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PennVention is the annual student inventors competition at the University of Pennsylvania. Students learn how to turn their "good ideas" into commercial products or services.


What’s YOUR big idea?

PennVention 2012

Achievement Round January 30 - February 14

Have an idea? Submit to the PennVention Achievement Round!

1. Register an account with your team name, team members, a short description (50 words), a long desscription (250 words) and your plans moving forward.

2. Submit a 10-slide PDF presentation on the web site.

Rubric and guidelines for submission:

1. Invention: Can you show your invention is a unique and innovative concept? Can you demonstrate its purpose with sketches, models, visuals? Can you show your invention is the best of all alternatives? Can you build a successful prototype later on?

2. Market Analysis: Can you identify the invention's potential market? Can you identify prospective competitors? Can you show that invention's benefits outweigh cost of adaptation by the user?

3. Implementation: Is it cost effective?

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