The four active team members can engage judges at their table, as well as go out and talk with uninvolved judges on the Investment Round floor. Courteous behavior will be expected of all team members at all times. The advancing 16 teams will have the opportunity to continue to revise their business plans after the Screening Round and the Investment Round. Team are encouraged to pick up their business plans from Lewis Hall, Room 320 during regular business hours in order to review comments and make changes as required. The Long Presentations focus on the complete business plan where teams present their plan to a small group of judges and field questions.
Presentations are open only to the participating teams, judges, and organizing staff.
The 16 teams will be seeded into 4 groups and each judging panel of 7 judges will see four teams and select one team from the group to advance to the Final Round. Teams will be allowed to give a 30-minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of questions and answers. The Long Presentations, which focus on the complete business plan, are open only to the participating teams, judges, and organizing staff. Teams will be allowed to use an overhead projector or an LCD projector for their presentation. Laptops will not be provided.