Venice Trip and Digital Camera Contest

RULES AND REGULATIONS

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

TO ENTER: go to products.construction.com and fill in the drawing entry form. One entry per person per day. There will be 1 Grand Prize trip for 2 to the 2006 Venice Biennale event in Venice, Italy. Entries for the Venice Biennale trip must be received after November 8, 2005 and no later than July 14, 2006. The Venice Biennale Grand prize winner will be selected on July 15, 2006. The Venice Biennale trip must be taken between September 15, 2006 to November 30, 2006. Approx. retail value of trip: $10,000.

Monthly drawings will be held for Sony Cybershot digital cameras. Entries for the monthly camera drawings must be received after November 8, 2005 and no later than December 30, 2006. There will be 14 prizes awarded. Camera drawings will take place on the 30th of each month beginning November 8, 2005 and ending December 30, 2006. Approximate retail value of prize: $350 per camera.

Total Award Retail value: $15,000. Employees of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and their immediate family members and their advertising agencies are not eligible. All federal, state and/or local regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. MCGH reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or comparable value if any prize becomes unavailable. For the complete official rules, contact Deborah Smikle-Davis, Director of Marketing Communications, McGraw-Hill Construction, 2 Penn Plaza, 9th floor, NY, NY 10121-2298 or visit www.products.construction.com.

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

By entering the contest, you agree to these Official Rules.

1. TO ENTER: Starting at 9:00am on November 8, 2005, simply complete the Contest Entry Form on this website: www.products.construction.com. You may enter more than once, but you may not submit more than one (1) entry per day per person. Entries for the Grand Prize trip to Venice, Italy to attend the Venice Biennale event must be received after 9:00am November 8, 2005 and no later than 1:00pm on July 14, 2006. Entries for the Sony Digital Camera drawing may be submitted after 9:00am on November 8, 2005 but no later than 1:00 pm on December 30, 2006 (the "Contest Period"). All entries become the property of MCGH and will not be acknowledged or returned. Any other attempted form of entry is prohibited; no automatic, programmed; robotic or similar means of entry are permitted.

In case of dispute as to the identity of any entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Any potential winner may be requested to provide MCGH with proof that such winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.

2. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, 21 years of age or older.

3. SPONSOR: This contest is sponsored by McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("MCGH").

4. PRIZES: 1 Grand Prize: Venice Biennale 2006 trip for two. Trip includes round trip coach air transportation for winner and a guest from major gateway airport closest to winner's residence to Venice, Italy, hotel room based on double occupancy (single room) for four (4) nights in Venice at a three star hotel, trip insurance, 2 tickets to the 2006 Venice Biennale exhibit, and a half day architectural tour of Venice. Approx. Retail value of Grand Prize: $10,000. Actual retail value will depend on winner's place of residence. Does not include meals, transfers, ground transportation, gratuities, travel upgrades, personal incidentals or any other expenses not specifically listed herein. Travel and accommodations subject to availability; certain restrictions and blackout dates may apply. Grand Prize winner's guest must sign a release before ticketing. Any traveler under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian as their companion. Grand Prize Winner and guest are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents (including passports) prior to departure. Grand Prize trip must be taken between September 15, 2006 and November 30, 2006. If Grand Prize winner cannot travel on these specified dates, prize will be forfeited and the prize may be awarded to an alternate. All travel must be completed by December 1, 2006.
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Fourteen (14) First Prizes each consisting of a Sony Cyber-Shot Digital Camera. Retail value: $350 each.

Total retail value of all prizes: $14,900

5. ODDS: The odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

6. RANDOM DRAWING: Grand Prize Venice Biennale Trip: One entry will be randomly selected in a drawing to be held on or about July 14, 2006 from among all eligible completed entries received by July 14, 2006. Fourteen (14) Sony Digital Camera drawings will be held on or about the 30th of each month throughout the Contest Period. Camera drawings will be cumulative and non-winners will be put into the next month's drawing. The first camera drawing is November 30, 2005. The last drawing will be December 30, 2006. Winners of the Sony Digital Camera who submit entries prior to July 2006, will also be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing. MCGH is not responsible for late, lost, illegible, technically corrupted, garbled or misdirected entries and all entries become the property of MCGH. Winners will be notified via e-mail and/or mail within one week of the drawing. Winner, in order to be awarded the prize, will be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility and release within one week of notification or prize may be forfeited and an alternative chosen

7. CONTACT & WINNER'S LIST: Each prize winner's name and work affiliation will be displayed on the contest web site, www.products.construction from November 8, 2005 to February 28th, 2007. For the names of the winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (no stamp required for residents of VT or WA) after December 30, 2006, to: Deborah Smikle-Davis, Director of Marketing Communications, McGraw-Hill Construction, 2 Penn Plaza, 9th floor, NY, NY 10121-2298. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for use of the winner's name and likeness for promotional purposes by MCGH, without further compensation.

8. DISCLAIMERS: All federal, state, and/or local rules and regulations apply. Void outside of the United States and where prohibited or restricted by law. Winners are solely responsible for any and all taxes associated with their acceptance and use of any prize. MCGH is not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or Internet access failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed or incomplete, garbled or deleted computer or network transmissions which may limit the ability to participate in this contest. MCGH reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this contest or any part thereof should virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, fairness or proper conduct of this contest, including terminating just one phase or portion of the promotion.

9. RESTRICTIONS/RELEASE: No more than one entry per person per day. Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash or substitutable for any other item by winners. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a comparable prize of equal or greater value for any prize, for any reason. By entering this contest, the contestants, winners and travel guest each release MCGH, it affiliates and employees, and all others associated with the development and execution of this contest from and against any and all liability with respect to, or in any way arising from, the contest and the awarding and use of the prizes, including liability for personal injury, death and/or property damage, or any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery. Winners (and the Grand Prize winner's travel companion) will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and release.

10. PRIVACY NOTICE: To view The McGraw-Hill Companies Customer Privacy Policy please go to www.mcgrawhill.com/privacy.html. MCGH may use information collected on this entry form to forward material about products or services from McGraw-Hill Construction we feel may be of interest and, on occasion, MCGH may share such information with other units within the family of The McGraw-Hill Companies. In addition, MCGH may share this information with carefully screened entities outside the MCGH whose products might prove interesting to you. If you do not wish to have your name shared within The McGraw-Hill Companies or with companies outside the McGraw-Hill Companies, or if you wish to review the accuracy of the information you've provided, or if you have any questions about our privacy practices, please send us a note with your name, address and account number to: Amy Sidelinger McGraw-Hill Construction Information Group 148 Princeton-Hightstown Rd. Hightstown, NJ 08520. Email: amy_sidelinger@mcgraw-hill.com

11. DISQUALIFICATION: In the event that the winner fails to claim the prize within one week of notification, or fails to meet the eligibility requirements of this contest, an alternate winner will be selected at random.

12. DISPUTES: By entering, entrants accept and agree to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of MCGH, which shall be final.

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