not infringe third-party rights, and must be suitable for publication (i.e., may not be obscene or indecent). All Apps and materials submitted become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Apps are judged in four (4) categories and winners are awarded prizes for best in class Apps at the end of the Event (“Entry”). Limit one (1) entry per team.
App cannot be sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, contain nudity or any materially dangerous activity;App cannot promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message;App cannot be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group;App cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Sponsor or its products, or other people, products or companies;App cannot contain trademarks, logos or trade dress owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind, without permission, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses;App cannot contain copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media) without permission;App cannot contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, without permission;App cannot communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate; andApp cannot depict, and cannot itself, be in violation of any law.
4. JUDGING: At the end of the Contest Entry Period, a panel of judges will review all eligible Entries to determine one winners for each of the following four (4) categories (“Categories”): Best Overall Application (Grand Prize); Most Useful Application (First Prize); Most Creative Idea/Approach (First Prize); and Best Application Converted to webOS (First Prize). Selection of the winners will be based on the following judging criteria (“Judging Criteria”) for each Category: (a) 25% Approach, (b) 25% Teamwork, (c) 25% Level of Completion and (d) 25% Originality. In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken based on the highest score in the “Approach” Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to “Teamwork” and “Level of Completion” Judging Criteria, as needed to break the tie. Winners will be announced at the Event on September 25th at 5:00 p.m. Judges’ decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.
5. PRIZES: Grand Prize (1): Each member of the Grand Prize team will receive a trip to attend DEV Day 2010 in New York City Scheduled on November 9th and 10th 2010. Winner must be available to travel on dates specified by Sponsor, which are currently scheduled November 8-11, 2010 (but is subject to change). Travel prize includes round-trip coach air transportation from major airport nearest winner’s home, single occupancy hotel accommodations for three (3) nights/ four (4) days, ground transportation to and from hotel to airport, one (1) event ticket to attend DEV Day. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) 1,110.00; one (1) Palm Pre Phone, ARV $250; one (1) HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Wireless ePrinter, ARV $299; one (1) Palm T-Shirt ARV $25; and one (1) gift certificate good for $20 of free Apps from the Palm app catalog. ARV $1,694.00 each winner. First Prizes (3 total; 1 per Category): Each member of a First Prize team will receive one (1) Palm Pre Phone, ARV $250; one (1) Palm T-Shirt, ARV $25; and one (1) $20 gift certificate for $20 free Apps from from the Palm app catalog. ARV $295.00 per prize. The winner must be available to travel on dates specified by Sponsor. Actual retail value of the prize will vary depending on the winner’s residence and may fluctuate due to market conditions, changes in value of components (e.g., air transportation and hotel rates) and other reasons, and actual retail value at time of actual prize award may be different than ARV stated herein due to such conditions. Travel must originate from and end at the same airport. It is the winner’s responsibility to comply with all travel requirements, which may include, without limitation, presenting necessary identification (including passport or driver’s license) at the time of travel. Flight schedules are subject to change without notice. Sponsor is not liable for any missed prize events or opportunities or expenses incurred as a consequence of flight cancellation/delay or ground transportation delay. Winner will be required to provide a credit card at time of hotel check-in. All meals, gratuities, in-room charges, travel expenses, transfers, taxes, insurance and other expenses not specified herein are the sole responsibility of the winner. Winner must accept prize as stated and travel on dates specified by Sponsor, or prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner. Grand Prize winners (or their parent or legal guardian if an eligible minor) must sign and return a travel release before any ticketing of travel occurs. Taxes, if any, on prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. The difference between any stated prize value and actual prize value will not be awarded. Limit one (1) prize per person/e-mail address/household. Grand Prize Winner will be issued an IRS 1099 form. Prizes are non-transferable and no cash equivalent or substitution of prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
6. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Grand Prize winner (or their parent or legal guardian if an eligible minor) will be required to complete, execute, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and, where lawful, Publicity Release upon request. If Affidavit/Release is not returned within seven (7) business days of notification or winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited. If any prize notification or prize is returned as undeliverable, prize will be forfeited. By entering, each Entrant agrees to release and hold Sponsor, Sponsor’s Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, representatives, contractors, and agents of each such entity, harmless from any and all liability whatsoever for any injury, loss, or damage of any kind to any person or property resulting from (i) acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, (ii) participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities, including any related travel, or (iii) use of the App in any manner. Except where legally prohibited, each winner (or their parent or legal guardian if an eligible minor) grants and consents (and will confirm in writing) their permission to Sponsor and Sponsor’s Affiliates, exercised in their sole discretion, the right to use the winner’s name, picture, likeness, voice, biographical information, and App (whether altered, changed, modified, edited, used alone, or used with other works) at any time, in any form, in any media, without compensation of any kind and without notice, review, or approval. All applicable taxes, whether federal, state, local, or otherwise, are solely each winner’s responsibility.
By submitting an App, each Entrant, warrants that (i) the App does not violate any law or regulation or any right of any third party, including those laws, regulations, and rights related to copyrights, trademarks, publicity, or privacy, (ii) the Entrant has followed the Rules and has the right to grant the rights to the App as provided in these Rules, and (iii) the App and/or Winner Content has not been published or submitted in any other competition. Further, by submitting an App, the Entrant grants permission for Sponsor and Sponsor’s Affiliates to publish, post, display, and otherwise use the App in any form, in any manner, and in any media deemed appropriate by Sponsor or the Sponsor Affiliate, without compensation of any kind to Entrant. Sponsor reserves the right to screen entries, but may post Apps to Sponsor’s website without editing or other prior review.
7. LIABILITY LIMITATIONS: Sponsor may, at its sole discretion, disqualify any individual who tampers with any App or with the operation of the Contest, who acts in violation of these Rules or otherwise in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or who displays any intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. If, for any reason, the Contest is affected by any g, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or other cause which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupts or otherwise affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest, and determine winners from Apps already received or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor.
8. FURTHER LIABILITY LIMITATIONS: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR OR SPONSOR’S AFFILIATES BE RESPONSIBLE OR OTHERWISE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RELATED TO THE CONTEST. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY. BY ACCEPTING GRAND PRIZE, WINNER ACCEPTS THE INHERENTLY DANGEROUS NATURE AND RISK IN AIR TRAVEL, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR DEATH, ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS/HER PARTICIPATION IN THE PRIZE EVENT IS VOLUNTARY, ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE ARE NATURAL FACTORS AND OCCURRENCES WHICH MAY IMPACT ON OR AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE ACTIVITIES HE/SHE IS PARTICIPATING IN AND HE/SHE ASSUMES THE RISK OF SUCH FACTORS AND OCCURRENCES AND AGREES THAT PROMOTIONAL PARTIES SHALL NOT BE IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RESULTING INJURY AND/OR DEATH.
9. GOVERNING LAW: By entering, Entrants agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, participant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Santa Clara County, California.
10. WINNERS LIST: Winners names will be posted immediately following the event.
SPONSOR: Palm, Inc., 950 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085.
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