Dear Colleagues,
As much as we'd like to invite you to Burlington Vermont for the 8th annual edition of the global Family Enterprise Case Competition (FECC) to support the advancement of family business education, in accordance with the University of Vermont's COVID-19 policies restricting travel to our beautiful campus, we are excited to host our first virtual competition instead.
We invite you to the 2021 Virtual Family Enterprise Case Competition.
To secure your spot, please register by July 31st 2020 using the link below:
https://na.eventscloud.com/fecc2021
Team registration fee is $300 USD.
NEW Competition Format - Three Rounds
Round 1: Preliminary Asynchronous Round (October-November 2020)
Prep-time 28 days
Dates: October 2nd 2020 - Teams receive the case
October 30th 2020 – 20-minute screencast presentations due
November 23rd 2020 – Teams advancing to Round II announced
Round 2: Regional Synchronous Round (Jan 4th – 14th 2021)
Prep-time 7 days
Dates: January 4th – 7th 2021 - Teams receive the case
January 11th – 14th 2021 – Live 20-minute presentations via an online platform. 10 minutes Q&A.
January 14th 2021 – Finalists advancing to Round III announced
Round 3: Final Synchronous Round (Jan 15th-16th 2021)
Prep-time 24-hours
Dates: January 15th 2021 - Teams receive the case
January 16th 2021 – Live 20-minute presentations via an online platform. 10 minutes Q&A.
January 16th 2021 – Virtual Awards Ceremony
Notes: Teams competing in the Preliminary Round will not be revealed to the public.
Each judging panel will have at least one educator, advisor, and family business owner.
Practice sessions with online platform will be offered the week of Jan 4th 2021
We look forward to receiving your registration and participation in this globally unique event!
PramoDITA Sharma & Thomas Chittenden
FECC Co-Chairs
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Pramodita Sharma
Univ. of Vermont
Burlington
(802) 656-5122
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