[ACM-W] [Fwd: Student Conference at Carnegie Mellon University for Innovators and Entrepreneurs]

[Paul A. G. Sivilotti]

The information below is from Anne Swift of "Young Inventors
International".  I don't have any further information about
this event beyond what is written in this announcement...


-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	Student Conference at Carnegie Mellon University for
Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Date: 	Sat, 7 Mar 2009 16:51:08 -0500
From: 	Anne Swift <anne at younginventors.org>

Join us at the 2009 YII Conference - www.younginventors.org/conference
<http://www.younginventors.org/conference>
Hosted at Carnegie Mellon University by Project Olympus
(http://olympus.cs.cmu.edu/)

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Young Inventors International (YII) invites students interested in
innovation and entrepreneurship to attend

YII's 5th Inventing the Future Conference
April 3rd and 4th, 2009
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Hosted by Project Olympus (olympus.cs.cmu.edu/)

Featuring Regis McKenna as the opening keynote speaker.

The conference will consist of three interactive sessions:

1. Commercialization Marathon
Experts will offer students practical advice about intellectual
property, entrepreneurship and commercialization, raising funding,
prototyping and design, and market research.  The knowledge will be
useful for students who want to become entrepreneurs or bring new
technologies to market for their employers.

2. Entrepreneurship Panel and Networking
Students will be invited to present elevator pitches for their ideas and
connect with experts and mentors.  A panel of three young entrepreneurs
will talk about how they started their ventures from their dorm rooms
and grew them into successful enterprises.

3. BrainBuzz
Students will work together with experts, entrepreneurs, and potential
mentors to solve a series of brainstorming challenges - and network more
meaningfully with all of the participants.  The technologies used in the
BrainBuzz will include technologies for the developing world from MIT's
Innovations in International Health group, and participants will have an
opportunity to improve these technologies to benefit those in need.

For more information, speaker updates, and registration,
visit www.younginventors.org/conference
<http://www.younginventors.org/>.  Space is limited.

Benefits of attending:
- Access to hand-picked experts that can help you in commercializing
your technology.
- Opportunities to connect with potential investors, employers, and
partners.
- Opportunities to learn about early stage commercialization of
high-technology inventions.
- Opportunities to advance your career as an entrepreneur, researcher,
or young professional.
- Connecting with 100+ other student innovators and entrepreneurs.

How is the YII conference unique?
- It's highly interactive, not a series of lectures.
- Connections are meant to be not just an exchange of business cards,
but an opportunity to find lifelong mentors and supporters.
- The focus is on practical advice that you can use immediately - and
throughout your career.

About YII
YII is a not-for-profit organization that works with more than 1,800
university students in the United States and Canada to provide the
students with skills and networks to bring new technologies to market.
  YII has held conferences at the University of Toronto and MIT, and has
presented workshops at more than 20 universities.  For more information,
visit www.younginventors.org <http://www.younginventors.org/>.

Questions?  Email Anne at anne at younginventors.org
<mailto:anne at younginventors.org>.

We look forward to seeing you!

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Prof. Paul A. G. Sivilotti    Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
The Ohio State University     2015 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210-1277
(614) 292-5835, Fax 292-2911  http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~paolo