Pre-Conference Session, Workshops & Events * Tuesday, October 23, 2001
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Time & Location | Pre-Conference Session for Student and Faculty Entrepreneurs All sessions held at Surbeck Center, SDSM&T Campus |
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8:45am - 9:00am | Welcome & Introduction: Lee Eiden, DoEd SBIR Prog. Mgr. | |||||
9:00am - 10:30am |
Successful SBIR Business Panel: Introduction & Moderator: Lee Eiden, DoEd SBIR Prog. Mgr. Participants: Native American Business from Montana; Keith Whites, Faculty & SBIR Winner, SDSM&T; Scott Thompson, Realtronics, & SDSM&T grad, Microconversion Technologies The panel will consist of how the participants used the SBIR program to start or grow their technology company. The emphasis will be on the benefits of the SBIR program and how to successfully use it to start and grow a company. |
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10:30am - 10:45am | Break | |||||
10:45am - 12:00noon |
Business Basics & Available Assistance Introduction & Moderator: Greg Bartron, Genesis Panel: Dennis Anderson, Genesis Equity Fund; Val Simpson, Business Consultant; Chris Braendlin, Commissioner, SD Governor's Office of Economic Development |
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12:00noon - 1:00pm | Networking Lunch | |||||
1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Concurrent Sessions:
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2:00pm - 2:15pm | Break | |||||
2:15pm - 3:15pm
NOTE: This entire program will take place at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Participants will be encouraged to attend the Introduction Session at the Ramkota at 4:00pm-5:30pm and the Reception, 5:45pm-7:30pm. |
Faculty and College Students: Entrepreneurship Opportunities - DoD; HHS, JoAnne Goodnight, NCIIA, Phil Weilerstein; NSF, John Hurt, NSF |
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7:30am - 3:45pm
Ramkota Hotel |
Phase I: Proposal Preparation Workshop - Pre-registration Required Presented by: Gail & Jim Greenwood, Greenwood Consulting, Inc. (Sponsored in part by Sandia National Laboratory)
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1:30pm - 2:00pm Ramkota Hotel 2:00pm - 3:30pm |
Economic Development & Community Leaders - Pre-Conference Networking & Registration
Pre-Conference Session: R&D Spurs Economic Development: Sheridan, Wyoming Panel Presentation Representatives from Sheridan, Wyoming will discuss how a rural community has generated interest in the SBIR program, encouraged submission of proposals and how they have developed programs to help the SBIR winners commercialize the research results. They will also discuss how the SBIR program has benefited their economic and community development efforts. |
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4:00pm - 5:30pm Ramkota Hotel |
Introduction to SBIR/STTR - All Conference Attendees Invited to Attend Presentation by: John Woolham, J.H. Woolham Company
An overview of the SBIR program from the perspective of how an entrepreneur used the SBIR program to start and grow a technology-based business. Each phase of the SBIR process will be discussed and how it fits into the model for development and commercialization of a new technology or product. |
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5:45pm - 7:30pm Ramkota Hotel |
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DAY ONE - Wednesday, October 24, 2001
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Time & Location | Program Session & Speakers | ||||||||||||||||
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8:30am - 9:30am |
Official Welcome & Keynote Address |
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9:30am - 10:30am |
Agency Presentations - Part 1 * Moderated by: Ivory Fisher, DoD
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10:30am - 11:00am |
Networking Break | ||||||||||||||||
11:00am - 12:00noon |
Agency Presentations - Part 2 * Moderated by: Ivory Fisher, DoD
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12:00noon - 1:30pm |
SBIR Conference Luncheon with Guest Speaker Guest Speaker: Dr. Michael Yeh, President & CEO of CAELUM |
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1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Agency Presentations - Part 3 * Moderated by: Joseph Hennessey, NSF
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3:15pm - 3:45pm |
Networking Break | ||||||||||||||||
3:45pm - 5:15pm |
Expanded Agency Presentations: This time is available for general questions and discussions, not specific project or proposal questions. | ||||||||||||||||
3:45pm - 5:15pm |
Dept. of Defense: Program Managers from all DoD Agencies | ||||||||||||||||
3:45pm - 5:15pm |
National Institutes of Health: JoAnne Goodnight | ||||||||||||||||
3:45pm - 4:20pm |
