ICNA-MAS 38th Annual Convention 2013

Qira’atul Qur’an Competition

Sunday May 26 11:30 am to 1:15 pm First Round

Sunday May 26 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm Second Round

Rules, Terms and Conditions

*****  Prize for Winner $200 Runner-Up $100 *****

1) You must be registered with the ICNA-MAS 38th Annual Convention 2013.

2) Contestants will compete within their gender group.

3) Registration must be made online by Friday, May 17, 2013 or pay $10/child onsite Saturday, May 25, 2013 between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm at the convention center. The maximum number of contestants per category will be 30. Registration will be closed once we reach our limit.

4) Winners will be announced during the Main Hall session on Sunday night.

5) Contestants are allowed only to participate in the group they have registered in. Any contestant who is younger than the age group may be allowed to participate in the older age group, but no one will be allowed to compete in a younger age group.

6) Contestants are allowed to compete in one category only.

7) Contestants will be tested as follows:

(A) Memorization (70%)

(B) Tajweed (20%)

(C) Confidence and performance (10%)

8) The age of the participants within the group will be taken into account only as a tie breaker.

9) Sister contestants participating at any level will be judged by Sister judges.

10) Participants cannot be Qur’an teachers, Imams, or community leaders.

11) The maximum number of contestants per category to qualify for the final round is three. There will be 2 winning positions for each age group (Sister and brothers each have three age groups), for a total of 12 prizes.  If the number of registrants for any level is less than 6, ONLY one winning position will be awarded.

12) If any contestant scored less than 60/100 in the total score he/she will be disqualified to appear in the final round.

13) ICNA/MAS organizers reserve the right to dismiss, cancel and/or disqualify any contestant without liability at any time, with immediate effect; this includes, but is not limited to, any participant who tampers with the operation of the competition or competition site or violates the terms and conditions, or any other applicable laws and regulations.

14) Participants must be registered Convention attendees, and are responsible for hotel accommodation, food, transportation and all other related expenses.

15) Participants have NO right to object, reject, or decline the judges’ ruling; Judges’ ruling will be final, but if participants have any concern they should address it to the head of the Judging Committee or the organizer (Br. Afzal Mohammad).

16)  Participants must agree to the terms and conditions above.

17)  If you have any questions or concerns please send an e-mail to the organizers at Recite@icna.us

Terms and Conditions:

This agreement for participation (“Agreement”) made effective this 1st of January 2013, by and between Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) and Muslim American Society (MAS), its organizers, and staff (“ICNA/MAS”) and conference participant(s) and/or their Guardians (“Participant(s)”). Participant desires to participate in a ICNA/MAS Qur’an Competition; ICNA/MAS makes no express warranties of its intentions, desires, hopes, or aspirations, with respect to participation of any particular individual(s). NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: You grant ICNA/MAS the right in perpetuity to publish the work on its websites and through our partner sites in accordance with our Terms & Conditions of use, and to use it in publicity material. ICNA/MAS also has the right to take audio/video/pictures material of the participants, keep any of your submissions for publicity, communication (through e‐mails, website. etc) and marketing purposes. You grant permission for your material to be reviewed, judged, awarded, and edited for publication and web delivery according to our requirements (This means you waive your moral rights in the work for the purposes of its submission to and use by ICNA/MAS and also for use by its partners). ICNA/MAS is not liable for participants’ failure to review these Terms and Conditions. Anyone republishing material from the ICNA/MAS website, any of its partner sites, or any of its publications without prior permission is liable for any resulting infringement of copyright. In the case of any copyright claims, ICNA/MAS reserves the right to disclose the true names and any other contact information of authors writing under pen names or anonymity to any legal authority that requests it. ICNA/MAS reserves the right to reject material on the grounds of copyright infringement, offensiveness or other legal considerations. ICNA/MAS is under no obligation to publish, review, judge, or award any work submitted. ICNA/MAS is working with several publishers and other local and national resellers. You agree not to hold ICNA/MAS, any of its Conference Hosts, namely but not limited to: Hotels, Banquet Halls, or any other Hosting Facilities liable for any personal injury claims arising out of, in commission of, or subsequent to, participation at ICNA/MAS Qur’an Competition or its events. ICNA/MAS organizers reserve the right to dismiss, cancel and/or disqualify any participant without any liability at any time with immediate effect any participant who tampers with the operation of the competition or competition site or violates the terms and conditions or any other applicable laws and regulations. ICNA/MAS cannot guarantee return of any item you submit to us so be sure to keep a copy. If you are a minor, then you are required to have a parent or guardian co‐sign this agreement. ICNA/MAS cannot accept consent forms submitted by minors without an accompanying parental signature. If you are unclear about any aspect of this consent form, you may contact ICNA/MAS by mail or email.

Online Registration is now closed, we will now take registration only on site Saturday, May 25, 2013  11:00 am to 1:00 pm for a nominal charge of $10 per Contestant.