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Rules of the competitions
and games
Online games "Les 20 jours"
from October 6th to 31st 2008
The rules, will be deposited with a adjudicator and put
On line soon.
The 4 competitions & games taking place at ACCORD, from May
19th to October 31st 2008
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- Competition rules "Autour des 20 ans" (from
may to October 2008)
- Contestants
The competition « Autour des 20
ans » is open to all students registered at ACCORD
at the time of the competition and willing to participate. Only
one participation per student per competition.
- The Competition step by step
The competition will take place once
a month, from May till October 2008.
The participants will be given a theme each month and competitors
must either write a text in French or produce a painting/drawing
or other creative piece relating to the theme.
The text must be written in French, one page maximum, and must
contain the participant’s name, e-mail address and postal
address.
- Competition calendar (2008)
| Opening
dates (Mondays) |
Closing
dates (Thursday) |
Prize
dates (Fridays) |
| May
19th |
May
22nd |
May
23rd |
| June
16th |
June
19th |
June
20th |
July 21st |
July 24th |
July 25th |
| August
18th |
August
21st |
August
22nd |
| September
15th |
September
18th |
September
19th |
| October
20th |
October
23rd |
October
24th |
- Designation of the winners
ACCORD School will offer 5 prizes per
competition.
For each competition, a jury of 4 will choose and announce the
results to the students on Fridays at 1pm in their classes. Winners
will be contacted personally by mail.
Each entrant certifies that he/she is the
person who has taken the picture(s) sent.
- Competition Rules
The photo competition is open to anybody attending a
course at the Accord School during the time of the competition,
from the 2nd of June to the 31st of October 2008.
Entry is strictly restricted to one person only, made in the same
name, from the same address. It is forbidden to enter on behalf
of other people.
By entering this competition, entrants are deemed to have accepted
the Competition Rules and to have agreed to be bound by them.
The decision made by the Organisers and Judging Panel is final
and no correspondence will be entered into.
The photo(s) entered must be submitted by email.
The photo(s) must be supplied in a JPEG and/or PNG format file
and relate to the topic of the competition. To be eligible, pictures
must not feature any recognisable person or people except if they
are ACCORD’s students or staff members.
The deadline for receiving entries is midnight, 31st of October
2008. Only dates and times of receipt of entry will be recognised.
- Entry details
Entrants can submit up to five (5) pictures to the Organisers.
Entry to the competition entails the transfer of proprietary rights,
copyright, and the right to use and modify. It is also understood
that the pictures submitted are originals, free from any right.
Any entries violating these terms will be excluded.
Computers and access to an Internet connection needed to submit
the photos are available to entrants at the ACCORD school. No
Internet connection fee can be charged to the Organisers.
- Prizes
The Organisers guarantee the prizes awarded are:
• 1st Prize:
1 stay in Paris to include 1 week Intensive Course "A"
(26 lessons) at the ACCORD School, accommodation with a host family
in a single room including breakfast, plus 3 cultural activities.
Value: €605
• 2nd Prize:
1 stay in Paris to include 2 weeks Intensive Course "A"
(26 lessons) at the ACCORD School, plus 3 cultural activities.
Value: €540
• 3rd Prize:
1 stay in Paris to include 1 week Intensive Course "A"
(26 lessons) at the ACCORD School, plus 1 cultural activity.
Value: €305
- Selection of Winners and Prize Giving
At the end of the competition, the Judging Panel will
select the best 3 photos relating to the theme chosen by the school,
using the following criteria:
• A good interpretation of the theme;
• Originality of the work;
• Quality.
The Judging Panel will announce the results on the 14th
November 2008.
Winners will be notified by email or post.
The prizes cannot be reimbursed or exchanged for cash. These prizes
are non transferable.
- Computer use & Connection
The Organisers decline any responsibility, should there
be any misuse or incident linked to the use of a computer, access
to the Internet, misuse or misworking of the servers, phone lines
or any other technical connection .
- Claims & Liabilities
By entering this competition, entrants are deemed to
have accepted the Competition Rules and to have agreed to be bound
by them all.
Any inaccurate, false or fraudulous declaration by the entrant
will mean his or her exclusion from the competition.
Any claims must be sent by post, recorded delivery with acknowledgment
of receipt to the following address:
FORUM ACCORD, 14 boulevard Poissonnière, 75009 Paris.
