Program Eligibility
No purchase necessary. The FTP 15th Anniversary Contest ("Contest") is open only to U.S residents 18 years or older. Employees of Fawcette Technical Publications Inc. ("FTP"), their affiliates, subsidiaries, and any person working on the product, project, or promotion, advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not eligible. Void where prohibited by law. The Contest begins September 1, 2005, and ends November 30, 2005 ("Contest Period"). Winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded December 9, 2005.

How to Enter
To be eligible for this Contest, you must register with FTPOnline and select the "Yes, I want to register for the 15th Anniversary Contest" option. If you are registered with FTPOnline already, log in by the deadline and choose this option from the Member Center.

Program Description
Contestants will compete for prizes by correctly answering trivia questions submitted on weekly deadlines. Contestants will earn points for each correct answer submitted by that week's deadline. Answers submitted after the deadline will not be counted. Winners will be selected based on the number of points earned during the Contest Period, in descending order, with the Grand Prize requiring the highest number of points. In addition, one contestant each week will be selected in a random prize drawing based on all eligible entries received during that week.

Entries
All entries must be received via the electronic form provided in the FTPOnline Member Center, which will be available September 1, 2005. FTP assumes no responsibility for lost, late, or misdirected entries or any computer, online, telephone, or technical malfunctions that may occur. All entries become the property of FTP and will not be returned. FTP will tally all point totals. Determination of winners by FTP is final and cannot be appealed.

General Conditions
Entrants agree to abide by the terms of these official rules and by the decisions of FTP, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the Contest. This Contest is governed by the laws of the United States. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Prize winners may be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within seven (7) days following the date of attempted notification. Non-compliance within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Entrants further grant to FTP the right to use and publish their proper name and state online, in print, and in any other media in connection with the Contest. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for FTP to use winners' names and likenesses for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law. By entering, participants release and hold harmless FTP, their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Contest or any prize won.

Internet
If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of FTP that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, FTP reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. FTP assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications-line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. FTP is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, or software, or for failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by FTP on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST 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 CONTESTANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Winners List
A list of winners will be made available December 9, 2005.

Prizes
No substitution, transfer, or assignment of prize permitted, except that FTP reserves the right to substitute a prize of equivalent value in the event the offered prize is unavailable. All taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winners. Limit one prize per person.

Sponsor
This Contest is sponsored by Fawcette Technical Publications, 2600 S. El Camino Real, Suite 300, San Mateo, CA 94403.

Administration
FTP is the final authority for the Contest. All decisions of FTP are final.

Non-Compliance
Failure to comply with all the above rules will result in disqualification from the Contest. In the event that a winner is disqualified, FTP at its discretion may replace that winner with an alternate.