2009 Events Calendar

20

Young Entrepreneurs Academy

26

Business Alliance Bootcamp at McLean Hilton in Tysons Corner

2

GMU's Inventors Club Event:
Inventors Boot Camp #6 Prototyping Your Invention for the Market - POSTPONE TO MARCH 23rd

19

Business Alliance Grubstake Breakfast at Rits Carlton in Tysons Corner

23

GMU's Inventors Club Event:
Inventors Boot Camp #6 Prototyping Your Invention for the Marke

26

27

Mason Entrepreneurship Research Conference

Feb 20 - The Young Entrepreneurs Academy

The Young Entrepreneurs Academy is an annual event bringing aspiring entrepreneurs together to learn practical business skills and apply the entrepreneurial spirit in pursuit of their career goals. Offering a blend of keynote presentations and workshops, participants gain first-hand advice and insights from seasoned entrepreneurs.

This event focuses on teaching budding entrepreneurs the key business skills and strategies that are critical for successful business development. Guest speakers also offer insights on their own ventures and the "lessons learned" from their experiences. Participants are given the opportunity to network with successful entrepreneurs as well as work with their peers to explore opportunities for future ventures.

For more information visit: http://som.gmu.edu/WhyMasonSOM/Entrepreneurship/Activities/YEA

For more information visit: http://som.gmu.edu/WhyMasonSOM/Entrepreneurship/Activities/Grubstake

Feb 26 - 6th Annual Bootcamp For Growing Companies and Entrepreneurs

Are you a start-up/early stage company? Are you advising clients who are? How can you ensure business success in today’s tough economic climate? Is it too risky to start a business now…or a great opportunity? Network and learn best practices, market opportunities, and lessons
learned from more than forty of the region’s most successful business leaders.

For more information visit: http://www.businessalliance.org/bootcamp.html

March 23 - SCI Presents: Inventors Boot Camp #6 "Making It Real"

GMU's Inventors Club invites you to an interactive series in exploring the steps of taking your great idea and bringing it into the real world.

Inventors Boot Camp #6 "Making It Real" - Building a Prototype for the Market by guest speaker, Jerry Porter

Jerry Porter has twenty years experience building models and prototypes of his own ideas and has taken several of his ideas from concept to commercialization. Jerry has real world inventors experience from the school of hard knocks and promises to provided an informative, energetic and eclectic talk.

For more information visit the Students Center for Innovation site at: http://inventors.gmu.edu/events.html#Anchor-Weekly

For more information visit: http://entrepreneurship.gmu.edu/conference.html

Anousheh Ansari - First Private Female Space Explorer and GMU Graduate

On September 18, 2006, Anousheh Ansari captured headlines around the world as the first female private space explorer. She also earned a place in history as the fourth private explorer to visit space and the first astronaut of Iranian descent. This was the accomplishment of a lifelong dream for her.

Back on Earth, as a successful serial entrepreneur, Anousheh returned to her job as co-founder and chairman of her latest technology company, Prodea Systems, focused on simplifying the digital home experience.