[Hidden-tech] UMASS Program on tech entrepreneurship

[A - Z International]

Hi all,

Just an FYI about this program, which looks great for techies and others 
interested in the tech arena.

best,

Amy Zuckerman
Hidden-Tech founder, co-chair


Announcing: Invention to Venture UMass Amherst

A workshop in technology entrepreneurship

Friday, April 1, 2005



Organized and hosted by the NCIIA and UMass Amherst



Are you a technologist? An inventor? Have entrepreneurial ambition? College 
of Engineering Dean Mike Malone and Vice Provost for Research Paul Kostecki 
have arranged for UMass Amherst to be the latest venue for this national, 
introductory workshop on technology entrepreneurship and would like you to 
plan to attend. Invention to Venture is for science and technology students 
and faculty as well as business people, entrepreneurs, and investors 
interested in developing cutting edge technology.



At Invention to Venture, you will:



•   Explore technology entrepreneurship fundamentals

•   Discover how to turn an innovative product idea into a new technology 
venture

•   Network with the people who can help make your ideas a reality



When:   Friday, April 1, 2005  8:00 - 4:30

Where:  Massachusetts Room, Mullins Center, UMass Amherst

Registration fees:

          Workshop and reception: Students $10, Faculty & Postdocs $25, 
Others $75

          Special discounted price for RTC members: $50

          Student scholarships are available upon request.

          Register on-line at 
<http://www.invention2venture.org>www.invention2venture.org

Contact:  Marla Michel,  (413)545-2706, 
<mailto:marla at research.umass.edu>marla at research.umass.edu

Registration fees will be waived if participation is made mandatory by an 
instructor for her/his class.  Instructors should contact organizers above 
for details.



Invention to Venture UMass AMHERST is being sponsored by several offices 
and colleges at UMass Amherst (<http://www.umass.edu>www.umass.edu) and the 
Regional Technology Corporation 
(<http://www.rtccentral.com>www.rtccentral.com).  Additional sponsors 
include Wolf, Greenfield and Sachs, P.C. 
(<http://www.wolfgreenfield.com>www.wolfgreenfield.com), Massachusetts 
Technology Transfer Center 
(<http://www.mattcenter.org>www.mattcenter.org),  UMass Amherst's EntreClub 
(<http://www.entreclub.org>www.entreclub.org), MA Small Business 
Development Center (<http://www.msbdc.org>www.msbdc.org), the UMass Amherst 
Biomedical Innovation Laboratory 
(<mailto:bisgaard at som.umass.edu>bisgaard at som.umass.edu), and others to be 
announced.



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 and to 
register, visit 
<http://www.invention2venture.org/>www.invention2venture.org. The series is 
developed by the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance.