2007-2008 Past Entrepreneurship Events

All events are open to the public.

University-wide Events

Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Calendar

Farash Lecture Series (Simon Business School)

Kalmbach Lecture Series (Simon Business School)

Mark Ain Business Model Workshop Series and Competition

Rochester Clinical and Translational Curriculum Seminar (UR Medical Center)

Undergraduate Leadership Workshop Series

University-wide Events

Friday, September 7: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Student Activities Fair (UR Entrepreneurs Table)
Dandelion Square (Rain location: Goergen Fieldhouse)

Friday, September 14: 7:30pm
Jerry Greenfield (of Ben & Jerry's) Lecture: "An Evening of Social Responsibility and Radical Business Philosophy"
Strong Auditorium ($3 for students, Ice Cream to follow lecture)

Thursday, September 27: 6:00pm
Society of Women Engineers Lecture Series: Georgina Terry, Founder, Terry Precision Bicycle
1657 East Park Drive, Macedon, NY
*Please RSVP to jakanik@rochester.rr.com

Wednesday, October 3: 3:00pm-7:00pm
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
Gleason 318/418

Wednesday, October 10: 11:30am-1:30pm
Wilson Wednesday Fall Harvest (co-sponsored with Grassroots)
Hirst Lounge

Wednesday, October 10: 3:00am-5:00pm
An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship (Free transportation for UR students)
His Branches, Inc. - 342 Arnett Blvd., Rochester
*Please RSVP to Sam Nichols - snichols@ur.rochester.edu

Thursday, October 11: 4:30pm
Jeff Timmons Lecture: "Cultivating the Entrepreneurial Mindset"
Gleason 318/418, followed by a reception in the Rotunda (Schlegel Hall)

Friday, October 12: 9:00am-12:00pm
Faculty Seminar: "New Directions in Entrepreneurship Education"
Goergen Biomedical Engineering-Optics Building 109

Thursday, November 1: 4:00pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Application Due
Lattimore 311

Friday, November 9: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Club Rochester (co-sponsored with UR Entrepreneurs Club and Simon Graduate School)
The Meliora, Salon D

Monday, November 12: 5:30pm
Peace Corps Interest Meeting
Wilson Commons 202

Wednesday, November 14: 7:00PM
Maurice Zauderer, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of Vaccinex Corporation:
“Forming and Financing a Biotechnology Company"
Twenty Dollars ($20.) per person
Hosted at the Country Club of Rochester
RSVP to Sid Sobel: Phone 585-442-3802, or e-mail: oncsid@aol.com

Thursday, November 15: 9:00am-10:00am
"Patent Reform Legislation and How to Respond to It"
Office of Technology Transfer F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Series
Louise Slaughter Conference Room (B CC 1-9555)

Tuesday, November 27:
29th Annual Economic Seminar
Charles Plosser, Federal Reserve Bank Chairman of Philadelphia
Sponsored by the Simon Graduate School of Business, Rochester Business Alliance, and J. P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Hyatt Regency Rochester
Advance registration is required at $40 per person.

Tuesday, December 12: 7:30pm
"Entrepreneurship, Politics, Hip-Hop and Def"
An Evening with Mos Def
Free to UR, $5 for General Public

Wednesday, January 16: 5:30-7:00pm
Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Investor Panel
Interfaith Chapel, UR River Campus

Thursday, January 17: 4:30-5:45pm
Mark Ain Business Model Workshop 1
“Articulating your Idea and Constructing Business Model Prototypes”
Schlegel 102

Wednesday, January 30: 4:00-8:00pm
Rainmaker Series: “You are Invited to Create a Brand Called You”
Memorial Art Gallery, Bausch & Lomb Room
View the event PDF
RSVP: debra_hafner@urmc.rochester.edu

Wednesday, February 13: 5:00-6:30pm
Student Entrepreneur Trade Show
Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons

Thursday, February 14: 9:00-10:00am
For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs (F.I.R.E.) Lecture
Tina McKeon, Fish & Richardson
“Anyone Could Have Invented That! A Matter of Common Sense?”
Medical Center, Louise Slaughter Conference Room 1-9555

Tuesday, February 19: 4:30-5:30pm
Dennis Rebelo, UR alumnus
"The Engaged Life Worth Living-Entrepreneurial Identity & Lifestyle"
View Event Details
Schlegel 102

Saturday, February 23: 9:30am-1:30pm
Participatory Design Charette: Retrofitting Urban Housing for Energy Efficiency
Goergen Hall Atrium, River Campus
View the event PDF
RSVP: ahead@che.rochester.edu

Sunday, February 24
Eastman School of Music
Esa Tapani, Professor of Horn, Hochshule, Frankfurt
Time and Location TBD

Thursday, February 28: 4:30-5:45pm
Mark Ain Business Model Workshop 2
“Market/Business Feasibility: Research the Startup Way” 
Schlegel 102

