---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: O'Reilly Offers Raffle for Conference Pass Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 12:04:47 -0800 (PST) From: Denise Olliffe To: farli@wiredglobal.com Win a pass to: THE O'REILLY CONFERENCE on ENTERPRISE JAVA March 26-29, 2001 Enter our raffle and win one of two free passes to: The O'Reilly Conference on Enterprise Java March 26-29, 2001, Santa Clara, CA http://conferences.oreilly.com/java2001/ The lucky winners will be given a 2-day conference session only pass valued at $1,295.00. The pass includes 2-days of confernece sessions, attendance to our Java Jungle Jamboree sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Wednesday March 28th, and daily breakfast and lunch. Tutorials are not included with this pass. Tutorials may be purchased when registering for the conference. Pass also does not include lodging and transportation. Please email your entry to Denise Olliffe at deniseo@oreilly.com. Deadline for entries will be March 8, 2001. In the subject line of your email, please say "Raffle Entry." Winners will be contacted on March 9th by email--unless a phone call is requested (phone number must be provided). Only one attendee per pass will be allowed. Two people cannot share the same pass to attend the conference on separate days. O'Reilly assumes that if your group is the lucky winner, as the user group representative, you will distribute the winning pass using a method appropriate for your group (drawing, raffle, etc.) For more information about the conference, please visit our website at http://conferences.oreilly.com/java2001/. EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS MARCH 2nd--please tell your members. Register early to receive special discounts on registration and tutorial fees. O'Reilly User Group Program members receive 20% off conference registration fees--please register early. If the winner of the pass has already registered for the conference, the winner will be reimbursed for any conference session fees paid. If you would like to brochures for your members, I'd be happy ship them, asap. :) Denise ************************************************************************** ** Now for the raffle Rules and Regulations--I apologize for the length, they're really quite simple: THESE RULES CONSTITUTE THE OFFICIAL RULES OF THIS RAFFLE. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE RAFFLE, ENTRANTS AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES, WHICH ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL RESPECTS. 1. Entry: No purchase is necessary to enter the Raffle. To enter the Raffle, Please email Denise Olliffe @ deniseo@oreilly.com and tell her to enter your group for the Raffle. Entries must be received at O'Reilly & Associates by March 8, 2001. Limit one entry per group, per e-mail address. O'Reilly & Associates and its agents are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, illegible or damaged email that results from any source. By entering, entrant agrees to abide by and be bound by the Official Rules. O'Reilly & Associates reserves the right to cancel the Raffle if it becomes technically corrupted. 2. Eligibility: The O'Reilly Raffle is open to all who are 18 years of age or older, and reside in the U.S. or Canada, except employees of The O'Reilly & Associates. Anyone else directly involved in this Raffle is ineligible to participate. Raffle void where prohibited by law. All federal, state, and local laws apply. 3. Selection and Notification: The winners will be chosen at random from all eligible entries submitted by March 8, 2001. O'Reilly will notify winners by e-mail or phone on March 9, 2001. A prize not claimed by March 26th will not be awarded. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. 4. Other Rules: a) The prize is nontransferable and non-endorsable; no cash or other substitutions will be offered. All federal, state, and local taxes and delivery charges are the sole responsibility of the winner. c) The winner consents to the use of his/her name and/or likeness for publicity, advertising, and commercial purposes, in perpetuity, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. O'Reilly & Associates and its agents are not responsible for lost entries, or for and availability of information or for Internet, for whatever reason. Entries will be disqualified if O'Reilly & Associates determines, at its sole discretion, that entrants have attempted to circumvent the terms and conditions of these rules. All decisions by O'Reilly & Associates are final. d) By participating in this Raffle, entrants agree to release and hold O'Reilly & Associates (and their employees, agents, representatives, or affiliated companies) harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind in connection with the Raffle or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including, without limitation, personal injuries, death or property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy. e) Entrant also agrees that in no event shall O'Reilly & Associates or its agents be liable to entrant or any other person for any damage, injuries or losses arising out of the introduction of any virus, bug or software malfunction resulting from participation in this Raffle, or for any damage, injuries or losses arising in connection with the prize. f) O'Reilly & Associates reserves the right to modify the rules of the Raffle in any way or at any time, as long as reasonable notice is given. g) To receive the name of the winners, or a copy of the Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to O'Reilly Conference on Enterprise Java Raffle, c/o O'Reilly & Associates, 101 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472, Attn: Denise Olliffe, Post-marked prior to the close of the raffle. ------------------------------------------------------- -- Jim Bliss comes from within, ignorance from without