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9/9: Info Session 6:30pm - 7:30pm Learn more about the goals, timeline, and categories in the 2014-15 Big Ideas Contest. 10/9: Info Session 6:30pm - 7:30pm Learn more about the goals, timeline, and categories in the 2014-15 Big Ideas Contest. 10/7: Innovators@Cal Featuring Kirsta Donaldson, CEO, D-Rev 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Banatao Auditorium Innovators@Cal is an exciting event that fosters idea generation and collaboration across the entire UC Berkeley campus. 10/14: Online Info Session for Students from Other Campuses 3pm - 4pm Learn more about the goals, timeline, and categories open to students from campuses other than UCB. 10/22: Pre-proposal Writing Workshop 6:30pm - 7:30pm Get guidance and feedback about how to effectively craft your Big Ideas pre-proposal. 10/20: Idea Generation Dinner 6:30pm - 8pm Looking for new teammates or feedback on your project idea? Teams will have an opportunity to give a 2min idea pitch. Following pitches, teams will network with students interested in joining their teams and discuss project plans over dinner. 11/3: Pre-proposal Writing Workshop 6:30pm - 7:30pm Get guidance and feedback about how to effectively craft your Big Ideas pre-proposal. 1/25: Final Round Kick-Off Event 5pm - 7pm Teams and mentors will learn about the expectations of the final round and how to make the most of their mentorship experience. 2/23: Final Proposal Writing Workshop 6:30pm - 7:30pm Get guidance and feedback about how to effectively craft your full proposal. 3/9: Editing Blitz 5pm - 8pm Blum Hall Big Ideas Advisors will be available to provide last minute feedback on your proposals. 5/5: Big Ideas Awards Celebration 2pm - 4pm 4/28: Grand Prize Pitch Day 2pm - 5pm 100 Blum Hall Select finalists teams will be invited to pitch their project ideas to a panel of judges to receive an additional award. Peopleʼs Choice Video Contest 4/27-5/4 View and vote at www.facebook.com/BigIdeasCAL. 11/12: Editing Blitz 6:30pm - 8:30pm Big Ideas Advisors will be available to provide last minute feedback on your proposals. Contest Finalists Announced Pre-Proposal Deadline 11/13/2014 by 12PM PST Full Proposal Deadline 3/10/2015 by 12PM PST All times listed as Pacific Time. All events will be held in B100 Blum Hall unless otherwise noted. Big Ideas@Berkeley awards are distributed in Summer 2015 August September October November December January February March April May June/July

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2014-15 BIG IDEAS CONTEST

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9/9: Info Session6:30pm - 7:30pmLearn more about the goals, timeline, and categories in the 2014-15 Big Ideas Contest.

10/9: Info Session6:30pm - 7:30pmLearn more about the goals, timeline, and categories in the 2014-15 Big Ideas Contest.

10/7: Innovators@Cal Featuring Kirsta Donaldson, CEO, D-Rev6:30pm - 8:30pm, Banatao AuditoriumInnovators@Cal is an exciting event that fosters idea generation and collaboration across the entire UC Berkeley campus.

10/14: Online Info Session for Students from Other Campuses3pm - 4pmLearn more about the goals, timeline, and categories open to students from campuses other than UCB.

10/22: Pre-proposal Writing Workshop6:30pm - 7:30pmGet guidance and feedback about how to effectively craft your Big Ideas pre-proposal.

10/20: Idea Generation Dinner6:30pm - 8pmLooking for new teammates or feedback on your project idea? Teams will have an opportunity to give a 2min idea pitch. Following pitches, teams will network with students interested in joining their teams and discuss project plans over dinner.

11/3: Pre-proposal Writing Workshop6:30pm - 7:30pmGet guidance and feedback about how to effectively craft your Big Ideas pre-proposal.

1/25: Final Round Kick-Off Event5pm - 7pmTeams and mentors will learn about the expectations of the final round and how to make the most of their mentorship experience.

2/23: Final Proposal Writing Workshop6:30pm - 7:30pmGet guidance and feedback about how to effectively craft your full proposal.3/9: Editing Blitz

5pm - 8pm Blum Hall Big Ideas Advisors will be available to provide last minute feedback on your proposals.

5/5: Big Ideas Awards Celebration2pm - 4pm

4/28: Grand Prize Pitch Day2pm - 5pm 100 Blum Hall Select finalists teams will be invited to pitch their project ideas to a panel of judges to receive an additional award.

Peopleʼs Choice Video Contest4/27-5/4 View and vote at www.facebook.com/BigIdeasCAL.

11/12: Editing Blitz6:30pm - 8:30pmBig Ideas Advisors will be available to provide last minute feedback on your proposals.

Contest Finalists AnnouncedPre-Proposal Deadline11/13/2014 by 12PM PST

Full Proposal Deadline3/10/2015 by 12PM PST

All times listed as Pacific Time. All events will be held in B100 Blum Hall unless otherwise noted.

Big Ideas@Berkeley awards are distributed in Summer 2015

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September

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November

December

January

February

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April

May

June/July