Hi everyone, forwarding from ICT Geelong. Kind regards, Kathy From: ictgeelongnews-bounces@lists.sedconsulting.com.au [mailto:ictgeelongnews-bounces@lists.sedconsulting.com.au] On Behalf Of ICT Geelong - News Sent: Thursday, 17 October 2013 11:37 AM To: ictgeelongnews@lists.sedconsulting.com.au Subject: The $50,000 IT Invention Test - 25 days to make a submission. [Description: cid:image006.jpg@01CD70C2.DE50B550] It's back! Welcome to version 4.0 of the competition designed to inspire entrepreneurs. The $50,000 I.T. Invention Test (www.itinventiontest.com.au<http://www.itinventiontest.com.au>) is an investment pitching competition hosted by ICT Geelong (the Geelong Region ICT Cluster). We are a group of business leaders that are focused on helping entrepreneurs commercialise I.T.-based ideas, concepts, start-ups and early stage projects. Prizes valued at approximately $50,000 are on offer, including; · 4 x one-week Entrepreneurship & VC Program to University of California (Berkeley) - valued at approximately $9,000 each. These Programs will be awarded to; o The best overall pitch o The best sensor-based technology pitch o The best Geelong region industry pitch o The best Deakin University pitch · $7,500 cash for the best overall pitch · 12 months mentoring for the best two pitches (overall) · ½ Day Pitching Education and Free tickets to the Technology Entrepreneurship Forum (28th November) for the top 12 pitches. To be eligible to enter you must be an Australian-based i. small-to-medium business, OR ii. an individual or a team from an Australian university, research organization or school, OR iii. an individual or team residing in Australia. This is your chance to turn an idea into a reality! For more information on the competition including terms and conditions, submission templates and guidelines go to www.itinventiontest.com.au<http://www.itinventiontest.com.au>. Closing date for submissions is 5:00pm Sunday 10th November 2013. CRAIG HILL DIRECTOR - SED ADVISORY (GEELONG) B.Comm; Grad. Dip. Finance & Investment. M: 0408 390 930 E: craigh@sedadvisory.com<mailto:craigh@sedadvisory.com> www.sedadvisory.com<http://www.sedadvisory.com/> [Description: Description: Description: SED LOGO-EMAIL]<http://www.sedadvisory.com/> This email and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential and proprietary information and is for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that any disclosure, copying, printing or distribution of or taking action based on this information is prohibited. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by replying to this email. Important Notice: The contents of this email are intended solely for the named addressee and are confidential; any unauthorised use, reproduction or storage of the contents is expressly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete it and any attachments immediately and advise the sender by return email or telephone. Deakin University does not warrant that this email and any attachments are error or virus free.