INVITATION : UNIVERSITY INNOVATION FUN DAY WITH AIRBUS in MALAYSIA

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1 Raymond LIM T F E raymond.lim@airbus.com Our ref: TO: Prof. Datuk Ir. Dr. Wahid Bin Omar Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 01 September 2016 INVITATION : UNIVERSITY INNOVATION FUN DAY WITH AIRBUS in Airbus will be organizing an Innovation Fun Day for public and selected Universities in Malaysia with a strong presence in Aerospace Engineering and other related Science / Engineering programs. The drive behind this event is to nurture and promote the spirit of innovation amongst University students and the community of Universities with Airbus in Malaysia. For Airbus, innovation is embedded in our DNA and is encouraged from everyone and everywhere in our company. Innovation is not only about our products but also in: our services (with customer-centric solution delivering the best fit value, inventing new business models, offering the most innovative learning solutions ) our industrial operations (with an agile, smart and human-centred factory of the future with a simplified and efficient industrial system) and our people (partnering, innovating, learning and collaborating beyond boundaries, opened to new ideas, having the spirit and freedom to discover). The Innovation Fun Day will be held on a day in November 2016, held in the vicinity of the Klang Valley. There will be a selection process to have the final five (5) teams to participate in the Innovation Fun Day. Kindly refer to the attachment forming part of this invitation including the participation rules, and corresponding terms and conditions. Your submission for the selection process must reach Dr. Kan Ern LIEW (kanern.liew@airbus.com) electronically by 1700h 30 th September All participating teams in the selection process will be informed of the final results. ONLY selected teams will be invited to participate in the Innovation Fun Day. We look forward to your participation in the selection process, and the innovative approach selected to face the challenge. Page 1

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3 SELECTION PROCESS OF THE N UNIVERSITY INNOVATION FUN DAY 2016 The Selection Process of the Malaysian University Innovation Fun Day 2016, will be assessed through a three (3) minute video, which introduces the team members, and providing visual proof of completing the task provided in the challenge. The challenge of the selection process is to utilize a developed drone capable of delivering a payload, a single uncooked egg, from Point A to Point B, with a distance of 100 meters apart, with a deployment height of no less than 1.5 meters, onto a receiving area of no more than 20 x 20 cm. The team has to submit a video (max 50 MB), in which they will introduce the team members; consisting of 1 lecturer and 3 students (the students should be of a mixture of gender, and made of up at least 1 aerospace or related engineering student) from the same university, and show how the payload was delivered. The selection criteria will be based on the submitted video, your ability to follow the task provided (and its guidelines), design of the drone utilized, how the payload is transported, the status of your payload after deployment, and your innovative flare. Conditions: i) The drone is no bigger than 60 x 60 cm ii) Capable of delivering a payload (a single uncooked egg) iii) Minimal distance from Point A to B is 100 meters iv) Deployment height (drop height) of no less than 1.5 meters v) Receiving area for the payload is no more than 20 x 20 cm vi) The delivery, deployment, and status of the payload portion of the video has to be continuous (no editing or cut allowed); multiple camera display, variation in video speed is allowed. vii) Introduction of the team should indicate who the students are and who is the lecturer, and including, but not limited to; name, academic track (Bachelors, Masters, PhD), course/department, year of study, and contributions to the task/team. Page 3

4 N UNIVERSITY INNOVATION FUN DAY 2016 TERMS AND CONDITIONS NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. By participating in the Malaysian University Innovation Fun Day 2016 (the Fun Day ), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions ( Terms ) and by the interpretations of these Terms and decisions of Airbus Customer Services Sdn Bhd. ( Airbus ) which are final in all matters relating to the Fun Day. If you do not agree, please do not participate in the Fun Day. A. FUN DAY OBJECTIVE We are looking for the final five (5) teams from 5 different Universities, each consisting of 4 members (1 lecturer and 3 students of mix gender). Selected Malaysian Universities with invitation sent out from the Organizing Committee of Airbus (the Organising Committee ) are eligible to participate. For the participation of the Fun Day, our ideal winning submission will have met the guideline set forth ( Selection Process of the Malaysian University Innovation Fun Day 2016 ) as well as having compelling visual & creative style and elements of innovativeness is highly encouraged. The objective of the Fun Day is to nurture and promote the spirit of innovation amongst the Malaysian University community with Airbus in Malaysia. PLEASE NOTE! Your Submission must be in English and must follow the guideline set forth in the Selection Process of the Malaysian University Innovation Fun Day You must submit a 3 minute video no larger than 50 MB in mp4/avi/mpeg format. The Organising Committee reserves the rights to inquire about the submission team members with the respective University. Selected participants will be required to provide proof on the Fun Day event itself. We know that the Universities will have some great ideas and we wanted to create this Fun Day to give you the opportunity to bring your idea to life with some help from Airbus. B. NO EXPECTATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY; WARRANTY IP Ownership and No Expectation of Confidentiality. You and the University retain ownership of all intellectual property rights in the Submission and the Fun Day Participation (as defined below) including any associated copyrights, trademarks, and/or patents that you may hold. You acknowledge and agree that each Submission and Participation will be made voluntarily and not in confidence. That means that neither your Submission and Participation nor anything in these Terms shall or may be deemed to place Airbus in any relationship (including any confidential relationship) with you that is different from that of the general public with respect to the Submission and Participation. With respect to any aspects of any Submission and Participation including but not limited to any toy, gizmos, or other product concepts, ideas, innovations, modifications, or improvements disclosed to Airbus as part of the Submission and Participation, you hereby Page 4

