Idea to Product UIllinois 2009

Idea To Product (I2P) is a unique academic competition looking at ideas at their earliest stage. I2P is not a business plan competition. I2P only requires a one-page submission, done according to a strict format, outlining an idea for a product (or service) and its market. This approach makes it possible for people across campus to develop and present ideas, obtain feedback, and start the process of invention or product development and commercialization.

I2P is an international competition, with branches in Asia and Europe as well as several campuses in the United States. The program is based at the University of Texas at Austin. Its website is www.ideatoproduct.org.

Saint Louis University has received permission to create an I2P Regional Competition for the states of Missouri and Illinois, and will host the competition March 2010 (exact date TBD). The winner of the regional competition will be eligible for invitation to the International I2P Competition in 2010.
The Technology Entrepreneur Center (www.tec.uiuc.edu) is hosting the University of Illinois I2P competition at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) this year. Competing students should submit an online entry. Up to ten student ideas will be selected for the Illinois campus round of I2P on October 22, 2009. Online entries for the Illinois campus round of I2P are due by October 12, 2009.
At the campus round, teams or individuals will present to a panel of judges. Up to five student ideas will be chosen for submission into the IL-MO regional competition. If your idea is selected for regional competition, TEC will pay expenses for travel to St. Louis for the regional event in March. Entries for the IL/MO region are due in February 2010 (exact date TBD). TEC will submit the Illinois campus round’s winners to the IL/MO regional competition.

The I2P approach provides outstanding feedback to participants, often including the key guidance needed to take ideas to the next step. I2P also offers the larger technology and financial communities the opportunity to get an early view of new ideas, thereby jump starting the development process.

All proposals are screened by a national panel of experts and receive feedback. The teams with the best proposals are invited to present to a blue-ribbon panel, where they receive personal feedback on their idea, and where the winning ideas are selected. Winning submissions receive cash prizes, and become eligible for inclusion in the Global I2P Competition.

A University of Illinois student won the International I2P Competition in 2007, with a $10,000 prize! You could be the next International Winner!

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT www.tec.illinois.edu
OR FOR INFO ON REGIONALS:
http://www.slu.edu/x19099.xml
I2P is a registered trademark of the University of Texas at Austin.

• Cassandra Clark wrote (3 months ago):

  Thank you everyone for coming out last night for Campus Round Idea to Product. We were very impressed with your ideas and presentations, and felt last night went great. CONGRATULATIONS to the 5 teams that will be moving on to regionals in St. Louis in March:
  - Amp Idea Corp
  - Appiquity
  - Omega Medical Design
  - Quik Ice
  - UTicketIt
  
  Once again, all of the finalists from last round and last night should be very proud- you did a wonderful job! More details to come for the finalists about regionals.

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• Rhiannon Clifton wrote (3 months ago):

  Congratulations to the finalists for the written round. These ten teams will be presenting their ideas at the live campus round on Thursday, October 22 at 5:00 PM at ARC:
  
  Amp Idea Corp.
  Appiquity
  Consumer Paradise
  Marauder's Map
  Omega Medical Design
  One-Stop Outsourcing, Inc
  Quik Ice
  UTicketIt
  Vivo Research Technologies
  WhineAway.com

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• Rhiannon Clifton wrote (3 months ago):

  Dear Entrants:
  My apologies for the delay in announcing the live campus round teams. As you may know, YouNoodle was down for a time today, and as such, the judges are still working on their scores. We hope to be able to notify you by midnight tonight. Thanks for your patience, and good luck!

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• Rhiannon Clifton wrote (3 months ago):

  Dear Entrants:
  My apologies for the delay in announcing the live campus round teams. As you may know, YouNoodle was down for a time today, and as such, the judges are still working on their scores. We hope to be able to notify you by midnight tonight. Thanks for your patience, and good luck!

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• Cassandra Clark wrote (3 months ago):

  NO LATE ENTRIES CAN BE ACCEPTED. We have received many requests for consideration of late entries. Unfortunately, once the competition is closed, there is no way to reopen it. Additionally, judging has already begun for the submissions that were on time. We apologize to those who did not get their submission in by 5:00pm yesterday, and we hope you participate next year.

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