Past Entrepreneurship Events: Fall 2008 & Spring 2009
All events are open to the public unless otherwise indicated.
University-wide Events
Tuesday, September 2: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Simon Graduate School of Business Campus Expo
Gleason Hall, 2nd and 3rd Floors
September 4-8:
Leadership Seminar Series with Michael C. Jensen, Harvard Business School
Gleason Hall
Registration required. Click here to register online.
Friday, September 5: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Student Activities Fair (UR Entrepreneurs Table)
Dandelion Square (Rain location: Goergen Fieldhouse)
Thursday, September 11: 9:00am-10:00am
F.I.R.E. XXXII: Public Disclosure—What It Is and What It Isn’t
Christopher Blank, Patent Attorney
Louise Slaughter Conference Room (B CC 1-9555), Medical Center
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Monday, September 22: 4:30pm-5:10pm
Lecture Series: Unfinished Business: Realizing the Promise of Women’s Leadership
Jill Tietjen, co-author, “Herstory: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America”
Schlegel 107
Tuesday, September 23: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Table for Ten with Bill Hall
Gleason 244
Wednesday, September 24: 8:30pm-10:30pm
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Informational Meeting
Pura Vida in Goergen Building
Click here to RSVP.
Thursday, September 25: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Lecture Series: Unfinished Business: Realizing the Promise of Women’s Leadership
Ann McDaniel, Vice President, Washington Post Company
Schlegel 207
Thursday, October 2: 7:30pm
Lecture: Emmanuel Jal: Sudanese child soldier and hip-hop artist
Click here to purchase tickets online after August 29.
Strong Auditorium
Thursday, October 9: 9:00am-10:00am
F.I.R.E. XXXIII: Are You Ready to Be an Entrepreneur?
Roger O'Brien, President, O'Brien Associates, LLC
Northeastern Conference Room (1-9535), Medical Center
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Wednesday, October 22: 7:15pm
Public Address: "Sustainable Materials from Secondary and Renewable Resources"
Paul Rayar, Director, Arcilla Research
Presented by the RUBACON Program of Sustainable Development
Goergen Hall Auditorium
Wednesday, October 29: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Lecture Series: Unfinished Business: Realizing the Promise of Women’s Leadership
Jennifer Lawless, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Brown University
Schlegel 102
Friday, October 31: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Club Rochester
(Cosponsored by the UR Center for Entrepreneurship and the UR Entrepreneurs Club)
The Meliora, Salon D
Wednesday, November 5: 3:00pm-7:00pm
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
Click here to R.S.V.P. online.
Click here to download the flyer.
Alumni and Advancement Center, Seminar Room
Friday, November 7: 8:00am-12:00pm
Western NY Resource Entrepreneurial Leadership Conference
Alumni and Advancement Center, Auditorium
Thursday, November 13: 9:00am-10:00am
F.I.R.E. XXXIV: Making Life Hard for Inventors: What the Courts and Patent Office Are Doing that Hurt Inventors
David Huizenga, PhD, JD, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Natapow Conference Room (1-9545), Medical Center
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
November 17-23
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Click here to learn more.
Wednesday, November 19: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Center for Entrepreneurship Lecture Series
Steve Mariotti, President and Founder, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
(Part of Global Entrepreneurship Week)
Gleason 318/418
Reception to follow in Eisenberg Rotunda
Click here to download the Lecture Series flyer.
Thursday, November 20: 9:00am-11:30am
Faculty Seminar: “The Future of Entrepreneurship Education”
Steve Mariotti, President and Founder, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
(Part of Global Entrepreneurship Week)
Alumni and Advancement Center, Board Room
Click here to download the Faculty Seminar flyer.
Thursday, December 11: 9:00am-10:00am
F.I.R.E. XXXV: When Good Science Makes a Good Commercial Product—and When It Doesn't
Presenters: Gail Norris, Director of the College Office of Technology Transfer
Rick Richmond, MBA, M.S., President and CEO of SiMPore, Inc.
Room Change: LeChase Assembly (G-9576), Medical Center
Free parking available in the Kornberg Lot (off of Elmwood Ave.)
