(the “Agreement”) For the New England Student Leadership Conference, July 16-19, 2019 (the “Conference”)
In consideration for being permitted to participate in the New England Student Leadership Conference, each of the undersigned, for him or herself, his or her child, his/her personal representatives, heirs, next of kin, acknowledges and agrees and represents that he/she agrees to:
Consent to the undersigned Student Delegate’s participation in the New England Student Leadership Conference, a voluntary activity, and do forever RELEASE, acquit, discharge, and covenant to hold harmless the participating state associations, any and all sponsors of the Conference, their subsidiaries, parents, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and representatives, Conference promoters, participants, venue operators and owners, city officials, competitors, technicians, and any persons in any restricted area, lessees of the premises used to conduct the Conference, collectively referred to “releasees” from any and all actions, causes of action and claims on account of, or in any way growing out of, directly or indirectly, all known and unknown personal injuries or property damage which I may now or hereafter have or may hereafter may acquire, resulting from his/her participation in the Conference.
AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS the releasees and each of them from any loss, liability, damage, or cost they may incur due to the presence of the undersigned in or upon the restricted areas or in any way competing, officiating, observing, or working for, or for any purpose participating in the Conference and whether caused by the negligence of the releasees or otherwise.
ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY RISK OF BODILY INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE due to the negligence of releasees or otherwise while in or upon restricted areas and/or while participating, observing, working for, or for any purpose participating in the Conference. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE Conference are dangerous and involve the risk of serious injury and/or property damage. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED further expressly agrees that the foregoing release, waiver, and indemnity agreement portion thereof is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted and that if any portion thereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect.
THE UNDERSIGNED hereby grants permission to the participating state associations full permission now and forever, with no obligation to compensate me further, to use photographs, videotapes, motion pictures, recordings, or other record of my participation for advertising and promotional materials and for any other purpose the participating state associations, in its sole discretion deems necessary. This includes the posting of such photographs, recordings, or other media representation of myself, on any website, or licensing others to do so in their promotional materials or websites.
I affirm that as parent and student delegate, we have read this Release and Waiver of Liability and Indemnity Agreement and that we understand the contents of this form. We understand that the student delegate’s participation in this Conference is voluntary and we are free to choose not to participate in said Conference. By signing this form, we affirm the student delegate’s participation in the Conference with full knowledge that the releasees will not be liable for personal injuries and property damage that the student delegate or parent may suffer in voluntary participation in the Conference.
NOTICE: BY SIGNING THIS RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, RELEASEOR IS AGREEING TO HAVE ANY CLAIM DECIDED BY NEUTRAL ARBITRATION AND IS GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO A JURY OR COURT TRIAL. THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND VOLUNTARILY SIGNS THE RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, and further agrees that no oral representation, statements or inducements apart from the foregoing written agreement have been made.