Code of Conduct

2019 Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad Div. C Invitational Tournament Harvard University, Cambridge, MA CODE OF CONDUCT GENERAL 1) Student participants are expected to compete in tournament events with an honest effort to follow the rules and the spirit of that competition. The goal of competition is to give one’s best effort while displaying honesty, integrity, and sportsmanship. 2) Students, coaches, parents and guests are expected to display courtesy and respect toward Olympiad officials, other teams, and guests of the Olympiad. 3) Failure to show honesty and/or courtesy by a participant, coach, or guest of the team may result in the disqualification of the team from that event, the entire tournament or future tournaments. CHEATING 1) An individual who cheats during the competition will be penalized by disqualification of the team from that event. Disqualification results in a score that is three points greater than the number of teams registered in the region. 2) If cheating occurs by a team in more than one event, or in successive years, the team may be disqualified that year, or the following year, from the entire competition. 3) If an event team, or team member, or anyone associated with the team, deliberately takes an action that impairs the ability of other teams to fairly complete, that team will be disqualified from the event and be awarded three points greater that the number of teams registered in the region. In addition, the event team member(s) involved in the incident, may be ineligible for any future Science Olympiad competitions. Furthermore, the teams may be penalized points not to exceed the value of two last place rankings. INTERFERENCE POLICY 1) Penalty points may be assessed for the following: a. For a student, coach, teacher, chaperon or parent entering a building or area where events are set up for the competition or are being held, without proper authorization to do so, five (5) penalty points may be assessed. Only those students actually competing in an event and those teachers who may be assigned to assist in the conducting of an event may enter areas where events are held. All other persons are to remain out of the building or the area at all times. b. For a student, coach, teacher, chaperon or parent interfering with or disrupting the conduct of an event, ten (10) penalty points may be assessed. 2) Note this policy applies to any person in attendance at the Olympiad. VANDALISM 1) If a team member or members or persons associated with a team commit(s) an act of vandalism, the team will be disqualified from the competition and will receive no points. No member of that team will be awarded a medal in any event. An individual who commits an act of vandalism may be barred from future competitions. 2) Each sponsoring school must agree to pay the cost of repairing damage from any act of vandalism. A school must pay this restitution before it can register a team for the Science Olympiad in a subsequent year. 3) Vandalism means a deliberate action that results in damage to property. This includes, but is not limited to, graffiti, damage to facility property and damage to the personal property of competitors, judges and spectators. SCIENCE OLYMPIAD PLEDGE I pledge to put forth my best effort in the Science Olympiad and to uphold the principles of honest competition. I have read and understand the National Science Olympiad Tournament Code Of Conduct and pledge printed on the reverse side of this page. I understand that failure to follow the Code of Conduct or rules established by the Tournament Director may result in penalty and/or disqualification. Student Name (Print): _________________________________________ Student Signature: _________________________________________ Date: ___________ 2019 Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad Div. C Invitational Tournament Harvard University, Cambridge, MA PARENTAL CONSENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT Student Name: ___________________________________________________________Grade: _____________________ School Name: ____________________________________________________________Team No. __________________ I hereby give permission for (name of child) to participate in all activities of the Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad Div. C Invitational Tournament at Harvard College run and sponsored by Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad and held at the Harvard Science Center, Emerson Hall, Sever Hall, Harvard Hall, Northwest Labs, Hemenway Gymnasium, and Robinson Hall on Harvard University’ s campus. I understand that the Program is not run by Harvard University. I agree that to participate in the Program, I and my child will be required to observe standards of conduct. I will instruct my child to comply with the Program’ s standards of conduct, both those that are provided in writing at the commencement of the Program and those that may be issued, orally or in writing, from time to time at the discretion of the instructor. I agree that the Program has the right to enforce its standards of behavior and may terminate my child’ s participation in the Program for any conduct which the Program considers to be incompatible with the interests, comfort and welfare of the instructor or the other children participating in the Program. I acknowledge that my child’s participation in the Program may involve risk of personal injury. I hereby certify that I understand the nature and extent of the risks inherent in the Program, and the use of facilities, equipment or services in association with the Program. On behalf of myself and my child, I hereby assume all risks related to participation in the Program, including but not limited to accident, death, injury or illness, including personal or bodily or mental injury of any nature. I further hereby, on behalf of myself, my child and anyone claiming through myself or my child, do FOREVER RELEASE President and Fellows of Harvard College (“Harvard”), its trustees, officers, employees, volunteers, students, agents and assigns from any cause of action, claims, or demands of any nature whatsoever, including but not limited to a claim of negligence which I, my child, or anyone claiming through myself or my child, may now or in the future have against Harvard on account of personal injury, bodily injury, property damage, death or accident of any kind, arising out of or in any way related to my child’ s participation in the Program howsoever the injury is caused. I understand that this Program is not a medical or health care program. I have no expectation of any medical or health benefit to my child from participation in the Program. I certify that my child is medically able to participate in the Program and is free from any communicable, infectious or contagious diseases. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY such as accident or injury, I give permission to the Program to provide assistance to procure emergency medical care in the event that I or person(s) I designate on the reverse of this form cannot be reached. Signature of Parent or Guardian: Name Printed: Relationship to Child: Date: 2019 Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad Div. C Invitational Tournament Harvard University, Cambridge, MA EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION Please read this form carefully and understand it before signing. The custodial parent/guardian of each Program participant must complete this page and sign it. My child, __________________, will participate in the Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad Div. C Invitational Tournament at Harvard College run by Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad and held at the Harvard Science Center, Emerson Hall, Sever Hall, Harvard Hall, Northwest Labs, Hemenway Gymnasium, and Robinson Hall on Harvard University’s campus. EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION: In case of emergency, please contact: 1. Name: Relationship to child: Daytime Phone: Evening Phone: 2. Name: Relationship to child: Daytime Phone: Evening Phone: 3. Name: Relationship to child: Daytime Phone: Evening Phone: Signature of Parent or Guardian: Name Printed: Relationship to Child: Date: 2019 Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad Div. C Invitational Tournament Harvard University, Cambridge, MA TALENT RELEASE FORM Date: ________________________________ By our signatures below, we hereby authorize Harvard University to use for any lawful purpose any and all photographs, negatives, audio tapes, sound recordings, print, and digitized images of any kind (collectively referred to as “materials”) in which __________________________ [Student’s Name] can be seen or heard, arising out of or in any way associated with his or her participation in the Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad Div. C Invitational Tournament at Harvard College and without regard to the manner in which the materials were created. In addition, we agree that Harvard University is the sole and exclusive owner of the materials, and that no remuneration shall be payable to any of us in connection with Harvard’s use of the materials. Student’s Name (Print) ________________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature _____________________________ Date_____________ (on behalf of student) .

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