Thursday, March 6: 12:00-1:15pm
"Financing Your Company"
Presented by David Hessler, HTR Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Lennox Tech Enterprise Center, Multimedia Center
150 Lucius Gordon Drive, Suite 100, West Henrietta, New York 14586

Free, but pre-registration for lunch/presentation is required:
Call or email Janet Causyn 585-214-2400 janet.causyn@htr.org

Thursday, March 13: 9:00-10:00am
Jon Scahill, and Tim Scahill, Quest Patent Research Corporation.
"Bringing Technological Innovation to Market - Strategies and Resources for Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Commercialization; Partnerships, Protection, and Profitability."
Medical Center, Natapow Conference Room 1-9545

Thursday, March 20: 5:00pm
KEY Applications Due
Lattimore 311A

Friday, March 21: 4:00 – 5:00pm
Leadership and Vision with Dr. Delos “Toby” Cosgrove,
President and CEO of the Cleveland Clinic
Gowen Room, Wilson Commons



Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Calendar

Click here to view more information about the Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year Program.

Wednesday, September 12: 3:30-4:15pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Information Session
Lattimore 311

Friday, September 14: 2:00-2:45pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Information Session
Lattimore 311

Tuesday, September 18: 3:30-4:15pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Information Session
Lattimore 311

Thursday, September 20: 4:00-4:45pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Information Session
Lattimore 311

Monday, September 24: 4:00-4:45pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Information Session
Lattimore 311

Wednesday, October 3: 4:00-4:45pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Information Session
Lattimore 311

Thursday, October 11: 2:00-2:45pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Information Session
Lattimore 311

Tuesday, October 16: 4:00-4:45pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Information Session
Lattimore 311

Thursday, November 1: 4pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Application Due
Lattimore 311


Kalmbach Leadership Lecture Series - Simon Graduate School of Business

All lectures are held in Schlegel Hall 207

Tuesday, October 9: 12:40-1:20pm
Dr. Sheldon Weinig, founder & former CEO, Materials Research Corp.

Monday, October 15: 4:30-5:30pm
Gerald Gaston, former President & CEO, American Bankers Insurance Group

Monday, October 29: 4:30-5:30pm
Ann Mulcahy, CEO, Xerox Corporation

Thursday, November 1: 5:00pm
Mark Ain, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kronos


Farash Lecture Series - Simon Graduate School of Business

All lectures are held in Schlegel Hall 207

Wednesday, October 10: 12:40-1:20pm
Diane McCue '84, VP Kodak

Tuesday, November 6: 12:40-1:20pm
Stephen Down '95, Asst. Controller, Martin-Brower


Mark Ain Business Model Workshop Series and Competition

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 second annual Ain Business Model Workshop Series and Competition is scheduled for January-May 2008, and all University of Rochester undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to compete.  The cost of the workshops and entry to the competition is $40, however, undergraduates and members of the Simon Entrepreneurs Club enter free of charge.

Thursday, November 1: 5:00-6:00pm (Postponed)
Mark Ain Lecture and Business Model Kick-off “Identifying and Seizing an Entrepreneurial Opportunity” in Schlegel 207, followed by a reception in the Eisenberg Rotunda


Rochester Clinical and Translational Curriculum Seminar - University of Rochester Medical Center

Tuesday, September 4: 12:15-1:15pm
Innovative Ways to Write SBIR/STTR Grants
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)

Tuesday, September 11: 12:15-1:15pm
Human Subjects Protection - Beaumont and Research Ethics
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)

Tuesday, September 18: 12:15-1:15pm
How to Talk to an Investor
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)

Tuesday, September 25: 12:15-1:15pm
How is Tech Transfer Done?
Whipple 2-6424 (URMC)

Tuesday, October 2: 12:15-1:15pm
All About Rochester TEN (The Entrepreneurs Network)
Whipple 2-6424 (URMC)

Tuesday, October 9: 12:15-1:15pm
Human Subjects Protection
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)

Tuesday, October 16: 12:15-1:15pm
War Stories: Starting a Business in Rochester
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)

Tuesday, October 23: 12:15-1:15pm
The Perpetual Company
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)

Tuesday, October 30: 12:15-1:15pm
Everything You Need to Know About Business
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)

Tuesday, November 6: 12:15-1:15pm
Venture Capital Defined
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)

Tuesday, November 13: 12:15-1:15pm
Human Subjects Protection
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)

Tuesday, December 4: 12:15-1:15pm
Lies Startups Tell Themselves to Avoid Marketing
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)

Tuesday, December 11: 12:15-1:15pm
Exit Strategies for Technology Companies
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)

Tuesday, December 18: 12:15-1:15pm
Successful Exit Strategies
LeChase G-9576 (URMC)