Who can participate?

Who can participate?

• All SJSU Students – Individuals or in teams – As part of a class project, student club, or

extracurricular activity

• Students can submit more than one entry

• SJSU Alumni, Faculty & Staff

• Students from other universities!!

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 2015:

What is an ‘Innovation’?

• Any practical idea or concept that can change the world for the better

• A new product, process or service, or simply a new application of existing technology

• Something creative or innovative in some way, but not necessarily radical

• For example, a new approach to implement a standard computer program would fit, if it created new benefits

How to submit your innovation?Read about the SVIC:

Register to participate and submit your entry:

www.campsite.org/svic

www.sjsu.edu/svic

Submission Deadline: Midnight, November 1, 2014

How to present your innovation?

• A poster board display at a minimum• Perhaps supplemented by a model or prototype,

and/or a computer display

What to compete in?

There are TWO main Competition areas:– Best 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 AwardsE.g., social innovation, sponsored awards

How to sign-up?

• Register on-line at Campsite.org: www.campsite.org/svic

• Submission deadline: November 1, 2014

SVIC Timeline

Important dates Events

Start of semester SVIC info distribution to classes

End of August Registration opens

TBD: October Silicon Valley Innovation Jam @Cisco

TBD: Speaker events on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Nov. 1, midnight Deadline for SVIC registration and project submission

Nov. 12 Notification to Finalists of Selection for Exhibit

Nov. 19 Exhibit and Elevator pitch contest

TBD: December SVIC Networking Event @SJSU

Ways for Faculty to encourage student participation

• Inform your students about the SVIC and highlight the reasons and opportunities to participate

• Include the SVIC project in your syllabus• Include a link to the SVIC website on your faculty page• Publicize speaker events in your class or syllabus• Schedule a short presentation in your class by an SVIC

volunteer• Give extra credit for attending speaker events and

participating in the SVIC• Take your students to visit the SVIC on November 19

For More Information

• www.sjsu.edu/svic• www.campsite.org/svic

• Contact Dr. William Nance, Director, SVIC

[email protected] or [email protected]

The Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge @SJSU is a university-wide initiative, hosted by the Silicon Valley Center for

Entrepreneurship: www.cob.sjsu.edu/svce