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Northland Drone Business Plan Competition

August 10th-12th, 2022 |and August 12, 2022 | 11-5pm (10th & 11th) & 9-3pm (12th)

Mall of America | 4th Floor Gameworks Classroom I

ABOUT THE EVENT
This workshop hosted by Northland Community and Technical College and Sinclair College.

Event Overview
The Northland Drone Business Plan Competition will be held as a pre-registered event at Experience STEAM. Experience STEAM is a five-day outreach and education event organized by the National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT) for the Mall of America’s 30th Birthday Celebration. It will include a mall-wide STEAM Carnival, Pre-Registered Events for both students and educators, and student robotics/drone competitions. The event will demonstrate STEAM concepts, educational and career pathways.

Business Plan Competition Overview
The Northland Business Plan Competition is the Minnesota iteration of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program (award #1902003) project titled “Educating Entrepreneurial Technicians for Unmanned Aerial Systems”. Business Plan Competitions under this grant have been held at Sinclair College (Dayton, OH) and Atlantic Cape Community College (Hamilton, NJ).

The Northland Business Plan Competition is a three-day Drone Business Plan Bootcamp, culminating in a pitch event. The first day will include an overview of sUAS regulations, hardware, and software. It will culminate in two panel discussions, divided into autonomous and piloted applications. The second day participants will get valuable instruction on types of business models, potential funding sources, and the foundations required to build a cohesive business plan executive summary and pitch deck. The third day, participants will work with University Entrepreneurship students to refine their business models, executive summaries, and pitch decks, then present to a panel of judges.

Competition Participants To be eligible, must be a high-school student interested in a two-year technical degree or a college-student at a two-year college. Maximum of 3 participants on a team. Also available $8,000– Participant Support Funding – first 10 participants with 20 seats available $800 Stipend for participation in the 3-day workshop
AUDIENCE
To be eligible, must be a high-school student interested in a two-year technical degree or a college-student at a two-year college. Maximum of 3 participants on a team.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Pre-registration is required for this FREE workshop. Spots still available please email NCAT@northlandcollege.edu

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