What: 
The Green Solutions Competition is a university-wide sustainability-focused competition where participants will come up with solutions and business proposals to improve UCLA's sustainability and help it achieve the University of California sustainability goals.  Participants will form groups of up to 4 and submit their initial solution ideas to GOOD Magazine's GOOD Maker Challenge for public voting.  The Top 10 Solution Ideas from the public vote will then advance in the competition, to create and present a business proposal for their ideas to a panel of judges on June 2.

Who:
Undergraduate students from ALL majors, with minimum 3.0 GPA are welcome to apply.  
Students will form groups of four (4) where they will upload their solution ideas to the GOOD Maker.  Teams with the Top 10 Solution Ideas will then move on to create their business proposal and present their solutions to a panel of judges.  From April 18 to 27, 12:00PM(PST), submit your project ideas to the GOOD Maker Challenge.  Be sure to include your names, emails, class levels, and GPAs of you and your group members. 


When:

• STAGE 1: GOOD Maker Submissions: April 18 – April 27

Submit your initial solution ideas to GOOD Maker by April 27 12:00PM(PST).  The prompt, submission guidelines & rules, and submission form can be found HERE.  Solution ideas should help UCLA achieve the University of California sustainability policies and be: (1) Implementable in one year and (2) Low cost or have a minimum five year payback.

• STAGE 2: Public Voting on GOOD Maker: April 27 – May 4

1. Public voting for project ideas on GOOD Maker will occur from April 23 to May 4.  Use whatever outlet to get as many votes as for your project as you can!  Tell your friends, classmates, coworkers, etc. (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr)
2. Voting will begin at 12:00PM(PST) April 23 and will end 12:00PM(PST) May 4, 
3. The top 10 groups will be notified that they have advanced to the next stage on May 5, where they will create their business proposals and presentations for their solutions.

• Business Proposal Workshop: May 2, 5 - 8pm (Updated)
  

A business proposal workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 2 from 5pm-8pm at the Career Center, Room 200, 2nd Floor.  Professor Abe from the Anderson School of Management will share tips and guidelines on how to write and present the business proposal for the presentation day on June 2.  At least one member from each group must attend the workshop.  The workshop is limited to Competition Participants, but if you would like to attend, send us an email (listed below) with your name, major, and year.

• STAGE 3: Presentation Day: June 2, 9am – 4pm

Groups will present their business proposals for their solutions to a panel of judges in two rounds on June 2, from 9am to 4pm at Ackerman Union.  Representatives from the Chancellor's Office, Anderson School of Management, GOOD Magazine, top consulting firms, venture capital firms, and sustainability experts will judge the presentations.

All groups will present in the first round, in a 3-pool format (3 teams per pool).  The winners of each pool will advance to the next round.  Winners of the first round may adjust their presentations before entering the final round.  The overall winner will be announced following the second, final round.  Presentations will be judged on a variety of criterion, including overall analysis, feasibility, cost, short term impact, long term implications, and most importantly, overall environmental impact.

PARTICIPANTS: please note that the dress code is business professional.

Read the requirements, structure, and schedule HERE (UPDATED)

Prizes: 

• GOOD Maker Public Vote Winner: $100 to various ASUCLA establishments.
  
• Grand Prize Winner: $400 to ASUCLA establishments, a published article in GOOD, and have the opportunity to work with the Facilities Commission to consider implementing their solution.
  

If you would like to participate but do not have a group, please fill out this form by Sunday, April 22 at 5pm with your Name, Major, and Year, and we will place you in a group.


Feel free to contact us at bgreenucla.casecomp@gmail.com if you have any other questions!