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Who can participate?

Who can participate?. All SJSU Students Individuals or in teams As part of a class project As members of a student club As an extracurricular activity A student can submit more than one entry SJSU Alumni Faculty & Staff entries will be accepted IF space permits. Why participate?.

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  1. Who can participate? • All SJSU Students • Individuals or in teams • As part of a class project • As members of a student club • As an extracurricular activity • A student can submit more than one entry • SJSU Alumni • Faculty & Staff entries will be accepted IF space permits

  2. Why participate? • Win cash and in-kind prizes • Improve communication and presentation skills • Get feedback on ideas for new products and services • Meet students from other disciplines to help turn ideas into a reality • Network with entrepreneurs and business professionals • Secure industry mentors to develop the idea into a business plan • Enter Business Plan into the SVCE’s Business Plan Competition in Spring 2012: you could win $10,000!

  3. What’s an ‘Innovation’? • It is any practical idea or concept that can change the world for the better • It can be a new product, process or service, or simply a new application of existing technology • We expect it to be innovative in some way, but not necessarily radical • A new approach to implementing a standard computer program would fit, if it created new benefits

  4. How to present your innovation? • A poster board display is required • It can be supplemented by a model or prototype, and/or a computer display • In addition, participants can sign up for: • The Elevator Pitch Contest

  5. What to compete in? There are TWO main Competition areas: • Most Innovative Idea • All submissions are automatically entered for this competition • Judged on quality of poster board exhibit & supporting display (if any) • Best Elevator Pitch • 2-minutes oral presentation • Other special category Awards • Depending on sponsorship • E.g., for ‘green’ innovation, social innovation, etc.

  6. How to sign-up? • Register on-line at the SVIC website: www.cob.sjsu.edu/svic (coming soon!) • Registration deadline: November 16, 2011

  7. SVIC Timeline (dates to be confirmed)

  8. For more information on SVIC 2011 project guidelines: • Contact Dr. Anu Basu, Director, SVCE at anu.basu@sjsu.edu • Contact Anu Vuorikoski, Associate Director, SVCE at anu.vuorikoski-bullis@sjsu.edu The Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge @SJSU is a university-wide initiative, hosted by the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship: www.cob.sjsu.edu/svce

  9. Ways for Faculty to encourage student participation • Inform your students about the Fair and highlight the reasons why they should participate. • Include the SVIC project in your syllabus. • Include a link to the SVIC website on your faculty website. • Publicize the speaker events in your class or syllabus. • Schedule a short presentation in your class by an SVIC volunteer. • Give credit or extra credit for speaker event attendance • Give credit or extra credit for participating in the SVIC • Take your students to visit the SVIC on Dec. 1st.

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