A big "Thank You" to all those who participated in the Nat Geo Shaping the Future Contest.

After the milk was drained off the cream and only a handful are left. These selected ideas now move on to
Phase - II of the competition. Congratulations! Click on city name to view the chosen regional semi-finalists.

CONGRATULATIONS! You have reached the semi-finals. You now need to create a PowerPoint presentation on your idea and present the same to our eminent jury members. This time, at least 5 participants from each city will be eligible for the national finals to be held at Delhi.

The semi-finals will take place in all the 3 cities this November on -

Delhi

14^Th November 2009

IIT Delhi

Bangalore

18^Th November 2009

IIM Bangalore

Mumbai

24^Th November 2009

IIT Mumbai

PHASE - II REQUISITES:

What should the presentation contain?
The presentation should elucidate your idea further and address the following questions:

1. What problem is your idea solving?
2. The problem's current state, the solution (if there is any) undertaken to resolve it.
3. How is your idea solving the problem?
4. Why is your idea the best way to solve the problem?
5. What is your approach to solving the problem?
6. Pictures / videos / models of the innovation.
7. Technical aspects of your idea (in brief).

Duration of the presentation?
Only 5 to 7 minutes will be given for the PowerPoint presentation in front of the jury, followed by Q&A session of 2 to 3 minutes.

What are the judging parameters?
Presentations will be judged on basis of the following points -

1. Originality of the idea
2. Feasibility of the idea
3. Benefits from the idea
4. Technical specification of the idea

For any further queries please get in touch with Shreekant at shreekants@in.startv.com