Innovation Whiteboard Challenge® Application

Rules and Guidelines

Presenters for the 2012 National Black MBA Association Innovation Whiteboard Challenge® competition will be selected based upon a 60 second presentation video of your idea and the information in this application as determined by a panel of qualified judges. Applicants are encouraged to make their applications as clear and understandable as possible to optimize their chances of selection.

•     All videos and applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Central time on Monday, August 20, 2012.

•    Video presentations should be uploaded to Video & Idea Details section

•     Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and a legal resident of the U.S.

•     There is no charge to apply to the Innovation Whiteboard Challenge®. 

•     Only one (1) application and video per applicant allowed. 

•     Applicants should assume any statements made as part of the application process are in the public domain.

•     A panel of judges will screen all videos and applications and select up to 10 candidates for the semi-final round, which will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN. Semi-finalists will be notified by August 31, 2012 at the email address or telephone number provided on the application.  If an applicant’s contact information is incomplete or incorrect he/she may lose the opportunity to present. Presenters are solely responsible for their travel and lodging expenses.

•     Semi-finalists will receive a complimentary 1-day Entrepreneurial Institute registration.

•     Semi-finalists will make a 3 minute Whiteboard presentation to a panel of judges on Tuesday, September 25, 2012.  Three finalists will be selected on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 and will advance to the final round where they will make a 5 minute Whiteboard presentation on the morning of Wednesday, September 26, 2012. 

•     The winner of the InnovationWhiteboard Challenge® competition will be announced during a lunch presentation on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. 

•     Applicants should assume that none of the judges have a background in the subject matter of his/her idea. The judges’ selection is final, and the judges reserve the right to determine the final number of presenters.  Only presenters selected to participate in final round of the 2012 Innovation Whiteboard Challenge® competition are eligible to win a cash award.

•     The judges assume all information provided on the application form is true and correct.

•     Confidential information, proprietary content, and protected intellectual property that is not the property of the applicant will not be accepted. DO NOT attempt to present ideas that are the confidential or proprietary property of another person or entity. By submitting an application, applicant is acknowledging that the information is not infringing on the protected rights of any person or entity.

•     All applicants, if selected, must be available to present at the 2012 Innovation Whiteboard Challenge® competition at the NBMBAA Annual Conference & Exposition on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 and Wednesday, September 26, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN.