Application rules, announcements and promotion

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11 Problems Solved by Wolf Society is a public competition open to everyone globally, for example, startups, larger enterprises, research institutions, universities, research groups, consortiums and individual experts, enthusiasts or even students. 

- Emerging Teams (from which 11 teams per each challenge will be facilitated by Wolf Society) - Established Teams (they can utilize the platform for further development of their solutions) - Entrepreneurs (companies as startups, scaleups or corporations)

When applying as an individual, there are no restrictions except the age. Persons under 18 years of age must submit a scan of a written confirmation signed by their parents or guardians according to the provided template. There will be an application form accessible via a website or digital hub, where applicants will provide their details, including the preference to participate in the announced problem(s) for the given period.

When applying as a team, the team must consist of at least two (2) team members. The members may represent one or more organizations. Large and diverse teams are encouraged. In the application, the team must describe the roles and responsibilities of each team member and one person has to be named as the team leader.

Wolf Society will reserve the right to either accept or reject the application. From the applying individuals, Wolf Society will match the applicants into 11 teams per each of the challenges. Each team will include 11 members and the team will be constructed in line with the diversity criteria, in order to form diverse and gender balanced teams. These 11 teams will receive facilitation and coordination support throughout the whole challenge process from Wolf Society facilitators, coordinators and preselected mentors. 

However, all other teams and individuals not matched into the teams by Wolf Society will be able to participate in the challenge meeting the requirements below and code of conduct.

With a team, we refer to a group of people participating in the challenge competition together. Team members can represent different organizations but may also be individual experts/enthusiasts not representing any organization. A team can participate in a free form and different types of teams can participate:

• One legal entity (company, university, etc.), or a consortium/group of legal entities: If there is one legal entity that all team members represent, then the prize and other awards will be paid to this legal entity. If the team members are from different organizations, the prize and other awards are paid to the team leader’s organization, unless otherwise specified.

• A team of individual experts not representing any legal entities: The prize and other awards will be paid to the team leader, unless otherwise specified.

• A team can also be a mix of individual experts not representing any organizations, and experts representing certain organizations. Also in this case, the prize and other awards will be paid to the team leader or his/ her organization, unless otherwise specified.

In case the winner will be the team constructed by the Wolf Society, the prize, unless otherwise specified, will be either paid to a newly established legal entity, established by the consent of more than half of the team members, or will be split equally among the team members active throughout the challenge process. In case team member(s) become(s) inactive for various reasons, the member can be replaced by another person in the first six weeks of the challenge process and this has to be agreed on by more than half of the team members. Otherwise, the team will function in a smaller size and the potential prize will be shared equally by less members. Wolf Society reserves the right for resolution of any potential dispute throughout the challenge process as an independent third party.