Other events of interest
The events listed below are of particular interest to the venture capital and private equity community.
If you have an event you think would be of interest to our membership, please forward information to kpyne@illinoisvc.org.
| Aug 28, 2008 - Aug 28, 2008 |
Basketball Tournament Presented by Positive Coaching Alliance Windy City Fieldhouse 2367 West Logan Blvd. Chicago, IL. 60647 | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date: August 28, 2008 Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm Corporate Fundraiser Basketball Tournament Presented by: Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) All proceeds will go to benefit Positive Coaching Alliance in Chicago. PCA was founded at Stanford University in 1998, with the mission to transform the
culture of youth sports so that every youth athlete can have a positive, character-building
experience with sports.
For more information please contact Minda Harts at Minda_Harts@positivecoach.org or
by phone at 773.506.0844.
Website: www.positivecoach.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sep 7, 2008 - Sep 9, 2008 |
DEMOfall 08 - San Diego, CA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sep 10, 2008 - Sep 12, 2008 |
National Association of Seed and Venture Funds Annual Conference Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan 48243 USA Phone: 313-568-8000 | 6:30 pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NASVF is proud to bring our 15th Annual Conference to Detroit, Michigan! Hosted by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the conference
will be held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center from September 10-12, 2008.
Detroit is reinventing itself as a technological hub for the 21st century and is a fine example of how targeted investment can spur growth. More than 300 of the
industry’s top innovation capital providers will attend the conference this year.
Please join us to:
Who Comes to the Conference?
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| Sep 15, 2008 - Jun 16, 2008 |
SBIR/STTR grant writing workshop University Technology Park @IIT 10 W. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60616 | 9AM to 4PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
This two-day workshop,with Lisa Kurek of the Biotechnology Business Consultants ,
combines the SBIR/STTR 101, Proposal Preparation, and NIH Electronic Submission
Workshops into a two-day intensive workshop. This is targeted to life science companies,
covering DOD, NSF and NIH, with detailed emphasis on NIH.V
The Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has funding to help
you pay for one-on-one proposal preparation assistance with the BBC. DCEO also has
a matching program for SBIR/STTR awards.
Registration is available online at: SBIR/STTR Workshop http://ibioinstitute.org/programs/registration/SBIR.lasso
The registration fee is: $200 per participant / $150 each additional participant
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| Oct 1, 2008 - Oct 2, 2008 |
MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum The Westin Cincinnati Hotel 21 East Fifth Street Cincinnati , OH , 45202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Oct 2, 2008 - Oct 2, 2008 |
TIE Leaders and Legends Dinner Series Maggiano's 516 N. Clark Street Chicago , IL -60610 | 5:30-8:00pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ever wanted to sit down to dinner with a legendary entrepreneur to share
war stories and receive advice? This is your chance! Announcing the TiE Leaders and Legends Dinner Series: The Entrepreneurs. Have dinner with a nationally recognized entrepreneur and hear what helped get them started, kept them going and ultimately enabled them to sell their companies for millions. This 4-part dinner series has limited seating, with only 20 attendees allowed to register for each event. Cost is $30 for TiE Members, $50 Non-Members. TiE Charter Members may attend free of charge. Because of the overwhelming response, registration is limited to only one dinner per attendee. Events are closed to the media to allow maximum candor! What: TiE Leaders and Legends Dinner Series: The Entrepreneurs When: Cocktails 5:30pm-6:30pm Dinner and Program: 6:30-8pm October 2nd: Mike Ferro, Chairman and CEO of Merrick Ventures, LLC *Mike Ferro was the former Chairman, CEO and Founder of Click Commerce, Inc., whose stock value surged 900% under his leadership and was eventually bought by Illinois Tool Works, a Fortune-150 company. To register: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=tyjvt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oct 19, 2008 - Oct 25, 2008 |
Entrepreneurial Immersion India: 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Oct 28, 2008 - Oct 29, 2008 |
IP3's 2-Day IT Executive Security Seminar - “Strategy to Reality: Don’t Look Back” Eastern Michigan University Sill Hall, Room 1 Ypsilanti, MI 48797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location:
Eastern Michigan University
Sill Hall, Room 1
Ypsilanti, MI 48797
On October 28 & 29, Eastern Michigan University is hosting IP3, Inc. for a comprehensive
Information Assurance and Information Technology Security seminar. Ken Kousky, CISSP
and CEO of IP3 (and former president of Wave Technologies, a NASDAQ publicly-traded
company) will present “Strategy to Reality: Don't Look Back”, the nation’s leading IT
security forum addressing issues on the cutting edge of compliance, information assurance,
human capital and risk management. Go to http://www.ip3seminars.com/ to read our brochure.