R.S.V.P. Required: 585.276.3500
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Monday. January 5: 4:00pm–5:00pm
Simon Graduate School of Business Campus Expo
Gleason and Schlegel Halls
Thursday, January 8: 9:00am–10:00am
F.I.R.E. XXXVI: Structuring and Funding Your New Company
J. William Reeves, Lawrence A. Kallaur, and Jason M. Kiefer, Boylan Brown
Louise Slaughter Conference Room (B CC 1-9555)
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
January 22–24
Conference: Preparing the Generation-E Musician… The Place of Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Music School Curriculum
Eastman School of Music
By Invitation Only
Thursday, January 29: 4:00pm–6:00pm
School of Nursing Entrepreneurship Lecture: "Fundamentals of Intellectual Property"
Corine Farewell, D.V.M., M.B.A., deputy director of the University’s Office of Technology Transfer; J.E. Fahner-Vihtelic, deputy director and associate director for Physical Sciences, Office of Technology Transfer; and Martin Schiavenato, Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor, School of Nursing
601 Elmwood Ave., Helen Wood Hall, Loretta C. Ford Education Wing Auditorium
To register, call 273-5639 or e-mail lukira_carroll@urmc.rochester.edu by Jan. 24.
Thursday, February 12: 9:00am–10:00am
F.I.R.E. XXXVII: Staying In the Know—Prior Art Searches
Katherine McGuire, Woods Oviatt Gilman LLC
Louise Slaughter Conference Room (B CC 1-9555)
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Tuesday, March 3: 4:30pm–5:30pm
Simon Graduate School of Business: Women in Finance Panel
Presented by the Simon Association of Women MBAs & the Simon Financial Management Association
Susan Gardner '91 S, Nancy O'Brien, and Lori VanDusen
Schlegel 207
Wednesday, March 4: 10:00am–11:30am
Entrepreneurship Research Faculty Panel
David Primo, Professor, Political Science;
Daniel Reichman, Professor, Anthropology; and
Lawrence Rothenberg, Professor, Political Science
Eisenberg Rotunda
Friday, March 6
Urban Fellows Applications Due
Click here to download the Urban Fellows 2009 application.
Click here to download the Urban Fellows 2009 brochure.
Thursday, March 12: 9:00am–10:00am
F.I.R.E. XXXVIII: Success at the Patent Office
Carissa Childs and Ted Merkel, Nixon Peabody LLP
Louise Slaughter Conference Room (B CC 1-9555)
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Thursday, March 12: 5:30pm
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Investor Panel
Interfaith Chapel
Friday, March 13
Rochester Youth Year Applications Due
Click here for more information on Rochester Youth Year.
Tuesday, March 17: 4:30pm–6:30pm
Center for Entrepreneurship Lecture Series
“What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20: A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World”
Tina Seelig, Executive Director, Stanford Technology Ventures Program and Professor,
Stanford University
Gleason 318/418
Click here to download the Lecture flyer.
Wednesday, March 18: 9:00am–11:30am
Center for Entrepreneurship
Faculty Seminar “Creativity and Innovation”
Tina Seelig, Stanford University
Alumni and Advancement Center
NEW ROOM: 300 East River Road, Seminar Room
Click here to download the Faculty Seminar flyer.
RSVP to 585.276.3500 or cfe@rochester.edu by Monday, March 16.
Thursday, March 19: 5:00pm
KEY Applications Due
Lattimore 312
Monday, March 23:
Center for Entrepreneurship Open House for
Prospective Rochester Early Business Scholars (REBS)
1-211C Carol Simon Hall
Wednesday, April 1: 12:40pm–1:20pm
Simon Graduate School of Business: Sands Leadership Lecture
Bob Eckert, CEO & Chairman of the Board, Mattel Corp.
