Eligibility

• Nationality is not limited
• Individuals or teams are welcome
• Affiliation is not limited, i.e. contestants may be from industry, legal entities, academic institutions, etc.

Topics

The contest is not limited to specific disciplines as long as the prototype is enabled by nanotechnology. All prototype videos provided by the organizers are only for your references. You may integrate any of the prototypes into a more sophisticated system or application with potential commercial value, which is the spirit of prototype on prototype (POP).

Schedule

Date	Item
2010/07/01-2010/12/31	Proposal writing for the prototype concept
2011/01/01-2011/01/31	Selection of the contestants, 5-10 pieces, entering the prototype phase
2011/02/01-2011/09/30	Preparing the prototype
2011/10/04	The final contestants will be invited to Taiwan for demonstrating the prototype and the award competition*

* Individual or one member of each final contestant team will be invited to Taiwan, provided with round-trip flight ticket (economy class) and lodging expenses covered to finish the prototype for the award competition.

Competition Jury

The competition jury will consist of experts recommended by the organizers and co-organizers. The winners will include the top 3 prizes and the honorable mentions. To ensure impartiality to all contestants, the competing prototypes will be differentiated only by codes.

Assessment Criteria

Written proposal contest

Score item	Weight	Remark
Originality	50%	Prototype or system application
Feasibility	25%	Implementable
Market potential	25%	Broad market value

Prototype contest

Score item	Weight	Remark
Originality	30%	Prototype or system application
Performance	40%	The status of implementation
Market potential	30%	Broad market value

Final Contest

Date：Oct 4, 2011
Location：Room 13, 2F, Technology Bld., National Science Council, Taipei
Activities：7 winning teams from worldwide will present their creative ideas with prototypes which may integrate into a more sophisticated system or application with potential commercial value. Please click here for detailed information.

Award Ceremony

Date：Oct 5, 2011
Location：Taipei, Taiwan
Attending contestants：One delegate from each of the winners of the top 3 prizes and the honorable mentions.
Activities：Award ceremony and exhibition of winning prototypes.

Prizes

Top prize：US $15,000 (*tax included)
Second prize：US $10,000 (*tax included)
Third prize：US $5,000 (*tax included)
Honorable Mention prizes; (3 winners)：US $2,000 (*tax included)
Participation prize：Several may be awarded.
* Tax must be deducted from all cash awards according to Taiwan tax regulations

Prototype Ownership

• The ownership of the prototype belongs to the corresponding contestants; the organizers neither own the right, nor bear the responsibilities for any legal dispute regarding the prototype.
• The organizers strongly recommend the contestants to consult legal entities or apply for patent, trade mark or related legal rights to protect their own prototype before entering the competition.
• If any dispute arises because contestants did not have prior legal protection and the prototype becomes an item of public domain, the contestants should seek for legal procedure by their own to protect their rights and interests.
• If the contestants infringe the IP of others or engage in illegal behavior, they are solely responsible for their acts, and cannot dispute with the organizers about any necessary procedures enacted by the organizers to protect the reputation of the event and the organizers.
• The organizers will enact all necessary procedures to keep the confidentiality of the prototypes for the competition; nonetheless, the organizers do not bear any responsibility for any risk of the prototype being exposed.