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Starship TitanDesign Contest
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2005 Official Rules
No Purchase Necessary.
The following Contest is intended for viewing and participation in the United States and Canada only (excluding Quebec). Do not enter this Contest if you are not located within the U.S. or Canada.
Contest begins at 12:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time on March 29, 2005, and ends at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on August 15, 2005.
PURPOSE
Pocket Books is offering Star Trekfans with an aptitude for ship design the opportunity to design the U.S.S. Titan,the starship of Captain William Riker, which was established but not seen in the feature film Star Trek Nemesis.
ELIGIBILITY
This contest is open to Star Trekfans age 18 or older as of March 29, 2005. Open to legal residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec). Void in Quebec, Puerto Rico, and wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Employees and their immediate family members (or those with whom they are domiciled) of the Sponsors, their parent companies, subsidiaries, divisions, related companies and their respective agencies and agents are ineligible.
JUDGING AND NOTIFICATION
All designs will be judged by the Star Trekeditorial staff at Pocket Books, together with Star Trekdesigners Doug Drexler, Michael Okuda, and Rick Sternbach; Associate Producer, Star Trek: EnterpriseDavid Rossi; Senior Director of Licensed Publishing for Viacom Consumer Products Paula M. Block; and Manager of Licensed Publishing for Viacom Consumer Products John Van Citters, all of whom are fully qualified to apply the stated judging criteria. Entries will be judged on the basis of originality (25%), execution (25%), consistency with the U.S.S. Titan Concept Notes(25%), consistency with Star TrekStarfleet style (25%). The winning design will be published in an upcoming Star Trek: Titannovel, and will be used as the basis for cover art on the same book. The winning designer will be credited on the novel’s copyright page. In the event that there is an insufficient number of submissions received that meet the minimum standards determined by the judges, the prize will not be awarded.
Contest results will be announced on or about October 2, 2005. Winner will be notified by telephone and/or by email on or about September 29, 2005. The decisions of the judges with respect to the selection of the winners, and in regard to all matters relating to this Contest, shall be final and binding in all respects.
The winner’s name and winning entry will be posted online at
www.startrekbooks.com/titancontest
PUBLICITY
Winner grants to Pocket Books the right to use his or her name, likeness, and entry for any advertising, promotion, and publicity purposes without further compensation to or permission from such winner, except where prohibited by law.
FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION
Designs must be based on the U.S.S. Titan Concept Notescreated for the novels, which appear at the end of this document. Submissions must be in the form of general plans (i.e., technical illustrations), and must include the following five external views:
• side
• front
• back
• top
• bottom
All files submitted must include the designer’s name, address, telephone number, and email address.
Designs must be submitted via email to
titancontest@simonand schuster.com
in the following electronic format:
• jpeg
• CMYK color
• 14" x 9" at 300dpi
All submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, August 15, 2005.
The decision of the judges with respect to the selection of the winner and in regard to all matters relating to this contest shall be final.
No responsibility is assumed for late, lost, damaged, incomplete, technically corrupted, illegible, or misdirected entries, or for typographical errors in the official rules or Contest materials. All entrants must have a valid email address. In case of dispute as to identity of entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. A potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor (defined below) with proof that such winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry. Any other attempted form of entry is prohibited; no automatic, programmed, robotic or similar means of entry are permitted. Sponsor, its affiliates, partners and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, Web site, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one’s ability to enter the Contest, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in the Contest or downloading any materials in the Contest.