Please note that by participating in the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2011 and/or by publishing your idea during the awards ceremony, any protection of your idea (if not recently protected by applying for a patent) may be excluded or may be lost. Your idea may become common property. We therefore strongly recommend that you protect your idea sufficiently.

Yes it is, you can upload two pictures with a maximum size of 1MB each into the database. Only .gif, .jpg, .tif and .png-files are accepted.Is there any fee to enter the competitionParticipation in the competition is free of charge.

The database is open from 1 April to 30 June 2011 and you may access it as often as you like. During the registration process you have to select a password and a login. This access code makes it possible for you to work on your idea as often and as long as you need to.

No. You may enter more than one idea, but you may not enter the same idea for more than one special topic prize or for more than one region.

The evaluation of the ideas is an anonymous process. Each idea will get its own identification number. During the evaluation process the experts are only able to see this ID. However some regions or prize sponsors may select a small number of finalists whom they invite to a personal pitch. If you are invited to present your idea to the experts personally your identity will obviously be disclosed. However at this stage you will already be nominated as a finalist.