Purchase your Gold Pass or Bash Ticket and be entered to win one of these great prizes: - 25 Books from Ted Dillard's Pipeline Series by Lark Books retail value $40 - PDN grab bags - Four $125 gift certificates for Black & White photographic printing from Digital Silver Imaging (Resin Coated Printing up to 20" in Width) - A $100 gift certificate to IL Punto Ristorante - $50 gift certificate to the Russian Tea Room

Exclusive Early Access
Preview the Expo Floor one hour early on Thursday and Friday mornings.

Priority Admission to Keynote Sessions and Special Events
This is your chance to learn from experts who are changing the industry at our keynote sessions and special events.

Discounted Subscription to Photo District News
PDN is the definitive source for breaking news, reviews, and emerging trends in photography.  (Discount for new subscribers only)

Gold Expo Pass Registration Area
Spend more time at the show with a private registration area.

Gold Expo Oasis
Relax at your own private lounge right on the Expo floor. 

Lucie Awards
Free Tickets to the Lucie Awards, October 19, 2009. (Limited tickets available)

Digital Silver Imaging
Receive $20 off black & white photographic printing. Get your coupon at Gold Pass Registration.
www.digitalsilverimaging.com

LensProToGo.com
Receive $10 off the next gear rental.
www.LensProToGo.com

StudioShare.org  
Receive $20 off of orders of $150 or more for studio rentals, professional services, assistant services, or equipment. (Offer limited to the first 1,000 Gold Pass participants.)
www.StudioShare.org

 
Plus, show your PhotoPlus Gold Expo Pass at these participating venues and receive the following. All offers are good through the Show October 22-24, 2009 except where indicated. 

ALEO Restaurant
One of the premier Italian Restaurants that are nestled in the Chelsea, Flatiron and Gramercy
With the purchase of any appetizer, pasta dish, and dessert you will get a FREE Appetizer, Pasta, and Dessert FREE that is of equal or lesser value.
7 West 20th St
New York, NY 10011
212 691-8136
www.aleorestaurant.com

Brooklyn Museum
 2 admissions for the price of 1 to PDN PhotoPlus Expo Gold Pass attendees (with PhotoPlus Gold Pass I.D.) during the run of "Who Shot Rock", starting Oct 30, 2009
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238
www.brooklynmuseum.org

PDN PhotoPlus Expo Gold Pass Upgrade Sweepstakes
Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. Eligibility: The PDN PhotoPlus Expo Gold Pass Upgrade Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. Employees of Nielsen Business Media, Inc., its parent and affiliated companies, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of their employees are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and to Administrator’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. Administrator: Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003.

3. Timing: The Sweepstakes ends on October 19, 2009, at 8:00 a.m. New York time (the “Promotion Period”). Administrator is the official time keeper for the Sweepstakes.

4. How to Enter: During the Promotion Period, Email Patricia.a.kelly@nielsen.com and provide your full name mailing address and phone number. You will automatically receive one (1) entry in the Sweepstakes. Each participant may only enter once during the Promotion Period. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than one entry by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that participant's entry and that participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system or device to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant or player. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

5. Drawing: Administrator’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Sweepstakes and the selection of the potential winner(s) are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Administrator will randomly select the potential Sweepstakes winner(s) from all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period, on or about Oct 19, 2009. Potential winner(s) will be notified by email, mail or phone and will be required to sign and return, where permitted by law, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release within seven calendar days after notification. If winner is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release must be signed by his/her parent or legal guardian and the prize will be awarded in the name of, and delivered to, minor’s parent or legal guardian. If winner cannot be contacted within five calendar days of first notification attempt, if winner does not return the Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release within the required time period, if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if winner rejects his/her prize or in the event of winner’s noncompliance with any of these Sweepstakes rules and requirements, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries in a random drawing. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. Only 2 alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will remain un-awarded. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules. Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Prizes will be fulfilled eight to ten weeks after winner confirmation.

6. Prizes: Winners will receive one of the following giveaways: one of 25 Books from Ted Dillard's Pipeline Series by Lark Books approximate retail value (“ARV”) $30; four
$125 gift certificates for a Black & White photographic printing from Digital Silver Imaging (Resin Coated Printing up to 20" in Width) (“ARV” Dollars ($125); one $100 gift certificate to IL Punto Ristorante (“ARV” Dollars ($100); one $50 gift certificate to the Russian Tea Room (“ARV” Dollars ($50). Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein in the Administrator’s sole discretion. Administrator reserves the right to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason. Winner is responsible for all federal, state, local, and any other carrier-related taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use and activation charges of the phone including any initial set up or other fees. Odds of winning the prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.

7. Release: By receipt of any prize, winner agrees to defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless Administrator, prize sponsors, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of any and all liability for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, (i) preparation for, travel to, or participation in the Sweepstakes, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity, (ii) any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery, and (iii) any unauthorized use or misuse of or modification to the prizes. Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules, or who attempt to interfere with this Sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified.

8. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes winner’s consent to Administrator’s and its agents’ uses of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical information including without limitation, hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

9. General Conditions: Administrator reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, for any reason including fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Administrator’s reasonable control that impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Administrator in its sole discretion. Administrator reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or those of any other promotion or in an uncivil or disruptive manner. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE ADMINISTRATOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Administrator’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

10. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to technical, hardware, software, telephone (including wireless devises and/or handsets) or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, web site, Internet, or ISP availability, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one’s ability to enter the Sweepstakes; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If, for any reason, an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes, provided that, if it is not possible or practical to award another entry for any reason, Administrator, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. If production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Administrator reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.

11. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by appropriate federal or state court located in New York County, NY; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Administrator in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

12. Entrant's Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is subject to Administrator’s Privacy Policy located at: http://www.nielsenbusinessmedia.com/privacy-policy.html.

13. For the winner list, send an email with Subject Line: “The PhotoPlus Upgrade Sweepstakes, Winner List Request,” to Patricia Kelly. PDN PhotoPlus Expo Gold Pass Upgrade Sweepstakes, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. Requests must be received by Oct 19, 2009.