Rules, prizes and judging

Official Rules

1. ELIGIBILITY: The Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2013 ‘ Shell Student Energy Challenge:  A Look Into The Future’ Infographic Contest (the “Contest”) is open only to those Teams that are registered to participate in the Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2013 (“SEM”).   In the event a Team withdraws from the SEM or a Team is disqualified from participating in the SEM for any reason, that Team will no longer be eligible to participate in this Contest.

2. CONTEST DEADLINE:  All entries must be submitted by 17:00 hrs GMT+8 on May 31, 2013.

3. CONTEST DESCRIPTION:  The Contest invites all Teams to submit one Infographic (“Entry”) which responds to one or more of the following questions:

Question One:
By the year 2050, the earth’s population is expected to exceed nine billion people and the demand for energy is expected to triple.
What does the global energy mix look like in the year 2050?

Question Two:
Awareness of the complex relationship between food, water and energy has grown in recent years. In the coming decades population growth and economic prosperity will continue to put pressure on these resources.
How exactly are food, water and energy interconnected and what challenges are we, as a society, likely to experience if we do not address the pressures on these interconnected resources?

Question Three:
Today, 50 percent of the world’s population lives in cities and cities are responsible for 80 percent of all CO2 emissions. By 2050, it is expected that one in every four people on earth will live in a city.
What are some of the most effective ways that cities can become more energy efficient while at the same time reducing CO2 emissions?

Entries should include graphics and illustrations to communicate the response. There is no word limit, but Entries should be image-led.

4.  HOW TO ENTER:   To enter each Team must submit at least one Entry by 17:00 hrs GMT+8 on May 31, 2013 via email to eco-marathon-asia@shell.com.  A Team may submit more than one entry.  Entries should be in PDF format and must fit on standard A4 paper size (8”x11”) .  Entries must be in keeping with the Sponsor’s image, and may not be offensive, nor can it defame, or invade upon the publicity rights or privacy of any person or otherwise infringe upon any person’s or entity’s intellectual property, personal or proprietary rights, as determined by Sponsor and the Contest judges in their sole discretion.  Each Entry must be the original to the Team, and should not employ professional services.  If an Entry includes likenesses of third parties (other than Team members) or contains content or elements not owned by the Team (such as, but not limited to, depictions of buildings, songs, individual names, trademarks, or logos) the Team must be able to provide written legal releases (in a form that is satisfactory to Sponsor and the judges) that permit the Sponsor to use such content.

Teams acknowledge and agree that all entry materials submitted in connection with this Contest are submitted on a non-confidential  and non-proprietary  basis and may be used by Sponsor, its agents, affiliates and subsidiaries, to promote Shell Eco-marathon in 2013 and thereafter.

Incomplete Entries or Entries not complying with these Official Rules are subject to disqualification.  Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, illegible, damaged, or misdirected entries.  Sponsor’s decisions are final on all matters relating to interpretation of these Official Rules and this Contest. If a dispute results as to the identity of a Team, it will be determined that the online entry was submitted by the authorised account holder of the email address from which the entry is made.  For these purposes, the authorised account holder is the natural person assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organisation responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. 

5. JUDGING:  Each Entry will be scored by a panel of judges on the following criteria:  

a.    Does the infographic demonstrate a clear and comprehensive understanding of the complex issues surrounding the global energy challenge?
b.    Does the infographic show an understanding of the specific question(s) chosen?
c.    Does the entry use factually correct data and information that has been independently researched and resourced?
d.    How clearly and compellingly does the infographic articulate a point of view in relation to the chosen question(s)?
e.    Has the team drawn its own conclusions on the issue and are these well-reasoned and thorough?
f.    Does the entry provide solutions that show evidence of a deep understanding of the issue(s)?
g.    Does the response demonstrate creative, ‘out of the box’ thinking?
h.    How creatively has the team represented their response using the infographic format? Have they used graphics and illustrations to tell an impactful story?
i.    Is the infographic aesthetically appealing and does it effectively visualize the team’s understanding of the broader energy landscape and the world’s future energy challenge?
j.    Does the response adhere to the entry rules ?

Once submitted, all entries will first be judged by a committee within Shell that includes communications and future of energy experts. This committee will shortlist the infographic submissions to the top 10 entries . The top 10 entries will then be judged by a VIP panel of experts, whose ratings will constitute 50% of each submission’s final score. The remaining 50% of the score will be judged based on team presentations in an interview round at Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2013, as well as a Viewers’ choice component, based on public votes at the event.

Entries will be scored and shortlisted based on the following breakdown:
-    50%: Pre-event judging round by a panel of experts
-    30%: Presentation and interview with teams
-    20%: Viewers’ Choice votes

The top 10 entries will be on display in the paddock during Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2013. The winners will be announced during the Shell Eco-marathon Asia awards ceremony on Sunday, July 7.

