Innovation Challenge: Competition 2009-2010 Calendar

Fall Semester
Date	Time	Topic
11/23/2009	10:00am Submit forms to Heather Demers at demers@ecs.umass.edu	DEADLINE to submit your Intent to Compete & Certificate of Eligibility for the IC Executive Summary & Elevator Pitch Competition
11/25/2009	12:00 NOON	Announcement of Finalists for the IC Executive Summary & Elevator Pitch Competition, up to 12 teams can compete
11/30/2009 – 12/1/2009	By appointment, email Heather Demers at demers@ecs.umass.edu for more information	Executive Summary & Elevator Pitch Coaching with Mentors, by appointment only
12/3/2009	11:59 PM Submit forms to Heather Demers at demers@ecs.umass.edu	DEADLINE to submit your Executive Summary for judges to review prior to the event.
12/4/2009	4:00 to 6:00 PM By appointment, email Heather Demers at demers@ecs.umass.edu for more information	IC Elevator Pitch Practice for Teams, by appointment only
12/8/2009	3:30PM Campus Center Room 1009 Open to the public	FALL COMPETITON/EVENT Executive Summary & Elevator Pitch Competition for the Innovation Challenge Prizes at discretion of judges
Spring Semester
Date	Time	Topic
2/2/2010 & 2/3/2010	4:00 - 5:00 PM Open to the public	Innovation Challenge Mini Plan Template Review & Information Sessions: Isenberg School of Management (2/2) in Atrium College of Engineering (2/3) in Gunness Student Center
3/1/2010 – 3/3/2010	By appointment, email Heather Demers at demers@ecs.umass.edu for more information	Mini Plan Coaching Sessions for Interested Teams, by appointment only
3/5/2010	5:00PM Submit forms to Heather Demers at demers@ecs.umass.edu	DEADLINE to submit your Intent to Compete & Certificate of Eligibility for the Mini Plan & Final Business Plan Competitions [only those who did not submit in the Fall need to do so now]
3/14/2010	11:59 PM Submit plans to Heather Demers at 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.
3/23/2010	By appointment, email Heather Demers at demers@ecs.umass.edu for more information	Innovation Challenge Mini-Plan Mentoring & Feedback Forum (with a panel of IC sponsors and mentors)This session is for teams that submitted IC Mini-Plans. Each team will receive mentoring and feedback from IC sponsors
3/26/2010	12 NOON	ANNOUNCEMENT of finalists from the Mini Plan Competition, who will move forward into the Final Business Plan Competition.
4/7/2010 – 4/8/2010	By appointment, email Heather Demers at demers@ecs.umass.edu for more information	Final Business & Pitch Meetings with Mentors, by appointment only
4/16/2010	5:00 PM Submit forms to Heather Demers at demers@ecs.umass.edu	DEADLINE to submit final business plan.
4/22/2010	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