2019 Snapshots of Alumni Competition

Shout out to alumni all around the world: we invite you to email us a photo of yourself with this Deakin alumni sign. The photos will showcase all the amazing places you are in and the cool things that you are doing now.

A winning photo and two runners up will be selected based on creativity and originality. The winner will be treated to a very special lunch with a prominent mentor. Plus, the winner and two runners up will receive a pair of quality sunglasses and Deakin merchandise each.

Other Deakin alumni can appear in the forefront of the photo with you if they have signed this photography permission form and also emailed with your photo to the Deakin Alumni Relations team. Other people can appear in the background of the photo only if they are among a crowd and not identifiable.

The selection criteria is based on:

• Originality and lawfulness
• The photo resolution is a minimum of 1200px wide to be utilised on social media, in PowerPoint slides at alumni events and in webinars and the Deakin website
• The extent of creativity of the photo.

The competition closes at 9am AEST on 21 June 2019.
Show us where you are now and how creative you can be!

Terms and conditions

The promoter of this competition is Deakin University ABN 56 721 584 203 of 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong VIC 3220.

1. Information on how to enter forms part of these Terms and Conditions. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and entries must comply with these Terms and Conditions to be valid.
2. This competition is governed by the laws in force in the State of Victoria.
3. The competition:
   a.  Is open to all Deakin alumni and is free to enter.
   
   b.  Deakin University alumni must print out the Deakin Alumni Snapshot Competition Sign here. This sign can be printed in colour or black and white.
   
   c.  Deakin alumni must then take a photo of themselves holding the Deakin Snapshot Competition Sign in an interesting location of their choice and email the photo to deakinalumni@deakin.edu.au.
   
   d.  Other Deakin alumni may appear in the forefront of the photo with you if they have signed this photography permission form that can be downloaded here. Other people can appear in the background of the photo only if they are amongst a crowd and not identifiable.
   
   e.  The winner and two runners up will be selected by the Deakin Alumni Relations team.

Selection Criteria

4. Criteria for selection will include:
   a.  Originality and lawfulness
   
   b.  The photo resolution is a minimum of 1200px wide to be utilised on social media, in PowerPoint slides at alumni events and in webinars and the Deakin website
   
   c.  The extent of creativity of the photo. 
   
   Chance plays no part in determining the prize winners.

The Competition Period

5. The competition commences at 9am AEST on 26 April 2019 and closes at 9am AEST on 21 June 2019.
6. The winner and two runners up will be selected from those who are eligible.
7. There are three prizes to be awarded
   (1) First prize = Lunch with a mentor up to AU$100 for the winners’ meal; the mentor will be a senior Deakin alumnus or alumna selected by the Deakin Alumni Relations team with thought given to the winners’ course studied, career aspirations, interests and location. Where possible the mentor will be involved in an alumni chapter that that is relevant to the winner. The lunch location will also be selected by the Deakin Alumni Relations team and the date will be determined in consultation with the winner and the mentor.  The winner will also receive AU$400 pair of sunglasses from their choice of Maui Jim, Ray Ban or Oakley, and Deakin Merchandise to the value of AU$100.
   
   (2) Two runners up will receive AU$330 pair of sunglasses each from their choice of Maui Jim, Ray Ban or Oakley, and Deakin Merchandise to the value of AU$100 each.
8. The total prize pool is valued at AU$1560.

How to Enter

9. Deakin alumni entrants must send an email with their photo, and the privacy photo consent form/s as an attachment to deakinalumni@deakin.edu.au during the competition period from their preferred email address including the alumni members’ full name, course studied at Deakin and graduation year. Any contact details to be updated can also be included in this email.
10. To be eligible to enter, entrants also must have given Deakin University permission to contact them (ie they must not have not selected or asked the Deakin Alumni Office to mark on their behalf ‘no further email contact’ or ‘no further contact’ from Deakin University in their Deakin privacy settings).
11. Staff employed by the Deakin Advancement division are not eligible to enter the competition.
12. Each alumni member can only enter once. Entrants will only be registered for this competition once regardless of how many photos they submit.
13. The winner will be selected by the judging panel consisting of four staff members from the Deakin Alumni Relations team from the Deakin University Alumni Waurn Ponds Office and Deakin University Burwood Office at 5pm AEST 21 June 2019.
14. The winner and runners up will be notified via phone or email. The name of the winner and runners up will be published online at http://www.deakin.edu.au/alumni within 15 days of them being chosen.
15. If the winner and runners up do not respond to claim the prize within 14 days of being notified by email under paragraph 14, a redraw will be conducted within 21 days of the competition end date and the substituted winner and runners up will be notified as set out in paragraph 14.
16. Where possible, the prizes will be given to the winner and runners up in person at the Deakin University Burwood Campus, Deakin University Waterfront Campus or Deakin Downtown in Melbourne; if it is not possible to award the prize in person due to location, the prize will be sent via post.

Consent to Promotion

17. Prizes are not transferable and cannot be substituted for cash. Deakin University’s decision is final and binding - no correspondence will be entered into. Deakin accepts no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries or other communications. Entries will be deemed void if forged, manipulated or tampered with in any way.
18. Entrants consent to Deakin using the photo that was submitted in this competition for promotional purposes on the Deakin Alumni webpage, dKin alumni enewsletter, dKin magazine, Deakin Alumni PowerPoint presentations at events and in webinars, Deakin Alumni Facebook page and Deakin Alumni LinkedIn page.
19. Entrants consent to Deakin using their name, image or voice for promotional purposes on the Deakin Alumni webpage, dKin alumni enewsletter, dKin magazine, Deakin Alumni PowerPoint presentations at events and in webinars, Deakin Alumni Facebook page and Deakin Alumni LinkedIn page. Winners agree to make themselves available for a photograph and interview in the event and if requested by Deakin University.

Collection Statement

20. Deakin University is collecting your personal information on the form for the primary purpose of entering you into the 2019 Alumni Snapshots Competition and for updating your personal information and responses in the Deakin Alumni Community portal and database. Deakin will use this personal information to select the winner and contact you if you have won. You are not required to provide the information requested, however if the information is not provided, Deakin will not be able to register you for the draw.
21. Deakin manages personal information, including requests by individuals for access to their personal information, in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic). Deakin’s Privacy Policy is available from the Policy Library.
22. For further information regarding your personal information please contact us on (03) 5227 8524 or by email to privacy@deakin.edu.au.