open 2013: intercollegiate sports meets entrepreneurship
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Intercollegiate Sports Meets Entrepreneurship:
A Model for Co-opetition
Dean Chang
Associate VP for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition
ACC Clean Energy ChallengeFinal Four
Who will be the Clean Dream Team?
$2 Million DOE National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition
• ACC Challenge is one of six regional competitions awarded by Dept of Energy
• Goals:– Commercialize promising clean energy
technologies from University and National Laboratories
– Train students for careers in clean energy and entrepreneurship
• Awarded to University of Maryland
ACC Clean Energy Challenge: Why ACC Sports Theme?
• The Atlantic Coast Conference
– annually conducts over $4 billion in cutting-edge research
– is the top-rated BCS conference in the country in terms of the average ranking of all its member universities
– is the only BCS conference with seven schools in the Top 50 (4 private, 3 public) and 10 schools in the Top 70
US News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2011”
• ACC Clean Energy Challenge
– Apply the competitive but friendly spirit of ACC conference rivalries with one of the most critical challenges facing our country and our planet – clean energy
ACC Clean Energy Challenge:What Is It?
• Leverage ACC to Increase
• Participation
• School Pride
• and FUN!
• ACC Schools Rotate Co-Hosting
– April 2012: UMD, Va Tech, UVA
– April 2013 : NC St, UNC, Duke, Wake
– April 2014 : Ga Tech, Clemson, FL St, Miami
Decorated with Banners from ACC Basketball Tourney
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Final FourNC State
Maryland
Miami
South FL
VA Tech
Clemson
Duke
GA Tech
Central FL
Virginia
Maryland
VA Tech
GA Tech
Central FL
Runner UpNC State
Maryland
Miami
South FL
VA Tech
Clemson
Duke
GA Tech
Central FL
Virginia
Maryland
VA Tech
GA Tech
Central FL
Maryland
2nd Place: University of Maryland Prof. Peter Kofinas, Aaron Fisher
Champion!NC State
Maryland
Miami
South FL
VA Tech
Clemson
Duke
GA Tech
Central FL
Virginia
Maryland
VA Tech
GA Tech
Central FL
Central FL
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• Mascots
• Music
• Banners
• Brackets
ACC Clean Energy Challenge: Sports Theme
The Final Four
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• Campus Champions critical for helping to recruit entries
• Role of campus champions– Point of contact for their campus
– Recruit entries
– Market the competition
– Provide judges for qualifying round
– Competition co-hosts
• Selection of campus champions– Engineering Deans
– ACCIAC
• 10 of the 11 ACC schools had campus champions
ACC Clean Energy Challenge: Campus Champions
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• What worked well
– ACC/March Madness
– Marketing to partner
universities
– Marketing to judges &
sponsors
• Over 50 judges from 40
different organizations
across all rounds
– Marketing to press/media
ACC Clean Energy Challenge
Intercollegiate Sports Meets Entrepreneurship:
A Model for Co-opetition
Dean Chang
Associate VP for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Kevin #1: Kevin Bacon’s Do Good Challenge– 7-week social impact American Idol-style competition
– Showcase for innovative, socially-concerned UMD students
– http://vimeo.com/44056882
• Kevin #2: Kevin Plank’s Cupid’s Cup– American Idol-style business competition
– Showcase for innovative, charismatic student entrepreneurs
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mON4ot1HIM
Intercollegiate Sports Meets Entrepreneurship:
A Model for Co-opetition
Dean Chang
Associate VP for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Intercollegiate Sports Meets Entrepreneurship:
A Model for Co-opetition
Dean Chang
Associate VP for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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