5 waive and forever discharge and release Airbus, its affiliates, vendors, promotional partners, distributors, customers, and licensees, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and assigns, from and against, any and all Claims relating to any alleged use or misappropriation by Airbus of such aspects of any Submission and Participation. Independent Development. Without limiting Airbus s rights to utilize non-confidential materials, except insofar as that use may constitute an actionable violation of intellectual property rights, you also acknowledge and understand that Airbus may receive information or concepts from others that may be similar to the Submission and Participation, or may itself be developing or in the future develop information or concepts similar to the Submission and Participation, without reference to or use of the Submission and Participation. Nothing in these Terms shall be construed as a representation or inference that Airbus will refrain from such separate concept development. Warranty. By entering the Fun Day, you warrant and represent that the your Submission is your own original work created by you, that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the entry and that the entry submitted by you does not violate any law, regulation or third-party right, including but not limited to copyright, trademark right, or rights of, publicity and/or privacy. Please understand that submitting an entry that is copyrighted by another individual, or otherwise subject to the rights of another individual, will make you responsible for any legal action the legal rights holder might take against you. Likewise, you agree to indemnify Airbus including its Directors and Employees against any Claims made by individuals claiming ownership of or rights in the entry who may contest Airbus s right to use the entry in accordance with the terms of these Terms. C. ELIGIBILITY Eligible Participants. To be eligible to participate in the Fun Day, you must: (i) be at least 18 years of age; (ii) be part of a team consisting of 1 lecturer and 3 students of mix gender that is currently enrolled / lecturing in the respective University; (iii) have consent that you are able to participate in the event from the respective University; (iv) the team consists of at least 1 aerospace/related subject matter engineering student; (v) adhere to the guidelines set out in the Selection Process of the Malaysian University Innovation Fun Day 2016 and Section A; and (vi) subject to the notified Terms in Section E. Additionally, all participants must be available to travel between the dates of November 1 st, 2016 and November 30 th, 2016, to the Klang Valley (Malaysia) for the Fun Day event. The exact dates of the Fun Day are to be determined by the Organiser, but an inability of any participant to travel to the Fun Day may result in disqualification, in Airbus s sole discretion. We reserve the right to assess your eligibility and compliance with these Terms at any point during the Fun Day. If we require any assistance in order to assess your compliance, Page 5

6 you must promptly provide that assistance. If you do not provide the requested assistance, or if we have reason to believe that you are not complying with the Terms, you may be disqualified, at Airbus s sole discretion. The Fun Day is subject to all applicable Malaysian laws and regulations and is void where prohibited or restricted by law. D. Submissions All Submissions must be received within the Submission Period (ending 30 th September 2016). The Organiser reserves the right to use the video for any advertising and publicity requirements, as per Section F. If a dispute arises regarding the identity of the individual presenting the Submission, the Submission will be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the address provided at the time of entry. Authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Airbus is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, postage-due, misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled Submissions, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Airbus. LIMIT: Each participant is allowed to joint one team with one (1) submission only. This means that Participant may only be part of one (1) team, and may not participate in more than one (1) Submission. Each team may use only one address to enter the Fun Day. Airbus is not responsible for late, erroneous, misdirected or incomplete Submissions, or for any computer-related, online, telephonic, or technical malfunctions that may occur. Submissions will be considered void if they are in part or in whole illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, altered, counterfeit, produced in error, forged, mechanically reproduced or obtained through fraud or theft, or if they otherwise violate these Terms. By participating, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions stated herein. Note that Airbus is free to engage with all individuals that provide a Submission, at Airbus s sole discretion. E. JUDGING AND WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION Selection Phase: Eligible participants must follow all the Terms outline, including the Selection Process of the Malaysian University Innovation Fun Day 2016, and must submit their video link or delivery tracking number to the Organizing Committee (kan-ern.liew@airbus.com). All Submissions must be in English. All Submissions will be internally assessed by a team selected by Airbus. On or about October 11, 2016, Airbus will notify the participants on the outcome of the selection phase via . The five (5) Qualifying Submissions that receive the highest score will be eligible for the Fun Day event. In the event of a tie, the Submissions that are tied will be assessed again by the panel of judges and the Submission with the highest score on the re-assessment Page 6

