Inventables组织了首届学生设计竞赛。注册后会得到竞赛所需的材料和技术资料，针对在校生或2005年后毕业的学生。

关于竞赛的主题＆要求：
Observe.
At Inventables we believe design should start by identifying unmet user needs. It is important to consider not only how products are used, but also the context in which they are used. To best understand this go out into the field and observe. Take notes and pictures to document your findings.
Learn.
Entry to the competition gives you ONLINE access to 20 of our materials. Review all the materials and technologies provided by Inventables. The idea here is to stock your subconscious with new possibilities. Inventables researches technologies with unexpected properties. This makes it good for both direct applications as well as inspiration for fresh ideas.
Brainstorm.
Starting with a well crafted problem statement brainstorm solutions to the unmet user need you identified. Use the Inventables research as stimulus for the brainstorm. Solutions can use materials and technologies outside of the ones provided by Inventables however the final solution must incorporate or be inspired by one of the Inventables technologies.
Submit.
On no more than two 8.5"x11" PDF pages(with web friendly low-res images), take your best idea and tell us the story. Email the entry with an image and thumbnail image in jpg format to contest at inventables dotcom. (If you win you will be contacted for the hi-res versions)

竞赛细则：
Eligibility:
Participants must be currently enrolled in an educational institution, or have graduated no earlier than 2005.
To Enter:
Entry fee is $15 per entry; participants can enter as many times as they wish.
To Enter on online go to www.Inventables.com during the Contest period and complete the online Official Entry Form by entering your email address, full legal name, complete permanent mailing address with zip code, day/evening phone numbers, date of birth, design school attending/ attended, year of graduation, and credit card information (all fields required). Click on the "Submit" button, and you will be registered, and given a password to access IN DIGITAL FORMAT ONLY 25 materials in the Inventables web database. Inventables will determine what these materials will be, and all participants will have access to the same ones.
By mail: send a cover letter containing the words Inventables Student Competition, your email address, full legal name, complete permanent mailing address with zip code, day/evening phone numbers, date of birth, design school attending/ attended, year of graduation, and mail your cover letter along with a check for $15 made payable to Inventables. You will be emailed a confirmation of enrollment, including a password to access 20 materials in the Inventables database. Inventables will determine what these materials will be, and all participants will have access to the same ones. Your design submission must be sent via email.

Entries must be original work, generated by the Participant, specifically for the Inventables 2006 competition.
You may create your design using the medium of your choice, however all entries should be submitted in pdf format - screen resolution. The participants name must be included in the file name and visible on each page of the pdf.
All email entries must be received by 11:59 pm EST, June 15th 2006.
Submitted images may contain people or objects not designed by the participant, if they are necessary to support the submitted concept, however they may not display proprietary logos, or trademarks. No stock photography may be incorporated in submissions; all photography must be taken by the participant.
Failure to comply with any of these rules will result in disqualification.
Winner Selection:
A team of independent judges, at Inventables Innovators Roundtable, from corporations such as Motorola, SC Johnson, Sloan Valve, Creata Promotions, IDEO, and SRAM will review all entries and will select the winners based on the following criteria weighted equally: innovation, creativity and design sensibility.
Odds of winning any prize depend on the number and caliber of valid entries received. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of the independent judging organization, which are final and binding in all respects. Each of the top winners will be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, a Publicity Release (where legal) to be returned within 14 days of notification. Prize winners will be notified via email or telephone. In the event of a non-compliance with any requirements herein or if Prize Winner cannot be reached by email or telephone on or about June 15th 2006, an alternative winner will be chosen who will be notified by email or telephone on or about June 20th 2006. In the event the alternative Winner cannot be reached by email or telephone, the selection will be forfeited.
Prizes:
First: Cover and full-page feature of Inventables quarterly magazine. Plus a $500 scholarship.
Second&Third: Half-page spread in Inventables quarterly magazine.
General Conditions:
Sponsor, nor any of their agencies are responsible for any telephone, technical, network, electronic, computer, hardware or software failures, malfunctions, or disconnects of any kind, or misdirected, illegible, incomplete, stolen or garbled, fragmented, or delayed Internet/email computer transmissions or network/ISP/website/or internet accessibility; or for lost or late entry forms sent by mail.
Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest is in violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any such entrant to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
In the event of a dispute as to entries submitted by multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account used to enter the contest at the actual time of entry will be deemed to be the participant and must comply with these Official Rules.
If, for any reason, the contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this contest for any drawing(s) and select the Prize Winners from entries received for that drawing prior to the action taken.
Participants waive the right to assert as a cost of winning any prize, any costs of redemption or travel to redeem said prize and any liability which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said prize.
Although schools may have differing policies, the intellectual property rights of the resulting designs shall remain with the participating students and faculty, who will share the rights. Should Inventables wish to acquire the rights to produce or otherwise utilize a design beyond the immediate scope of the competition or collaboration, those involved in the direct results of the work shall come to an agreement in writing. This policy or any alternate agreement needs to be established in advance, in writing, with the students, school and Inventables. Inventables shall not be involved in any dispute and shall be held harmless and free of any liability in any dispute regarding intellectual property rights or compensation or payment for any competition or program that it endorses.
This contest shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of Illinois without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. All entrants to this contest agree that all disputes arising out of or relating in any way to this contest shall be litigated only in courts sitting in Chicago, Illinois.
Each entrant warrants and represents that the design/concept submitted is their sole work and does not infringe on the rights of any third party and has been licensed or entered into any previous competition.
Disclaimer
By submitting your entry, you agree that any or all of the material may be published and utilized by Inventables LLC and any other party authorized by Inventables LLC in connection with the awards. No material submitted will be considered confidential. All decisions by the jury and/or Inventables are final.

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