Participants

4 students from each participating school must register to the Challenge. The students must be at least 18 years old and enrolled as a student at the time of the Challenge; alumni cannot take part in the competition. The communication and selection processes are organized at the discretion of the schools. The following information must be communicated to the organizers by the registration deadline of Saturday, November 4: each student’s name, age, study program, and resume.

Each school also designates 1 accompanying staff member (professor, lecturer, researcher…) who will act as a chaperone for its students during their travel and stay, as a mentor during the Challenge, and as a jury member.

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Dress code

The dress code for the Challenge (including the opening and award ceremonies) is casual/business casual. In other words: sweaters, jeans and sneakers are fine, but ripped jeans, shorts, tracksuits and flip flops are forbidden.

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Right of publicity

By registering, participants understand that the F&B Challenge may be photographed, videotaped, recorded, etc. and agree to grant Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne the right to use and publish their name and image for advertising and promotional purposes without their review or approval and without compensation.

Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne may also publish the results of the F&B Challenge in any media for a reasonable period of time.

 

Intellectual property

Students retain all intellectual rights to the concept that they have created.

Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne does not claim any license or any intellectual property rights in the participants’ submissions, except for the limited license to review the submission as part of the judging process and awarding of the prize.

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Liability release and indemnity

Under no circumstances will Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne be liable for any direct, incidental, indirect, special or consequential damages in connection with, arising out of or relating in any way to the F&B Challenge and/or this agreement.