This year’s BIPOSA takes place
on Wednesday 30th September – Friday02nd October, 2026
at the Titanic Hotel, Stanley Dock, Liverpool
Win a professional portrait picture at this year’s BIPOSA
Terms and conditions
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- Promoter
The competition is organised by the Local Organising Committee (Alderhey Children’s Hospital) in connection with the BIPOSA Liverpool 2026 Annual Meeting
- Promoter
2. Eligibility
The competition is open to individuals who have a valid registration meeting ticket for the BIPOSA Liverpool 2026 meeting. Members of the BIPOSA Liverpool 2026 Local Organising Committee and anyone directly involved in administering the competition are not eligible to enter.
3. How to enter
To enter the competition, participants must have a purchased a delegate ticket for at least one day of the meeting AND complete the actions specified in the relevant competition posts during the competition period. These actions may include following the BIPOSA social-media accounts, liking the competition post, tagging colleagues and sharing or reposting the competition post.
4. Competition period
Entries must be received before the closing date and time stated in the competition post. Entries received after the closing date will not be considered.
5. The prize
The prize is one professional portrait photography session per person, lasting approximately 15 minutes, with one final professionally edited digital portrait supplied to the winner(s). The session will take place at the BIPOSA Liverpool 2026 meeting at a time arranged by the Local Organising Committee during the lunch break either on Wednesday or Thursday. The prize has no cash alternative, is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for another product or service. The photography session must be taken at the allocated location and time during the conference. Failure to attend at the designated time will result in forfeiture of the prize. There will be 12 prizes awarded in total (6 per day).
6. Conference attendance
Winners are responsible for arranging and paying their own attendance at BIPOSA Liverpool 2026. The prize does not include conference registration fees, travel, accommodation or other expenses associated with attending the conference.
7. Winner selection
The winner(s) will be selected at random (by a random name generator) from all eligible entries received at the competition close. The Local Organising Committee’s decision regarding eligibility and the selection of winners will be final.
8. Notification
Winners will be contacted through the social-media platform used to enter the competition. Winners will be asked to provide information necessary to verify their eligibility (registration fee receipt) to arrange the photography session. If a winner does not respond within the timeframe specified in the notification, the Local Organising Committee reserves the right to select an alternative winner (by the random selection process).
9. Photography and images
The photographer will retain copyright in the photographs. The winner(s) will receive one professionally edited digital image and a non-exclusive licence to use that image for personal and professional purposes, including professional profiles, social media, speaker biographies and websites. The image may not be sold, licensed to a third party or materially altered without the photographer’s permission.
10. Publicity
By accepting the prize, winners agree that the Local Organising Committe may announce their name and/or social-media handle in connection with the competition.
Participation in additional photographs, videos or promotional material is optional and may be subject to separate consent.
11. Social media platforms
This competition is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram, LinkedIn, X or any other social-media platform on which it is promoted. Entrants release the relevant social-media platforms from responsibility in connection with the administration of the competition to the extent permitted by law.
12. Invalid entries
The Local Organising Committee reserves the right to exclude entries that are incomplete, fraudulent, generated using automated methods, submitted through multiple false accounts, or otherwise do not comply with these Terms & Conditions
13. Changes or cancellation
The Local Organising Committee reserves the right to amend, suspend or cancel the competition where circumstances outside its reasonable control make this necessary. Where reasonably possible, any significant changes will be communicated through BIPOSA’s social-media channels
14. Data protection
Personal information such as name and social media handle will be collected for the purposes of administering the competition will be used to manage entries, contact winners and deliver the prizes. No data will be kept and stored after the competition end.
15. Closing date
5 pm on Thursday 24th September 2026
16. Acceptance of Terms & Conditions
By entering the competition, entrants confirm that they have read and agree to these Terms & Conditions.