1 month left to enter the European Satellite navigation competition
Over €140k of prize money to be won.
Get your entry in now as the competition closes on the 30th of June 2011.
Do you or someone you know have an idea that uses satellite navigation technology as a core part of the system? You could win up to £10,000 (UK prize) plus additional investment, business consultancy and services from a range of UK and European partners.
The UK winner will also be in with the chance of winning the overall European prize worth an additional €20,000.
This competition is free to enter, so no matter how small or large your business, if you're a student or seasoned business professional, register your interest for a chance to win. The competition is supported by the European Space Agency, The UK Space Agency, Technology Strategy Board, EADS Astrium, Inmarsat, Royal Institute of Navigation, Navteq, and the University of Nottingham's GNSS Research and Applications Centre of Excellence (GRACE).
Submit your idea at www.ukesnc.com by June 30th 2011. You'll find all the information you need (about the competition, the prizes, important dates, etc.) on the website. If you're still unsure about participating, this might convince you:
- start-up aid worth EUR 1,000,000
- EUR 140,000 prize money
- promotion and marketing of your idea: priceless!
IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN COMPETITION WE ARE ALSO RUNNING THE ESNC UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE
Specifically aimed at researchers, the ESNC University Challenge is looking for cutting edge location-based ideas. As these are so various, the ESNC University Challenge aims at reaching out to any young researcher dealing with areas of potential applications. What counts is creativity. Hence, the evaluators will focus on creativity and market needs rather than technological perfection of the business idea.
The most popular categories of LBS include navigation applications, indoor routing, friend finders, asset tracking systems, social networking, shopping/couponing, safety alerts and gaming.
Prize
The aim of the ESNC University Challenge is the realisation of the winning idea in form of founding a start-up company. Therefore NAVTEQ will provide the winner with a 12-month incubation programme worth in total approximately EUR 75,000. It consists of one year of free access to NAVTEQ map data, content and services.
- The incubation programme will assist the winner with coaching, technical and business development support, and web promotions through NAVTEQ Network for Developers™ (NN4D)
- A personal technical consultant will assist in seeing the winning idea through to successful implementation
- The opportunity to present the final application to NAVTEQ partners and customers, including leading handset manufacturers, platform and technology providers
Entry is made through the UKESNC web site - www.ukesnc.com