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Guidelines
We are very pleased that you will be participating in the 2008 Global
Moot Corp® Competition on April 30 - May 3, 2008 in Austin, Texas. Now in its
25th year, the Moot Corp Competition was the first business plan
competition when it began in 1984. It has been dubbed “the Super
Bowl of world business plan competition.”
Register Your Team
Register your team by logging onto
www.mootcorp.org\teams
and completing the Team Registration form. If you are an invited team,
your faculty adviser or coordinator has the user name and password.
You will also find the Hotel Reservation, Team Eligibility, Team
Permission and Prize Money forms which need to be completed by
April 1.
Competition Information
To assist in your preparation and planning, you will find the following
information at
www.mootcorp.org\teams:
1. Moot Corp® Judge's Evaluation Form. The judges will
complete Part I before the Competition, and will fill out Parts II and
III after each team makes its presentation. After the Competition, the
students will receive copies of the judges' evaluations of their
company.
2. Official Rules. Please note: The business plan must be
for a seed, start-up or early stage venture and must address the entire
business concept (including implementation). Proposals for the buy-out
or expansion of an existing company, tax-shelter opportunities, real
estate syndications, subsidiaries and other consulting projects or
analyses are not eligible. The judges will be looking for new ventures,
not just a distribution play in the American market of a product already
being sold in another market. The business should not have generated
revenues prior to Sept. 1, 2007. Please review the attached rules to
make certain your team qualifies.
3. Submission Guidelines. Please note the page limitation
(20 pages of text, double-spaced and 30 pages in total) is necessary to
facilitate the judging process. An electronic copy of your business plan
and eleven (11) paper copies of your business plan are due in Austin no
later than Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Please also zip your business
plan and email it to
mccomp2008@mccombs.utexas.edu.
Hard copies of the plans should be sent to Ann Whitt, University of Texas at Austin, Management Dept., CBA 4.202, One University Station B6300, Austin, TX 78712.
4. Permission and License Form.
5. Tentative schedule of 2008 Global Moot Corp® Competition activities.
6. Team Eligibility Form.
7. Prize Money Form.
Accommodations
Everyone will stay at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Austin, 500 N. IH 35, Austin, TX 78701, 512-457-7928. Your institution will be
responsible for travel expenses to and from Austin and lodging expenses. We have
negotiated a special rate of $119 a night at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Hotel reservations must be made using the Hotel Reservation form under the Team
Registration link at
www.mootcorp.org\teams .
This year, we are only allowing each team to have a total of three rooms under
the “Moot Corp Block”. It’s not fair to the teams who win a competition late to
not have any rooms left in our rooming block for them. You will need to make
reservations for any additional rooms needed directly with the hotel at the
going rate at the time. If we have any rooms left in our rooming block once all
the teams have made their reservations, we will be more than happy to move them
under our block and our rate.
Some meals will be provided by the Competition but not all. Please refer to the
tentative schedule attached for the meals provided. We will also provide shuttle
service between the hotel, UT campus and competition events.
Recording of Presentation
We are planning to record the Semifinals and Finals of the Competition. The
finalists' business plan and video are likely to be included on the Moot Corp® New
Venture Modules website.
Venture Showcase
On Thursday, May 1, each team will showcase its venture at a reception at the
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Austin for the
judges, sponsors, faculty and business leaders.
You will be provided a 6-foot skirted table and sign for your display. You
should staff the table and be prepared to answer questions. Teams may begin
setting up at 5 PM. The reception will run from 6 PM until 7:30 PM. Power may
not be available at all tables. If you are using your laptop to demonstrate,
please make sure your battery is fully charged.
Questions
If you have any questions or need further information on the Competition, please
contact Ann Whitt at 512-232-6597or
Ann.Whitt@mccombs.utexas.edu.
For questions about hotel arrangements, please contact Sheri Gonzalez at
512-471-5287 or
Sheri.Gonzalez@mccombs.utexas.edu.
We are looking forward to having you and your team in Austin and to a great
educational experience.
