The Tenth Annual Innovation Celebration will be recognizing of those individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions, taken risks, and provided leadership to ensure the continuing economic success of Champaign County, the ongoing success of the University's economic development mission, and the growth of entrepreneurial talent and energy in our community. The awards have been established to recognize the various ways in which individuals and organizations have utilized innovation, creativity, and leadership for entrepreneurial endeavors and economic development in the community. Stay tuned for ways to nominate by visiting the Facebook page and website.
Innovation Celebration 2015 - 10 year Anniversary Awards and Showcase
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Workshop: SBIR/STTR Training
This free intensive workshop is designed for entrepreneurs and researchers to learn the sequence of steps needed to strategize and develop compelling proposals. Around $2.5 billion in SBIR/STTR Phase I & II funding is awarded annually by the eleven sponsoring federal agencies. The Program objective is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector and commercialization of technology developed through federally funded R&D. Course participants will learn how to uncover the different missions and R&D needs of these agencies, and the differences in their SBIR/STTR Programs. The workshop will also review a new self-identification scoring system based on SBIR/STTR eligibility and proposal evaluation merit review criteria. This helps companies determine their own stage of development, their fit with the program, and their best match with one of the SBIR/STTR agencies. Learn how proposals are reviewed, success factors, myths and common mistakes. The workshop will enhance your probability of receiving an SBIR/STTR award.
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Student Startup Madness
SSM is a nationwide tournament showcasing the best digital media student startups culminating in the "Entrepreneurial Eight" national finals at South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin during March of 2015. Teams gain real-life startup experience, get noticed by investors and leaders in the startup community and get to "live the entrepreneurial dream!"
Apply for early admission by October 10th at studentstartupmadness.com
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Silicon Valley Workshop
Are you interested in meeting some of the biggest players in innovation, entrepreneurship & venture capital in Silicon Valley over winter break?
The Technology Entrepreneur Center and the College of Engineering will send a select group of students to Silicon Valley during winter break for a 5 day technology entrepreneurship workshop that includes visits to startups and leading technology companies.
Applications are due Monday, October 6, 2014 at 11:59 PM.
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Home Buying Lunch Seminar
Learn why now is a great time to buy a home in C-U! Natalie Gross will discuss the benefits of having a buyer's agent, the process of searching for a home, making & negotiating an offer, and the inspection process. Natalie is a licensed Broker with the C-U Real Estate Team at Keller Williams Realty. As a Buyer's Specialist, she works to find the perfect home or investment property for each client. Born and raised in Champaign-Urbana, a University of Illinois graduate, and current resident of Savoy, Natalie a great resource and adviser for all of your Real Estate needs.
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Enterpreneurs and Depression Talk
We don't talk about it much, but mental illness runs rampant amongst entrepreneurs. Many of our friends, family, and colleagues silently suffer from conditions like ADHD, bipolar, and depression. They struggle alone because they are too ashamed to admit their struggles, and they don't get treatment because there is a stigma around illnesses of the brain that doesn't exist for anything that happens below the neck. The single greatest way that we can improve the happiness and productivity of our startup community is to make it as easy to talk about mental illness as it is to talk about cancer, high blood pressure, or diabetes. We can truly save lives simply by talking about it more.
Bio
Greg spent five years studying computer science and econ at the University of Illinois before he failed out due to a nasty bout of bipolar disorder. Today he serves as a developer evangelist at Twilio where his mission is to "inspire and equip developers to change communications forever." He and his wife live in Chicago and are expecting their first child, a daughter, in November.
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SocialFuse
SocialFuse is a pitching and networking event that brings campus and community together from a variety of backgrounds. Attendees can pitch their startup ideas, find teammates and form connections. Free dinner will be provided.
Registration is mandatory for those who want to pitch.
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Meet the Lenders: Lender and Business Matchmaking Event
Attention Small Business Owners and Future Small Business Owners
This is your opportunity to meet one-on-one with loan officers from SBA participating lenders. Bring your business plan and discuss your business loan proposal with the lenders.
Where: Parkland College Student Union (Cafeteria area)
When: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Time: 2:00-5:00pm
No fee to attend but seating is limited. RSVP Required.
Agenda
2:00-3:00pm – Small Business Assistance and Loan Program Information
3:00-5:00pm – Meet the Lenders & Resource Partners
You will also learn about loan programs available to small businesses from federal, state and community agencies. You will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with experts from:
U.S. Small Business Administration
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
SBA MicroLender
United States Department of Agriculture
Illinois Ventures for Community Action
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Additionally, business owners will be able to talk with representatives from:
Champaign County Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign County EDC
Procurement Technical Assistance Center at Western Illinois University
Illinois Small Business Development Center at Danville Area Community College
Greater Decatur Area Chamber of Commerce
There is no obligation. This is an informational session only.
