Submission Guidelines: Competition is open to Cool Products and Services which relate to the Electronics, Enviro/Energy IT, Life Sciences and Telecom industries and where the product has been in existence for less than 4 years and has been marketed. Each submission should include three statements outlined below:

Finalists will be presented at the NJTC's Cool Products and Services Competition which is scheduled for the afternoons of October 15th in Philadelphia and October 16th in Paramus.

Submission Details: Once companies are accepted we encourage those selected to submit concise presentation of 8 power point slides. Over-length submissions may be rejected. Final copies of accepted presentations will be required in .ppt format. Companies must also include a short 15-word abstract that summarizes the content of their product. The abstract, along with the completed application will be reviewed by the Selection Committee. The final abstract will appear in the agenda of the event and may be edited for clarity and accuracy by the Conference Committee. Presentations selected for oral presentation may be presented with a Power Point presentation no longer than 4 minutes in length.

Submissions and inquiries should be submitted online or sent to pfrank@njtc.org. Submissions should be from the eastern US and Canada.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Last Date for Submission of Application & Statement - Monday, September 29th - 8 PM

Notification of Acceptance of Applications - Monday, October 6

Cool Products Competition/Philadelphia - Wednesday, October 15th
Cool Products Competition/Paramus - Thursday, October 16th

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* 1. Company Name

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* 2. Short Product or Service Description (30 words or less):

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* 3. What categorie(s) of the Competition would you like this submission considered under. You may check only one.

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* 4. Please provide your contact information

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* 5. Company Website

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* 6. Clarity
In 100 words or less, describe your product or solution and the problem it will solve or the need it will meet for your customer. Make it brief and to the point. Judges will evaluate your entry based on the clarity of your description.

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* 7. Value - In 250 words or less, describe why someone would be compelled to purchase and use your technology application or process. Judges will evaluate the entry based on the strength of your description. We suggest you include:

• The economic business case
• Estimate total demand for the solution (market size)
• Description of state of problem – size or urgency
• Does it solve a whole product solution
• Impact and Results achieved

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* 8. Credibility
In 250 words or less, describe the credibility of your product and service. Judges will evaluate the entry based on the strength of your description. We suggest you include information on:

• Intellectual property
• Marketing efforts
• Key partners – include service providers or other technology partners that were required to successfully deploy the solution

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* 9. Please indicate actual sales in the past several years.

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* 10. If you are selected, would you be able to present on the following dates and locations:

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