Enter by Monday, February 4th to win a GDC Expo Pass!

TO ENTER:
The contest begins Thursday, January 10, 2008. All entries must be received on or before 11:59pm on Monday, February 4, 2008.

1. All Designs must contain a reference to the GDC or a GDC related message or activity.  
   Kudos if you can find a way to fit in the GDC trademark logo or the date and location for for GDC08: February 18-22, 2008; Moscone Center, San Francisco
2. Please make sure your submission contains: your name, job title (if desired), title of your design piece, your inspiration or blurb regarding the piece, as well as a link to your myGDC profile if you have one.
3. Please submit all files and questions to feedback@gdconf.com with "GDC LOLCATS" in the subject line.
4. All images are subject for review before posting. Additional questions and/or requests for adjustments may be requested before posting. You will be notified if your piece qualifies and will be posted to gdconf.com.

NOTIFICATION: The winning GDC lol Cats Challenge will be determined by a panel of judges from CMP Media LLC and/or its designees on or about Thursday, February 7, 2008. The judges may request additional information from any of the entrants prior to making a determination.

The decision of the Judges is final. The winner of the GDC lol Cats challenge will be notified via email on Thursday, February 7, 2008. The Contest is sponsored by CMP Media LLC, 600 Community Drive, Manhasset NY 11030P. ("Sponsors").

PRIZES:

- One GDC Expo Pass:

Approximate Total Value of All Prizes: $195.00 US Dollars

The prizes will be awarded to the winners. In the event of unavailability of any of the stated prizes, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute items of equal or greater value. Prizes are not transferable, exchangeable, or redeemable for cash. Taxes are the sole responsibility of winners. Winners will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility, liability release and grant permission to use his/her name and likeness for advertising and promotion (without further compensation to the winners) within 21 days of notification or an alternate winners will be selected. (Tennessee residents need not complete and return a publicity release.)

ELIGIBILITY: Employees of CMP Media LLC or their affiliates, advertising, promotion and production agencies and members of their immediate families (including spouse, parents, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, step-children, step-parents and in-laws) or those with whom they are domiciled are not eligible. Contest is governed by the laws of the United States. Contest void where prohibited or restricted by law.

The use of any automated devices in connection with this promotion is prohibited. Registrations made on the Internet will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. In the event of a dispute, CMP Media LLC may confirm and require proof that the registrant is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the registration.

LIABILITY/TERMS AND CONDITIONS: By entering, participants release CMP Media LLC and their officers, employees, directors, agents and affiliates with respect to the use of the prize awarded herein, agree to be bound by these rules, represent that the entered design consists entirely of Entrant’s own original work or of work to which Entrant has all necessary rights and consent to the use of their names and likeness for advertising and/or promotional and/or marketing purposes without additional compensation. (A Tennessee resident consents to the use of his name and likeness only if such Tennessee resident expressly consents to such use.) CMP Media LLC is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry of third party information including, but not limited to technical malfunctions, human error, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof, third party entry materials that have been tampered with, or third party mail in entries that are illegible, late, lost, damaged, postage due or misdirected. CMP Media LLC is not responsible for any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any material in this promotion. Third party registrations that have been tampered with or altered are void. CMP Media LLC reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this promotion if it becomes technically corrupted or if for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infections by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of CMP Media LLC, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this promotion.

This promotion shall be governed by the laws of the United States.

WINNERS LIST: The name of the prize winner will be available at the following link after February 7th, 2008: www.gdconf.com/gdclolcats