In the event of a tie, the entries involved in the tie will be reviewed by an additional judge who will serve as a tiebreaker and who will evaluate the Entries according to the criteria listed above.  All decisions of the judges are final and binding.  
The top 10 entries will be on display in the paddock during Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2013.

6. WINNER ANNOUNCEMENTS:   Winners will be announced during the Shell Eco-marathon awards ceremony on July 7, 2013.

7. PRIZES:   The following prizes will be awarded in USD:

•    First prize: $5,000 and a trophy
•    Second prize: $3,000 and a trophy
•    Third prize: $2,000 and a trophy
•    Fourth prize: $1,000 and a trophy

Sponsor reserves the right to not award prizes if there are an insufficient number of entries.

8. GRANT OF LICENSE:  By entering the Contest, Teams grant Sponsor, its agents, subsidiaries and affiliates (the “Licensees”) an non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable right to exercise the copyright, publicity, database rights which Team has in its Entry in any media now known or hereafter devised (including without limitation, the internet), without any compensation.  Further, by entering the Contest, entrant grants Licensees the additional license to modify, adapt, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute the Entry or incorporate the Entry into any form, medium or technology, including the right, at each Licensee’s sole discretion, to publish the Entry and to use the Entry for advertising and promotional purposes.

9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES:  Each TEAM represents and warrants that:  1) Team members are the original author and creator of the Entry and that the Entry complies with these Official Rules; 2) the Entry does not and will not infringe any third party’s copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property or proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy; 3) that the Entry is not the subject of any actual or threatened litigation or claim; 4) the Entry is not obscene, offensive, libelous, pornographic, threatening, abusive, contains illegal content, or otherwise objectionable; 5) the Entry does not encourage a criminal offense or otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law.  

10. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:  By entering, Teams (and the parents/legal guardians of Team members, if applicable) acknowledge and agree to be bound by these Official Rules including all eligibility requirements.  Sponsor’s use of information submitted by entrants in connection with this Contest will be subject to the terms and conditions stated in these Official Rules as well as to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy By accepting a prize, Teams (and the parents/legal guardians of Team members, if applicable) consent to the use of Team name and Team member names, images, likenesses, photo, voices, and biographical information for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes by Sponsor without additional notice or compensation, except where prohibited by Sponsor’s Privacy Policy or by law.  Teams (and the parents/legal guardians of Team members, if applicable) agree that any and all disputes shall be governed by the laws of the host nation.  Teams (and the parents/legal guardians of Team members, if applicable) agree that the conditions of submission set forth in these Official Rules, and all documents and agreements incorporated in these Official Rules by reference, solely govern the relationship between entrants and Sponsor in connection with this Contest.

Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.  Teams and/or Team members are responsible for any taxes.

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:  TEAMS AND TEAM MEMBERS (AND THE PARENTS/LEGAL GUARDIANS OF TEAM MEMBERS, IF APPLICABLE) HEREBY AGREE TO RELEASE, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR AND ITS PARENT COMPANIES, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND THE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF EACH OF THESE ENTITIES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASEES”) FROM ANY CLAIMS, ACTIONS, INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, OR FROM THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE AWARDED OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY PRIZE-RELATED ACTIVITY.  THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THAT APPLIES TO ALL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) COMPENSATORY, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; LOSS OF DATA, INCOME, OR PROFIT; LOSS OF DAMAGE TO PROPERTY; AND CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES.  TEAMS AND TEAM MEMBERS (AND THE PARENTS/LEGAL GUARDIANS OF TEAM MEMBERS, IF APPLICABLE) AGREE THAT SPONSOR HAS NOT MADE, NOR IS IN ANY MANNER RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR, ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO THE CONTEST, THE ENTRY OR ANY PRIZES AWARDED HEREIN.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SPONSOR DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO SWEEPSTAKES WEBSITE AND SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY INTERRUPTIONS OR ERRORS RELATED THERETO. Releasees are not responsible for lost, late, illegible, damaged or stolen entries or submissions, or problems of any kind, whether mechanical, human or electronic.  Releasees are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, inability to access a website or submit an online entry form, fraud, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions or inaccurate transcription of entry information, whether caused by the Sponsor, users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in this Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions which may damage a user’s system or limit a participant’s ability to participate in the Contest.  Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void.  Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend part or all of this Contest at any time without notice, if in the Sponsor’s opinion there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Contest.

12. WINNERS’ LIST: For the names of the winning Teams, available after July 7, 2013, see www.shell.com/sec-asia.