[Marketing] Fwd: SIIA Innov. Inc Prog: Uploading Your Materials/Submitting Your $50 Application Fee

Caroline Meeks cmeeks at sugarlabs.org
Tue Oct 6 10:11:36 EDT 2009


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From: Tasiyiwa Mapondera <tmapondera at siia.net>
Date: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Subject: SIIA Innov. Inc Prog: Uploading Your Materials/Submitting Your $50
Application Fee
To: Tasiyiwa Mapondera <tmapondera at siia.net>
Cc: Karen Billings <kbillings at siia.net>, Stephanie Fisher <sfisher at siia.net>


 Dear SIIA Innovation Incubator Program Applicant.

Thank you for being patient as we finalized the virtual innovation showcase
where you will post the requested materials for our judges. The online
platform is now ready for use and it is time to move forward with the
uploading process. Please complete the following two steps to complete your
application to the program:

1. Scroll down to the link and instructions provided below to create your
user login for the virtual showcase and begin uploading your materials. The
deadline to upload all materials has been moved to* October 10th*.

2. You must submit your $50.00 Innovation Incubator Program Application fee
by end of day Thursday* October 8th* at *
https://www.siia.net/events/prereg.asp?eventid=1233*<https://www.siia.net/events/prereg.asp?eventid=1233>to
be considered. This fee helps to defray costs associated with
processing
your submission and other related activities.

I have attached my recent communications for your reference but do contact
me with questions about completing these steps via email or at the telephone
number provided below.

Best,

*Tasiyiwa Mapondera*
Education Division Manager, SIIA
Tel: 202.289.7442 ext. 1335
Fax: 202.289.7097

 <<SIIA Innovation Incubator Program Application Process>> <<SIIA Innovation
Incubator Program: Preparing Files for Upload>>

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The SIIA Incubator Showcase is ready to receive your materials.
To begin go to:
*http://home.learningtimes.net/siia?invitation_key=994-124257273B4*<http://home.learningtimes.net/siia?invitation_key=994-124257273B4>

Next, press the "Join" button to set up your user login. Once you have
joined, you will be permitted to login and upload your materials.

If the link provided cannot be clicked, simply cut and paste it into the
address bar of your browser (include all parts if
the address is split over multiple lines).

You will need:
a. Innovation Name
b. Company / Entity Name
c. Primary Contact Name
d. 500 character (i.e. 80 to 100 words) innovation summary description – as
provided in your initial application
e. Information about the innovation (user, uses, etc)
f. Graphic/logo
g. Entity URL
h. One PowerPoint presentation of no more than 10 slides
i. One (1) PDF. or Word document – detailed description of no more than two
pages in length.
Once you are logged in, click on the link to the Innovation Showcase.
Select "Add Record" at the top of the page.
Follow the instructions to build your entry.
Submit your audio introduction by calling 1-800-609-9006 x8055 and recording
your message.
To save your changes click the 'Done' button located at the top and bottom
of your record editing page.
SIIA has included a 'test' record as an example listing.
Should your require technical support, click on "Feedback" in the left
navigation menu, select "Request technical support" and then "Send
Feedback". Your inquiry will be answered within 24 hours.

For non-technical questions related to the uploading process contact
Tasiyiwa Mapondera at tmapondera at siia.net or 202-789-4467.


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From: "Tasiyiwa Mapondera" <tmapondera at SIIA.net>
To: "Tasiyiwa Mapondera" <tmapondera at SIIA.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:01:46 -0400
Subject: SIIA Innovation Incubator Program Application Process

Thank you for applying to SIIA’s third annual Ed Tech Business Forum
Innovation Incubator Program. This email serves to confirm that we have
received your submission and will be in touch with you on Monday with next
steps, in preparation for the innovation judging process.

We are finalizing the Virtual Platform on which you will post more detailed
information about your innovation for our judges to review and decide which
10 innovators will be selected to the program. To provide some sense of what
to expect, the following is a general overview of the process (with*tentative
*** dates), now through the selection of our 10 finalists and two
alternates:


   1)      Monday, September 28: Applicants Receive Detailed Instructions
   for Uploading Selected Documents to the Virtual Innovation Showcase for SIIA
   Judging. Uploading Period Opens.

   2)      October 6th: Uploading Period Closes.

   3)  October 8th: SIIA Judging Process Begins.

   4)      October 21: Judging Process Ends.

   5)      October 28: 10 Innovation Incubator Program Finalists and Two
   Alternates are Notified. Finalists Selected to the Program Must:

·       Confirm their intention to participate and register for the Forum

   1.      Post Additional Information to the Virtual Innovation Showcase
         Which Will be Opened to Conference Attendees and the Public.

         2.      Receive a Mentor to Provide Guidance and Make Business
         Introductions During the Forum
         3.      Sign-Up for One-to-One Business Connections Meetings
         4.      Prepare for the In-Person Presentation and  Reception
         Showcase at the Forum

   6)      All Approved Applicants Receive a Discount Code for Attendance to
   the Forum.

I will be your primary contact for any questions related to the Innovation
Incubator Program so please reach out to me at any time at the number below.


Until Monday!

*Tasiyiwa Mapondera*
Education Division Manager
Software & Information Industry Association
1090 Vermont Avenue NW, Sixth Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202.289.7442 ext. 1335
Fax: 202.289.7097

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Tasiyiwa Mapondera" <tmapondera at SIIA.net>
To: "Tasiyiwa Mapondera" <tmapondera at SIIA.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:49:42 -0400
Subject: SIIA Innovation Incubator Program: Preparing Files for Upload

Dear Innovation Incubator Applicant:

As summarized in my previous note, you will soon be directed to upload the
following items to our virtual innovation showcase to offer judges a
comprehensive understanding of your innovation during the selection process.
While we work to finalize the virtual platform, please take the next three
days to prepare these items according to the specifications provided:

1. Image/Graphic – e.g. logo (if available) – Please ensure that it is
high-resolution of at least 300dpi (350dpi preferred), color graphic file in
.EPS format

2. A one-minute voice recording  (you will be provided with call-in
instructions to complete the recording process – please prepare a script for
a one-minute oral description of your innovation).

3.One PowerPoint presentation of no more than 10 slides describing your
innovation. (You may include full color graphics and text, however, you may
not embed video or audio files).

4. One (1) PDF. or Word document offering a detailed description of your
innovation, no more than two pages in length.

We anticipate that the upload process will be swift and easy once you have
created and finalized your files - allowing us to meet our October 6th
target completion date.

Note that the Innovation Incubator Virtual Showcase will have two levels:

1.) A landing page listing all applicants, alpha by entity name – to
include:
a.      Innovation Name (linked to your entity page)
b.     Company/ Entity Name

2.)  A detail page for each innovator. It will to include
a. Innovation Name
b. Company / Entity Name
c. Primary Contact Name
d. 500 character innovation summary description – as provided in your
initial application
e. Information about the innovation (user, uses, etc)
f. Graphic/photo – e.g. for logo
g. Entity URL
h. One (1) one-minute voice recording
i. One PowerPoint presentation of no more than 10 slides
j. One (1) PDF. or Word document – detailed description of no more than two
pages in length.

Please contact me if you have any questions about the preparation of the
documents listed above.

All the best,

Tasiyiwa Mapondera
Education Division Manager, SIIA
+202.789.4467
tmapondera at siia.net




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