About The AIAAbout The AIA

AIA National/Foursquare Sweepstakes

Official Rules and How to Enter

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR OBLIGATION NECESSARY.

Prizes (3): $50 Amazon Gift Card

The odds of receiving a prize depend upon the number of entries received. The approximate number of entries expected is between 0 and 12,000. Prizes are non-transferable; no substitutions or cash equivalents are allowed, except at the discretion of the Sponsor. Prize details not specified herein shall be determined solely by Sponsor. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. If prize is unavailable, a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. Winners are responsible for the payment of applicable taxes, if any, on the prize and any other expenses not specifically described herein relating to the use of prize.

1. Eligibility: Drawing is open to all legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are of 18 years or older at time of entry. Officers, directors, and employees of the American Institute of Architects, any and all other entities directly associated with this Drawing, and the immediate families (spouses, parents, children and siblings, and their respective spouses, regardless of where they live) and individuals living in the households of the above, whether related or not, are not eligible to enter or win. Void where prohibited by law. The Drawing is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

2. Timing: Promotion period will begin 12:00 a.m. on April 8 and end at midnight on April 14, 2012. Drawing will be held 9:30 AM (EST) on April 16, 2012. Limit one entry per eligible person per prize. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by these rules and consent to the use by Sponsor and its designees of their names and/or photographs for advertising or publicity purposes without further consideration, except where prohibited by law.

3. To Enter:

There are two (2) ways to enter during the Promotion Period:

To Enter with a Foursquare and Twitter Account: To enter via mobile, an entrant must be a registered member of Foursquare and Twitter. If an entrant is not a registered member of Foursquare and Twitter, the entrant must visit http://foursquare.com and http://twitter.com to register for free and download the free smart phone applications. Registration for and use of the Foursquare and Twitter systems are subject to Foursquare’s and Twitter’s terms and conditions and AIA National has no responsibility with respect to such registration or use.

Once a member, entrant must follow AIA National’s Foursquare page by visiting http://foursquare.com/aianational and clicking on “Follow Now.” The entrant can then begin checking in to the predetermined venues as displayed on the AIA National Foursquare page. During the promotion period, users who check into a venue listed on AIA National’s Foursquare page and share their check in with their friends on Twitter by including the hashtag #archweek12 in their shout-out on Twitter will receive one entry into the sweepstakes. In order to check in, an entrant must be in or immediately adjacent to the AIA National’s venue’s perimeter and use his/her wireless mobile device to access Foursquare and Twitter. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a mobile entrant, the authorized account holder of the Foursquare account will be deemed to be the entrant. Submitting mass check-ins or entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Users may also check in to other venues not specified on the AIA National Foursquare page and include the hashtag #archweek12 in their check in, share it with friends on Twitter, and still be eligible for the sweepstakes drawing.

To Enter Without a Foursquare and Twitter Account: hand print your name, age, day and evening phone numbers (including area code) on a 3” x 5” card and mail in a #10 envelope, hand-printed to: The American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006, Attention Sybil Walker Barnes. All mail entries must be postmarked by April 8, 2012, and received by April 9, 2012. No mechanically reproduced entries accepted. All mail-in entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.

4. Random Drawings: Drawings to award prizes will be conducted on Monday, April 16, 2012 on or about 12:00 noon EST. Drawings will use all eligible entries received as of each drawing date/time. Random drawings will be conducted under the direction of the American Institute of Architects whose decisions are final in all matters relating to the Drawings. Potential winners do not need to be present at any drawings.

5. Notification: The potential winner will be initially notified via a direct message on Twitter, followed by notification by telephone or e-mail within 5 business days of the drawing date. If Sponsor is unable to contact potential winner by telephone or e-mail within 48 hours of drawing, or in the event of non-compliance with these rules, or if the prize or prize notification is unclaimed or returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, awarded to an alternate potential winner. By entering the Drawing, entrants agree to the use by Sponsor and its designees of their names, cities and states of residence and photographs/likenesses for advertising and promotional purposes for this and similar promotions, worldwide, and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known or hereafter devised (including and without limitation, the Internet) without additional compensation, notification, or permission, except where prohibited by law. Upon request, winners must consent to such in writing. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on the email address, the winning entry will be declared 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 to the email address by an Internet service provider (providing that the “Authorized account holder” meets all eligibility requirements of the Drawing.)

6. Unauthorized Activity: If in the Sponsor’s opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of tampering with any portion of the Drawing, or if there is any occurrence that affects the administration, integrity, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Drawing, the Sponsor, in its sole discretion reserves the right to disqualify any individual, or to modify or suspend the Drawing, or to terminate the Drawing and conduct a random drawing to award the prizes using all non-suspect entries received as of the termination date.

7. Limitation of Liability: By participating in the Drawing, entrants release, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and all its affiliates, subsidiaries, and its officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, “Releasees”) from and against any injuries, losses, damages, claims, actions any liability of any kind resulting from or arising from participation in the Drawing or acceptance, possession, use, misuse or nonuse of the prize awarded (including any travel or travel-related activity thereto). Releasees are not responsible for technical, computer, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or other errors relating to or in connection with the Drawing, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Drawing, the processing of entries or in any Drawing related material, the announcement of the prize; or for stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, inaccurate, undelivered, delayed or illegible entries, or postage-due entries or mail. As a condition of entering the Drawing, entrant agrees that: a) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; b) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Drawing or the prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and c) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and in no event shall entrant be entitled to receive attorneys’ fees or other legal costs. Sponsor reserves the right to modify prize award procedures.

8. Governing Law: This Drawing and these Official Rules and the validity, construction, performance, and enforcement thereof shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, but without reference to its laws regarding conflicts of law.

9. Who Won: To obtain the names of the winners, mail a self-addressed stamped envelope by April 9, 2011, to Sybil Walker Barnes, The American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue, NW; Washington, DC 20006.

10. Sponsor: The American Institute of Architects, Inc., 1735 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006.