Schlegel 207
Monday, April 6: 1:00pm–2:00pm
Center for Entrepreneurship Presentation for
Spring Open Campus
Schlegel 103
Wednesday, April 8: 12:40pm–1:20pm
Simon Graduate School of Business
Sustainable Development and Agriculture in Brazil:
Business Opportunities with Organic Farming
Julio Nagay '10
Schlegel 102
Thursday, April 9: 9:00am–10:00am
F.I.R.E. XXXIX: "An Engine of Invention: The University as a Hub of Innovation
and Catalyst for Regional Economic Growth"
Andrew Gonsalves from Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Friday, April 10: 1:00pm–2:00pm
Center for Entrepreneurship Presentation for
Spring Open Campus
Schlegel 103
Monday, April 13: 5:00pm
"An Evening with Jason Menkes: Music Recording Education as it Relates to the Modern Music Business"
A Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Student Project
Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library
Wednesday, April 15: 7:00pm-8:15pm
"Improving Tutoring in the Rochester Community"
Presented by Amanda Ziegler, Alicia Oddo, Derek Crowe, and Andrew Flack
A Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Student Project
Morey 205
Thursday, April 16: 12:40pm–1:20pm
Sustainability vs. Bottom Line - The Role of Reverse Logistics
Presented by the Simon Graduate School of Business
Harry Groenevelt, Associate Professor, Operations Management
Schlegel 207
Thursday, April 16: 1:00pm–2:00pm
Center for Entrepreneurship Presentation for
Spring Open Campus
Schlegel 103
Friday, April 17: 5:00pm–2:30am
ArtAwake: Art and Music Festival (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
A Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Student Project and Urban Exploring Club Event
The Pixley Warehouse, 4 Pixley Industrial Pkwy, Rochester, 14624
See artawake.org for more information
Ticket Cost: $6 ($4 for UR students) for tickets bought in advance;
$8 ($6 for UR students) at the door
Ticket Sales Locations:
- Memorial Art Gallery: 500 University Ave., Rochester, 14607; (585) 276-8900
- Aaron’s Alley: 662 Monroe Ave., Rochester, 14607; (585) 244-5044
- Lakeshore Record Exchange: 370 Park Ave., Rochester, 14607; (585) 244-8476
- Common Market, 1st Floor of Wilson Commons, University of Rochester River Campus
Saturday, April 18: 11:00am–12:00 noon
Spring Open Campus Academic Fair
Center for Entrepreneurship Table
Goergen Athletic Center, Field House
Monday, April 20: 1:00pm–2:00pm
Center for Entrepreneurship Presentation for
Spring Open Campus
Schlegel 103
Tuesday, April 21: 5:00pm
"Music Recording in Academia: A Presentation of Collegiate Music Recording Programs and How the U of R Can Grow"
Presented by Joshua Hatcher '09
A Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Student Project
Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library
Wednesday, April 22: 5:00pm
Connecting Communities: The Neighborhoods of Southwest Rochester and the University of Rochester
Presented by Christelle Domerçant '09
A Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Student Project
Gowen Room, Wilson Commons
R.S.V.P. to cdomerca@u.rochester.edu by Friday, April 17
Friday, April 24: 4:30pm–8:30pm
2009 Career Lab: For Undergraduate Women Only
Sponsored by the Simon Graduate School of Business and the Forté Foundation
Learn about business careers over a free dinner!
Gleason Hall, Main Lobby
Pre-registration for the 2009 Career Lab is required. Click here to register.
Tuesday, April 28: 12:00pm-1:30pm
"From Professor to Inventor to Entrepreneur: The Excitement of High Tech Innovation"
Dean James Wyant, Optical Sciences, University of Arizona
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Friday, May 1: 1:00pm-3:00pm
"UR Enviro Footprint" Class Presentations
Morey 321
Friday, May 1: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Charles and Janet Forbes Entrepreneurial Competition
Dewey 2-110D
Tuesday, May 12: 1:30pm-3:30pm
BME Senior Design Poster Session
Goergen Hall, Munnerlyn Atrium
Wednesday, May 13: 4:00-5:30pm
Final presentations for Mark Ain Business Model Competition ($10,000 First Place)
Eisenberg Rotunda
Thursday, May 14: 9:00am–10:00am
F.I.R.E. XL: The ABCs of Starting a Company
Dan Kinel, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
LeChase Assembly Hall (G-9576)
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Friday, May 15: 12:00pm-1:30pm
1st Annual Celebration of Entrepreneurship Luncheon (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
and Final Presentation of the Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest
Hyatt Regency, Grand Ballroom
125 East Main Street, Rochester 14604
Click here to register for the Celebration Luncheon.