Any liability related to the competition and its rules will be
resolved by the Organisers. Their decision will be final and no
correspondence will be entered into.
The Organisers will not in any way be liable if a case of force
majeure or any other event beyond the Organisers’ control
means that the present competition has to be cancelled, shortened
or the conditions be altered.
The competition will be cancelled or suspended if any entry frauds
are detected. In this case, ineligible entrants will not be awarded
any prizes and they could be pursued in a Court of Law
- Rights to the photos
The Organisers reserve the right to reproduce, exhibit
and to license the reproduction and the exhibition of some or
all, in whole or part, in all media (now known or hereafter created)
of entries. No reproduction fees will be payable to entrants.
There is no time limit on this reproduction right.
The entrant declares that: he has taken the photograph, has not
transferred any reproduction rights to a third party, will not
make any claims against the Organisers for proprietary rights.
Entrants will see their names or pseudonyms appear on each of
the pictures sent.
Entrants will be able to stop the reproduction of their photo(s)
by sending a letter by post, recorded delivery with acknowledgment
receipt to:
FORUM ACCORD, 14 boulevard Poissonnière, 75009 Paris.
The content of the picture(s) will not be obscene, violent, dangerous,
racist, defamatory, offensive, harmful to minors or make the apology
of crimes against humanity.
- Guarantees
Entrants will be fully responsible for the content of
the pictures submitted to ACCORD (buildings, individuals, etc.).
In any case, entrants will agree to submit pictures respecting
third party intellectual property and its legislation.
Entrants guarantee the Organisers against any legal action which
could be started because of the pictures they have made.
If the pictures feature recognisable people, designs, buildings,
cars, etc., entrants guarantee they have obtained permission to
enter the pictures in the competition.
- Proof
It is agreed between the parties that, except for obvious
mistakes, the information from the Organisers’ information
system is absolute proof in any claims relating to connection
and processing the information referring to the competition.
- Applicable Law
Entrants are subject to French Law relating to games
and competition. Claims, which cannot be resolved amicably, will
be taken to a French Court of Law.
3 - The summer challenge :
Video contest (from June 30th to July 25th 2008)
- How to enter?
The competition is open from the 30th of June 2008
to the 25th of July 2008.
Entrants should create and submit one video addressing the competition’s
topic to the Organisers.
At the end of this contest, the Judging Panel will select 3
of the best videos entered in the competition. The winners will
be given the results by email or post, and will receive one
of the prizes described below.
- Competition Rules
The photo competition is open to anybody attending
a course at the Accord School during the time of the competition,
from the 30th of June 2008 to the 25th of July 2008.
Entry is strictly restricted to one person only, made in the
same name, from the same address. It is forbidden to enter on
behalf of other people.
- The video must be supplied in a AVI, QuickTime, Windows Media
ot MPEG format file and relate to the topic of the competition.
- Maximum length of the video : 1 minute 30 seconds.
The video entered must be submitted by email at the following
address : concours@accord-langues.com
or by CD or DVD to the organisers.
The deadline for receiving entries is 5 p.m., 25th of July 2008.
Only dates and times of receipt of entry will be recognised.
- Entry details
Entrants will submit up only 1 video to the Organisers.
Computers and access to an Internet connection needed to submit
the photos are available to entrants at the ACCORD school. No
Internet connection fee can be charged to the Organisers.
- Prizes
The Organisers guarantee the prizes awarded are:
1st prize
2 week intensive French course choice between 'A', 'B' or 'C'
(26, 30 or 34 lessons/week)
+ accommodation with host family (bed & breakfast)
Value : from 1070 € (course 'A') to 1140 € (coure
'C')
2nd prize:
1 week intensive French course choice between 'A', 'B' or 'C'
(26, 30 or 34 lessons/week)
+ accommodation with host family (bed & breakfast)
Value : from 575 € (course 'A') to 620 € (course 'C')
3rd prize :
2 week intensive French course choice between 'A', 'B' or 'C'
(26, 30 or 34 lessons/week)
Value : from 510 € (course 'A') to 580 € (course 'C')
- Selection of Winners and Prize
Giving
At the end of the competition, the Judging Panel will
select the best 3 videos relating to the theme chosen by the
school, using the following criteria:
• A good interpretation of the theme;
• Originality of the work;
The Judging Panel will announce the results on the 20th
August 2008.
