http://www.rubyconnection.com.au/competitions/a-spot-at-macquarie-university-women-leadership-conference

Win A spot at Macquarie University Women & Leadership Conference Valued at $2300. For members only.




** NO TRANSPORT OR ACCOMMODATION


Enter for your chance to win a place at the Women & Leadership Conference and “Ignite your strengths”, on 28th & 29th July 2011.


"In celebrating Small Business Month, tell us in 150 words or less the best small business experience you’ve ever had."


Macquarie University’s flagship Women & Leadership Conference, on 28th-29th July, will inspire women to take the next step by utilising and building on their signature strengths to become influential leaders.

Discover how to use your strengths to become an influential leader at Macquarie University’s annual Women, Management and Work Conference.

In its 23rd year, this two day conference will inspire and inform women who are looking for insights and key tips to develop their leadership skills.
Featuring Leading Speakers:

    * Dr Fiona Wood AM - Head of Royal Perth Hospital Burn Unit
    * Lynelle Briggs - CEO of Medicare
    * Anna Booth - Board Director and Policy Developer
    * Andrea Culligan - Managing Director, Unimail and 2009 Young Telstra Businesswoman of the Year
    * Captain Michele Miller - Director, Navy People Career Management Agency
    * Robyn Merchant - Senior Director, Organisation & Talent, Oracle Corporation
    * Jane Scarlett - General Manager, Human Resources, Lend Lease
    * Keynote dinner address by Julia Morris - Comedienne and TV Presenter

      For more information - www.lmsf.mq.edu.au/wmwc


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AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY INTO RUBY CONNECTION WESTPAC 2011 PROMOTION (“THE PROMOTION”)

1. Information on how to enter and prize details form part of these terms and conditions; however, to the extent that there is any inconsistency between these terms and conditions and any other published material, these terms and conditions will prevail. By participating in this Promotion, each participant fully and unconditionally agrees and acknowledges that these terms and conditions are binding. This Promotion is a game of skill; chance plays no part in determining the winner.

2. The Promoter is Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 of 275 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW (“Westpac” or “the Promoter”), tel: 132 032. The Promoter and its related bodies corporate (as that term is defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)) will be known as “the Westpac Group”.

3. The Promotion commences at 12.01am Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on 5 May 2011 and closes at 5.00pm EST on 31 May 2011 (“the Promotion Period”).

4. Entry is open to permanent residents of Australia who submit a valid entry in accordance with clause 5 during the Promotion Period (“an Eligible Entrant”). Employees and contractors of the Westpac Group and their immediate families are ineligible to enter.

5. To enter this Promotion, an Eligible Entrant must, during the Promotion Period:
(a) be a registered member of Ruby Connection website at www.rubyconnection.com.au as of the end of the Promotion Period;
(b) complete and submit the web-based Promotion entry form by providing:
(i) all contact details requested (i.e. full name, contact telephone number, email address and preferred mailing address); and
(ii) a response to the question: " In celebrating Small Business Month, tell us in 150 words or less the best small business experience you’ve ever had “ (‘Entry’). No responsibility will be accepted by the Promoter for lost, late, incomplete, illegible, or misdirected Entries.

6. Multiple Entries are not permitted. Entrants will only receive one entry into the draw for the first valid Entry submitted during the Promotion Period. All subsequent entries will be discarded.

7. There is one prize available. The prize consists of "Voucher to attend the Macquarie University Women & Leadership Conference in Sydney on 28th & 29th July 2011” valued at $2300.00 at the time of publication (“Prize”). The total retail value of the Prize offered under this Promotion is $2300.00 at time of publication. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any variation in the Prize value. The Prize is not transferable, exchangeable or redeemable for cash. Travel and accommodation are not included in this Prize and it is the Winner’s responsibility to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements.

