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(Orlando, FL) – “Invention to Venture” workshop,
a program of the University of Central Florida Office of Research
and Commercialization, is coming to UCF on Friday, November
9, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Fairwinds Alumni
Center, located at 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Bldg (126), Orlando,
FL 32816. Early registration by November 2
is $5 for students, $15 for aculty/Staff/Alumni, and $35 for
others.
Invention to Venture (12V) is a program of the National Collegiate
Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) with sponsorship from
the Lemelson Foundation, a private philanthropy established
by the prolific inventor Jerome Lemelson and his family to inspire,
encourage, and recognize, inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs.
The program also receives sponsorship from the Kauffman Foundation,
established by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist, Ewing
Marion Kauffman,to foster a “society of economically independent
individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement
of their communities.” This workshop began four years
ago as a partnership with UCF and the NCIIA to teach technology
entrepreneurship basics, help build networks, and provide framework
for moving ideas forward. Throughout the past 4 years, this
Invention to Venture workshop has been held in such technology
hotspots as Boston, MA, San Diego, CA, Chicago, IL and Gainesville,
FL.
Over 200 entrepreneurs attend the Orlando workshop each year.
Topics include market research, financing your venture, and
creating your business plan. What makes I2V different?
Attendees will hear from real entrepreneurs, investors, and
advisors on how to create a successful business in any area,
including high-tech startups, through workshop activities and
hands on experience they can use the moment they leave the conference.
Invention to Venture workshops are directed to:
- Students/faculty interested technology entrepreneurship
and how to commercialize research
- Members of the university community who are entrepreneurially
ambitious
- Business people seeking connections with university students
and faculty
- Investors seeking high growth potential companies
- Businesses seeking to identify new technology opportunities
The NCIIA was created to promote invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship
in higher education mainly to create innovative, commercially
feasible, and socially beneficial businesses and employment
opportunities in the U.S.
The NCIIA began its program based on the belief that invention,
innovation, and entrepreneurship are not only important but
a necessary part of higher education curriculum and will be
vital to our nation’s economic future. The NCIIA works
with colleges and universities to create these experiential
learning programs that are intended to help nurture a new generation
of innovators and entrepreneurs who have strong technical and
business skills as well as the tools and the ambition to make
this world a better place. (www.nciia.com)
Cost: Until Nov. 2: Students $5, Faculty/Staff/Alumni
$10, Others $20
After Nov. 2: Students $8, Faculty/Staff/Alumni $15, Others
$25
To register visit www.invention2venture.org/orlando
For additional information please contact Esther Vargas-Davis,
(407) 882-2448 or via email at evargasd@mail.ucf.edu.
To become a sponsor, please contact Esther Vargas-Davis at (407)882-2448.
Invention to Venture workshops are conducted at universities
around the country and
feature a nationally recognized curriculum delivered by regional
speakers from the
business community. For more information, visit www.invention2venture.org.
The series
is developed by the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators
Alliance. |