Winners will be notified by email or post.
The prizes cannot be reimbursed or exchanged for cash. These
prizes are non transferable.
- Rights and exhibition of the videos
By submitting the video, the entrant is promising
that he owns all rights to all material in his video, including
the music, sounds, images, and rights to include all persons,
places or organizations included or depicted.
The Organisers reserve the right to reproduce, exhibit and to
license the reproduction and the exhibition of some or all,
in whole or part, in all media (now known or hereafter created)
of entries. No reproduction fees will be payable to entrants.
There is no time limit on this reproduction right.
Entrants will see their names or pseudonyms
appear on each of the pictures sent.
Entrants will be able to stop the reproduction of their photo(s)
by sending a letter by post, recorded delivery with acknowledgment
receipt to:
FORUM ACCORD, 14 boulevard Poissonnière, 75009 Paris.
The content of the picture(s) will not be obscene, violent,
dangerous, racist, defamatory, offensive, harmful to minors
or make the apology of crimes against humanity.
- Computer use & Connection
The Organisers decline any responsibility, should there
be any misuse or incident linked to the use of a computer, access
to the Internet, misuse or misworking of the servers, phone
lines or any other technical connection .
- Claims & Liabilities
By entering this competition, entrants are deemed to
have accepted the Competition Rules and to have agreed to be
bound by them all.
Any inaccurate, false or fraudulous declaration by the entrant
will mean his or her exclusion from the competition.
Any claims must be sent by post, recorded delivery with acknowledgment
of receipt to the following address:
FORUM ACCORD, 14 boulevard Poissonnière, 75009 Paris.
Any liability related to the competition and its rules will
be resolved by the Organisers. Their decision will be final
and no correspondence will be entered into.
The Organisers will not in any way be liable if a case of force
majeure or any other event beyond the Organisers’ control
means that the present competition has to be cancelled, shortened
or the conditions be altered.
The competition will be cancelled or suspended if any entry
frauds are detected. In this case, ineligible entrants will
not be awarded any prizes and they could be pursued in a Court
of Law
- Guarantees
Entrants will be fully responsible for the content
of the pictures submitted to ACCORD (buildings, individuals,
etc.).
In any case, entrants will agree to submit pictures respecting
third party intellectual property and its legislation.
Entrants guarantee the Organisers against any legal action which
could be started because of the pictures they have made.
If the pictures feature recognisable people, designs, buildings,
cars, etc., entrants guarantee they have obtained permission
to enter the pictures in the competition.
- Proof
It is agreed between the parties that, except for
obvious mistakes, the information from the Organisers’
information system is absolute proof in any claims relating
to connection and processing the information referring to the
competition.
- Applicable Law
Entrants are subject to French Law relating to games
and competition. Claims, which cannot be resolved amicably,
will be taken to a French Court of Law.
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- The competitions for Juniors (from June 29th
to August 23rd 2008)
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Contestants
The summer competitions for Juniors
are open to all students registered in a Junior program at
ACCORD, between June 29th and August 23rd 2008. Only one participation
per student per competition.
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The Competition step by step
The competitions will take place from
the 29th of June until the 23rd of August 2008.
The participants will be given a theme every 2 weeks
and competitors must either write a text in French or produce
a painting/drawing, a photo or other creative piece relating
to the theme.
French text and other creative piece must be given to the
coordinator of students' courses.
Photographs must be sent by Email to :
concours@accord-langues.com
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All productions must be transmitted before 12:00 p.m. on the
closing date (see the table below).
The production must contain the participant’s
name, e-mail address and postal address.
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Competition calendar
(2008)
| Opening
dates |
Closing
dates (Thursday) |
Prize
dates (Friday) |
| June
29th |
July
10th |
July
11th |
July 13th |
July 24th |
July 25th |
| July
27th |
August
7th |
August
8th |
| August
10th |
August
21st |
August
22nd |
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Designation of the winners
ACCORD School will offer 10 prizes
per competition.
For each competition, a jury of 4 will choose and announce
the results to the students on Friday before midday in their
classes. Winners will be contacted personally by Email.
- Prizes
The prizes are music CD, French
books, T-shirts and caps.
The prizes will be given at school on Fridays.
In the event of absence, the prizes will be sent directly
to the winners.
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