B A S C

18th Annual Business and Accounting Students Case Competition and Conference

Fairmont Hotel2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0Y3

January 24th - 26th, 2019

BASC is a two-day long case com-petition and conference. The event

will feature a meet and greet, a case competition, and a gala

dinner. The top three teams from the weekend will be presented with trophies and cash prizes.

Learn more about this event here: https://asbaa.ca/basc-information/

17th Annual Business and Accounting Students Case

Competition and Conference (BASC)

Participant Package January 25 -27 2018

The Fairmont Hotel, Winnipeg, MB

Shelby ColbertASBAA Vice-President

Jayden JosephBASC Co-Chair

Jessica Van Ginkel & Anna McKay

Logistic Coordinators

Itinerary

Thursday, January 24th3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Hotel Check In6:30 PM – 7:00 PM Meet in Hotel Lobby7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CPA Meet and GreetFriday, January 25th7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast8:30 AM - 3:00 PM Case Competition12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Interactive Speaker8:00 PM Social NightSaturday, January 30th7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast8:30 AM - 1:00 AM Case Competition Finals9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Interactive Speaker1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Gala Dinner10 PM Social Night

Case Competition Description

Resolution ________________________________________

Each team will be provided with paper, one USB flash drive and writing utensils. Each team will be required to bring into resolution one laptop with PowerPoint capabilities and calculators. Resolution will be 2.5 hours and will occur in the team’s respective room. The use of the Inter-net will be permitted during resolution. Teams will be notified by a BASC volunteer when they have 10 minutes, 1 minute and 20 seconds remaining in resolution.

Presentation______________________________________

Teams are given 20 minutes to present their PowerPoint and case anal-ysis. Presenters will be given a 2-minute reminder at the 18 minute mark. Another 30 second reminder will be given at the 19:30 minute mark. The timer will then count down the final 10 seconds. Teams will be penalized if they are outside of the 18-20 minute range. Presenters are not permitted to make visible their identity aside from firstnames. This includes but is not limited to mentioning what city and/or university they are from.

Question Period______________________________________

After conclusion of the presentation, the judging panel will be allowed a five- minute question period. The judging panel will consist of three to four members. The question period will be held as equally valuable to the overall score of the case.

Past Winners

2018: University of Manitoba

2017: Lakehead University

2016: University of Saskatchewan

2015: University of Lethbridge

2014: Lakehead University

2013: University of Manitoba

2012: University of British Columbia

Awards_________________________________________

1st Place

$1500 Cash PrizeAchievement Trophy

2nd Place

$750 Cash PrizeAchievement Trophy

3rd Place

$500 Cash PrizeAchievement Trophy

How To Register

Registration can be done in teams or individually. Teams can begin registering now at http://asbaa.ca/registration/

Individual Sign-Up - $165Individual Sign-Up Early Bird (before November 30th, 2018) - $150

The cost per team is $650 and includes entrance to the case competi-tion, two breakfasts, two lunches, a three-night stay at the Fairmont Hotel, and entrance to all the BASC events. The deadline for registration is December 31, 2018.

Fees will be due within 10 business days of registration. Teams who fail to make this deadline may be withdrawn from the competition. You may send cheques payable to “Asper School of Business Accounting Association” to the following address:

Asper School of Business Accounting Association Asper School of Busi-ness University of Manitoba 121-181 Freedman Crescent Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V4

BASC will be offering an early bird special of $600 for teams who commit before November 30th, 2018.

Sponsors

Participant Package January 25 -27 2018

The Fairmont Hotel, Winnipeg, MB