Innovation Challenge: Competition 2007-2008 Calendar

Fall Semester
Date	Time	Topic
11/07/2008	5:00PM Submit online	DEADLINE to submit an “Intent to Compete” Form for the Elevator Pitch & Executive Summary.
12/04/2008	11:59 PM Submit online or send to demers@ecs.umass.edu	DEADLINE to submit your Executive Summary for judges to review prior to the event.
12/09/2008	3:30PM Campus Center Room 1009 Open to the public	FALL COMPETITON/EVENT Executive Summary & Elevator Pitch Competition for the Innovation Challenge $5,000 prize for winning team Additional prizes at discretion of judges
Spring Semester
Date	Time	Topic
3/06/2009	5:00 PM Submit online [only those who did not submit in the Fall need to do so now]	DEADLINE to submit an “Intent to Compete” Form for the Mini Plan & $45K Final Business Plan Competitions.
3/13/2009	11:59 PM Submit online or send to demers@ecs.umass.edu	DEADLINE to submit your Mini Plan for judges to review. This will determine who moves forward to the Final Business Plan Competition.
3/26/2009	12 NOON	ANNOUNCEMENT of finalists from the Mini Plan Competition, who will move forward into the Final Business Plan Competition.
4/30/2009	5:00 PM	DEADLINE to submit final business plan.
5/05/2009	3:30 PM – 6:00 PM Campus Center Room 1009 Open to the public	FINAL COMPETITON/EVENT Final Business Plan Competition for the Innovation Challenge.