Wednesday, May 27: 5:00pm-7:00pm
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Trade Show
Wilson Commons, May Room
Thursday, June 11: 9:00am–10:00am
F.I.R.E. XLI: Managing Your Faculty Consulting Agreement
Gail Norris , Esq., University Counsel and Director of the Office of Technology Transfer
Louise Slaughter Conference Room (B CC 1-9555)
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Thursday, July 9: 9:00am–10:00am
F.I.R.E. XLII: Clean Tech Innovation: Patent Trends & The Federal Stimulus in New York
Christopher B. Miller, registered patent agent, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti, P.C.
Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576)
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Calendar
Click here to view more information about the Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year Program.Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Information Sessions
All Information Sessions will be held from 4:00pm to 5:00pm in Lattimore 311.
- Wednesday, September 10
- Thursday, September 18
- Monday, September 22
- Wednesday, October 1
- Tuesday, October 7
- Thursday, October 16
- Tuesday, January 20
- Wednesday, January 28
- Thursday, February 5
- Monday, February 9
- Tuesday, February 17
- Wednesday, February 25
Monday, November 3: 4:00pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Application Due
Lattimore 312
Thursday, March 19: 5:00pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Application Due
Lattimore 312
Wednesday, April 29: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Capstone Event
See presentations of graduating KEY Scholars
Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library
Kalmbach Leadership Lecture Series -
Simon Graduate School of Business
Monday, September 22: 4:30pm-5:10pm
Lecture Series: Unfinished Business: Realizing the Promise of Women’s Leadership
Jill Tietjen, co-author, “Herstory: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America”
Schlegel 107
Thursday, September 25: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Lecture Series: Unfinished Business: Realizing the Promise of Women’s Leadership
Ann McDaniel, Vice President, Washington Post Company
Schlegel 207
Wednesday, October 1: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Thomas Ealy, COO, Willis Group
Schlegel 102
Monday, October 6: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Gerald Ostrov, President & CEO, Bausch & Lomb
Schlegel 207
Wednesday, October 15: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Mark Erickson, COO, Erickson Retirement Communities
Schlegel 103
Thursday, October 16: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Daniel Hecht, General Manager, Pharmaceuticals, Proctor & Gamble
Schlegel 407
Wednesday, October 29: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Lecture Series: Unfinished Business: Realizing the Promise of Women’s Leadership
Jennifer Lawless, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Brown University
Schlegel 102
Tuesday, November 4: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Patrick Howard, Partner & Vice President, IBM Global Business Services
Schlegel 207
Wednesday, November 12: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Kevin Glazer, Owner, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Manchester United
Schlegel 102
Wednesday, January 21: 4:30pm–5:30pm
Gregg Lederman '00 S, Managing Partner, Brand Integrity
Wednesday, January 28: 4:30pm–5:30pm
Fas Mosleh, Head of Marketing & Business Development, Kodak
CANCELLED
Wednesday, February 4: 12:40pm–1:20pm
Mark Zawacki '96 S, Founder & Managing Partner, Milestone Group
CANCELLED
Tuesday, February 24: 4:30pm–5:30pm
Scott Givens, Founder, The Givens Company "Immersive Branding"
Schlegel 102
Wednesday, March 4: 12:40pm–1:20pm
Mike Schwabl, President, Dixon Schwabl Advertising
Schlegel 407
Monday, April 6: 12:00pm–1:00pm
Peter L. Bocko, Chief Technology Officer, Corning, Inc.
Monday, April 6: 4:30pm–5:30pm
Steve Brigham '99 S, CIO & VP, Brookstone Inc.
Tuesday, April 21: 12:40pm–1:20pm
Iveth Reynolds, CEO, and Mark Reynolds, President,Tri-Mar Consulting, Inc.
Monday, May 11: 4:30pm–5:30pm
Kevin Clark, Program Director of Brand & Values, IBM
Tuesday, May 12: 4:30pm–5:30pm
David Koretz, President & CEO, BlueTie, Inc.
