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New Year, New You Portfolio Challenge Presented by Google AI Contest Rules

Contest Announcement

New Year, New You Portfolio Challenge Presented by Google AI

Sponsored by Dev Community Inc.("Sponsor")

NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

We urge you to carefully read the terms and conditions of this Contest Landing Page located here and the DEV Community Inc. General Contest Official Rules located here ("Official Rules"), incorporated herein by reference. The following contest specific details on this Contest Announcement Page, together with the Official Rules, govern your participation in the named contest defined below (the "Contest").

Sponsor does not claim ownership rights in your Entry. The Official Rules describe the rights you give to Sponsor by submitting an Entry to participate in the named Contest. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Contest Announcement Page and the Official Rules, the Official Rules will govern and control.

Contest Name: New Year, New You Portfolio Challenge Presented by Google AI
Entry Period: The Contest begins on December 31, 2024 at 9:00 AM PST and ends on February 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST (the "Entry Period")

How to Enter: All entries must be submitted no later than the end of the Entry Period. You may enter the Contest during the Entry Period as follows:

  1. Visit the Contest webpage part of the DEV Community Site located here (the "Contest Page"); and
  2. Follow any instructions on the Contest Page and submit your completed entry (each an "Entry").

There is no limit on the number of Entries you may submit during the Entry Period.

Required Elements for Entries: Without limiting any terms of the Official Rules, each Entry must include, at a minimum, the following elements:

  • A published submission post on DEV that provides an overview of the portfolio using the submission template provided on the Contest Page.
  • A live, functional portfolio deployed to Google Cloud Run and embedded in the submission post using the Cloud Run embed feature with the dev label.

Judging Criteria: All qualified entries will be judged by a panel as selected by Sponsor as set forth in the Official Rules.

Judges will award winners based on the following criteria:

  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Technical Implementation
  • User Experience

In the event of a tie in scoring between judges, the judges will select the entry that received the highest number of positive reactions on their DEV post to determine the winner.

Prize(s):

The prizes to be awarded from the Contest are as follows:

Winners (3) will each receive:

  • $1,000 USD Gift Card or Equivalent
  • Exclusive DEV Badge
  • A completion badge on their DEV profile

Runner-Ups (5) will receive:

  • Personalized feedback on their portfolio from the Google AI team
  • Exclusive DEV Badge
  • A runner-up badge on their DEV profile

All Participants (who submit a valid and qualified entry) will receive:

  • A completion badge on their DEV profile

Additional Eligibility Restrictions: This specific challenge includes the following restrictions in addition to those outlined in the Official Rules:

  • Territories and regions excluded: Afghanistan, Belarus, Central African Republic, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Libya, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Russia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Venezuela, Yemen, Crimea, the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), the so-called Luhansk People's Republic (LNR).
  • Additional participant exclusions for this challenge: Government institution employees, Google employees