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The “Intel® Parallel Studio” component of the 2010 contest series will be implemented in Phase 1, Apprentice Level, Problem #2 and Phase 2, Apprentice Level problems. Participation in the Parallel Studio component is in addition to the Apprentice Level problem and is not required to participate in that problem. Prizes for the additional component are judged and will be awarded separately from the other prizes for each level.

The Intel® Threading Challenge Phase 1 begins on May 31, 2010, and ends July 12, 2010. Phase 2 begins on August 9, 2010 and ends November 1, 2010. Phase 1 consists of 2 separate problems in each level (Apprentice & Master). Phase 2 consists of 4 separate problems in each level (Apprentice & Master). Contestants may choose to participate in one or more problem sets in either level but must choose only one level in each problem set to submit a solution to. Each problem will be announced on a Monday @ 12:00 PM (PDT) and will close at 12:00 PM (PDT) three weeks from the launch of the problem. Entries must be received by 12:00 PM on Monday of the 4th consecutive week after the problem is revealed, thus each problem will be open for participation for 22 days. Prizes for individual problems will be given for points scored for both a solution code for Apprentice level and solution code and solution write-up for Master level (the execution of the application from the entered source code) and a solution write-up. The grand prize winner for each level in Phase 2 (ONLY) will be awarded to the participant with the highest cumulative point total from 3 or fewer problems or 4 that will be available.



To Enter


To be eligible to participate in the extra component of the contest, Intel Parallel Studio, the entrant must use Intel® Parallel Studio in addition to solving the problem and will be measured by the number of components of Intel® Parallel Studio (Intel® Threading Building Blocks, Intel® Composer, Intel® Performance Primitives, Intel® Amplifier and Intel Inspector) used in tuning the application.
The Intel® Threading Challenge requires participants to solve a programming problem, submit their code for judging (your "Solution") for "Apprentice Level" only OR code and a completed a write-up on their work for "Master Level" (Sample Write-Up) (collectively "contribution"). To enter you must register for the contest at here. You will be asked to enter contact information so that Intel can contact you for contest announcements and prize distribution. Your contact information will be treated in accordance with Intel's privacy policy which you can review at http://www.intel.com/sites/corporate/privacy.htm?iid=homepage+ftr_privacy. For some of the problems you may need to download initial code / files to help you solve the programming problem. When you are ready to submit your Solution, go to here for Apprentice Level or here for Master Level and upload your contest entry (code or code and write-up) in electronic format.

By uploading your Solution you agree to be bound by the contest rules.

If you do not agree to the above terms, do not submit your contest entry.

Solutions must be received by 12:00 PM (U.S. Pacific Time) of the Monday of the 4th week after the problem is announced to be eligible for judging for that specific problem. New problems will be announced on the 4th Monday at 12:00 PM (U.S. Pacific Time) starting on May 31, 2010, for Phase 1 (contest calendar).

All contributions must be the participant's original creation. The content of the contributions must not be subject to the rights of any third parties, other than Intel. The contributions may not be offensive or otherwise unsuitable for use, as determined in Intel's sole discretion. Participants must comply with Intel® Threading Challenge 2010 Official Rules, the Intel Terms of Use and the Intel Privacy Policy.
Any submission of robotic, automatic, or programmed entries, or any entries submitted through other unapproved methods are void.



Prizes, Criteria, and Odds


During each phase, participants can submit no more than one solution per problem and can only submit in one level, apprentice OR master. Participants must choose which level they would like to enter. Participants are not eligible to enter apprentice and master level problems simultaneously and will void both problems if they enter both during the same entry cycle (22 days).
Prizes for the There will be points awarded for each Solution to a problem (Apprentice Level) and each Solution and the Solution write-up (Master Level), according to the following criteria:

Apprentice Level – Intel Parallel Studio Component:
To be eligible for prize consideration, the solution being submitted for the Apprentice level problem must demonstrate use if Intel® Parallel Studio as shown in the Microsoft Visual Studio* solution. The use of the above tool will be verified during regular judging.

Only one (1) Solution is allowed to be submitted per contestant per problem. Editing and refining a Solution until the problem is declared closed is allowed. In addition to the prize options for the Apprentice level solution, the top 3 fastest entries using Intel® Parallel Studio will be awarded a prize of one (1) Visa gift card in the following denomination (in US dollars) $25.

Except to the extent any of these prizes are prohibited by local law substitute prize of equal or greater value will be awarded.

All winners may get their work profiled on the Intel® Software Network site. Odds of winning the series will be determined by both the number of problems solved and the quality of each solution. If a participant submits multiple Solutions for a single problem set under different user names, the Solution with the latest date and time stamp will be considered his / her official entry.



Selection of Winner


Approximately 1 - 2 weeks following the submission deadline for a problem, the winners for each problem set of each level will be announced. All decisions by the judges will be final. The winners will be notified by phone, e-mail or post within seven days of the selection. All prizes will be awarded within six weeks of the date the contest competition closes. Submission of the Solution constitutes permission to use the winner's name and/or likeness on the Web site for advertising/trade purposes without further compensation. Entrants may be required to sign an affidavit of compliance with these rules, a prize release, and a release for the use of his/her name, likeness or voice for publicity purposes by Intel. If prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or if potential winner fails to claim or accept prize within five calendar days of notification, disqualification may result and an alternate winner may be selected. A list of individual problem winners will be posted on the contest "Winners Page" and will be available no later than 2 weeks after winner selection.



Legal Documents


Privacy Policy
Terms of Use (http://www.intel.com/)
Intel® Threading Challenge 2010 – Parallel Studio Component Contest Rules



Intel® Threading Challenge 2010 and the Intel® Parallel Studio Component Contest Rules


1. These rules (including the Intel Privacy Policy and the http://www.intel.com/ Terms of Use) govern the Intel® Threading Challenge 2010 – Parallel Component contest (the "contest") and set out the terms and conditions between Intel Corporation and its affiliates ("Intel" or "us/we") and each participant ("participant" or "you").

