In order to be eligible for the competition, you must: 
- Be enrolled in a university at a bachelor level program in the hospitality industry, including at the time of the competition’s final.
- Have completed a minimum of 30 credits in your program (the equivalent of one year of full-time education).
- Have reached the age of majority in the country or region where you’re registered asa student.
- Be fluent in written and spoken English.

- The Institut de Tourisme et d’Hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ) is the sole proprietor of this international competition.
- The ITHQ supports this initiative of the MTLHC organizing committee as constituted. 
- Rules and regulations are valid for the September 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 academic year.
- There is no participation fee for registered participants and individuals on their teams.
- By entering the competition, teams waive their claim to any rights to the work carried out within the framework of the competition and, for its part, the ITHQ agrees not to exploit the competition for commercial purposes.
- Participating teams agree not to divulge to any person or entity not involved in the competition any of the content provided by the companies involved in the case studies. The information transmitted remains the exclusive property of the companies involved.
- The companies featured in the two case studies will have access to the reports, videos, and other deliverables required from the students. The featured companies are authorized to use the content and any derivative work within the definition of Canadian law but cannot claim it as their intellectual property.
- Teams that have registered and provided all required documents will then be selected to participate in the competition.
- The hours of the competition will be based on the Montreal, Quebec, Canada time zone (-5 GMT).
-Each participating institution is allowed to register 2 teams!
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2.1 Commitment of participating institutions    
- Participating institutions authorize their teams to register for the competition, to participate, and agree to follow the rules and regulations.
- By participating in the competition, institutions authorize the competition’s organizers to post their names, the names of members on their teams, and their video presentations on the digital platforms of the MTLHC and its partner companies.

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2.2  Commitment of participating teams  
- Teams acknowledge that they have the permission of their educational institutions to participate in the competition.
- Teams must be comprised of at least of 3 and no more than 4 students, including a team leader responsible for communicating with the organizing committee.
- Participating teams are free to have a mentor from their educational institution accompany them throughout the process and to participate in the activities.
- Teams must confirm the finalized list of their members as well as the names of other representatives from their university or hotel school before November 10, 2020.
- All team members must participate during activities and coaching sessions related to the case studies. All such mandatory activities and sessions will be clearly identified in the programming.
- Participants must keep their screen cameras on when presenting projects, asking questions, speaking with collaborators, and during coaching sessions and workshops, and agree to abide by the protocol for participants provided by the organizers.
- Teams agree to respect the competition’s protocol as indicated online at www.mtlhc.com.
- Team failings to comply with these rules will be automatically disqualified from the process.
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To register, you must:
-Complete the registration form online at Register@mtlhc.com
-Confirm that you have read the rules and regulations by checking the box provided.
-Get the approval of your educational institution’s administration.
-Send in all required documents before November 10, 2020.

Each application is for 1 team and must include:
- A brief biography of each team member.
- A 350-to-500-word essay on someone in the hospitality industry who inspired your team the most in terms of leadership. That person could be a colleague, a teacher, or an industry professional. You must include the person’s job position and the significant factor that led you to choose them as your source of     inspiration.
- A 3-to-5-minute videoclip where each team introduces themselves and then  answers the following questions:   What’s your definition of leadership? How do you envision the hospitality industry of tomorrow?

5.1 Case Study No. 1
- Participants have 14 days (November 15 to December 1st, 2020) to analyze and determine a  solution to the given problem before providing their written report. At  the end of the coaching session, teams must send their related video before December 1, 2020. The objective is to highlight the leadership skills acquired by students in operations management.
- Teams will have access to one coaching session with representatives of the organizations covered in the case study between December 2 and 4.
- In the semi-final on January 11, 2021, each team will have 5 minutes to make a live presentation to the jury. This presentation will be followed by a 3-minute question period.
‍- The timekeeper will signal when only 60 seconds remain. The students will be able to see the final countdown on an enlarged stopwatch.
- The official presentation time is between 4 minutes and 30 seconds minimum and 6 minutes maximum.
- Teams will be penalized 1 point on their final score for every 30 seconds their presentations are under the minimum and 2 points for every 30 seconds over the maximum.
-All team members must speak during their presentation. Teams will be penalized 1 point on their final score for failing to comply with this rule.
-The jury’s deliberation period must not exceed 75 minutes.·
- The jury’s deliberations will take place in a closed session in the presence of an observer designated by the organizing committee.
- Results will be given in a sealed envelope to a representative designated by the organizing committee.
- Discussions during the deliberations will be kept strictly confidential. Only the results will be forwarded to the finalists when the finalists are officially announced.
- At the end of the semi-finals, teams that were eliminated will be paired with the finalist teams to assist them in completing the second case study. Two brainstorming sessions will be organized between the paired teams on January 12 and January 13, 2021.

