PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MEETING CONTEST 2008

Enter to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of the 5.11 Tactical® Product Development Team and attend a Product Development Meeting (PDM) at the 5.11 Lodge in Montana, plus a day of world-class trout fishing on the famous Big Horn River.

HOW TO ENTER:
Fill out the form below to to submit your product concepts and your supporting material. The more creative and thorough your presentation is, the better the chance of being selected. The team at 5.11 Tactical will review all entries and will select the top 10 entries. Selections are made at the sole discretion of 5.11 Tactical.

WHEN TO ENTER:
February 15th through April 15th, 2008. Participants will be chosen and notified by April 31st. The PDM will take place June 5-8.

WHAT YOU WIN:
A three-day all expense paid trip to the 5.11 Lodge, located near the Bighorn Battlefield in Montana. Your trip consists of air travel to and from the PDM, a day of product development sessions and a day of guided fishing on the Bighorn River, home of North America’s premiere trout-fishing. Great food and luxury lodging is also included.

The goal of this PDM is to develop a commercially viable product that would become part of the 5.11 Tactical Series product assortment. Based on the outcome of this meeting 5.11 Tactical will develop product prototypes.* Individuals will receive a $511 prize for each product concept that makes it into our catalog. Attendees will also receive an assortment of current 5.11 Tactical series gear in addition to samples of products created during this PDM.

*All ideas submitted become the intellectual property of 5.11 Tactical®.

First Name:
Last Name:
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Relevant Training / Background Experience: (If none, please put N/A)
List up to 3 lifestyle activities or hobbies:
In 100 words or less tell us about yourself and how you use gear/apparel:
In 100 words or less summarize your product concept. (We will use these summaries in our initial screening of concepts.)
What category does your product fit into:
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5.11 TACTICAL 2008 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MEETING CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES


NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN; A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

The rules governing the 5.11 Tactical 2008 Product Development Meeting Contest (the “Contest”) and details of the prizes offered in the Contest are contained in these Official Rules.

1.	TIMING. 	The Contest begins at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on February 15th, 2008 and ends at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on April 15th, 2008. 

2.	TO ENTER.  To enter, go to www.511tactical.com/pdm2008 and follow the instructions.  LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.  5.11, Inc. (“Sponsor”) is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, garbled, illegible, or misdirected Contest entries, or for any error, human, technical, or otherwise, which may occur in the processing of Contest entries.  Proof of sending will not be deemed to be proof of receipt.  All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.  Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed, or similar entry methods will void all such entries by such methods.

3.	USE OF DATA.  Sponsor will be collecting personal data about participants (including, without limitation, name, phone number, mailing address, age, and e-mail address) when they enter the Contest.  Sponsor is entitled to use such personal data contained in all entry forms, on-line or otherwise, in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy.  By participating in the Contest, participants hereby agree to all personal information uses and disclaimers as explained in Sponsor’s privacy policy at http://www.511tactical.com.

4.	ELIGIBILITY.  The Contest is open to residents of the United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and all other U.S. and foreign territories and possessions, and excluding where otherwise prohibited by law, rule or regulation) who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry.  The Contest is void where prohibited by law.  Employees of Sponsor and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotion agencies are not eligible, nor are members of these employees’ families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse, and life partners).

5.	SELECTION OF POTENTIAL WINNERS.  Entries will be reviewed by Sponsor and up to 10 participants will be selected and notified by April 31st, 2008. 

Sponsor’s decisions as to all matters related to administration of the Contest and selection of participants is final.  Participants must comply with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules, and winning and the awarding of prizes are contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. 
 

6.	PRIZES.  

Up to ten participants will be selected to attend the 2008 Product Development Meeting, located at the 5.11 lodge in Montana. Air travel and ground transport is provided by 5.11, Inc. Lodging, meals and guided fishing are included in the prize package. Participants will also be given an assortment of 5.11 Tactical Series gear and apparel. If the participants product concept(s) makes it into production and appears within the 5.11 Tactical Series catalog the participant will be awarded a prize of $511 per concept.

Except where otherwise expressly noted in these Official Rules, the selection of all vendors, prizes, products, and services is subject to Sponsors’ sole and absolute discretion.  Prizes (and/or any portion thereof) are nontransferable and non-exchangeable.  No substitutions or cash redemption of prizes are permitted, except that Sponsor retains the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater retail value (or at Sponsor’s election, the cash value of the applicable prize).  Additional restrictions or requirements may apply. 
All federal, state, and local taxes related to the prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners. All other expenses and costs, not expressly listed above, including but not limited to taxes, and any other expense or cost, not expressly included above, are the winners’ sole responsibility.  No refunds or credit for changes are allowed.  No transfers of the prizes are permitted.  Return of any prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.

7.	ODDS OF WINNING.  Odds of winning prizes depend upon the number of eligible entries received by Sponsor.

8.	WINNERS’ LIST.  Contest results and copy of these Official Rules maybe obtained by
sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Sponsor at the address set forth below. 

9.	PUBLICITY.  Except where prohibited by law, each winner grants to Sponsor and its designees the right to use and publish such participants photo, proper name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information, town and state of residence, and any photographs or images taken by such winner with equipment provided by Sponsor in any media to promote Sponsor and the Contest without additional compensation, permission, or notification.

10.	RELEASE.  By entering the Contest, participants agree to release, and indemnity and hold harmless Sponsor and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, or causes of actions of any kind arising, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or resulting, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize awarded in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, personal injury, death, and/or property damage that might or might not occur during the grand prize vacation, as well as claims based on publicity rights, defamation, and/or invasion of privacy. Product concepts and ideas irevocably become the intellectual property of 5.11, Inc. wether or not the entrant is selected through our review process.

11.	GENERAL CONDITIONS. 

The Contest is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California, excluding conflicts at laws principles.  All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.  The Contest is void where prohibited.  Participants in the Contest hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of California courts (state and federal) in Stanislaus County for any causes or controversies arising from or out of the Contest.  Each participant waives any and all objectives to jurisdiction and venue in these courts.  

Online entries are deemed made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry.  The “authorized account holder” is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.  A potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry or is a resident of the United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and all other U.S. and foreign territories and possessions).  Prizes will only be awarded to the authorized account holders.

If, in Sponsor’s opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Contest, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to void any entries at issue (including disqualifying any individual who tampers or otherwise interferes with the entry process), and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, at any time without notice.  In the event of such cancellation, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes in a random drawing from all eligible entries received before the time of cancellation.  Sponsor also reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest if fraud or any other factor impairs the integrity of the Contest as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alternation of, entries.  Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry received by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or otherwise, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Contest.

12.	SPONSOR

5.11, Inc.
4300 Spyres Way
Modesto, California 95356
Attn:  2008 Product Development Meeting Contest

I have read and agree to the rules of the Contest.

Please explain your concept with as much detail as possible. Include any supporting material including features, construction, drawings, etc. The more creative and detailed the better. Photos, illustrations, videos, and PowerPoint presentations are all appropriate. Send your materials (up to 10MB) to PDM2008@511tactical.com.