During this two-day lecture style seminar for CEO's, Risk Management IT Executives, CPAs,
Physical Security Professionals, IT Auditors, Forensic Specialists, IT professionals and students
entering the IT field, you will learn about how the technologies, threats and deployment
environments have changed, even since 2007.
This is a must attend event for all IT-IA security executives looking for a comprehensive
overview of today's information assurance security issues and solutions. Earn 16 CEU's
by attending!
Learning Objectives: · Master the foundations of effective IT Security
· Increase knowledge and acquire skills that IT security professionals should possess
· Gain awareness of emerging information technologies
· Identify critical security issues associated with new information technologies
· Find solutions needed to protect and understand your data assets
· Learn why and how to implement the security standards necessary to ensure compliance
with government laws and regulations
· Understand and apply best practices in risk management
· Integrate information assurance in a life cycle risk management framework
Interested colleagues may register at our website:
http://www.ip3seminars.com/security/register.php using the Registration Codes below
or you can contact Judy Morrison at 989-771-1007 with any questions regarding registration.
To learn more about “Strategy to Reality: Don’t Look Back”, read our seminar
brochure at http://www.ip3seminars.com/2008Brochure.pdf. The last page of the
brochure lists the association chapters that are previous or current sponsors.
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| Nov 6, 2008 - Nov 6, 2008 |
Second Annual MIDWEST ALTERNATIVE ENERGY VENTURE FORUM (MAEVF) University of Chicago Gleacher Center 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SECOND ANNUAL University of The
partnership with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Argonne
National Laboratories, ACG Chicago, the and others, plans to host the second annual alternative energy technologies. Scheduled to be held at the companies and research institutions working on alternative energy technologies for an audience of investors from across the country. Midwest-based universities, laboratories and corporations have been the leaders in
developing solar, biofuel, wind, clean coal, nuclear, energy conservation and pollution control
technologies. In 2007,
utility-scale wind power in the
that year in clean tech companies, up from $1.8 billion in 2006. The majority of investments
were made in west-coast companies. Although venture capital finance in the
to lag, impressive gains have already been made towards translating
innovations into established clean tech businesses within the region. By matching i
nnovative technologies with the venture capital necessary for their deployment within the
region, the MAEVF will foster continued growth of these and other
energy industries.
Midwest-based companies and technology owners interested in presenting
at the Forum should submit an Executive Summary in Word or .pdf format on or
before
Each Executive Summary should describe the proposing company/technology
owner, its product and business proposition, its owned or licensed material
intellectual property, its management team (if applicable), and prospects for timely
commercialization.
A panel of prestigious external VCs and entrepreneurs will select from what we
expect to be an impressive number of
contacted by the
Inquiries regarding the Forum may be addressed to Starr Marcello
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| Nov 6, 2008 | Midwest Alternative Energy Forum (MAEVF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building off of the tremendous success of last year's inaugural forum, the second annual
MAEVF will provide another exciting opportunity for participants toexplore and discuss
some of the newest breakthroughs in this rapidly changing field.
The forum will feature:
For additional details, registration information, and sponsorship opportunities
visit http://ucgsb.convio.net/site/R?i=ZAqj3zAGan_ulHC6qa5Ofw...The forum
was sold out last year, so we encourage you to register early.
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| Nov 19, 2008 - Nov 19, 2008 |
Tie Midwest Leaders and Legends Dinner Series Maggiano's 516 N. Clark Street Chicago , IL -60610 | 5:30-8:00pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ever wanted to sit down to dinner with a legendary entrepreneur to share war stories and receive advice? This is your chance! Announcing the TiE Leaders and Legends Dinner Series: The Entrepreneurs. Have dinner with a nationally recognized entrepreneur and hear what helped get them started, kept them going and ultimately enabled them to sell their companies for millions. This 4-part dinner series has limited seating, with only 20 attendees allowed to register for each event. Cost is $30 for TiE Members, $50 Non-Members. TiE Charter Members may attend free of charge. Because of the overwhelming response, registration is limited to only one dinner per attendee. Events are closed to the media to allow maximum candor! What: TiE Leaders and Legends Dinner Series: The Entrepreneurs When: Cocktails 5:30pm-6:30pm Dinner and Program: 6:30-8pm November 19th: David Kalt, Co-Founder and Former CEO, optionsXpress *Under David Kalt's leadership, optionsXpress improved its customer base nearing 250,000 people while at the same time improving equity options and futures trading capabilities. He stepped down from optionsXpress on September 30, 2007. To register: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=tyjcm For further information or questions, contact TiE Midwest: (312) 494-6712 info@midwest.tie.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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