Competitor Handbook
Arctic Innovation Competition Competitor Handbook Table of Contents The AIC Event 1 Location 1 Parking.. 1 Food and Beverages..1 Schedule 1 Idea Screening Process.2 Presentation 2 Contacting the AIC...3 Required Forms.4 Media Release...5 Tax sheet: W-8BEN...6 Competitor Agreement....7 Judging.8 Judges Rubric / Self-Assessment Rubric.9
Arctic Innovation Competition Competitor Handbook 1 Location The AIC Event The event is in the UAF Wood Center Ballroom Wood Center Website: http://www.uaf.edu/woodcenter/ Map of the UAF Campus: http://www.uaf.edu/campusmap/ Parking Parking is free on any lot on campus during weekends. The lots close to the Wood Center include 3A, 3B, 3C, 3G and the larger Taku lot (8A, 8B and 8C). Look for signs throughout the campus that will direct attendees to the event. Above is the link showing you the parking lot locations on campus. (http://www.uaf.edu/campusmap/) Food and Beverages Snacks and drinks will be available throughout the afternoon. Food and beverages will also be available at the BP Awards Ceremony and Reception from 3-5pm. There are also other dining options for purchase in the UAF Wood Center. Schedule 10:00am / Competitor Check-in and Registration o Competitors that arrive after 11:00am will not be able to compete 11:00am / Orientation and Competition Info 11:30 am / Semi Final Presentations Begin (top 20) 12pm / AIC Jr. & Cub Check-in and Registration (top 6) o Jr. Competitors that arrive after 1:00pm will not be able to compete 1:30pm / Jr. and Cub Orientation 1:45pm / Jr. Competitors Presentations Begin (top 3) 2:30pm / Cub Competitors Presentations Begin (top 3) 3:00pm - 4:00 pm / Main Division s Final Four Presentations 4:00pm / Final Ranking by Judges 5:00 pm / BP Awards Ceremony and Reception for AIC and AIC Jr.
Arctic Innovation Competition Competitor Handbook 2 Idea Screening Process AIC the ideas were screened and selected for the final competition. All screening processes are completed with no knowledge of who submitted the idea. 1. First, all ideas are reviewed by the AIC screening committee. 2. Ideas moving forward are sent to Dr. Lan s MBA students in the graduate class: AIS 673 Innovation Technology Management. Ideas that are quite technical are sent to the UAF Engineering Department. 3. These ideas are then carefully reviewed by the MBA students or by the UAF Engineering Department. 4. Ideas making it through are then given back to the AIC screening committee members to make the final decisions to select the top 20 ideas. These ideas will be presented in the final competition on Saturday, October 18, 2014. There are also several ideas placed on a waitlist in the event a top 20 finalist is unable to present their idea. Presentation PowerPoint is not required but is often used. The limit is 10 slides AIC Main Division Semifinals: Up to 5-minute presentations with 2 minutes of questions from judges for top 20 competitors Final Four: Up to 5-minute presentations with 5 minutes of questions from judges for top 4 chosen from semi-final round AIC Jr & Cub 3-Minute presentations with 2 minutes of questions
Arctic Innovation Competition Competitor Handbook 3 Presentation tips: How to give a good presentation http://www.princeton.edu/~archss/webpdfs08/baharmartonosi.pdf Death by PowerPoint http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbsppfyxx3o Contacting the AIC AIC Committee Email: aic@arcticinno.com Phone: (907) 474-6518 AIC Website www.arcticinno.com Facebook Find the AIC and Like Us: at: www.facebook.com/arcticinno Twitter Follow the AIC on Twitter, @arcticinno Other Sites UAF School of Management UAF Main Site www.uaf.edu/som www.uaf.edu
Arctic Innovation Competition Competitor Handbook 4 Required Forms The following forms are required to be completed by all AIC competitors. The last form is the judge s rubric to help you better prepare for idea presentation. You will complete these forms on the day of the competition at registration.
Arctic Innovation Competition Competitor Handbook 5 Media Release
Arctic Innovation Competition Competitor Handbook 6 Tax sheet: W-9
Arctic Innovation Competition Competitor Handbook 7 Competitor Agreement Arctic Innovation Competition Competitor Agreement Upon submission, you agree to the best of your knowledge: 1. Your idea is original; 2. You are either the owner of the idea or authorized by the owner of the idea to enter the idea into the competition; and that 3. Such an idea does not violate the intellectual property rights of any third party. The applicant retains ownership of the idea submitted for the AIC, In signing this document, you thereby acknowledge and agree that you are participating at your own expense and risk. Moreover, you thereby acknowledge no representations or warranties of any type, either expressed or implied (without limitation), that your idea will be considered, that you will be chosen as a finalist or winner, or that you will be awarded a cash prize as the results of any and all information you submit or present. The AIC assumes no responsibility for any impediments or technical malfunctions of any communication equipment or software. By presenting at the AIC, you agree that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the AIC or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually and without resort to any form of class action.
Arctic Innovation Competition Competitor Handbook 8 Judging Four Criteria will be used to select the winning ideas: Novelty: What makes your idea new and exciting? If this is an improvement for an existing idea, how is it better? What makes your idea stand out above the rest? Is there already a US patent for a similar idea? What has research (Google) shown about similar ideas? Could your idea be made a reality? How? Utility: Describe your intended audience (provide information such as age, location, occupation, income level, etc.) Explain how your idea solves a problem or addresses an unmet need. Feasibility: What feedback have you received on your idea? What are the next steps for your idea to be taken to market? (For example: write a business plan, create a prototype, find investors, etc.) Could this be made on a larger scale? Why does your idea have potential to be successful? Value: How is your idea financially sound? What economic value will your idea create? Judges Rubric / Self-Assessment Rubric Based on the above four criteria, a rubric has been designed to screen and rank submitted ideas. You can also use it as a self-check before submitting your ideas. This is also the same rubric the judges will use during the competition. The rubric can be found on the next page
Arctic Innovation Competition Competitor Handbook 9 Judges Rubric/Self Evaluation