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1. Who is NoAE and why is there an NoAE Innovations-Competition?

The organiser, Network of Automotive Excellence, short NoAE, is an intercompany, open initiative, with the objective to strengthen the competitiveness and the future of the European automobile and external suppliers industry. NoAE tries to give quick and utilisable approaches to solutions and results, for example to convey projects between interested companies and participants through the NoAE Innovations-Competition.

2. Who may take part in the NoAE Innovations-Competition?

The objective is to give everyone who has developed solutions for the automobile and external suppliers industry a platform, whether they are companies, universities/institutes, spin-offs or innovators. That is why every private person of legal age, every legally responsible body of persons/joint partnership and every juristic person are allowed to take part.

3. Where can I submit my suggestion and how does the registration process work?

Please enter www.noae.com in your internet browser to visit the website of the Innovations-Competition. Click on „NoAE Innovations-Competition 2010“ and go to „Registration’“ to get to the entry forms. You can stop the registration at any time and continue later. If you visit „Registration example“ you can see what the registration process will be like. The conditions of participation are also published on www.noae.com. We advise you to read them first and accept them by clicking the button.

4. With what kind of suggestion/theme may I use?

In the entry form you will be asked to assign your innovation to one of the 4 proposed theme clusters. The judgement criteria in the four clusters are market maturity, innovations grade and client convenience - the judgement criteria are the same for all four clusters. In this way the organiser guarantees that the jury may judge professionally and that the suggestion has a real chance to get realised.

5. Which details do I have to provide about my suggestion?

When looking at the registration example, you can see which information will be relevant for registration. However the system works in a way which allows you to continuously enter data and advance information about the necessary texts can be uploaded into the system through the login.

6. Is it possible to add a photo or drawing to the submitted suggestion?

It is possible to upload two pictures for the exhibition’s vernissage (exhibition poster) and 2 pictures to support the idea (innovation judgement).

The 2 pictures have to be either .jpg, .gif or .png format, each with a max. of 1MB.

The exhibition poster will be used at the Automobile Summit in Würzburg. The 2 pictures have to be either .jpg, .gif or .png format, each with a max. of 2MB.

To ensure the quality we suggest a resolution of at least 800kb. We cannot accept graphics with less than 500kb because of the poor quality once they are blown up. If you participate in this event a poster with your information and pictures will be printed. If your innovation is chosen, the graphics cannot be exchanged.

It is possible to upload the same files for both parts. Later, no files from the innovation judgement phase can be used for the exhibition poster part.

The uploaded documents for the innovation judgement will be used exclusively for the judgement by the jury and for the organiser to convey the innovation.

7. Will I get an entry confirmation of my suggestion?

After a successful registration you will get an email with your username and password.

8. Are there any costs when taking part in the NoAE Innovations- Competition?

No, participation is free of charge. The 30 winners selected by the jury will be invited to present themselves at the Automobile Summit 2010 in Würzburg. This presentation is also free of charge. The organiser will try to provide contacts to interested companies for the other innovations whenever it is possible. This service is also free of charge.

9. How many suggestions may be submitted?

Only one suggestion may be submitted per registration. The number of registrations is unlimited.

10. May I submit a suggestion without protective rights?

We advise every participant, whether a private person, a juristic person or a legally responsible joint partnership/business partnership, to only submit suggestions which are already protected by a commercial trademark right or at least one where a trademark right application (patent, utility model, design patent or similar) has been done already. The selected winners will be announced at the Automobile Summit 2010 in Würzburg and on the NoAE website. If the submitted suggestion is not already protected by a trademark right application, it is possible that a later registration for a trademark right is excluded.

11. How often may I change my submitted suggestion?

The database to submit your suggestion is open from April 1, 2010 until September 30, 2010 (12 p.m.). After registration you will choose a user name and password. With this access data you may change your suggestion. If you stop the entry process you will receive an identifier and may continue later. You may also alter between the entry forms. You can change your suggestion until the dead line on September 30, 2010 at 12 p.m.

12. Is data protection guaranteed?

The submitted suggestions will be treated confidentially and receive an ID number which will be used during the judgement. Only after the final judgement of the jury and the announcement of the top 30 suggestions at the Automobile Summit 2010 in Würzburg and the later publishing of the top 30 suggestions on the NoAE website will the names and the suggestions be linked. The data will only be used for the process of the competition and will be saved for this purpose only. Other exposure of the data to third parties (who are not involved with the competition and passing on to potential requests) will not happen.

13. What role does the jury play?

Every submitted suggestion of the four theme clusters will be judged by an expert and independent jury through a systematic points procedure and defined judgement criteria (market maturity, innovations grade and client convenience). The jury consists of over 30 innovation experts from the automobile industry and
other companies and will choose 30 winning suggestions.

14. How long do I have to wait until I know if I am a winner of the NoAE Innovations-Competition?

The top 30 suggestions chosen by the jury will receive an email by NoAE until October 31, 2010.

15. What happens after the competition?

Upon receipt of the confirmation email by NoAE, the 30 chosen winners will get an invitation to the Automobile Summit 2010 in Würzburg where the top 30 suggestions will be presented on November 24, 2010 to a large audience of the automobile world. The top 30 suggestions will also be published on the NoAE website. All the other suggestions remain at the organiser discretion to use them for possible contacts by interested companies. Upon request, NoAE may continue to assist the participant, for example through a BMBF-supported project.

16. If there are problems, who may I approach?

During the competition there is a project office at the disposal of all participants. Every important question regarding the registration process will be answered there. Any other question will be answered during „NoAE on Tour”. From the middle of May until the end of July 2010 there will be multiple dates in different cities. For further information go to: www.noae.com/termine.html