8. The winning Entry will be the one determined to have the most original and creative response to the question "In celebrating Small Business Month, tell us in 150 words or less the best small business experience you’ve ever had”, as judged by a panel of judges appointed by the Promoter and the Eligible Entrant that submitted the winning Entry will be declared the winner (“Winner”). Judging of the Entries will be conducted from 9am on 5 July 2011 at Level 28, 275 Kent Street, Sydney (the “Judging”). The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The judges, in their discretion, may allocate fewer Prizes than the total Prize pool (including in circumstances where insufficient Entries are received or Entries are judged to be of a poor standard).

9. The Winner will be notified by email using the email address disclosed on the Entry on 1 June 2011. In the event the Winner cannot be contacted on this day, the Promoter will continue to attempt to contact the Winner up until the prize claim deadline outlined in these terms and conditions. The Winner’s name will also be published on the www.rubyconnection.com.au on 1 June 2011. To claim their Prize, the Winner must respond to the notification in the manner that will be set out in the notification email.

10. The Winner may be liable to declare the Prize for taxation purposes and will be liable for any tax payable in respect of a Prize. Entrants should seek independent financial advice in relation to any tax payable on the Prize and the potential impact on their personal financial situation prior to entering the Promotion.

11. If any Prize is not claimed by 8 August 2011, the Promoter may conduct such further judging of the Entries received as may be necessary to apportion all such unclaimed prizes. Any subsequent judging will take place at the same place as the original Judging, by a panel of judges. Each winner will be notified by email to the address disclosed on the entry form on or around 12 August 2011 and the winner’s name will be published on rubyconnection.com.au from 15 August 2011.

12. Except for guarantees, warranties and conditions implied by law which cannot be excluded, neither the Promoter nor any other member of the Westpac Group make any guarantees, representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the quality or suitability of any prizes awarded under these terms and conditions.

13. Nothing in these terms and conditions is intended to exclude, restrict or modify any right or remedy, or any guarantee, warranty or other term or condition, implied or imposed by any legislation which cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. This may include the Corporations Act 2001, the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, Australian Consumer Law or any equivalent State or Territory legislation. If any guarantee, warranty, term or conditions implied or imposed under the Australian Consumer Law or any other applicable legislation in relation to any prizes awarded under these terms and conditions cannot be excluded (a “Non-Excludable Provision”) and the Promoter is able to limit the remedy for a breach of the Non-Excludable Provision, then the liability of the Promoter and all members of the Westpac Group for breach of the Non-Excludable Provision is limited to one or more of the following at the Promoter's option: (i) the replacement of the prize or the supply of an equivalent prize,
(ii) the repair of the prize,
(iii) the supplying of the prize again,
(iv) the payment of the cost of replacing the prize or of acquiring an equivalent prize,
(v) the payment of the cost of having the prize repaired; or
(vi) the payment of the costs of having the prize supplied again.

14. The Promoter collects personal information from all participants in order to conduct the Promotion. If the information requested is not provided, the participant may not participate in the Promotion or claim a Prize and their entry may be discarded. It is a condition of entry into the Promotion that the Winner consents to the publication of their name and city of origin in any advertisements or articles relating to the Promotion or the Prize and participates in any media releases which may include photographs of the Winner by the Promoter or any other member of the Westpac Group. By entering this promotion, participants consent to the use of their names and likenesses in this manner. Personally-identifying information collected from participants in this Promotion is subject to the Westpac Group’s privacy policies, which can be found at http://westpac.com.au/privacy and will be handled in accordance with all applicable laws in Australia.

15. By participating in this Promotion each participant grants the Promoter and the Westpac Group a perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, publish, distribute and disseminate all intellectual property rights in Entries that are capable of being assigned to the Promoter and consents to the Promoter and any other member of the Westpac Group using, reproducing or editing and adapting any Entry, if the Promoter wishes, in broadcast, electronic and print media, newsletters, in the Promoter branch merchandising and related marketing activities in whole or in part without attributing that Entry to the person who created it.

16. Neither the Promoter nor any other member of the Westpac Group will be responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by the Promoter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet.

17. If this Promotion is not capable of running as planned for any reason (including but not limited to failure or malfunction of any computer equipment by reason of infection by computer virus, power failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion), the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and, after consulting with the relevant legislative authorities, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion.