Win a Trip to Silmo Paris 2023

ABDO members are once again being offered the chance to win a trip for two to Silmo Paris in September by entering an exclusive prize draw.

The prize includes two return economy flights from a UK airport to Paris, and two nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation in a double room at a four-star hotel. The winner will also receive two passes to the show, taking place at the Paris Nord Villepinte from 29 September to 1 October, including the Silmo d’Or Awards and the chance to attend the Silmo Academy by IOA education meeting.

To enter the draw, email your name, ABDO membership number and mobile phone number to silmoprizedraw@abdo.org.uk by 23:59 on Sunday 30 July with ‘Silmo Competition’ in the subject line.

The winner will be notified by Monday 7 August.

Keep up-to-date with all of the show’s news at www.silmoparis.com

  1. The SILMO prize draw (the ‘Prize Draw’) is open to all current Association of British Dispensing Opticians (‘ABDO’) members aged 18 and over who provide their name, ABDO membership and mobile number via the silmoprizedraw@abdo.org.uk email address.
  2. ABDO employees or their family members, or anyone else connected with the Prize Draw may not enter the Prize Draw.
  3. Entrants into the Prize Draw shall be deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions.
  4. Only one entry per person. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed.
  5. ABDO accepts no responsibility is taken for entries that are lost, delayed, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered or entered for any technical or other reason. Proof of delivery of the entry is not proof of receipt by ABDO.
  6. The closing date of the Prize Draw is 23:59 on Sunday 30 July 2023. Entries received outside this time period will not be considered.
  7. One winner will be chosen from a random draw of entries received in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. The draw will be performed by a random process. The draw will take place on Monday 7 August 2023.
  8. The winner will receive two economy flights from a UK airport to Paris and accommodation for two nights, including breakfast at a 4 star hotel.
  9. ABDO accepts no responsibility for any costs associated with the prize and not specifically included in the prize (including, without limitation, meals, travel to and from airports and the trade show venue).
    1. The winner will be notified by either email or telephone on Monday 7 August 2023  and must provide a postal address to claim their prize. If the winner does not respond to ABDO within 7 days of being notified by ABDO, then the winner’s prize will be forfeited and ABDO shall be entitled to select another winner in accordance with the process described above (and that winner will have to respond to notification of their win within 7 days or else they will also forfeit their prize). If a winner rejects their prize or the entry is invalid or in breach of these Terms and Conditions, the winner’s prize will be forfeited and ABDO shall be entitled to select another winner.
  10. The name of the winner can be obtained after Tuesday 8 August 2023 by sending a stamped addressed envelope to the following address: Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Unit 2 Court Lodge Offices, Godmersham Park, Godmersham, Kent CT4 7DT.
  11. The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and is not redeemable for cash or other prizes.
  12. ABDO retains the right to substitute the prize with another prize of similar value in the event the original prize offered is not available.
  13. The winner may be required to take part in promotional activity related to the Prize Draw and the winner shall participate in such activity on ABDO’s reasonable request. The winner consents to the use by ABDO and related companies, both before and after the closing date of the Prize Draw for an unlimited time, of the winner’s voice, image, photograph and name for publicity purposes (in any medium, including still photographs and films, and on the internet, including any websites hosted by ABDO and related companies) and in advertising, marketing or promotional material without additional compensation or prior notice and, in entering the Prize Draw, all entrants consent to the same.
  14. ABDO shall use and take care of any personal information you supply to it as described in its privacy policy and in accordance with data protection legislation. By entering the Prize Draw, you agree to the collection, retention, usage and distribution of your personal information in order to process and contact you about your Prize Draw entry, and for the purposes outlined in paragraph 11 above.
  15. ABDO accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by you as a result of entering the Prize Draw or accepting the prize. ABDO further disclaims liability for any injury or damage to your or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in connection with the Prize Draw. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude the liability of ABDO for death, personal injury, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation as a result of its negligence.
  16. ABDO reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Prize Draw with or without prior notice due to reasons outside its control (including, without limitation, in the case of anticipated, suspected or actual fraud). The decision of ABDO in all matters under its control is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
  17. ABDO shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations where the failure is caused by something outside its reasonable control. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, weather conditions, fire, flood, hurricane, strike, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, supervening legislation or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure.
  18. The Prize Draw will be governed by English law and entrants to the Prize Draw submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
  19. Promoter: Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Unit 2, Court Lodge Offices, Godmersham Park, Godmersham, Canterbury, CT4 7DT.