Schlegel 102
Monday, May 18: 4:30pm–5:30pm
Jim Malvaso, President & CEO, The Raymond Corporation
Schlegel 102
Thursday, May 28: 12:40pm–1:20pm
Eli Futerman, President & CEO, Hahn Automotive
CANCELLED
Farash Lecture Series - Simon Graduate School of Business
Thursday, September 18: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Eduardo Crespo, CEO, Hispanic Market Solutions &
Diverso Multi Marketing Communications
CANCELLED
Monday, October 13: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Digby Clements, Sr. VP of Product Management, Oppenheimer Funds
Schlegel 107
Wednesday, October 29: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Pierre Héroux, Owner, Simply Crepes
Schlegel 102
Thursday, November 6: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Denise Fitzgerald, CEO, Midlakes Management Corporation
Schlegel 207
Thursday, November 13: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Daniel Forrester, Director of Government Services, Sapient Corporation
Schlegel 207
Tuesday, November 18: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Peter Lijewski, VP of East Coast Operations, Constellation Brands
CANCELLED
Wednesday, January 21: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Deborah Biedenkopf '01 S, Investment Analyst, University of Rochester
Monday, January 26: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Peter Lijewski '93 S, VP East Coat Operations, Constellation Brands
Thursday, February 5: 12:00pm–1:30pm
Rattan Singh, Deloitte Consulting
Schlegel 102
Thursday, February 5: 4:30pm–5:30pm
Andrea Marron '08, Founder, Studio 28 Couture, Inc.
Monday, February 23: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Dick Van Belzen, Managing Director, Northpoint Advisors
Wednesday, March 11: 12:40pm–1:20pm
Bobby Uy '03 S, VP of Global Trade & Payment Services, Key Bank
Schlegel 407
Tuesday, March 31: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Sarah Plasky-Sachdev '99 S, founder, Digital CMO
Thursday, April 9: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Barbara Neumann '81 S, Advisory Software Engineer for the Systems Technology Group, IBM
Wednesday, May 6: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Sean Flaherty '06 S, VP of IT Solutions, ITX Corporation
Monday, May 11: 12:40pm-1:20pm
David Alkins '02 S, Assistant Controller, Quality Vision International, Inc.
Wednesday, May 13: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Jonathan Hill '98 S, Senior Management Consultant, IBM Global Business Services
Schlegel 103
Global Entrepreneurship Events: November 2008
University-wide
Wednesday, November 5: 3:00pm-7:00pm
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
Click here to R.S.V.P. online.
Click here to download the flyer.
Alumni and Advancement Center, Seminar Room
Friday, November 7: 8:00am-12:00pm
Western NY Resource Entrepreneurial Leadership Conference
Alumni and Advancement Center, Auditorium
Wednesday, November 12: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Entrepreneurship Meet & Greet
Summer Entrepreneurship Internship Program for Simon Entrepreneurs Club Members
Eisenberg Rotunda
By Invitation Only
Thursday, November 13: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Virtual Enterprise: High School Student Business Plan Judging
Judging Panel: University of Rochester and Nazareth College Undergraduates
Schlegel 103
By Invitation Only
November 17-23
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Click here to learn more.
Wednesday, November 19: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Center for Entrepreneurship Lecture Series
Steve Mariotti, President and Founder, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Gleason 318/418
Reception to follow in Eisenberg Rotunda
Click here to download the Lecture Series flyer.
Thursday, November 20: 9:00am-11:30am
Faculty Seminar: “The Future of Entrepreneurship Education”
Steve Mariotti, President and Founder, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Alumni and Advancement Center, Board Room
Click here to download the Faculty Seminar flyer.
The College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
Monday, November 3: 4:00pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Application Due
Lattimore 312
School of Medicine and Dentistry
Thursday, November 13: 9:00am-10:00am
F.I.R.E. XXXIV: Making Life Hard for Inventors: What the Courts and Patent Office Are Doing that Hurt Inventors
David Huizenga, PhD, JD, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Natapow Conference Room (1-9545), Medical Center
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Simon Graduate School of Business
Tuesday, November 4: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Kalmbach Executive Lecture: Patrick Howard, Partner & Vice President, IBM Global Business Services
Schlegel 207
Thursday, November 6: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Farash Executive Lecture: Denise Fitzgerald, CEO, Midlakes Management Corporation
Schlegel 207
Wednesday, November 12: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Kalmbach Executive Lecture: Kevin Glazer, Owner, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Manchester United
Schlegel 102
Thursday, November 13: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Farash Executive Lecture: Daniel Forrester, Director of Government Services, Sapient Corporation
Schlegel 207
Tuesday, November 18: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Farash Executive Lecture: Peter Lijewski, VP of East Coast Operations, Constellation Brands
CANCELLED
Warner Graduate School of Education
Wednesday, November 19: 12:00pm-12:50pm
Warner Lunch Hour: Paper Discussion
Entrepreneurial Practices that Can Empower Educators as Agents of Change
Dewey B-315
R.S.V.P. by calling (585) 276-3500 or emailing cfe@rochester.edu
Meliora Weekend Entrepreneurship Events
Registration is required for all Meliora Weekend events. Please call 877.MELIORA (877.635.4672) or visit www.rochester.edu/melioraweekend for a full schedule of weekend events. Online registration is available here.
