Official Rules and Regulations

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: The Russian Federation Mathematica Programming Contest ("Contest") is open to resident citizens of the Russian Federation, ages 14 and up, who are currently enrolled in high school or in an undergraduate university program. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these rules and regulations.

2. ENTRIES: From April 23, 2007, to April 30, 2007 (the "Contest Period"), Wolfram Research, Inc. ("WRI") is conducting a contest for programming in the Mathematica language. To enter, each participant must register online, provide complete contact information for a faculty sponsor, agree to the official rules and regulations, and submit an entry during the Contest Period. All entry submissions ("Entries") must be in the name of and submitted by an individual person, and (except in the case of a minor) prizes will only be awarded to the person whose name is on each winning entry, regardless of other circumstances. Entries must be the entrants' original, previously unpublished work, and all Entries become the property of WRI. All Entries must be submitted by 18:00 Moscow time on April 30, 2007, using the provided Mathematica notebook and following the instructions included within the notebook. These Entries will not be returned, and may be used by WRI in any manner or media in perpetuity without compensation. Plagiarism and/or failure by an entrant to properly identify non-original material will result in disqualification. Multiple Entries from any person and/or duplicate Entries will be deemed void. WRI is not responsible for misdirected, inaccurate, incomplete, lost, late, delayed, undelivered, damaged, or illegible Entries, and all such Entries will be deemed void. WRI is also not responsible for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind, or other errors or problems that may occur in connection with or relating to the Contest, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human, or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems that may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of Entries, the announcement of the prizes, in any Contest-related materials, or that may limit prize fulfillment or a participant's ability to enter the Contest.

3. JUDGING: Five (5) Winners ("Winners") will be selected by a panel of WRI staff members by May 30, 2007, from submitters of all eligible Entries. From these Winners, the Grand Prize Winner shall be declared. The Winners will be determined based on evaluation of the Entries under the following criteria: CORRECTNESS (50%), BREVITY OF THE CODE (30%), and TIMING (20%). The decisions of the judges will be final and binding on all participants. The odds of being a Winner will depend on the total number of eligible Entries received during the Contest Period.

4. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by WRI by May 30, 2007, by email to the address provided with the official registration form. Winners must also meet all eligibility requirements in Paragraph 1 above, as well as the execution and return of all necessary releases, and verification of faculty sponsorship. In the event any Winner is a minor, the minor's prize may be awarded in the name of his or her parent or legal guardian, who will be responsible for fulfilling all Winner requirements set forth herein. Winners may be required to provide proof of identity, address, and birth date, as well as to execute and return an affidavit of school enrollment, tax acknowledgment form, liability release, and publicity release within 30 DAYS of date of issuance in order to claim their prize. If any Winner fails to do so or if: (i) any prize notification is returned as undeliverable, (ii) a Winner declines his or her prize, or (iii) a Winner is determined to be ineligible for any reason, such Winner will be disqualified and, at WRI's sole discretion, a replacement Winner may be selected.

5. PRIZES: The Grand Prize Winner will receive a laptop computer equipped with Mathematica for Students (approximate retail value of US $1,640.00). Each Winner will receive a Mathematica for Students license (approximate retail value of US $140.00) and will be considered for an internship with WRI. The total approximate retail value of all prizes is US $2,200.00. Winners are responsible for the reporting and payment of all applicable taxes incurred by the acceptance of their prizes.

6. OWNERSHIP AND RIGHTS OF ENTRY/WORK PRODUCT: Entries and other submitted material become the property of WRI and will not be returned. By submitting an Entry you: (i) represent and warrant that your Entry is wholly original and does not incorporate or include anything that is owned by any third party and does not violate any copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party; and (ii) acknowledge and agree that WRI will own and administer 100% of the copyright in all Entries submitted, with the perpetual right to use such Entries. WRI will own the Entries submitted, and its designees may exploit, edit, modify, and distribute the Entries and all elements of such Entries, including, without limitation, in any and all media, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity without additional notification or permission of entrants. By submitting an Entry, you grant WRI the right to use your name, address (city only), biographical information, and Entry for advertising and promotional purposes regarding WRI's products or services, without compensation. The rights granted under this paragraph shall extend to WRI and its affiliated companies with respect to all entrants in the Contest, including those entrants who are selected as Winners and those entrants who are not selected as Winners.

7. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS: By entering this Contest, you: (i) agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all matters; (ii) grant WRI and its designees the right, unless prohibited by law, to use your name, city of residence, and biographical information, without compensation, notification, or permission, for the purpose of advertising and publicity in any and all media, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity; and (iii) agree that WRI is not responsible for any injury or damage to persons or property that may be caused directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from the downloading of any material from the Contest website, regardless of whether the material was prepared by WRI or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to the website by a hypertext link. WRI further assumes no liability for any cancellation, modification, or premature conclusion of the Contest for any reason or through the acts or defaults of any person or company. All such losses or expenses must be borne by the affected participants, entrants, and/or Winners.

8. WINNERS' NAMES: Once Winners have been notified, their names will be posted at the Contest website.

9. ISSUES OF LAW: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LAW SHALL APPLY. SPECIFICALLY, THE ILLINOIS COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THE CONTEST, AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS SHALL GOVERN THE CONTEST. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THOSE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.