ISTE 2026 CONFERENCE PASS GIVEAWAY

Official Rules & Regulations 

PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. BY ENTERING (OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING) IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH CREATE A CONTRACT. WITHOUT LIMITATION, SUCH CONTRACT INCLUDES GRANTS OF RIGHTS AND INDEMNITIES TO SPONSOR FROM YOU, A CLASS ACTION WAIVER, AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. 

General 

The ISTE 2026 Conference Pass Giveaway (the “Contest”) is sponsored by SMART Technologies ULC, Suite 600, 214 – 11 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0K1 (“Sponsor”). The Contest is subject to these Official Rules and all applicable federal, state, and local laws. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. By entering, all participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules.

Agreement to Official Rules 

All participation in this Contest shall be governed by these Official Rules. By participating in the Contest, you fully and unconditionally agree to be bound to and accept these Official Rules and any additional terms and conditions specific to the Contest communicated by Sponsor. By participating, you agree to be bound to the decisions of the Sponsor (and its authorized representatives), which are final and binding in all matters.  

Eligibility 

The Contest is open to individuals who:

• Have reached the age of majority in their state or province of residence at the time of entry;
• Are legal residents of the United States or Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec); and
• Are physically residing in the United States or Canada.

This Contest is void where prohibited by law. It is open to natural persons only — corporations, businesses, non-profit organizations, and other entities are ineligible.

Employees, contractors, and agents of the Marketing and Sales departments of SMART Technologies, its dealerships, resellers, and their immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling, and respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) are not eligible to participate.

Entry Period 

The Contest begins on May 19, 2026 and ends on June 11, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Entry Period”). Entries submitted after this deadline will not be considered. Sponsor’s computer shall be the official timekeeper for all matters related to this Contest.

How to Enter 

No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or to win.  

To enter the Contest, follow the instructions available at smarttech.com during the Contest Period (the “Entry”). You must also agree to the terms and conditions of these Official Rules to submit an Entry.  

All Entries will not be considered if they:  

1. violate or infringe on another’s rights in any way;  

1. they contain any images, videos, or other likeness of minors;  

1. contain sexually explicit, nude, obscene or other objectionable or inappropriate content; or 
2. contain illegal or unlawful material, and must not promote bigotry, racism, harm or discrimination;  

Any Entry which, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, contains any type of vulgarity or objectionable content will be disqualified.  

Limit one (1) Entry per person. Multiple Entries submitted by the same person will be void. 

The Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, incomplete, or incompatible entries. 

Prize 

There is one (1) prize available: one (1) full conference pass to ISTE 2026.

Please note: travel and accommodation are not included. The prize must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, except at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. The prize is non-transferable and not redeemable for cash. If the prize becomes unavailable for any reason, the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.

Winner Selection and Notification 

After the Entry Period closes, one (1) eligible entrant will be selected by random draw from all eligible entries.

The selected entrant will be contacted using the information provided at time of entry. The winner will receive their conference pass no later than June 12, 2026. The prize will only be awarded to the person whose name and valid email address appear on the official entry form.

The Sponsor is not responsible for undelivered emails or messages, including those redirected to spam or junk folders.

Verification and Claiming the Prize 

Before being declared the confirmed Prize winner, the selected Entrant will be required to correctly answer a skill-testing question (where required by law), supply proof of age and residency by providing a photocopy of one (1) piece of government issued photo identification and sign and return within ten (10) business days of notification the Sponsor's declaration and release form which (among other things) (i) confirms compliance with these Official Rules; (ii) acknowledges acceptance of the Prize, as awarded; (iii) releases the Sponsor and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns from any and all liability in connection with this Contest, his/her participation therein and/or the awarding and use/misuse of the Prize or any portion thereof; and (iv) agrees to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of his/her name, address, voice, statements about the Contest and/or photograph or other likeness without further notice or compensation, in any publicity or advertisement carried out by or on behalf of the Sponsor in any manner whatsoever, including print, broadcast or the internet.  

If the selected Entrant: (a) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; (b) fails to return the properly executed Contest documents within the specified time; and/or (c) cannot accept the Prize for any reason; then he/she will be disqualified (and will forfeit all rights to the Prize) and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to award the prize to a different Entrant (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such new selected Entrant). 

If Potential Winner cannot be contacted in the first two (2) attempts, fails to sign and return the Winner’s Documents within the required time period, or if any prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or if Potential Winner rejects its Prize, or in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules and requirements, such Prize will be forfeited, and an alternate Potential Winner may be selected from all remaining eligible Entries, if time permits. Upon any Prize forfeiture, Sponsor will give no compensation.   

Upon Potential Winner’s completion of the Winner’s Documents, Sponsor will endeavor to deliver the Prize within thirty (30) days of the acceptance of the Winner’s Documents.  