Friday, October 17
Noon-1:00pm:
The 2008 Stanton/Anthony Conversations
Keynote and Luncheon: Women in Business: Challenges to Leadership
Part of the Lecture Series, Unfinished Business: Realizing the Promise of Women's Leadership
(Cosponsored by the UR Center for Entrepreneurship and the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women’s Leadership)
1:00pm-5:00pm:
Engineering 50th Anniversary Symposium: The Future of Innovation
“Engineering and Entrepreneurship”
Duncan T. Moore, Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship
1:15pm-2:30pm:
The 2008 Stanton/Anthony Conversations
Women Negotiating Leadership: The Consequences of Difference
Part of the Lecture Series, Unfinished Business: Realizing the Promise of Women's Leadership
(Cosponsored by the UR Center for Entrepreneurship and the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women’s Leadership)
2:30pm-3:45pm:
Market Volatility: What Lies Ahead
Simon Graduate School of Business
4:00pm-5:00pm:
Panel Discussion: Preparing Agents of Change–The Role of Entrepreneurship
Warner Graduate School of Education
5:00pm-6:30pm:
Music Entrepreneurship at Eastman: What is This All About and Why Do We Care?
Eastman School of Music
Saturday, October 18
1:30pm-2:30pm:
Food Politics: Global and Local Connections
College of Arts and Sciences
1:30pm-3:00pm:
Presidential Symposium on Great Issues of the 21st Century: Can Individuals Make a Difference in the Developing World?
Mark Ain Business Model Workshop Series and Competition
http://www.rochester.edu/entrepreneurship/ain.html
In 2006, Mark Ain, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Kronos Incorporated, made a generous donation to fund a Business Feasibility Competition ($10,000 prize). The third annual Ain Business Model Workshop Series and Competition is scheduled for January-May 2009, and all University of Rochester undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to compete. Workshop attendance is free and open to all members of the University. The fee for business plan submission is waived for undergraduates and members of the Simon Entrepreneurs Club. There will be a $50 fee per submission for teams comprised of non-undergraduates and/or non-Simon Entrepreneur Club members.
Mark Ain Workshop Series
All Workshops will be held from 4:30pm-5:45pm.
Refreshments are served at all Workshops.
Thursday, January 22: 4:30-5:45pm
Ain Workshop 1: “Market Need, Opportunity, Idea Formation”
Instructor: Dennis Kessler, Edward and Agnes Ackley Professor of Entrepreneurship at the
Simon Graduate School of Business and co-owner of Friendly’s and Burger Kings across upstate New York
NEW ROOM: Gleason 318/418
Thursday, February 19: 4:30-5:45pm
Ain Workshop 2: “Competitive Analysis, Customer Identification, the 4 P's”
Instructor: Kara Painting, Managing Partner/Creative Director, Dixon Schwabl Advertising
NEW ROOM: Gleason 318/418
Thursday, April 2: 4:30-5:45pm
Ain Workshop 3: “Financials, Cash Flow, Balance Sheets”
Instructor: Gina Mangiamele, Assistant Director of Education and Counseling,
Simon Graduate School of Business
NEW ROOM: Gleason 318/418
Mark Ain Business Model Competition
Monday, April 27: 4:00pm
Submissions for Mark Ain Business Model Competition Due
Center for Entrepreneurship, 1-211 Carol Simon Hall
Wednesday, May 13: 4:00-5:30pm
Final presentations for Mark Ain Business Model Competition ($10,000 First Place)
Eisenberg Rotunda
Rochester Regional Business Plan Competition
http://www.htr.org/2009_rochester_regional_business_plan_contest.asp
The 2009 Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest encourages entrepreneurship and recognizes new, high-growth ventures in the Greater Rochester New York Region. This year's event offers contestants a chance at winning over $50,000 in cash and business service prizes, including a 1st place cash prize of $25,000. All finalists will receive a customized prize package, as well as significant exposure to the business and investment communities.