5.1.1.Deliverables for Part 1
Participating teams are responsible for submitting the required material according to timetable below: 
Videoclip:
Date: By 9:00 a.m. Montreal time, December 1, 2020
Format: Mp4 video, from 4 minutes minimum to 5 minutes maximum 
Semi-final presentation:
Date: 9:00 am Montreal time, January 11, 2021
Format: PowerPoint

5.2. Case Study No. 2  
- Participants will have 65 hours to analyze the case study and determine a solution for the  identified problem. The objective is to highlight the skills acquired by the students in advanced management.
- Teams are  required to participate in mandatory activities relevant towards the successful resolution of the case study on January 12 and January 13, 2021.
- During the finals on January 14, 2021, participants have a minimum of 8 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes to make their presentation to the jury. A 5-minute question period will follow.
- The timekeeper will signal when only 60 seconds remain. The students will be able to see the final countdown on an enlarged stopwatch.
- Teams will be  penalized 1 point on their final score for every 30 seconds their presentations are under the minimum and 2 points for every 30 seconds over the maximum.  -All team members must speak during their presentation. Teams will be penalized 1 point on their final score for failing to comply with this rule.
- All other evaluation rules are included in the appendix to this document. The appendix will serve as a reference document for judges when evaluating submissions.
- The jury’s deliberation period must not exceed 75 minutes.
- The jury’s deliberations will take place in a closed session.
- Results will be  given in a sealed envelope to a representative designated by the organizing committee.
- Discussions  during the deliberations will be kept strictly confidential. Only the results will be forwarded to the finalists when the finalists are officially announced.

5.2.1.Deliverables for Part 2
Participating teams are responsible for submitting the required material according to timetable below:
FINAL PRESENTATION
Presentation material to be sent:
Date: By 1:00 pm Montreal time, January 14, 2021
Format: Presentation including visual support 

- In order to determine the winning team, team reports and spoken presentations will be analyzed by a panel of 10 judges, including a non-voting academic judge from the Institut de Tourisme et d’Hôtellerie du Québec.
- In the event that the results are contested, the MTLHC organizing committee reserves the right to call upon three professors from the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec not involved in the competition to review arguments from both parties (protesting team and the judges) in order to take stock of the situation and deliver an opinion within 48 hours.  
- Finalist teams will be announced on January 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm Montreal time, following an evaluation of the reports, videoclips, and presentations to the judges.
- Winning teams will be announced on January 14, 2021 at 6:30 pm Montreal time.
- Above schedules are subject to change depending on the number of participating teams.

Prizes will be presented to the winning teams during the evening closing ceremony:
First place:
Each member of the team will receive a $500 CAD bursary courtesy of HumanYoImpact to strengthen their leadership!
Second place:
Each member of the team will receive a $300 CAD bursary courtesy of the EPIK collection.
Third place/award of distinction:
Each member of the winning team will receive a $250 CAD Gift Certificate good in any Fairmont hotel.
Participation Prize THE person that will participate the most during the competition, the workshops and the activities will receive a one-night stay in the Sonder establishment of her choice  
‍Innovation Prize Each member of the team that will be the more innovative with her case study number one will receive a one-night stay in the Sonder establishment of his choice

The MTLHC organizing committee reserves the right to change, at its discretion, the rules and regulations of the competition at any time without incurring any liability whatsoever to participants. If such changes should occur due unforeseen to circumstances, they will then be announced and posted on the website associated with the competition as soon as possible.

“I authorize the ITHQ and the MTLHC competition to use my name, photo, voice, and all other personal attributes in any audio, photo, video, and digital media. The names of the winners may be posted on the platforms used by the MTLHC and featured companies for an indefinite period of time after the competition ends."

“All requested information, including my first and last name, place of residence, educational institution attended, and university program, will be used by the MTLHC and featured companies only for purposes related to the competition and will not be used for any other purposes without the express consent of the participants and their associated educational institutions.”