****The Asia Pacific call for entries has closed****

GSMA Mobile Innovation invites you to pitch your most innovative technology, service or product at the renowned Mobile Asia Congress (MAC) event. This year's MAC will take place in Hong Kong, 18-19 November where we will place the best innovative companies on stage to pitch in front of Asia's high tech community, media, Investors, Operators, a judging panel of industry experts.

Best of all, if you’re selected to present at the GSMA Mobile Innovation Grand Prix - Asia Pacific Tournament, you’ll receive 2 complimentary passes to the MAC event and more importantly, the opportunity to win a trip to the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain in February and compete as Finalist in the Global Mobile Awards - Mobile Innovation Grand Prix championship.

*Eligibility: In order to participate in the Asia Pacific Tournament, you must be a paid member of the Mobile Innovation Exchange community.

Critical Dates

Tournament Opens : 15 July 2009

Call for Entries Extended : 8 October 2009 @ 11:59pm PST / (GMT-8)

Judging Ends :  20 October 2009

Nominees Notified : 22 October 2009

Graphics / IZ Exhibitor Listings Due : 30 October 2009

MAC Event : 18-19 November 2009

Judging Criteria

• Company status – annual revenues less than $20 million USD; ownership cannot consist of Tier 1 or Tier 2 mobile operators or mobile vendors.
• Market potential – it can be shown that deployment improves the lives of people, small businesses, health, or government by markedly increasing opportunity, reduce costs and improve operating efficiency; improve revenue streams or create revenue or opportunity.
• Ease of integration – the application, product, service, or technology can be integrated into the network infrastructure with minimal disruption to existing legacy systems and devices using standard interfaces and does not disrupt or negatively impair existing mobile operator services or volumes.
• Innovative - An original idea for new or improved functionality or enhancements across carrier infrastructure solutions, general business operations, or has adjacent industry applications.

The Award Application can be found here.

Don't forget during checkout to use code: GSMAAPAC for your free entry.

Important Notes:

• The judges will review your company profile as part of your submission. Please provide as much information within your MIX corporate profile as possible.
• You may click on the "save" button at the bottom of the questionairre to save your submission and return to complete it at anytime before the call for entries has closed.
• The information you provide will remain confidential and will only be seen by the judges and the Mobile Innovation Team. The contents of your entry will not be published without direct written consent by GSMA.
• Questions? Please contact us at awards@mobileinnovation.org.  

Best of luck!

- GSMA Mobile Innovation Team