Calling all entrepreneurs. By taking part in the ICC’2017 you can find out how to turn your idea into a start-up.
As a partner of ICC’2017, P&Ts encourages all highly motivated entrepreneurs to apply for this programme. See below for details from the organisers.
Looking for a new professional challenge? Registration for the ICC’2017 is now open. The International Create Challenge is a free-of-charge, 3-week immersive super accelerator program that gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to drive their projects to a Minimum Viable Product. It is a unique program combining state-of-art technologies and cutting-edge research, mentor-lead coaching, micro-seed investment and a star prize of more than CHF 100’000.- Find out more: :More Apply: Application
Description and Objectives
The goal of the 2017 International Create Challenge (ICC’2017) is to foster the creation of start-ups within the framework of Human & Media Computing. The ICC’2017 is an initiative supported by the Association for Interactive Multimodal Information Management (AIM2, www.aim2.ch), the Idiap Research Institute (Idiap, www.idiap.ch) and Polytech Ventures (www.polytechventures.com).
The ICC’2017 is a free of charge 3-week immersive technology transfer accelerator program giving entrepreneurs the unique opportunity to develop their original idea towards a “Minimum Viable Product’’ (e.g., demonstrator, product prototype) in collaboration with groups of entrepreneurs and researchers.
The ICC’2017 combines the availability of state-of-the-art technologies, cutting edge research, mentor-led coaching, and micro-seed investment. The global value of the endowments and awards (cash as well as in-kind rewards) amounts to more than 100’000 CHF. The ICC’2017 can accommodate up to 30 participants, ideally split into 10 teams of 3 people.
Application
By opening this call for participation, AIM2 and Idiap seek to attract highly motivated “entrepreneurs’’ to create or join a team, develop their original idea towards a “Minimum Viable Product’’, eventually resulting in the creation of a company.
Participants can apply as the representative of a group (to be briefly described) or as individuals interested in joining an initiative.
The call is split into two successive competitive steps. More information is available at http://www.createchallenge.org.
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Important dates
• Step 1 – Application deadline : 1 May 2017
• Step 1 – Notification of decision : 5 May 2017
• Step 2 – Submission deadline : 2 June 2017
• Step 2 – Notification of decision : 23 June 2017
• ICC’2017 Start : 30 August 2017
• Closing ceremony : 20 September 2017
Terms and Conditions are available at http://www.createchallenge.org/icc-2017/files/icc_2017_terms_conditions.pdf
Contact and information
Questions should be directed to icc@idiap.ch.
