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

2. 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

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

4. 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 –
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)

5. 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

6. 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)
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7. 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

8. Entrant Snapshot

9. 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 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

10. 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 category winners

11. 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 s and ads
Cost - $50,000 (plus contribution towards grand prize) Limit 2 sponsors –
COMSOL and You

12. 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 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 sent to 130,000 opt-in Tech Briefs subscribers.
Unlimited use of the entire entrant contact list (including phone numbers and
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

13. 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
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 s and ads
Cost - $25,000, limited to one sponsor per category

14. 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 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 sent to 130,000 opt-in Tech Briefs subscribers.
Four seats at the Contest Awards Dinner
Category right of first refusal for 2013 forward