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4:25pm - 5:15pm |
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5:30pm - 7:00pm | Networking Reception Join the SBIR Program Managers and other attendees for some conversation and refreshments. |
DAY TWO - Thursday, October 25, 2001
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Time & Location | Program Sessions & Speakers | |||||||
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Track #1 Program Sessions & Speakers Track #2 | ||||||||
8:00am - 9:30am |
Proposal Primer
Presented by:
Agencies are tremendously diverse in their programs, solicitations and reviewers. There are no guaranteed winning strategies but there are things you can do to improve your chances. Speakers will review keys to writing winning proposals and take a look at proposal evaluators' "do's and don'ts". |
Equity Financing in Your Future
Session Organized & Introductions by: Dr. Paul Gnirk
This session will begin with remarks dealing with the concept of equity financing, the differences among angel investors, venture capital and other investors and how a company approaches investors. Subsequently, representatives of Phase Technology, LLC will present a business plan for commercialization of its "optical detection system" to the venture capital groups for their critique, evaluation and commentary. |
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9:30am - 10:30am |
Extended Networking Break
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Track #1 Program Sessions & Speakers Track #2 | ||||||||
10:30am - 12:00noon |
Intellectual Properties
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Dr. Hunter is a successful SBIR competitor and inventor who has become a registered patent agent. Using his personnel experiences and knowledge of intellectual property, he will discuss how to protect your IP, different options for protecting IP and how to capitalize on your IP through licensing or sales agreements. |
Faculty Entrepreneurs Introduction & Moderator: Dennis Anderson, Genesis Presented by:
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12:00noon - 1:30pm |
Networking Luncheon
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Track #1 Program Sessions & Speakers Track #2 | ||||||||
1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Business Commercialization Strategy & Financial Planning
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Seeking Venture Capital Session Organized & Introductions by: Dr. Paul Gnirk Presented by:
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3:00pm - 4:00pm |
Extended Networking Break
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Track #1 Program Sessions & Speakers Track #2 | ||||||||
4:00pm - 5:30pm |
Managing Government Grants & Contracts
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Non-R&D Businesses Win SBIR Awards
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DAY THREE - Friday, October 26, 2001
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Time & Location | Program Sessions & Speakers | |||||||
8:30am - 12:00noon |
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8:30am - 10:00am |
Inside the Evaluation Process Moderator: Herbert "Sonny" Kreitman, ScienceWise, Inc. Panel Members:
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University Environments that Foster SBIR/STTR Entrepreneurs
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10:00am - 10:30am |
Networking Break - Last Chance!
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10:30am-12:00noon |
STTR Program Introduction & Moderator: Herbert "Sonny" Kreitman, Sciencewise, Inc. Presented by:
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Negotiation of Licensing & Sales Agreements Presented by:
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Post-Conference Meetings or Workshops * Friday, October 26th, 2001 7:30am - 1:30pm SBIR Registration & Service Desk open |
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Time & Location | Event Descriptions |
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1:00pm - 5:00pm | Workshop #1: Phase III Commercialization - Business Beyond the Laboratory - Pre-registration Required Presented by Richard L. Lucas, Ph.D. and Carol E. Rabke, Ph.D., Dawnbreaker. |
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1:00pm - 5:00pm | Workshop #2: Commercialization of University Research Results - Pre-registration Required Presented by: Philip Z. Sobocinski, Ph.D., Assoc. Director for Technology Development & Commercialization, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
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12:30pm - 5:00pm | Workshop #3: Phase II: Proposal Preparation - Pre-registration Required Presented by: Gail & Jim Greenwood, Greenwood Consulting, Inc. (Sponsored in part by Sandia National Laboratory) (Box lunch included) |