13th Annual Delsys Prize
Rules & Regulations
To participate in the 13th Annual Delsys Prize please read the following Rules and Regulations below.
Award
The Award will be given to the first author on the entry form. Taxes, duties and applicable fees to be paid
by the winner.
Eligibility
Any individual eighteen (18) years of age and older may participate.
Excluded from participation are:
• Employees and consultants of Delsys, Inc. and their immediate relatives
• Members of the Review Board
Submission
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Entries must be received no later than September 30, 2015, 12:00am(EST, CMT).
Submit online entry form.
We will accept entries that may have been previously presented or published.
All entries will be treated as public domain information.
Please do not identify any Delsys technology on the entry form.
The entry of the winner will be posted on the Delsys website (www.delsys.com).
Decision-making
The entries will be scored on a scale from
0 to 10 as follows:
Impact of Innovation 5 points
Evidence of usefulness 3 points
Clarity of description 2 points
Winner will be announced on www.delsys.com on November 3, 2015.
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13th Annual Delsys Prize
Review Board
The Review Board is appointed by Delsys Inc. The Review Board will consist of five experts in the field of
Electromyography, at least three of whom will not be affiliated with Delsys. For further information on
members of the Review Board, see www.delsys.com.
The Chairperson is responsible for resolving issues of uncertainty and will only vote in case of a tie.
Members of the board are subject to the Delsys Prize rules of Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest. All
Board members are asked to sign a form agreeing to abide by the Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest
policies when they join the Board.
Confidentiality
All discussions among Board members concerning all aspects of the content of the entries are strictly
confidential. Board members must not discuss with applicants or other interested parties any information
relating to the review of a specific entry. All requests for information on an entry should be referred to
the Chairman of the Review Board, who will address them directly.
Conflict of Interest
Delsys will attempt to make every effort to ensure not only that its decisions are fair and objective, but
that they are seen to be so. No Board member with a real or apparent conflict of interest may participate
in the review of an application; therefore:
1. Board members are excluded from submitting an entry.
2. Board members must recuse themselves from deliberation if they:
a. are from the same institution or company as the applicant,
b. have collaborated or published with the applicant, within the last five (5) years,
c. have been a student or supervisor of the applicant within the last five (5) years,
d. are a close personal friend, business associate or relative (e.g., spouse, minor child,
sibling, or parent) of the applicant,
e. are an officer, director, member, owner, trustee, expert, advisor, consultant (with or
without compensation), or employee of an applicant or other organization that would be
affected by his or her decision,
f. are in negotiations or have an arrangement for prospective employment with an
applicant or other organization that would be affected by his or her decision,
g. have had long-standing scientific or personal differences with the applicant,
h. are in a position to gain or lose financially from the outcome of the application (e.g., hold
stock in the company of an industry partner or a competitor), or
i. for some other reason feel that they cannot provide an objective review of the entry .
13th Annual Delsys Prize – Rules and Regulations
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23 Strathmore Road • Natick, MA 01760 USA • TEL: 508-545-8200 • FAX: 508-975-4551 • E-MAIL: [email protected]
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