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Competition Rules
Twenty teams will be competing in the 2009 McCombs International Business Challenge. These teams will be assigned to one of four presentation rooms at random. Time slots and presentation room will be randomly decided prior to the start of the competition to ensure fairness in preparation. One team out of each presentation room will advance to the finals.
Format of Presentation
- Presentations and any other files needed for presentation will be submitted beforehand to ensure equal time among teams in the competition.
- Presentations must be done in Microsoft PowerPoint format files. Laptops and presentation clickers will be provided for use during presentation. Your presentation and any other files will be pre-loaded onto the computers.
- Any school bringing their own computers may give their presentations using their own software. Only five minutes are allotted for presentation setup. Your files will be loaded onto your own equipment from the room proctor.
- Team computers must be able to connect to a LCD panel for presentations.
- Please be familiar with how to enable the external VGA port before competing.
Presentation Information
- Exact presentation order, room assignments and presentation times will be determined via a drawing prior to the start of the competition.
- Preliminary and Finals Presentations will be given in designated rooms in the McCombs School of Business
Please make sure you follow all guidelines so that we have a fair and competitive challenge. The following rules and guidelines will be adhered to at all times:
- Faculty advisors are not allowed to help students solve the case in any way.
- All teams participating in the competition (including The University of Texas at Austin) will reside at the hotel.
- Participants may not use personal contacts in order to obtain “expert solutions” to the case. A participant may not contact a professor, parent, relative, friend, etc. who is a specialist in some specific field relevant to the case or that works for a company similar to the case.
Presentation Times
The following times will be applied to the preliminary and final rounds for each team.
| Preliminary Rounds | |
|---|---|
| Time (in minutes) | Description |
| 5 | Presentation Setup |
| 2 | Uninterrupted Presentation |
| 20 | Presentation/Question and Answer |
| 3 | Uninterrupted Summation |
| 5 | Disconnect computer and leave the room |
| Final Rounds | |
|---|---|
| Time (in minutes) | Description |
| 5 | Presentation Setup |
| 2 | Uninterrupted Presentation |
| 30 | Presentation/Question and Answer |
| 3 | Uninterrupted Summation |
| 5 | Disconnect computer and leave the room |
These times will be strictly enforced. The only exceptions will be if the judges have questions beyond the time allotted for Q&A, or if there are any unforeseen circumstances or equipment breakdowns.
