Date:  28 September 2010 – 31 January 2011 

More Info: www.ieee.org/changetheworld

Presidents’ Change the World Competition Rules

Eligibility
Participants may compete as an individual or as a team. Individuals or team members must
be IEEE student members at the time their entry is submitted.

Individuals: Individuals who compete must be IEEE Student Members and at least 18 years
of age.

Teams: Teams must include an IEEE Student Member in a lead role, but may include non-
members. All team members must be at least 18 years of age. Team members do not need
to be from the same country or region.

The students must play the primary role in the problem-solving; however, they may receive
technical and financial assistance from others.

Please note that the intent and spirit of the competition is for the students, not others, to
solve a problem. Persons acting as team mentors or in a mentorship role must limit the
level of support provided to general guidance and must not contribute in any other form
that might be considered original authorship, or in any way that may enable claims of rights
or ownership to the submitted entries. In no case will work-on-behalf of teams or individuals
be allowed.

Void where prohibited by federal law.

Submissions
Entries must be submitted using the form housed on the competition website, under the
submission link. Requirements include the following:

 Project title
 Description
 Solution
 Impact on humanity or community
 Project testing/implementation status
 Primary leader name and contact information, including:
 First name
 Last name
 University
 Home address
 City
 State
 Country
 Zip
 Phone
 Email

Incomplete entries are void and will not be eligible to win.

IEEE assumes no responsibility for computer system, hardware, software or program

malfunctions or other errors, failures, delayed computer transactions or network
connections that are human or technical in nature, or for damaged, lost, late, illegible or
misdirected entries; technical, hardware, software, electronic or telephone failures of any
kind; lost or unavailable network connections; fraudulent, incomplete, garbled or delayed
computer transmissions whether caused by IEEE, participants, or by any of the equipment
or programming associated with or utilized in this contest; or by any technical or human
error that may occur in the processing of submissions or downloading, that may limit, delay
or prevent a participant’s ability to participate in the contest.

IEEE reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this contest or terminate
the contest and award a prize from entries received up to time of termination or suspension
should virus, bugs or other causes beyond IEEE’s control, unauthorized human intervention,
malfunction, computer problems, phone line or network hardware or software malfunction,
which, in the sole opinion of IEEE corrupt, compromise or materially affect the
administration, fairness, security or proper play of the contest or proper submission of
entries. IEEE is not liable for any loss, injury or damage caused, whether directly or
indirectly, in whole or in part, from downloading data or otherwise participating in this
contest.
Prizes
The Leader of the team or the individual whose entry is chosen as the top prize will be
invited to receive his/her prize at the IEEE Honors Ceremony in San Francisco, CA in August
2011. Roundtrip coach airline tickets for the winner from the winner’s preferred major
metropolitan airport to the ceremony location and a two night hotel stay (confirmation
pending) will be provided by the IEEE for winner, if individual, or for one representative of
the winning team.

Costs of meals, transportation to and from the winner’s airport of origin and between the
airport at the ceremony location and the hotel, ground transportation between the hotel and
the event, gratuities, and all other expenses not specified as part of the prize package are
the sole responsibility of the winner. Travel documents including passports and visas, if
required, are the responsibility of the winner.

All remaining prizes will be presented by a local IEEE representative. (IEEE Region Director
or a designee such as the IEEE Student Activities Chair, a Section Chair or a Student Branch
Counselor.)

Prizes to winning teams will be split equally among the team’s registered student members,
as permitted by law. Winners are encouraged but not required to use the funds for an IEEE
related purpose, such as furthering their project or traveling to IEEE conferences.

 IEEE Student Humanitarian Supreme US$10,000

 IEEE Distinguished Student Humanitarian US$5,000
 IEEE Exceptional Student Humanitarian US$2,500
 Up to five Outstanding Student Humanitarian prizes US$1,000

Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of each prizewinner.

Selection criteria
The winners shall be selected based on the results achieved and their impact on humanity,
or, on a community.

Sustainability, reusability, transportability of the results to other parts of the world,

entrepreneurship, originality, creativity and leadership shall be important but secondary
evaluation factors.

Selection of the winners

Entries will be accepted between 28 September 2010 and 31 January 2011 through the
competition website, where participants will register and submit their entries.
Contestants are encouraged to register in advance of submitting their entries.
Submissions will be evaluated and ranked by IEEE Regional Student Activities Chairs.

A global competition judging committee (appointed by the 2011 IEEE President) will review
the entry rankings and select the top 15 finalist projects which best meet the competition
criteria.

The 2010, 2011 and 2012 IEEE presidents will evaluate the 15 projects and select the prize
winners.

In the event that similar entries are submitted by multiple participants, IEEE reserves the
right to select the prize winners based on the criteria listed above.

The odds of winning are not capable of being calculated due to the uncertainty over the
number and quality of the entries received.

Notification of prize winners

Prize winners will be notified by phone and/or email within 10 days of the selection date. If
any winner does not acknowledge receipt of a prize within seven days after being notified
that he or she is a winner, another winner will be chosen using the same procedure
specified above.

Requirements of prize winners

IEEE may, within its sole discretion, require each prize winner to sign and return an affidavit
of eligibility and liability and publicity release, in which each winner consents to the use of
his or her name, age, hometown and photo by IEEE for advertising and promotional
purposes, without any additional compensation, wherever lawful, as a precondition to award
of a prize. If any prize winner fails to sign and return the requested affidavit of eligibility and
liability/public release as requested by IEEE, that winner may be disqualified, and his or her
prize will thereafter be awarded to an alternate winner from the remaining valid entries
using the criteria specified above.

IEEE may also require each winner to assign all rights in any submission that is chosen as a
winner to IEEE as a precondition to award of a prize. If any prize winner fails to assign all
rights in the selected submission to IEEE, the winner may be disqualified, and his or her
prize will thereafter be awarded to an alternate winner from the remaining valid entries
using the criteria specified above.

Sponsor and funding sources

The contest is sponsored by IEEE, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, 08854.
Funding sources
IEEE Corporate and Member & Geographic Activities

Use of entries
No entries will be returned. All entries become the property of IEEE. By entering, all
participants consent to the use by IEEE of all the information provided in the entries for
marketing or sales promotion purposes without any attribution, identification, right of
review or compensation. All entrants agree to release and hold harmless IEEE and its
officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claim or cause of action
arising out of participation in the contest.

Agreement to Official Rules

By participating in this contest, participants agree to abide by the terms and conditions as
established by IEEE. IEEE reserves the right to qualify all submissions and to reject any
submissions that do not meet the requirements for participation as established by IEEE.

Disputes Concerning the Contest

These rules shall be construed and governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey.
Participants hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction in and venue of the courts located in
the State of New Jersey for the adjudication of any and all claims arising out of or relating
to the subject matter of this contest, and the interpretation or enforcement of the official
rules thereof.

Contest Results and Official Rules

To obtain the names of any winners and/or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-
addressed, stamped envelope to Presidents' Contest Rules, Corporate Strategy and
Communications, IEEE, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854.