Create the Future Design Contest A powerful marketing opportunity for COMPANY LOGO HERE

Premier Global Competition for Design Engineers NASA Tech Briefs introduced the “Create the Future” Design Contest in 2002 to recognize and reward engineering innovation The power of ideas to change the world! Contest has inspired designers and design teams worldwide Over 8,000 concepts for exciting new products that improve our health, our security, our environment, our economy Motivated millions of others to join our community online Voting and commenting on entries, joining in the conversation, connecting with entrants to help manufacture and commercialize their design ideas Generated tremendous media coverage Hundreds of news stories, articles, and blogs each year – from the Wall Street Journal to Popular Science to major engineering journals

We invite COMPANY NAME to partner with us on this unique event to promote your leadership in technology innovation

How the Contest Works Teams or individuals submit ideas for game-changing products not currently on the market Entries consist of 500-word description and illustration(s), submitted at dedicated contest Web site – http://contest.techbriefs.com/ Option to submit videos planned for 2012 Entrants can choose from seven categories: Consumer Products ̶ Safety/Security Electronics ̶ Sustainable Technologies Machinery ̶ Transportation Medical (subject to change)

How the Contest Works Entries judged by an independent VIP industry panel on their novelty, manufacturability, and commercial potential Grand prize, category, and popular vote winners Entrants can display their designs online; site visitors vote and comment on their favorites a highly social, viral environment

Among our Grand Prize Winners… Alpha Screen – A major breakthrough in preventing food-borne illnesses (2011, Yale University Design Team) Rowheel Wheelchair Propulsion System – New invention can help millions of manual wheelchair users increase their mobility while reducing repetitive stress injuries (2010, Salim Nasser, NASA Kennedy Space Center) Integrated Motor/Pump – Innovative design dramatically improves the performance of electric motors, now being used in a range of transportation and solar power applications (2006, David Torrey, Advanced Energy Conversion) For more see http://contest.techbriefs.com/about

2011 Contest Highlights 900 Entries Engineers and students in 50 countries, across six continents 500,000 page views on the Contest Web site 140,000 Visitors from 175 countries 10% increase over last year 7,500 votes and comments on entries Facebook is the top referring site for Web traffic 840 media pickups of contest press releases Television, newspapers, business journals, design engineering magazines and Web sites/blogs worldwide

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8,000,000+ Marketing Impressions 30 Ad Pages Promoting the Contest NASA Tech Briefs Defense Tech Briefs Medical Design Briefs Lighting Technology 55 Contest Announcements in Tech Briefs E-mail Newsletters 70,000+ circulation 5 Dedicated E-blasts Each to over 180,000 engineers Web Banners techbriefs.com defensetechbriefs.com Social Media Coverage LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 3 Press Releases Worldwide business media coverage

Turnkey Service Tech Briefs Media Manages All Aspects of the Contest Web site Marketing and PR Judging of Entries Awards Dinner Contest Winners Supplement to NASA Tech Briefs We Recruit Prize Sponsors Hewlett-Packard has committed to provide computers to the 2012 category winners

Partner-Level Sponsorship Package Your Linked Logo is Included: Additional Sponsorship Benefits: Contest Web site (all pages) E-newsletters E-blasts All digital advertising Resource Center Up to 10 listings including white papers, brochures, articles, or videos Promotion of your company as a premier sponsor in PR Full page ad and company profile in contest winners supplement Unlimited use of entrant contact list Custom question added to entry/registration forms Speaking role and sponsor table at Awards Dinner We track clicks, impressions, and provide full-contact leads from E-mails and ads Cost - $50,000 (plus contribution towards grand prize) Limit 2 sponsors – COMSOL and You

Partner-Level Package Details Your linked sponsor logo prominently displayed on every page of the contest Web site for 12 months. We track clicks and impressions. Your messaging and link in over 50 e-newsletters during the contest live period. We provide full-contact lead data on clicks. Your logo in all contest ads (linked in the digital edition) and Web banners. Your linked logo in a minimum of 5 contest e-blasts, each to 180,000+. Full-contact leads on clicks. Up to 10 listings in the Resource Center at http://contest.techbriefs.com/resource-center featuring sponsor white papers, brochures, articles, or videos. Linked to your site, we track clicks. Full page ad and company profile in the contest winners supplement published in NASA Tech Briefs magazine (190,000 circulation, 400,000 readership) and in an e-book version hosted at techbriefs.com. Also includes an ad listing in an E-response lead gen e-mail sent to 130,000 opt-in Tech Briefs subscribers. Unlimited use of the entire entrant contact list (including phone numbers and E-mail Your custom question added to the entry and registration forms Speaking role and sponsor table at the Contest Awards Dinner Promotion of your company as a premier sponsor in all press releases

Category Sponsorship Package Your Linked Logo is Included: Exclusive Sponsorship of Category on Contest Web site E-newsletters E-blasts All digital advertising Resource Center Up to 5 listings including white papers, brochures, articles, or videos Additional Sponsorship Benefits: Full page ad and company profile in contest winners supplement Includes ad listing in E-response lead-gen e-mail Four seats at Awards Dinner First right of refusal for category sponsorship for future contests We track clicks, impressions, and provide full-contact leads from E-mails and ads Cost - $25,000, limited to one sponsor per category

Category Package Details Exclusive sponsorship of one of the entry categories of your choosing for 12 months; your linked logo and messaging on every page within that section of the contest site. Your logo in all contest ads (linked in the digital edition). Your linked logo in a minimum of 5 contest e-blasts, each to 180,000+. Full-contact leads on clicks. Up to 5 listings in the Resource Center at http://contest.techbriefs.com/resource-center featuring sponsor white papers, brochures, articles, or videos. Linked to your site, we track clicks. Full page ad and company profile in the contest winners supplement published in NASA Tech Briefs magazine (190,000 circulation, 400,000 readership) and in an e-book version hosted at techbriefs.com. Also includes an ad listing in an E-response lead gen e-mail sent to 130,000 opt-in Tech Briefs subscribers. Four seats at the Contest Awards Dinner Category right of first refusal for 2013 forward