To register, please contact Caryn Isenhower at 217.359.1791 or email caryni@champaigncounty.org.
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Entrepreneurship and Transformative Thinking
NCSA Director Ed Seidel will moderate this panel of distinguished Illinois alumni AND entrepreneurs, Jerry Fiddler, Ping Fu, and Brand Fortner, as they discuss identifying opportunities and risk-taking necessary as an entrepreneur, along with their experiences as Illinois students and the University’s economic and social impact.
A short announcement with more information on the speakers is available: http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/news/story/illinois_alumni_to_speak_on_entrepreneurship
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Big Data Summit 2014 Reception
In anticipation for the following day's activities, we will be hosting a reception dinner at the iHotel Conference Center for all participants and presenters to network among each other before the Big Data Summit on 10/5. Please email Dana Cohen (dfcohen2@illinois.edu) to RSVP.
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Trick or Treat at EW
All children (and children at heart) are invited to dress up in costume and trick-or-treat around the offices in EnterpriseWorks. Each office will be providing their own candy to give out, while EnterpriseWorks will be providing refreshments and music in the Atrium.
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Pitch Party
This is a fun, casual way to practice your pitch (either an elevator pitch or a pitch deck) and get feedback from colleagues in the Research Park. The idea is to practice before you have to do it with investors or stakeholders. This is also a good way to try out a new pitch or product idea. We will videotape the pitches, so companies can see themselves and review their performances internally. We will have short anonymous pitch scorecards for the audience to give feedback to the presenters on key aspects. We welcome Research Park employees to come listen to the pitches, ask questions, and help provide feedback to the companies. Appetizers as well as beer and wine will be served. So we can manage the number of companies who will be pitching at this event, please register your company's participation with the link provided. We encourage you to use your slide deck, speak for about 8-10 minutes, or do a short elevator pitch about your business and take questions. Each company's time will be limited to about 15 minutes, and we'll have music and fun in between companies. Don't be shy!
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iOS Course
Whether you're creatin gthe next Flappy Bird or custom enterprise applications, you'll need a solid foundation in iOS development skills. This course will touch on the important components present in many successful iOS apps.
Instructor: Bri Chapman is the founder and president of CocoaNuts: iOS Developers, an organization that inspires and educates beginning app creators.
Please fill out an application form at the link provided to be considered for the course.
Fee: $150 per person
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The Future of Data with Doug Cutting, Chief Architect, Cloudera
Please join us for a talk by Doug Cutting, Chief Architect at Cloudera and co-founder of the Apache Hadoop project. Sponsored by U-CHUG and Yahoo!
Doug Cutting (@cutting) is the founder of numerous successful open source projects, including Lucene, Nutch, Avro, and Hadoop. Doug joined Cloudera in 2009 from Yahoo!, where he was a key member of the team that built and deployed a production Hadoop storage and analysis cluster for mission-critical business analytics. Doug holds a Bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and sits on the Board of the Apache Software Foundation.
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CU Tech Showcase at Siebel Center
Together with the Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering Departments, the Research Park will host a networking event to showcase opportunities for tech jobs in Champaign-Urbana. Show off what tech projects are being done at your amazing company. We ask that companies arrive at 4:00pm. Food and Beverages will be served.
Space is limited with only 20 spots available.
Further Details and Registration at go.illinois.edu/CUShowcase
Please direct questions to Dana Cohen at dfcohen2@illinois.edu
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EW Chili Cookoff
Details to come soon!
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Research Park Tech Talk at Siebel Center
Calling all CS and ECE students! Come learn about opportunities for jobs and internships at the Research Park from companies looking for talented students like you.
Refreshments will be served.
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CU Agile Special Interest Group
The CU Agile Special Interest Group is a group of local professionals interested in agile practices of product and project management. The group gets together once a month for discussing and sharing their ideas and experiences, and for supporting each other.
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GIS Day
Save the date for the worldwide celebration of GIS Day, the annual salute to geospatial technology and its power to transform and better our lives! GIS Day provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems (GIS) technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society. The first formal GIS Day took place in 1999. Esri president and co-founder Jack Dangermond credits Ralph Nader with being the person who inspired the creation of GIS Day. He considered GIS Day a good initiative for people to learn about geography and the uses of GIS. He wanted GIS Day to be a grassroots effort and open to everyone to participate.
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International Career Forum for Business & Engineering Students
This full day event, aims to introduce participants to recruitment at Illinois, interaction with key international student groups and culminating a 3 hour career fair. Junior, senior and graduate students are especially encouraged to attend.
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