Language: Submissions may be in English, French or Spanish.

Amount of time: Teams whose working language is English will have seven (7) hours to prepare their submission. Teams preparing their submission in French or Spanish will have eight (8) hours. Teams whose working language is neither English, Spanish or French will have nine (9) hours. All teams will have 15 minutes leeway to allow for difficulties encountered in downloading the case or uploading submissions.

Anonymity: Do not include in your submission any information that might reveal to the judges your institution or your country. Be sure that the logo of the team does not give away its location. A team should identify itself only by a pseudonym (e.g., Noble Consultants). Your team’s name must be shown clearly at the beginning of your submission.

Format of submission: Your submission may be either a regular text report or a PowerPoint slide presentation (with or without narration). Teams that do not respect the following technical requirement for their submission may have their score reduced by up to 5%.

Option 1: Regular text report
• Maximum 12 (twelve) pages including tables and diagrams. Any cover letter, cover page, or table of contents is not counted.
• Page size: A4
• Minimum margin size: 2.54 cm (1 inch) on all sides (left, right, top, and bottom)
• Minimum font size: 12 point for text, 10 point for tables or figures.

Option 2: Slideshow presentation
• Minimum font size: 16 point for text, 14 point for tables and figures
• Non-narrated presentation: no more than 25 slides, in English, French or Spanish
• Narrated presentation: 15 minutes maximum. Slides and narration must be in English to be accessible by all judges.

Inputs: Teams are free to access the Internet and use reference materials. If you provide references, you may use any format, e.g., MLA, APA or Chicago, but please be consistent. A team is not allowed to consult with the coach or any other advisor while preparing the submission.

Photos of the Team: Teams must submit a photo or photos of the team. See past team photos for examples. We recommend that the team invite a third party (friend, family, colleague) to spend a few minutes with the team taking photos with a high quality camera.

Dealing with problems: In the event that a team encounters serious unexpected difficulties, such as a long period without internet connection, make a note of the nature and duration of the disruption.

If the disruption leads to a delay in submitting the team's work, send an email  to WECC organizers at worldcasecomp@gmail.com explaining the problem that occurred and requesting forbearance of the late submission.

DELIVERING YOUR DOCUMENTS

The submission file type
The submission must be one file, not a zipped file of multiple documents. Label the file with your team's name, e.g., TEAMNAME.pdf for a text file or TEAMNAME.pptx for a PowerPoint file.

File size: If your submission file is very large, as may be the case for a narrated PowerPoint presentation, you have the option of uploading a one-page pdf in which you provide a link to your work wherever it has been stored on the Web, for example, on Google Drive, YouTube or Vimeo.

Uploading the submission file: Upload your submission via the same link that your contact person used to download the case. The upload will be automatically acknowledged.

Submission back-up and team photos: After uploading the case, send two emails to the organizers at worldcasecomp@gmail.com. Attach the submission to one email and the photo(s) to another. You may expect your emails to be acknowledged within 24 hours.

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