Inter-Collegiate Business Competition

Inter-Collegiate Business Competition

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Type	Undergraduate Business Competition
Established	1979
Founder	Geoff Arnoldi
Location	Kingston, Ontario , Canada
Campus	Queen's University
Affiliations	Queen's Commerce Society

The Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.) is Canada's longest-running undergraduate business case competition. The competition is held annually in January at Queen's University in Kingston, ON and hosts over 100 competitors from business schools across the world. I.C.B.C. is a student-run organization associated with the Queen's Commerce Society.

History

The inaugural event of the competition, held in 1978, was the innovation of Geoff Arnoldi, BCOMM '79, who modified a Cornell University competition. I.C.B.C. '78 was a one-day, three-event competition in which ten universities competed in a computer-simulated Business Game, a Business Policy case, and a Debate. New events were introduced in subsequent years, including Accounting, Labour Arbitration (which was replaced with Human Resources in 2010), Marketing, and Management of Information Systems.

In order to qualify for the Final Round of I.C.B.C., students had to compete in a Preliminary Round in teams of two (three for Business Policy). The competitors analyzed real-world simulation problems and provided a written case analysis. In 1988, the qualification structure of this round changed. Instead of inviting the top five schools based on an overall score from their performance during the Preliminary Round, the top six teams from each individual event were invited to attend. This new structure further enhanced the ability of universities to be represented at the Final Round.

In 1995, Finance was introduced to the competition, and the Sheldon Chumir Foundation Ethics Event was added in 2001. In 2001, American universities participated in I.C.B.C. for the first time and technology was integrated into the competition with the addition of laptops for competitor use during preparation and presentations.

Overview

The competition features eight different events in which students can compete in: Accounting, Business Policy, Ethics, Debating, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, and Management of Information Systems.

Over the course of the summer and in the early fall, the internal and Competitor Recruiting Officer and the University Liaison elicit interest from professors and students around the world. Once registration is complete, prospective finalists compete in the Preliminary (formerly Inter-University) Round by completing a business case analysis that the I.C.B.C. executive provides. Students are given one month to complete their analysis, after which their cases are sent to the Queen's School of Business faculty for evaluation. Entries are stripped of identifying details before being marked to ensure that the process is as uniform as possible. The top 5 finalists in each category and one International Invitational team are invited to compete in the Final Round of the competition in January.

The Final Round is a four-day event. The actual competition itself takes place over the course of two days, with four events being held each day. Competitors arrive in the morning and receive a business case in their respective discipline which they will have 5.5 hours to analyze and prepare a presentation for the judges. Debating is different in structure; students are given several resolutions throughout the day and have shorter amounts of time to prepare their arguments. After the preparation time is up, students are escorted into their presentation room where they present their case in front of a panel of judges who are leaders from the respective industry and sponsor representatives. After their presentation is complete, the teams will have the opportunity to answer the judge's questions as well as receive feedback.

Over the course of the weekend, competitors, observers, advisors, judges, volunteers, and sponsor representatives are treated to both formal and informal dinners and socials.

International Invitational

Introduced in 2012 by Co-Chairpersons Irina Rakhimova and Lauren Di Pede, the International Invitational was created to expand the competition internationally and to provide a global learning experience for all the competitors. The international invitational was representative of the vision for I.C.B.C.'s 35th anniversary - ensuring long term growth, fostering new relationships between international schools and domestic competitors and providing a global business education.. Schools are selected through an application process (separate from the Preliminary Round) based on their submitted statement of interest and a number of additional aspects, including, international reputation, historical performance at case competitions, and potential to participate in the Preliminary Round in the future. There is 1 spot out of 6 at the Final Round allocated for the International Invitational in each the following events: Business Policy, Finance, Marketing, Ethics, Human Resources and MIS.

