MEDIA CONTACT: Gayle Jagel gayle.jagel@rochester.edu
585.275.2344

December 2, 2005

Networking session to promote Rochester tech inventions and business

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the Schlegel Hall rotunda of the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public

Mark Coburn, associate provost and director of the University of Rochester's Office of Technology Transfer, and Mike Pavia, president of Sydor Instruments, will speak on what it takes to transform new ideas into products and businesses. The evening's theme of "Innovation: From Creation to Completion/High-Technology Entrepreneurship at the University of Rochester" is presented by the Center for Entrepreneurship, a university- and community-wide initiative that raises awareness about entrepreneurship to students, faculty, alumni, and the Rochester community.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: To register for this event, contact the University of Rochester Center for Entrepreneurship at (585) 275-6868 or visit www.rochester.edu/entrepreneurship/.

About the University of Rochester

The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.

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