Eligibility
Eligibility Requirements
You are eligible to register and compete in this challenge only if you meet all of the following requirements:
You agree to the rules outlined within the challenge. Any participant who submits materials for consideration implicitly agrees to the rules outlined within the challenge.
You are 18 years of age or older.
Regulations included in the OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) sanction page. Residents of these countries/regions that are non-government employees are eligible to participate.
You are currently not listed on the U.S. Statutory Debarment List of DDTC(Directorate of Defense Trade Controls).
If you are a federal entity or Federal employee, you may participate in the MCTF competition.
Participants must be registered as mutually exclusive teams. Each team is allowed to submit only one final entry.
The competition organizers are not responsible for entries that we do not receive for any reason, or for entries that we receive but result in an error during execution.
Results of the Challenge
Results will be recorded and displayed on the leaderboard of the MCTF Codalab page for both the qualifying and final phases of the competition.
The names of competition winners and top performing participants will be displayed on the competition Website. Competition winners will also receive an unofficial certificate at AAMAS.
There will be no monetary or non-monetary prizes for achieving first place or for participating in the competition.
This Challenge does not in any way obligate the organizers: U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, the Department of the Navy, United States Military Academy, the Department of the Army, or Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Labs to procure any of the items within the scope of this Challenge from any submitters, including the winners.
Release of Claims
The Submitter agrees to release and forever discharge any and all manner of claims, equitable adjustments, actions, suits, debts, appeals, and all other obligations of any kind, whether past or present, known or unknown, that have or may arise from, are related to or are in connection with, directly or indirectly, this Challenge or the Submitter’s submission.
Compliance with Laws
The Submitter agrees to follow and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies.
Governing Law
This Challenge is subject to all applicable federal laws and regulations. ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Limits on Exchanges
Government personnel involved in the MCTF Challenge shall not engage in conduct that favors one competitor over another to ensure all competitors have equal opportunity and access to resources.
Disqualification
We reserve the right to disqualify any submission we deem ineligible to compete. An entry can be deemed ineligible for failing to comply with rules or eligibility requirements. Additionally, no participant(s) is allowed to create more than one account to participate in this challenge. Any violations of this rule by a participant(s) will result in disqualification of all entries submitted by the participant(s).
Prize
There is no monetary or non-monetary prize for achieving first place or participating in this competition.