7 will move forward. The assessment will be based on the selection criteria and conditions outlined in Selection Process of the Malaysian University Innovation Fun Day Decisions of Airbus and judges are final. Selected participants will be contacted via and must respond to Airbus s invitation for the Fun Day by within 3 business days from that date and time of Airbus s invitation . If no response was provided to the invitation to the Fun Day, Airbus reserves the rights to provide the slot to another team. The restrictions and conditions stated herein are not all-inclusive and may be subject to additional restrictions and conditions, which may be stated in any correspondence with Airbus. F. PUBLICITY Except where prohibited by law, participants give consents to Airbus to the use of your (including all team members, if applicable) likeness, photograph(s), audio-visual footage, comments, name(s), biographical information, Submission, voice, or any other record of your participation in the Challenge for advertising and publicity purposes in any and all media worldwide (including winners) without additional compensation or notification. The name and city/state of residence of prize winners may be utilized in communications and advertising, including being posted on the websites of Airbus, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, and partners. G. ABILITY TO TERMINATE OR MODIFY If, in Airbus s sole discretion, the operation, security, or administration of the Fun Day is impaired in any way, Airbus may without limitation: (a) suspend the Fun Day to address the impairment and then resume the Fun Day; or (b) take any other reasonable action as we deem necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. Airbus reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Fun Day or any Fun Day component. Entry into the Fun Day constitutes agreement to this provision. If any provision(s) of these Terms are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect. NOTE: Airbus may (or may not) extend the Submission Period, judging, or Campaign consideration periods, at Airbus s sole discretion. If any extension of time is approved, Airbus will provide notice and update these Terms accordingly and all Participants will be bound to the updated Terms as they are posted on the last day of judging. H. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Except where prohibited or restricted by law, by participating in the Fun Day, participants (individually and on behalf of their relatives, heirs, assignees, executors, and administrators), agree that Airbus, any company of any kind associated in any way with Page 7

8 this Fun Day, and each of their respective parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotional agencies, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns (collectively, the Released Parties ), will have no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by participants against, any liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind (including without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages) to persons, including personal injury or death, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse, or use of a prize, submission, or participation in this Fun Day or in any related activity, or any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. The Released Parties are not responsible if participants are unable to participate, or any prize cannot be awarded, due to travel cancellations, delays, or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather, or terrorism. Except where prohibited or restricted by law, the Released Parties assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, or delay in the operation or transmission of any communication sent to (or by) the Airbus or any participant whether caused by problems with communication networks or lines, computer systems, software or internet service providers, congestion on any carrier network or otherwise; any theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of such communications; any problem with, or technical malfunction of, any computer system or other equipment used for the conduct of the Fun Day; or for lost, late, damaged, misdirected, delayed, illegible, undelivered, inaccurate or incomplete submissions. I. MISCELLANEOUS TERMS By participating in the Fun Day, you indicate your full and unconditional agreement to these Terms and other instructions related to the Fun Day, as well as the decisions of Airbus regarding the Fun Day Challenge, which are final and binding. Airbus reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify and seek damages from any individual who fails or failed to comply with any provision of these Terms, engages in fraud, cheats, tampers with the operation of the Fun Day, or otherwise acts in a disruptive or inappropriate manner. Failure to enforce any term of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Participation does not constitute permission to use the trade names or trademarks of Airbus or their respective affiliates without their express written consent and approval of the specific use which may be given or withheld in such parties sole and absolute discretion. By being selected to participate or the awarding of a prize does not express or imply endorsement of any idea, product or service and no individual participating in the Fun Day is authorized to publish any statement expressing or implying such endorsement. J. GOVERNING LAW; CLASS ACTION WAIVER Page 8

9 This Fun Day is subject solely to the laws of Malaysia; provided, however, that except where prohibited, Participant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Fun Day shall be resolved amicably, without resort to any form of class action. K. CONTACT US The Fun Day is brought to you by Airbus Customer Services Sdn Bhd Airbus Customer Services Sdn Bhd. All rights reserved. [The rest of this page is left intentionally blank] Page 9