Contests

Official Contest Rules
Noria Corporation is responsible for the interpretation and enforcement of these official rules. All decisions concerning the contest including, but not limited to, selecting the winner will be made by Noria, whose decisions shall be final.

Who Can Enter: The contest is open to legal residents of the United States 18 years of age and older who register and attend the Reliable Plant 2009 exhibition. One entry per eligible attendee. Employees, officers, agents, or representatives of Noria Corporation and all Reliable Plant 2009 exhibiting companies, including their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and contractors, and their immediate family and household members are not eligible to win.

How to Enter: No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Entries must be made using an official game card available from distribution points at the Reliable Plant 2009 exhibition located in the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Eligible participants will be entered in the drawings by completing a game card, filling in the contact information section, and submitting the card at the designated collection point. To be complete, an entry must have stamps from ALL participating sponsors listed on the official game card. Stamps are obtained by visiting the sponsors’ booths on the exhibition floor. Sponsoring exhibitors may require entrants to experience sales presentations as a prerequisite to obtaining a stamp.

An entry must be turned in at the official collection point located in the Greater Columbus Convention Center during normal exhibition hours. Entries must be received before 4:00 pm on September 1, 2009, 4:00 pm on September 2, 2009 and 11:00 am on September 3, 2009 for participation in the daily prize drawings. Any daily prize winner will also be eligible for the grand prize drawing. All times are local times in Columbus, Ohio. One entry per eligible attendee.

Noria is not responsible for lost or misdirected entries or printing errors. Entries that are incomplete, late, mutilated, tampered with, illegible or ineligible will be deemed void. Noria reserves the right to cancel or modify the game if the administration of the game becomes corrupted in any manner. All entries become the property of Noria and will not be acknowledged or returned.

By participating, entrants agree to these Official Rules and understand that the results are final in all respects. By participating, entrants also agree to release and hold Noria harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind in connection with the game or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including, without limitation, personal injuries, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy.

There are three (3) daily prizes of a Snap-On/J.H. Williams 173 Piece Intermediate Maintenance Service Set, and six (6) door prizes of tool sets to be drawn at random times during the conference. The winners will be selected by a random drawing of all valid entries received by the stated deadlines. Daily prize drawings will occur at approximately 4:00 pm on September 1, 4:00 pm on September 2, and 11:15 am on September 3, or as soon thereafter as possible. ALL PRIZE WINNERS MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. For the daily prizes, winning entrants must claim their prizes within thirty seconds of the drawing or an alternate winner will be selected by a random drawing from the remaining entries. Once an alternate drawing is completed, all claims of any previously announced winner are foreclosed. Prize winners will be asked to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability and Publicity before receiving the prize. If the Affidavit of Eligibility and Release is not returned on a timely basis, the prize will be forfeited by that winner and awarded to an alternate winner from a random drawing of the remaining valid entries. The same conditions apply to the alternate winner. The winner may not assign or alter the prize. By signing the affidavit and release, the winner grants permission to use his/her name, photograph, and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes for this and similar promotions without additional compensation. The winner is responsible for all tax, title, registration, and licensee fees and local, county, state, and federal taxes.

Miscellaneous: The odds of winning depend on the number of valid entries received. This game is subject to all applicable laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. For the name of the winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope between September 15 and October 31, 2009 to Noria at 1328 E. 43rd Court, Tulsa, OK 74105.