2. You are eligible to participate in the contest if you have registered for the contest.

3. No purchase necessary. Purchase does not increase your chance of winning. Void wherever prohibited.

4. You must speak, read and understand English and you must be aged 18 years or over or you must obtain the consent of your parents or legal guardian before you participate in the contest. If you apply to register for the contest, if you contribute to the contest or the Intel® Software Network community once you are registered or if you accept any contest prizes, you accept these rules. Employees of Intel Corporation, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families of each may not enter. This limitation is void where prohibited.

5. The contest is open to participants worldwide. All national and local laws and regulations of the resident's country of residence apply. Residents of countries under U.S. embargo are not eligible to enter. The contest is void wherever else it is restricted or prohibited by law.

6. We may refuse your contribution for any good reason.

7. Intel provides you with access to a variety of resources on Intel® Software Network, including communication forums, documentation, download areas, code samples, videos, blogs, articles and contests (the "resources").

8. You agree to submit contributions to the contest on www.intel.com/software under the following conditions:

a. Intel does not claim ownership of your contributions to the contest in form of sample code, content, videos, articles or any other contributions you submit to Intel® Software Network. By submitting your contributions, you are granting Intel and its affiliated companies the following worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, unconditional, fully paid-up rights: (1) to make, have made, use, copy, reproduce, modify, and create derivative works of the contributions, (2) to publicly perform or display, import, broadcast, transmit, distribute (directly and indirectly through multiple tiers), license, offer to sell and sell, rent, lease, or lend copies of the contributions (and derivative works thereof), (3) to sublicense to third parties the foregoing rights, including the right to sublicense to further third parties, and (4) to publish your name or alias in connection with this contest and your contributions.

b. Your contributions to the contest will be available to other participants and to ensure they are safe and freely usable by other participants, you warrant that:
you own or otherwise have all rights necessary for you to provide the contributions and grant the rights described above and you do not disclose any information which would constitute a violation of a confidentiality obligation;
your contributions do not contain any viruses, worms, spy ware, or other components or instructions that are malicious, deceptive, or designed to limit or harm the functionality of a computer; and
your contributions are not subject to license terms that require any software or documentation incorporating or being derived from your contributions to be licensed to others.

c. Apart from prizes offered as part of the contest, no monetary compensation will be paid for any of your contest contributions.

9. Intel is not responsible for contest entries not received due to lost, failed, delayed or interrupted connections or miscommunications, or other electronic malfunctions. Intel is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, whether caused by you or any other persons or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the contest.

10. You may be required to sign and return releases of liability, declarations of eligibility, and where lawful, publicity consent agreements, within five (5) days of acknowledged notification. If a selected potential winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible (under these rules or due to a failure to comply with any of the other applicable policies, licenses, rules, and terms of service, fails to claim a prize, or fails to timely return the completed and executed releases/agreements as required), prize may be forfeited and an alternate potential winner may, at Intel's discretion, be selected. Physical prizes awarded for the winning contributions will be sent to participants within six (6) weeks from the date of the notification email or confirmation of the winning participant's physical address, whichever is later.

11. The winner accepts responsibility for all federal, state and local taxes and fees in connection with the prizes. The winner shall be solely responsible to obtain all permissions and authorizations to collect and receive the prize in accordance with the laws of the participant's country of residence. This contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law, and subject to applicable federal, state provincial and local laws. If the winner is a resident of a country in Latin America, cash prizes will be replaced by goods and/or services of equal value in Intel's sole discretion.

12. Prizes are personal to the participant submitting the winning contribution and cannot normally be transferred. All prizes are subject to availability and they may change at any time and Intel may award substitute prizes of equal or greater value. A cash alternative is not available.

13. Acceptance of the prize will constitute permission to use winner's name and/or likeness for promotional purposes without further compensation except where prohibited by law.

14. Intel does not provide any warranty on the prizes. To the fullest extent allowable by law, Intel specifically disclaims any representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the prizes, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and implied warranties arising from course of dealing or course of performance.

15. We may, on notifying you, immediately suspend or terminate your rights, if you breach these rules or if we reasonably believe that you have submitted a contribution in violation of these rules.

16. You can withdraw your contribution at any time by notifying us. If a contribution is withdrawn your rights to win a prize in this contest are lost.

17. These rules apply to your contribution and the resources, unless we provide any items to you under more specific terms, in which case those more specific terms will apply to the relevant items. We may make changes to these rules at any time without notice to you. The most current version of the rules can be reviewed on the Intel® Software Network website. Contributing to the contest or accepting prizes will constitute acceptance of the revised rules.

18. Our only responsibilities with respect to the contest are set out in these rules. These rules prevail in the event of any conflict or inconsistency with any other communications, including advertising or promotional materials.

19. For any feedback or questions regarding the contest or the prizes you can contact Intel by participating in the contest discussion forum or sending and email to isn.support@intel.com.

20. If Intel improperly denies you any prizes, Intel's entire liability and your sole and exclusive remedy will be limited to a distribution of the equivalent amount of prizes as set forth above. By participating in the contest, you waive any and all rights to bring any claim or action related to such matters in any forum beyond one (1) year after the first occurrence of the kind of act, event, condition or omission upon which the claim or action is based.

21. If for any reason this contest is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Intel which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, Intel reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry or voting process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest.

22. Intel 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 alteration of entries. Intel is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Intel on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in this contest or downloading any materials in this contest.

23. The promoter of this contest is Intel. The contest is administered by:

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