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Early Renewal Promotion: October 1, 2011−December 31, 2011
Renew Early. Get a Free Continuing Education Course.
Then Get Entered in a Drawing to Win One of Five iPad2s

• Renew your membership between October 1, 2011−December 31, 2011, and you will receive one free continuing education course through AIA Virtual Convention. Take and complete a course before January 31, 2012, and you will receive continuing education credit. You will receive information about how to redeem your course after you renew. (Approximately valued at $29.99)

• Take the Virtual Convention course before January 31, 2012, and you will be entered in a drawing to win one of five iPad2s.

OFFICIAL RULES

AIA MEMBERSHIP iPad SWEEPSTAKES
(“December 2011 Early Renewal Drawing”)
NO PURCHASE OR OBLIGATION NECESSARY.

1. Prizes: Five iPad2s (iPad 2 16GB with Wi-Fi ) (Approximately valued at $499)

The odds of receiving a prize depend upon the number of entries received. The approximate number of entries expected is between 0 and 79,000. 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.

2. 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.

3. To Enter: Drawing begins on/about 9:30 AM (ET) on January 31, 2012 and ends 1:00 PM ET on/about February 6, 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.

4. To Enter Without renewing before December 31, 2011: 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 Wanda Chambers, Manager Membership Initiatives. All mail entries must be postmarked by December 15, 2011 and received by December 30, 2011. No mechanically reproduced entries accepted. All mail-in entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.

5. Prize Drawing: Drawing to award prizes will be conducted on or about February 6, 2012. Potential prize winner will be selected in random drawings.. Drawing will use all eligible entries received as of each drawing date/time. Random drawing will be conducted under the direction of the American Institute of Architects whose decisions are final in all matters relating to the Drawing. Potential winners do not need to be present at any drawing.

6. Notification: The potential winner will be notified by telephone or email within 5 business days of the drawing date and may be required to complete and sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release; where legal, a Publicity Release; and IRS Form W-9, all of which must be returned within 30 days, properly executed, from prize notification date or the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate potential winner. 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.)

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

10. Who Won: To obtain the names of the winners, mail a self-addressed stamped envelope by February 10, 2012 to: Wanda Chambers, Manager Membership Initiatives, 1735 New York Avenue, NW; Washington, DC. 20006.

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

Renew Early. Get a Free
Continuing
Education Course.

Renew your AIA membership
by December 31, and you will
receive one free continuing
education course from AIA
Virtual Convention, which
offers online education
anytime, anywhere.

But Wait; There’s More.

Take the Virtual Convention
course before January 31,
2012, and you will be entered
in a drawing to win one of
five free iPad2s.

Thanks For Your
Membership.

In order to efficiently handle
the renewals of nearly 80,000
members, we ask that you
renew your AIA
membership by January 15,
2012.

Dues Installment Program

All renewing members are
eligible to participate in the
2012 Dues Installment
Program.

Enroll by April 30,
and pay your membership
dues in up to six installments.
2012 membership dues must
be paid in full by June 30,
2012. [more]

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