Time line - Competition Dates and Activities

 

Monday 06 September 2010 - noon

 

Stage 1: Competition opens

 

Entrants to submit a 2-minute video pitch via innovate10.co.uk

 

The public can provide opinion and feedback on video submissions. 

 

Open to all and can watched and reviewed by all

 

Thursday 16 September 2010 - noon 

 

Deadline for video submissions and feedback

 

Friday 17 – Monday 20 September 2010

 

Videos in each theme are assessed by our independent judges - 15 ideas in each theme to be invited through to next stage

 

Wednesday 22 September 2010

 

Entrants notified of success/non-success via email.

 

Thursday 23 September 2010

 

Stage 2: Written submissions system opens for top 15 in each theme

 

Top 15 in-scope ideas from each theme (60 total)

 

Thursday 30 September - noon

 

Deadline for written submissions

 

Friday 01 - Tuesday 05 October 2010

 

Assessment of written submissions

 

Wednesday 06 October 2010

 

Entrants notified of success/non-success via email Top 3 in each theme area invited to pitch at Innovate 10

 

Thursday 07 & Friday 08 October 2010

 

Practice pitch session for top 3 in each theme

 

Final 3 from each theme (12 total)

 

Tues 12 October 2010

 

Stage 3: Final 3 in each theme pitch to an expert panel and the Innovate audience. For each theme the best proposal will receive up to £100k. The other 2 will receive up to £25k in project funding.