[awards-program] registration requirements

[Jim Grisanzio]

Teresa Giacomini wrote:
> Yep.  Sorry, these were not complete notes, just the ones I took on the 
> registration stuff.  Here's an update on the other two issues we discussed.
>
> SCA
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> After more than an hour of conversation with two attorneys yesterday, 
> trying to look at all the angles and consider potential good and bad PR, 
> we determined that an SCA needs to be signed for all entries.  As many 
> have said before, this is the first year of our contest.  Once we have 
> this year under our belt, we will have a lot more information to guide 
> us in next year's planning.
>
> It was recommended that we add a FAQ about why the SCA needs to be 
> signed.  Basically, it is how contributions to our community work.  With 
> this contest we're trying to drive participation in our community, not 
> just benefit to our community.
>
> Teams
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> All members of a team will need to sign an SCA or else the entry is not 
> valid.  If any team member supplies false information - the entire team 
> would be disqualified.  If one member of the team refuses to sign the 
> SCA or the affidavit of eligibility and publicity release, the entire 
> team would be disqualified. If they want the benefits of working as a 
> team, they have to accept the negatives as well.  As far as the 
> administrative act of asking for the documents .  We can either ask the 
> team leader to gather everything or gather it individually ourselves.  
> Beth is checking to see about payment of checks, but she thinks it is 
> likely we will need to cut individual checks to each team member.
>   
Of course Sun will. :)
> So, now we need to decide two things:
>
> - limit the number of people on a team?
>   

4 works for me.

> - allow for non-equal distribution of the award

Non-equal distribution of award money /within/ a team? No. Too 
complicated. And we have no time to consider just how the percentages 
are figured out. Awards should be split equally among team members.

Jim
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