The Sponsor is not responsible for any undelivered emails, messages or any other communications, including but not limited to those that are not received because of winner’s privacy or spam filter settings that may divert any email, message or other Contest related email to a spam or junk folder. 

Entrants agree to permit any of the Sponsor to contact them concerning the Contest. Winner agrees to permit the Sponsor to publicize, unless not permitted by applicable law, winner’s names.   

General Conditions 

By entering the Contest, the Entrant agrees to accept and abide by these Official Rules and agrees that any dispute with regard to the conduct of this Contest, rule interpretation, or award of the prize shall be submitted to Sponsor, whose decision shall be binding and final.  

By participating, the Entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, distributors, and promotional and other vendor agencies, their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, service agencies, independent contractors, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives of any of the above organizations from any injury, loss, or damage to person, including death, or property due in-whole or in-part, directly or indirectly, to the acceptance of the Prize, participation in any Contest-related activity, or participation in the Contest. 

Entrant further acknowledges that they may be waiving rights with respect to claims that are at this time unknown or unsuspected, and, to the extent relevant to them, in accordance with such waiver.  

The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to modify, cancel, or suspend this Contest, or to amend the Official Rules at any time, without prior individual notice.  

Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who: (i) tampers or attempts to tamper with the operation of the Contest, including the Entry process or the Sponsor’s website; (ii) violates the Official Rules; or (iii) acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELANYY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 

The Prize is awarded “as is” without any express or implied warranty or guarantee from Sponsor, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Only the Prize described herein is available to be awarded; in no event will the Sponsor be responsible for awarding more or different prizes than stated herein. The Prize cannot be assigned, transferred, or substituted, except by Sponsor who may, at its sole discretion, substitute the Prize or any part thereof with a prize of equal or greater value. If applicable, the Prize is not redeemable for cash; any difference between the actual value and ARV of the Prize will not be awarded as cash, or otherwise unless otherwise stated. 

This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), YouTube, Google or any other social media or similar platform where this Contest may be promoted, advertised or otherwise used to disseminate information relating to the Contest. You understand that all information is being provided to Sponsor and not to Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), YouTube, Google or any other social media where this Contest may be promoted, advertised or otherwise used to disseminate information relating to the Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for practices, terms or actions taken by any of these or other social media and web services sites. You understand that you are required to comply with terms and conditions of those social media platforms. 

Privacy 

By entering, entrants consent to the collection, storage, use, and disclosure of their personal information by the Sponsor, its agents and/or representatives, for the purpose of administering the Contest, in accordance with the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy which may be amended from time to time and are currently located at https://www.smarttech.com/legal/privacy-policies/privacy-policy. By submitting an Entry, you agree to be contacted by Sponsor with Contest related communications.  

Force Majeure 

The Sponsor shall not be liable to Entrants, the winner or any other person or entity for failure to execute the Contest, supply the Prize or any part thereof or the integrity and/or feasibility of the Contest is severely undermined by reason of any act of God, any action, regulation, order or request by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action, regulation, order or request proves to be invalid), equipment failure, terrorist act, cyber-attack, earthquake, war, fire, flood, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, epidemics, pandemics, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, cancellation or delay of any event, or any similar or dissimilar event beyond their reasonable control. In connection with the foregoing, Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to abbreviate, modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Contest without further obligation. 

Disputes/ Limitation Of Liability /Choice Of Law 

EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED, EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION, AND EXCLUSIVELY BY STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS SITUATED IN DELAWARE, WASHINGTON IN THE CASE OF ENTRANTS RESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CALGARY, ALBERTA IN THE CASE OF ENTRANTS RESIDENT IN CANADA (2) THE LAWS OF WASHINGTON OR ALBERTA, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHOICE OF LAW RULES, GOVERNS THE SWEEPSTAKES AND ALL ASPECTS RELATED THERETO, (3) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, BUT IN NO EVENT ATTORNEYS’ FEES, (4) NO PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS, MAY BE AWARDED (COLLECTIVELY, “SPECIAL DAMAGES”), AND (5) ENTRANT HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM SPECIAL DAMAGES AND ALL RIGHTS TO SUCH DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR INCREASED. 

Severability 

The invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall in no way affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of any other provision hereof. Any invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be deemed severed from these Official Rules and the balance of these Official Rules shall be construed and enforced as if these Official Rules did not contain such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision. 

Winners’ List 

To obtain name of the winner, send an email to [info@smarttech.com] within thirty (30) days of the end of the Contest Period.  The email should contain the following phrase in the “subject” field: “ISTE Conference Pass Giveaway” Sweepstakes. 

Language Discrepancy 

In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to: The Contest entry form, website, point of sale, television, print or online advertising; the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.