- CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION MECAPLASTRONIC CONNECTION 2020 -


1/ ORGANISATION

MecaPlasTronic Connection 2020 is organized by the company FIRST CONNECTION, a private limited company with capital totalling 20 000 €, whose registered head office is located at 8, rue la Fontaine - 92120 Montrouge - France.

2/ AIM

These regulations stipulate the terms and conditions according to which FIRST CONNECTION sets up and runs the MecaPlasTronic Connection 2020 events. They detail the respective rights and obligations on the part of the participant and the organizer. The participant formally undertakes to respect these regulations.

3/ PLACE - DATE

MecaPlasTronic Connection 2020 exhibition will take place in Oyonnax (Valexpo) on 14 and 15 October 2020. In the event of impossibility to use the premises planned for cases of force, the organizer may change the venue or postpone the date if the situation so requires (prefectoral decree prohibiting the holding of the event on the scheduled dates). The organizer may then cancel the operation after notifying the participant, and in this case, the present application for admission will be automatically cancelled, without any compensation for the participant apart from the reimbursement of the registration fees mentioned in point 4.

4/ CASE OF FORCE MAJEURE

The organizer may cancel or postpone the MecaPlasTronic Connection 2020 exhibition due to force majeure. Cases of force majeure justifying the cancellation or postponement of the exhibition at any time include any new health, climatic, economic, politic or social situations on a local, national or international level that were not reasonably foreseeable at the time of communication of the exhibition to the Exhibitors, independent of the organizer’s will, which make the execution of the Contract impossible or which cause risks of disturbances or disorders likely to seriously affect the organisation and smooth running of the MecaPlasTronic Connection 2020 Exhibition, or the safety of goods and persons. In the case of cancellation by the organizer due to force majeure, the participant undertakes not to exercise any recourse against the organizer after payment of the expenses incurred, the available balance will be distributed among the Exhibitors in proportion to the payments made. In the event of postponement by the organizer due to force majeure, the organizer will inform the Exhibitors of the new organizational arrangements.

5/ ADMISSION, REGISTRATION, PAYMENT, CANCELLATION

Any company or institution is entitled to participate provided it has the relevant skills in mechatronics and/or plastronics fields. The organizer reserves the right to refuse any application, whatever the reason, and without having to justify its decision. In the event of a participant withdrawing before Friday 18 September 2020, the signatory is liable for 30% of the initial participation fee, to cover the organizer’s costs. Withdrawal from the event can only be notified to the organizer by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. After that date, registration for MecaPlasTronic Connection 2020 is definitive and irrevocable, and the participant is liable for the complete amount of his participation.

6/ SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF PARTICIPATION

The fixed price of participation fee is € 2 200, € 2 800, € 3 500, or € 1 250 (only for start-up) depending on the formula selected, with the possibility of adding on optional extras. This registration fee for MecaPlasTronic Connection 2020 includes the items described in the «formula and options » section of the registration form.

7/ COMMERCIAL RULES

Participants may not allow any other company to benefit from the services offered by MecaPlasTronic Connection 2020 without the prior consent of the organizer. Participants formally undertake not to perform activities outside the confines of the meeting centre premises similar to those offered within, and this for the whole duration of the convention.

8/ OBLIGATION OF RESULT

 The organizer undertakes to diligently use the resources available to it, without being subject to an obligation of result.

9/ INSURANCE

As the organizer of MecaPlasTronic Connection 2020, FIRST CONNECTION is legally responsible for this event. This civil responsibility in no case covers damages caused by a third party to the participants. Valexpo engages its civil responsibility as owner of the building and installations, permanent or temporary, used for the exhibition. The participant is responsible for all damages caused to others by himself, his staff or his installation. The participant must be covered by a civil responsibility insurance, and insure the equipment belonging to him or which comes into his possession during the meeting.

10/ APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS

The organizer reserves the right to decide on all cases not covered in these regulations, and to introduce any necessary amendments or additional clauses to this matter, which shall come immediately into force. The circulars sent to participants later are an integral part of these regulations. Any infringement of these regulations may lead to the expulsion of the participant committing the infringement, on the sole decision of the organizer FIRST CONNECTION, without official notification and without refund due for the participation fee, or any sum paid to it, which will be retained by the organizer. 

11/ POWERS

By signing the registration form, the participant declares that they have unconditionally accepted the clauses of these regulations. In case of a dispute and before any proceedings, the participant undertakes to submit its complaint to the organizer. In the event of a dispute, the courts assigned to the registered offices of FIRST CONNECTION will entertain sole jurisdiction.