Contest Eligibility
- For-profit companies headquartered within the nine-county Rochester, NY/Finger Lakes Region.
- Scalable business concept with high growth potential.
- Companies must be early-stage defined as: 1) Less than $250,000 investment not including sweat equity, and 2) Less than $500,000 cumulative revenue excluding research grants.
- Prior first place winners of Rochester Regional Business Plan contests are not eligible to compete.
Judging Criteria
The selection process is designed to provide contestants with helpful feedback while identifying the region's early stage companies with the greatest commercial promise.
The initial and semi-final selection rounds will be done by panels of community volunteers with expertise in early stage businesses. The initial round selections will be based on the Executive Summary. Eight semi-finalists will be selected to submit their Business Plan and make a verbal Investor Presentation. Five finalists will then be invited to present before a panel of judges consisting of investors and successful entrepreneurs. The winners will be announced at the Celebration of Entrepreneurship luncheon.
The judges, selected from experienced business investors and entrepeneurs, will choose the contest winners based on both the written plans and the verbal presentations. The winning teams will be chosen based on the following criteria:
- Business scalability and growth potential
- Clear, concise, compelling executive summary and business plan
- Probability of success
- Compelling investor presentation
Registration and Workshops
Registration in the Business Plan contest is $150 and includes attendance (limit two people per company) to workshops being offered to assistparticipants in developing meaningful business plans. Registration for the contest lasts until April 3, 2009. Executive Summary submissions are due by 12:00 noon April 6, 2009. Business Plan submissions for semi-finalists are due by 4:00 pm April 20, 2009.
More information on the 2009 Business Plan Contest Workshops and Registration.
Key Contest Dates
- March 18: Workshop One - Planning Your Business/Planning the Plan
- March 25: Workshop Two - Writing The Plan
- April 1: Workshop Three - Communicating Your Plan & Funding Your Business
- April 3: FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE - Completed Application and $150 fee due
- April 6: Final submission deadline for Executive Summary - submit by 12:00 noon in PDF or MS Word format via email to: BusinessPlan@htr.org
- April 8: Workshop Four - Presentation Practice & Feedback
- April 16: Semi-Finalists selected and notified
- April 20: Final submission deadline for Business Plan - submit by 10:00 am at HTR's Lennox Tech Enterprise Center, 150 Lucius Gordon Drive, W. Henrietta, NY 14586
- April 27-29: Semi-Finalist Presentations
- May 1: Finalists selected and notified
- May 15: Finals and Awards Luncheon
Rochester Clinical & Translational Research Curriculum Seminar Series
The Clinical & Translational Science Institute has planned an exciting series of lectures focusing on "The URMC Strategic Plan." The seminar series kicked off last fall with a presentation by URMC Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Bradford Berk, who provided an overview of the plan and its components. Subsequently, each of the five Integrated Disease Programs and four Innovative Science Programs presented on their role in the strategic plan and their research activities. These seminars are held each Tuesday from 12:15-1:15 during the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 semesters.
Click here to view the calendar schedule of these seminars on the Clinical & Translational Science Institute's site.
Undergraduate Leadership Workshop Series
The Rochester Center for Community Leadership (RCCL) offers workshops on a variety of topics for students and student groups; all workshops are scheduled at the request of students and student groups. Please click here for more information on the RCCL, and to request a specific workshop.
Current Workshop Topics:
- Meeting Management
- Navigating Systems
- Goal Setting
- Programming 101
- Leadership Styles
- Flavors and Diversity
- Campus Club Connection
- From Leadership to Internship
- Group Management
- Developing Your Communication Skills
- Values Auction
Center for Entrepreneurship
Carol Simon Hall 1-211
P.O. Box 270360
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627-0360
(ph) 585.276.3500
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