DO YOU HAVE AN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY IDEA?

Get visibility for your work, make connections, and get real-world feedback on how you can commercialize your idea at IdeaStream 2008!

The Deshpande Center is providing the opportunity for MIT researchers to pitch their innovative technology ideas to the highl level audience at our IdeaStream Symposium on April 29, 2008 for feedback.

The Innovation Showcase will be a great way for early-stage ideas to get market feedback at the research stage. Participants will get visibility for their work, make connections, and get real-world feedback on how they might be able to commercialize their ideas.

FORMAT

Three breakout sessions the afternoon of April 29 will each feature 4-6 technology ideas selected from a pool of applicants from the MIT research community. The short (10 minute) presentations should focus on both the technology and the potential commercial impact of the technology. After the breakout sessions, a long 45-minute networking break will enable presenters to present a poster and share ideas with our distinguished attendees.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Applications must be submitted by a faculty member, research staff, or student for a technology-based idea conceived while doing research at MIT.
   
2. Applications must be filled out with all the information in the application form completed.
   
3. We do not require a business plan or a finished product; this program is appropriate for both early and late stage innovations. However, the more thought-out the business model and more advanced the proof-of-concept; the more likely the idea will be selected.
   
4. An Important Note on Public Disclosure: The Innovation Showcase constitutes a public disclosure that could be a bar to future patenting. Please do not disclose enabling or proprietary information when giving your presentation, unless a patent application has already been filed. Note that the MIT Technology Licensing Office can help you determine your intellectual property (IP) strategy, how to protect your idea, and determine what you can disclose publicly while still protecting your patent rights. Please take the necessary measures to protect your IP.
   

DEADLINES & DATES

• March 20, 2008 ( 12 PM) : Applications due
• March 27, 2008: Showcase Presenters selected and notified via email
• April 14, 15, 16 ( 4-6 PM ) 2008: Practice Pitch Sessions (Tentative)
• April 29, 2008: IdeaStream 2008

 Please Note: You must be able to participate in one of the practice pitch sessions and be at the event on April 29 .

APPLICATION FORM

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM HERE (Word Document)

Please return the form electronically to innovationshowcase@mit.edu by noon on March 20, 2008. Alternately, you may fax the completed form to 617-253-8442.