Past winners

Year	Business Policy	Debating	Accounting	Marketing	Labour Arbitration	MIS	Finance	Ethics	Human Resources
1979	Queen's
1980	McGill	Calgary
1981	Queen's	Western
1982	Lakehead	Calgary
1983	UNB	Calgary	Lakehead
1984	Memorial	Queen's	Laurier
1985	Calgary	Dalhousie	Laurier
1986	Queen's	Mt. Allison	Carleton	Carleton
1987	Calgary	UBC	Calgary	Mt. Allison
1988	Calgary	Queen's	Calgary	Saskatchewan
1989	Laurier	Queen's	Carleton	Carleton	Alberta
1990	Calgary	Calgary	Ottawa	Queen's	Alberta
1991	Calgary	Calgary	Carleton	Ottawa	Queen's	Calgary
1992	Carleton	Calgary	Calgary	Queen's	Calgary	Alberta
1993	Calgary	Calgary	Carleton	Lakehead	Calgary	Calgary
1994	SFU	Laurier	Carleton	Calgary	Calgary	Laurier
1995	Memorial	Memorial	Carleton	Ottawa	Queen's	Memorial	Carleton
1996	Manitoba	Memorial	Carleton	Memorial	Queen's	Lakehead	Queen's
1997	Queen's	Memorial	Calgary	Queen's	Calgary / Queen's	Calgary	Queen's
1998	Calgary	Memorial	Calgary	Memorial	UBC	Queen's	Queen's
1999	Calgary	Queen's	UBC	Lakehead	Calgary	Manitoba	SFU
2000	Calgary	Queen's	SFU	Queen's	Calgary	Queen's	Carleton
2001	Queen's	Memorial	Calgary	Calgary	Calgary	Queen's	Manitoba	McGill
2002	Calgary	Memorial	Memorial	UBC	Calgary	Memorial	Calgary	Calgary
2003	Calgary	Memorial	McGill	Calgary	UBC	Lethbridge	Alberta	Lethbridge
2004	Queen's	Alberta	Calgary	Concordia	Calgary	Calgary	Calgary	Queen's
2005	Concordia	Calgary	Brock	Brock	Memorial	St. Mary's	Calgary	Calgary
2006	Calgary	Calgary	Brock	Calgary	Calgary	Calgary	Calgary	Carleton/Lakehead
2007	Mt. Allison	Queen's	Carleton	Calgary	Calgary	Laurier	York	Concordia
2008	Calgary	Laurier	Calgary	Laurier	Calgary	Manitoba	Calgary	Calgary
2009	Queen's	Queen's	Western	Calgary	Calgary	McGill	Alberta	Calgary
2010	Calgary	UBC	Calgary	UBC		Queen's	McGill	McGill	Laurier
2011	Calgary	UBC	Concordia	SFU		Brock	York	Regina	Concordia
2012	Queensland UOT	Dalhousie	Dalhousie	Calgary		Dalhousie	York	Okanagan	Regina
2013	Notre Dame	Calgary	Calgary	Laurier		Carleton	Concordia	UPEI	McGill
2014	Queen's	McGill	Calgary	Dalhousie		Saint Mary's	Calgary	Vermont	Concordia
2015	Concordia	Calgary	Okanagan	Regina		Calgary	Queen’s	Massachusetts	SFU
2016	Concordia	Calgary	Calgary	Queen’s		Carleton	Calgary	McGill	Regina

Historic figures

Geoff Arnoldi is the founder of I.C.B.C.

Mike Robins is a member of the BCOMM '79 class at Queen's University. He is a past competitor and long-time supporter of the competition.

Bob Schulz is a professor at the University of Calgary and has been a fixture at I.C.B.C. since its beginnings in the late 1970s. He has led U of C teams to have the most wins in the Business Policy and Debating Events, the longest running at the competition. He has been credited with launching many graduate careers for students by training them for I.C.B.C. and showcasing their skills to many of the corporate sponsors.

The Arnoldi Award is presented to an individual each year who contributes to the planning of the competition in a significant way.

Past winners of the Arnoldi Award:

Year	Winner
2016	Tony Pasteris
2015	Lori Garnier
2014	William (Bill) Cannon
2013	Lewis Johnson
2012	Olivia Rejniak
2011	Shannon Goodspeed
2010	Sean Tucker

The Co-Chairpersons Award is presented to a competing school each year that exemplifies the most spirit and sportsmanship throughout the competition.

Past winners of the Co-Chairpersons Award:

Year	Winner
2016	Concordia University
2015	Concordia University
2014	Concordia University
2013	Concordia University
2012	Concordia University
2011	Concordia University
2010	Concordia University

Queen's Case Competition

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The QCC Logo

The Queen's Case Competition (QCC) is the internal case competition that serves as a qualifier for any Queen's Commerce student interested in competing at I.C.B.C. The QCC is a two-day event held at the Queen's School of Business with over 100 competitors. The cases are written and judged by Queen's School of Business staff.

Executive and volunteers

The Inter-Collegiate Business Competition has been run by students since its inception and continues to be a completely student-run initiative. The executive is usually a 16 to 20 member committee made up of undergraduate students in the Commerce Program at Queen's University. The executive maintains a strong alumni network with many past competitors returning as judges and making up the recently formed Advisory Board.

For both QCC and the Final Weekend of I.C.B.C., student volunteers from the Queen's School of Business are hired to facilitate the competition and fill roles such as team hosts, photographers, drivers, and event and technology assistants.

Past Co-Chairpersons

Year	Co-Chairpersons
2005	Derek Ha and Partrick Lutfy
2006	Ashley Boyce and Meghan Jones
2007	Nadja Schauer and Maxime Pelletier
2008	Darryl Proniuk and Natasha Struminikovski
2009	Kayla Paret and Olivia Rejniak
2010	Ian Grundy and Kayleigh Roberts
2011	Doug Reeves and Matthew Zaffino
2012	Kelly Damp and Mandy Tran
2013	Lauren Di Pede and Irina Rakhimova
2014	Samir Kulkarni and Ziming Yang
2015	Jasmine Xiao and Sudiksha Shrimali
2016	Josephine Koopman and Connie Li