Terms & Conditions

Program Changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond Ascend Competition and Prosper Foundation (Vancouver)'s control to change the content and timing of the programme, the speakers, the date or the venue at any time prior to the event date.

Copyright and Content Usage

All content on this site including but not limited to text, data, graphics, and sound (collectively “Content”) is the intellectual property of Ascend Competition by Prosper Foundation (Vancouver) (“Ascend”). The Content is protected by Canadian copyright laws and other intellectual property laws and is used under licence of Ascend. Ascend's logo and icons may not be used in any way without prior written permission from Ascend. All other logos, service marks, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

You may download and use a reasonable amount of the conference materials provided on the website for your own personal non-commercial use so long as you keep all copyright notices visible and unaltered, agree to not alter any part of the Content, do not use the Content to suggest any affiliation with Ascend, agree to cease all use of any and all Content immediately upon the request of Ascend, and agree to remove any and all Content from any mediums, including but not limited to social media, blogs, websites, printed materials, upon the request of Ascend.

External Speakers

External speakers are responsible for the content of their respective sessions, including keynote, workshop, or other relevant sessions. It is the policy of Ascend to give the fullest freedom to the speakers to express their opinions. The opinions expressed by the speakers do not necessarily represent the views of Ascend and Ascend affiliated personnel. Ascend Competition will make every effort to ensure the validity and accuracy of the information provided by external speakers.

Case and Academic Integrity

Ascend highly values academic integrity. Attendees are subject to disqualification from the competition if they are caught sharing the case before their designated times or committing any act of academic dishonesty, including but not limited to: receiving help from external individuals or sources, providing help to other teams, editing presentation after the designated cutoff time, and copying existing solutions from external sources. Teams who violate this rule will be disqualified and prohibited from attending any future Prosper Foundation events for three (3) years.

Conference Premise Access

To protect the safety of all attendees and integrity of the conference, only authorized participants are allowed on conference premises at any given time. Authorized participants include student attendees, volunteers (general and media team), judges, speakers, sponsor teachers with students who registered under “School Registration”, Ascend Expo representatives, sponsor representatives, and other authorized guests who have been pre-approved by the Board of Directors and/or Executive Team.

All authorized participants must wear their name tags at all times on conference premises. If the participant misplaced or damaged their name tag, they will be required to report to the Executive Team desk immediately for identification verification and obtain a new name tag.

All unauthorized individuals will be asked to leave conference premises immediately. Ascend reserves the right to escalate the situation should the unauthorized party refuse to comply.

Conference Attendance Policy

Ascend's fundamental mission is to provide attendees with an opportunity to experience the multidisciplinary nature of the business world. Therefore, Ascend expects all attendees to attend all the events highlighted on the conference schedule.

Attendees will have to receive special endorsements from executive team members to validate their attendance at several segments of the conference including but not limited to: the opening ceremony, workshops, case release, and other activities at the discretion of Ascend.

For attendees who registered as an "Entire Team" or "Individuals Already Part of a Team," Ascend expects all team members to be present at every event throughout the conference. If your team has an extenuating circumstance, you must email administration@ascendcompetition.org and receive a valid attendance exemption before the event. Teams will only qualify for finalists if all members have received the necessary attendance endorsements.

For attendees who registered independently and are placed onto random teams, the policy will not affect their chances to compete and qualify for finalists should their team members fail to receive endorsements for attending all segments of the conference.

Registration Terms and Conditions

Registration and Confirmation

If you have any problems with your registration, please contact administration@ascendcompetition.org. Only the primary contact can make amendments to a group booking. Registrations are subject to availability and therefore we cannot guarantee you a place on any event.

Registration confirmation will be sent to your email immediately for all online bookings. If you have not received an email confirmation within 24 hours of making the online booking, please contact the Director of Administration.

Transfers and Refunds

If you cannot attend the event, you may transfer your registration to another individual up until 2 weeks before the conference.

Ascend will only issue a full refund, minus any applicable administrative fees, under the following circumstances:

any systematic errors during registration submission
any medical circumstances with valid supporting documentations

Cancellations

If Ascend has to cancel the event, our liability in the event of cancellation is limited to a full refund of the event fee only. We will not refund the following:

any travel or external hotel costs associated with the cancellation of an event
any fees relating to the joining of a faculty or community with respect to the event booking

All cancellations and subsequent transfers must be made in writing and sent to administration@ascendcompetition.org. Ascend does not issue any refunds for cancellation on attendee's part.

Ascend Competition and our venue provider accept no liability if an event is canceled or postponed for reasons beyond our reasonable control resulting from an act of God, government regulation, fire, war, natural disaster, global health crisis, terrorist activity, or civil commotion.