Innoservice Design Project

Project Background Designed to Provide avenue for students to showcase technical capability Enable students to experience the steps needed to deliver a product to market Help develop the “soft” skills involved with technical problems

2012 Challenge Develop the next great consumer product that improves the lives of Asian consumers or solves a problem unique to the Asian environment.

Project Requirements Report –Product background –Technical aspects –Business model: Commercial/marketing/distribution plans –Estimated cost to produce Prototype 5 min “Elevator Pitch” Poster Presentation

Team Development Each Team Must Contain: Students -Students must be current SASE members -Must attend chapter’s home school Mentors -Can be from academia or working professional

Project Benefits Showcase technical capabilities Experience product development cycle Interact with professionals in different areas of product development Present and receive feedback from senior leadership in major corporations

Project Rewards Three Prizes –1 st Place: $3000 –2 nd Place: $2000 –3 rd Place: $1000

Project Timeline/Logistics Form Teams (with mentors) Send an with team members, mentors, and project ideas to –By Oct 10 to be showcased in Natl Conference Final Reports (Mid-March ‘13 Date TBD) –Due Prior to the NE regional conference 5min Elevator Pitch (Mid-March TBD) –Presented at the NE regional conference

Project Timeline/Logistics Winners will be announced that the NE Regional Conference Judging Criteria will be shared at a date closer to the conference Teams will be judged on overall technical merit as represented in the final report and elevator pitch, as well as communication and style

Prototype Prototype should: Represent key features of product accurately Reflect what the product would look like Have sufficient durability to be handled Prototype does NOT: Need to be perfect Have extra features that are not necessary to core performance.

Prototype Funding Teams will receive $250 dollars to develop their prototypes Funds will be distributed to the chapter president Teams may use any available resources to develop their prototype

Chapter Next Steps Establish Teams!! –2-6 Students/Team –Identify 1-2 Mentors Register Your Team –saseconnect.org/innoservice Prepare Abstracts for Natl Conference –Brief description of idea & execution plan Attend National Conference in Baltimore –Optional!! 10/11-10/13

Questions? Contact SASE: or