6Th INNOVATION CONTEST Innovation Contest`s

6Th INNOVATION CONTEST
Innovation Contest’s Guide
Dear applicant:
This manual is intended to guide you through the application process in the 6th Innovation
Contest. Please read these instructions before completing your application.
Inscription (Step 0)
1. Got to www.expoalimentariaperu.com/en/
2. Locate the cursor over “Activities”.
3. After displaying the list, click “Innovation Contest”.
4. Click “SIGN UP” for starting your inscription.
SIGN UP
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Register (Step 1):
1. Click “SEARCH”.
2. A popup window will appear, click on the upper text field in order to start the search.
3. You can search for your company by typing the "Trade Name", the "Company Name" or
"VAT number", preferably use this last option.
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3.1. If you find your company in the search engine:
3.1.1. Select it.
3.1.2. Click “Continue”.
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3.1.3. Your company data will be automatically entered in the registration form.
You must complete the pending data.
3.1.4. Enter the corresponding data in the "Person responsible for registration"
section.
Consider that the system does not allow cellphone numbers with less than nine
digits and that visitors living outside Peru should include their respective
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country and city code; Also, the e-mail account must be correctly entered to
be accepted (Example: [email protected]).
3.1.5. Select a maximum of three categories in which your product will compete.
3.1.6. Enter the code shown in the box and click “FINISH REGISTRATION”.
3.1.7. A new window indicating the registration finalization will appear. Click "OK"
to finish with step 1.
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3.2. If you do not find your company in the search engine:
3.2.1. Click “I didn’t find my Company, I wish to return to the form to register it”.
3.2.2. Enter the “Company data”.
3.2.3. Enter the corresponding data in the "Person responsible for registration"
section.
Consider that the system does not allow cellphone numbers with less than nine
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digits and that visitors living outside Peru should include their respective
country and city code; Also, the e-mail account must be correctly entered to
be accepted (Example: [email protected]).
3.3. Select a maximum of three categories in which your product will compete.
3.4. Enter the code shown in the box and click “FINISH REGISTRATION”.
3.5. A new window indicating the registration finalization will appear. Click "OK" to
finish with step 1.
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Accesing the Virtual Platform
VERY IMPORTANT
Dear applicant, before continuing with your application through the virtual platform, we
ask that you contemplate the following scenarios and the respective steps to follow:
SCENARIO
STEPS TO FOLLOW
You are applying with one product You will have to register the same information in
in one, two or three categories.
“Step 2” and “Step 3” in each of the categories in
which you are competing.
You are applying with two or three You will have to register the requested information
products in two or three in “Step 2” and “Step 3” for each product in the
categories.
category in which it’s competing.
You are applying with more than You will have to contact
one product in the same category. [email protected]
1. Head to the inbox of the e-mail account that you registered previously in the registration
form and review the username and password. Maximum wait time 48 hours.
2. Click the hyperlink shown in the email.
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3. Enter the username and password you received in the previous email.
4. Click the category’s link, consider that you will only be able to view the categories in
which you participate (maximum three).
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5. Enter to each of the categories in which you have registered, there you will be able to
review important documents and complete the steps 2 and 3 of the application.
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Important Documents:
Review the important documents before continuing with the step 2 (paso 2)
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Ficha de declaración jurada (affidavit form): Download the PDF, fill it properly and
upload the document in the virtual plataform - See “Carga de Documentos (Paso 3)” in
the page 13.-
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Terms and Conditions: Read thoroughly this document.
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Cuestionario sobre la innovación del producto (Questionnaire about the product
innovation): In a separate document, answer the questions and upload the documents
to the virtual platform - See “Carga de Documentos (Paso 3)” in the page 13.-
Bid Registration (Step 2):
1. To start “paso 2” (step 2), click “Ficha de inscripción”.
2. Then click “responda a las preguntas…”.
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3. Complete the form with your data and click “Registrar candidatura”.
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4. Click “Continuar” and go to “paso 3” (step 3).
Documents Upload (Step 3):
1. To attach the documents, press “Dé clic para subir los documentos”.
2. Click “agregar entrega”.
3. Drag the requested files to the field with the blue arrow.
4. After uploading the required files, click “guardar cambios”.
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5. If you still need to attach a file or want to modify one, click “editar entrega” and follow
the steps previously indicated.
Once you have attached all the corresponding files, your application will be completed.
Note that you can only access this platform until June 12, 2015, as indicated in the schedule
of activities that can be reviewed in the "Terms and Conditions" of this contest.
Thank you for your kind attention,
Expoalimentaria Team
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