Clean Tech Open's Pacific Northwest Competition

Clean Tech Open is Expanding!

The Cleantech Open organizers are thrilled to announce expansion of the Cleantech Open to the Pacific Northwest region, which includes the States of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The first competition will take place in 2009, and we are already actively building the community of entrepreneurs, volunteers and sponsors.

With dramatic regional expansion, we are collectively in the process of revising the Cleantech Open's website. Not all content has been revised to reflect the addition of two new expansion regions; therefore, portions of the Cleantech Open's website may only apply to the California competition. If you encounter difficulties or have specific questions about the Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open, please email us at PNW_Info@cleantechopen.com.

How to Enter the Competition
How to Get Involved
How to Become a Sponsor

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How to Enter the Pacific Northwest Competition

As part of the registration process for the Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open, you will need to satisfy certain eligibility requirements, recruit a team, and draft an executive summary.

Step 1: Determine if your team meets the eligibility requirements. The key requirements are summarized here:

• All entries must meet the competition's clean technology category definition.
• All entries must be a team of at least two individuals.
• All entries must be a start-up with less than $300,000 from outside funding (some exceptions apply).
• All contestants must be United States residents, citizens, or legal aliens (e.g. F1, H1 visas).
• All winners must establish their primary place of business in the Pacific Northwest Region (defined as the States of Washington, Oregon and Idaho).

Step 2: Recruit Team Members

• Recruit your team members. You will need at least two members per team to compete.

Step 3: Begin to Write Your Executive Summary

• Write a three page executive summary. Format your executive summary according to the Executive Summary Guidelines. These guidelines will be posted soon.

Step 4: Pay the Entry Fee

• Deadline: All entries must be completed and uploaded to the Cleantech Open website by 11:59PM Pacific Time on May 30, 2009.

If for some reason you have additional questions after reviewing our website, please contact PNW_Contestants@cleantechopen.com.

How to Get Involved

Do you want to meet and work with others to help clean technology entrepreneurs succeed? Well, the Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open is a 100% volunteer effort, and your help is essential to making this inaugural regional competition a success.

Check out current programs and volunteer needs.
As a new region, not all volunteer categories are applicable. The following are volunteer needs specific to the Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open:

• Contestant Recruitment
• Events
• Innovation Partners
• Judging
• Mentor Program
• Sustainability
• Summer Workshop Series

The Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open has committees organized around these various volunteer categories. To get involved or to find out more ways to volunteer, please send an email to PNW_Volunteers@cleantechopen.com.

How to Become a Sponsor

The Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open is grateful for the generous support of our sponsors and partners who have made the competition possible. We encourage companies, institutions and individuals to reap the benefits of sponsorship while giving innovative clean technology businesses the opportunity to succeed in the marketplace. As a sponsor, you will receive:

• Early access to information about cutting-edge new technologies and companies
• Opportunities to meet key clean tech industry contact, not only from the Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open but also from the Rocky Mountain Clean Tech Open and the California Cleantech Open.
• Exposure on Clean Tech Open's website and marketing materials and at major events.
• Invitations to VIP events
• Association with the largest clean technology and renewable energy business competition in the United States.

For a list of current and previous Clean Tech Open sponsors, please click here.

With the expansion of the Cleantech Open into the Rocky Mountain Region and the Pacific Northwest Region, we are currently in the process of revising sponsorship packages and policies. Not all sponsorship categories outlined in for the California competition will be the same for the 2009 Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open competition; however, sponsorships provided for a particular regional competition will remain in that region.

For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please send an email to PNW_Sponsors@cleantechopen.com.