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Case Competitions and Conferences

The Wisconsin School of Business wants students to be aware of the opportunities to participate in case competitions and conferences. Case competitions are a great way to hone your critical thinking skills and creative problem solving abilities. Conferences give you the opportunity to learn about specific subjects, and to network with others who share your passion and interests.

If you are interested in participating in any of the events below, please fill out the application and return it by the published deadline. The School will review your application and consider your application to represent our School at the events.

Please note: The School offers funding on a case by case basis, giving preference to those events that increase the School's visibility and that benefit the greatest number of students.

Download application (for all competitions and conferences)

 

Intuit Case Competition

Intuit is a computer software and data processing company recognized by Fortune magazine as "America's Most Admired Software Company" and one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For." Intuit is hosting a case competition here on campus. Please join us as a participant for the 2009 Intuit Case Competition. This event is being held on Monday, September 14, 2009 in Grainger Hall. This is a great way to build your skill set, enhance your resume and network with highly qualified candidates. Application deadline: Friday, September 11.

WHEN: Monday, September 14, 2009

WHERE: Grainger Hall

HOW: All undergrad students are eligible to apply. Apply individually by dropping your resume on the BuckyNet posting for the competition. The first 50 students to apply will be chosen and then put into teams of five. Application deadline is Wednesday, September 9.

CASE: The competition will run from 4:00pm - 8:30pm. There will be two hours provided for preparing the case concerning Quicken Mobile, a product of Intuit. The top two presentations will present for all judges in a final round. There will be cash prizes for the top two teams!

Note: Food and refreshments will be provided.

 

3rd Annual National Team Selling Competition (NTSC)

In today`s fast-paced sales world, more and more companies are turning to Team Sell or Team Consulting approach to their major accounts. In an effort to provide current team selling sales strategies for students, Indiana University is hosting its second annual National Team Selling Competition, sponsored by the Center for Global Sales Leadership at the Kelley School of Business and Philip Morris USA, on October 9, 2009 in Bloomington, IN. The competition attracts top teams of undergraduate sales students from America`s leading universities who wish to pursue high-level, complex sales in an opportunity to practice team selling simulations.

The goal of the NTSC is to give you the opportunity to take your classroom knowledge and experience and apply those skills in a selling situation that is realistic and relevant in today’s market. The NTSC provides a venue to compete with your peers from other schools as well as demonstrate your skills. We hope everyone will find the case challenging and will learn from the team selling approach to sales. At the same time, we want everyone to have fun working with your teams, interacting with the sponsor, and meeting students from other universities.

WHEN: Friday, October 9, 2009

WHERE: Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, IN

COMPETITION PRIZE: 1ST PLACE – $2,000; 2ND PLACE – $1,500; 3RD PLACE – $1,000

HOW: Undergraduate team of no more than four team members. Registration is limited to one team per school and participation will be capped at 21 teams. The case

THE CASE: Each team will be representing a large consumer products company calling on the main office of a large retail store chain. The two companies have a good long term relationship and your company is considered to be the leader in the category. The case will have two iterations for the competition. The first iteration will focus on the team`s ability to to uncover and develop customers` needs. The second iteration will focus on the team`s ability to offer solutions that meet their customers` needs based on the needs identified in the first iteration. Participants will receive sales materials one week prior to the competition, thus allowing time to prepare their sales strategies before coming to Bloomington.

AGENDA: Click here for a link to the agenda

TEAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, September 14, 2009 by 9:00AM. Please visit the ALC office for an application (3275 Grainger Hall).

*For additional informaion follow this link

 

 

Second Annual KeyBank Leadership and Creativity Symposium

On behalf of the Fisher College of Business and in partnership with KeyBank,
The Ohio State University will hold its Second Annual KeyBank Leadership and
Creativity Symposium with an aim to provide top undergraduate students with instruction in the following modules:

• Developing skills in spreadsheet creation and analysis
• Understanding the process of innovation as well as the proposal and defense of new product ideas
• Becoming a creative problem-solver and effective leader
• Implementing entrepreneurial ideas

WHEN: October 15th-18th, 2009

WHERE: The Ohio State University

2009 Leadership and Creativity Undergraduate Student Symposium Eligibility
Requirements:

1. Must be enrolled as a Junior or Senior undergraduate business
   student, with no less than a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
2. A recommendation from the business school dean or a faculty member
3. Resume
4. College transcript
5. A completed application including an essay explaining the reason(s)
   for wanting to participate in the program

Deadline to turn in all paperwork to the ALC or BCC is May 6th, 2009. All attendees must be selected by their School.

*The Accenture Leadership Center will cover the registration fees