Participants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for award consideration:

• Entries must be delivered to event location by 9 a.m. the day of the event.
• Participants may enter any recipe. Recipes may come from cookbooks, magazines, websites, or any other source.
• Entries must include three copies of your recipe’s name/description and ingredients to be displayed next to your entry. This will ensure that individuals with food allergies or dietary needs can participate in sampling and bidding on items.
• Submissions must be home cooked, not store bought.
• Entries may not require heating or refrigeration as hot/cold storage will NOT be available.
• All entries are to be submitted with a minimum of two dozen (24) samples. All desserts will be eaten during the event.
• Participants should bring their own serving utensils (ex: cake knife, pie server, etc.). UT Dallas will provide plates, forks and napkins for the judges and audience.
• It is recommended that entries be submitted on a paper plate or in a recyclable container (tinfoil pans, plastic bags, etc.) and with plastic serving utensils. If it is not suitable to bake and/or serve a submission this way (ex. baked fruit pies), all containers used to submit an entry are the sole responsibility of the participant. Participants must pick up their non recyclable/disposable containers and serving utensils immediately following the announcement of winner at the end of the event.
• The organizers and UT Dallas/SECC representatives are in no way responsible for the loss of any personal items.

I, the above-named participant, am 18 years of age or older and have voluntarily applied to participate in the above Activity or Trip. I acknowledge that the nature of the Activity or Trip may expose me to hazards or risks that may result in my illness, personal injury, or death and I understand and appreciate the nature of such hazards and risks.

In consideration of my participation in the Activity or Trip, I hereby accept all risk to my health and of my injury or death that may result from such participation.

I hereby release the above named Institution, its governing board (The University of Texas System Board of Regents), officers, employees and representatives, in their individual and official capacities, from any liability to me, my personal representatives, estate, heirs, next of kin, and assigns for any and all claims and causes of action for loss of or damage to my property and for any and all illness or injury to my person, including my death, that may result from or occur during my participation in the Activity or Trip, WHETHER CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE OF THE INSTITUTION, ITS GOVERNING BOARD, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR REPRESENTATIVES, OR OTHERWISE.

I further agree to indemnify and hold harmless the above-named Institution and its governing board (The University of Texas System Board of Regents), officers, employees, and representatives, in their individual and official capacities, from liability for the injury or death of any person(s) and damage to property that may result from my negligent or intentional act or omission while participating in the described Activity or Trip.

I HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTAND IT TO BE A RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION FOR MY INJURY OR DEATH OR DAMAGE TO MY PROPERTY THAT OCCURS WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE DESCRIBED ACTIVITY OR TRIP AND IT OBLIGATES ME TO INDEMNIFY THE PARTIES NAMED FOR ANY LIABILITY FOR INJURY OR DEATH OF ANY PERSON AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY CAUSED BY MY NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL ACT OR OMISSION.