How do you register for the Design Challenge?

Your principal or employer may agree to participate in the Design Challenge by following the directions on the Design Challenge Site (www.phizzpop.com) and completing all mandatory registration requirements. In conjunction with your agreement and potential participation and entry in the Design Challenge, please consider reviewing these rules, including the judging criteria, and time and travel commitments to participate if selected in the Championship Round.

How to submit your Design Challenge Entry?

Download and read the Challenge Brief. It will provide you with important information about the requirements of the website redesign; Personas; an overview of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and profiles of their site users; and the required and suggested Microsoft technologies you are to include in your presentation.

Put together your presentation after you read "What constitutes an eligible Design Challenge Entry" in Section 5 in the Official Rules.

Before you enter your contact information and submit your entry, please read these Official Rules. The company contact, identified in the team registration process is the only person who can submit an entry. You must submit your presentation before the end of the Design Challenge Entry Period. Fill out the contact information form here and provide your presentation file using the PDF Uploader or provide a URL linking to your Presentation PDF which must be hosted as originally submitted until 11:59 PM PT on March 17, 2010. Download and read the Challenge Brief. It will provide you with important information about the client requirements of the website redesign; an overview of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and profiles of their site users; and the required and potential suggested Microsoft technologies you are to include in your presentation.

What constitutes an eligible Design Challenge Entry?

To be eligible for judging in the Finalist and Championship Rounds Design Challenge Entries must be in English and meet the following requirements:

• Your presentation should highlight great innovative ideas, and solid recommendations, not internal resources and fancy presentation techniques.
• Your presentation should directly address the needs outlined in the Challenge Brief
• Your presentation can consist of written explanations, screen grabs, design comps, site specs/maps, style guides, or anything else you feel will make a compelling statement regarding the future of the Website and integration of Microsoft technology
• Provide your presentation as a PDF, with a maximum slide/page count of 10 total slides.
• Your submission must be less than 10MB
• Design solution must include required Microsoft technologies Microsoft Web Platform and Microsoft Silverlight
• Submit your presentation file by using the PDF uploader or provide a URL linking to your Presentation PDF which must be hosted as originally submitted until 11:59 PM PT on March 17, 2010.

Championship Round Only: For the three winners of the Finalist Round competing in the Championship Round.

Live Pitch: In general and subject to alternative or supplemental direction by Sponsor prior to the live pitch event at MIX10, Design Challenge Entries will be presented by Participating teams in an approximately 8-minute presentation slot to a panel of judges (with approximately 5 minutes for prior set up). The exact presentation schedule and order or presentation will be predetermined by Microsoft, IADAS and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Each presenting team will select one or two "speaking" members to present their Design Challenge Entry, and minimally must have one dedicated team member that, in a non-speaking role, will focus on administering and managing the presentation from a Participant-supplied notebook computer. Each team will have access to internet connectively for their presentation.

What other conditions are you are agreeing to by entering this Design Challenge?

As a demonstration of their commitment to BGCA, the winning company of the Championship Round will deliver the finalized wire frames and solution strategy ("Deliverables") building upon their Design Challenge Entry concept to BGCA free of charge. Additionally, company will enter into a written agreement with BGCA to convey all rights necessary for BGCA to use the Deliverables.