April 22: Jetro 4th Tuesday Technology Exchange, Bioinformatics for Regenerative Medicine
Advancements in biology and information technology have led to greater understand of human cells and increasing opportunities in regenerative medicine technology, which is considered a promising market in the 21st century. Speaker: Mr. Kiyotaka Yamafuji, President and CEO, Neuroclex, Inc.
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April 22-24: National SBIR Spring Conference 2003
The National SBIR Spring Conference 2003 will show how to finance and transition your small business R&D project into the marketplace.
The SBIR program and its sister program, Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR), offer a wide selection of Federal research and development funding for a variety of technologies and market areas.
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April 22-25: Doing Business With The Federal Government, Direction & Opportunities To Provide IT Solutions
This conference features members of Congress and representatives from Federal government agencies that are major buyers of IT solutions, and provides guidance and opportunities to help potential IT providers navigate the government procurement process. Present will be representatives of the US General Services Administration (GSA), which contracts for billions of dollars worth of products and services annually, as well as representatives from the Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, and Department of Homeland Security.
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April 23: Is Your Company Too Inbred To Innovate?
Harvard Business School Professor Henry Chesbrough provides a revolutionary look at how the world's best companies create and exploit new ideas.
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April 26: Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum's Strategic Relationships, The Lifeblood of Life Science Ventures
Life science companies are inherently complex, and must effectively manage leading-edge technological problems, long product development cycles, and extensive testing regulatory requirements. How can a young company with limited resources meet these challenges? Find the answers to these questions and hear from those who have created and managed strategic relationships in their life science companies.
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April 27: From Hollywood to Bollywood and Back Again
CBS-TV's Sixty Minutes described alumni from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) as "some of the brightest engineers, from what may be the most competitive school in the world". In California, IIT alumni are active not only in technology, but also in the worlds of entertainment and fashion. This special event at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles is organized by the Alumni Association of the Indian Institute of Technology's Kanpur campus, and features a discussion on careers that cross traditional cultural and market boundaries.
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April 29: TechSpotter Funding In 5 Elevator Pitch Event
This event will explore the fundability of TechSpotter applicant companies. During the last event, investors heard elevator pitches from approximately 70 presenting companies.
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April 30: Exporting Medical Devices to China
A distinguished panel representing US and China government and business will present Exporting Medical Devices to China, co-sponsored by the US Department of Commerce and AeA Orange County Council.
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May 9: 2003 Entrepreneur Association Conference, Building Enduring Value
This one-day event, hosted by The Entrepreneur Association at the Anderson School at UCLA and The Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, includes education, discussion, and networking designed to help entrepreneurs build more successful organizations. Keynote speakers will be Terry Semel, CEO of Yahoo, and Paul Orfalea, founder and Chairman Emeritus of Kinko's.
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May 10: Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum's Spotlight Series Program, Corporate Formation & Strategic Tax Planning
Transforming advanced technology and innovative ideas into successful business ventures depends on much more than technical know-how. It requires intelligent financial and management decisions at every stage of your company's formation and growth. The greatest technology in the world won't thrive in today's marketplace without the right corporate structure to seize growth opportunities, maximize profits, ensure fiscal stability and protect your personal assets.
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May 11-13: NanoBusiness 2003
The Second Annual NanoBusiness 2003 will open its doors on May 11 in New York City to an all-star cast of industry leaders. Scott Donnelly, General Electric, Ulf Koenig, DaimlerChrysler, Phil Bond, Undersecretary of Commerce, Q. Todd Dickinson, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, and Rick Snyder of Ardesta are among the nanotechnology luminaries who will address current applications and emerging trends. In all, more than sixty speakers have selected NanoBusiness 2003 as their preferred event to brief their peers and the broader market.
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May 12: Tech Coast Angels' 3rd Annual Fast Pitch Competition
Tech Coast Angels (TCA) is one of the largest groups (200+ members) of angel investors in the world, has funded 64 venture in 63 months, and has $45 million in member capital and $456 million from co-investors. The group is active in Southern California, including Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. Twenty leading venture capital firms are VC Affiliate Members of Tech Coast Angels. TCA members mentor, coach, serve on boards, provide contacts, and assist with team building, strategy planning, and subsequent fundraising.
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May 12: HBSAOC: 2003 Entrepreneurs Conference
Accelerate the growth of your company with advice from investors, successful entepeneurs, and industry experts at the 19th Annual Entrepeneurs Conference. Times have changed. Learn to adapt with new, real-world approaches to starting, funding and building your company. Share your perspective with entrepeneurs and investors and gain insights from them. Dialogue with guest speakers, investors, and business owners who share their experience and expertise.
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May 18-20: VORTEX 2003
VORTEX is an annual must-attend event for the best minds in networking, a valuable opportunity for senior executives, investors, and entrepreneurs to exchange ideas with other visionaries and gain access to the practical solutions and innovative strategies that are defining the new networked world.
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May 19-20: UCLA's Wireless Internet, Data and Enterprise Application Conference
This two-day event will bring together leading wireless experts from industry and academia to provide a comprehensive overview of the Wireless Internet space. The conference attracts experts from the entire value chain - mobile operators and carriers, researchers, media content companies, telematics, mcommerce, application developers, vendors, portals, consultants, investors and more.
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May 19-21:ASME 3rd Annual MEMS Technology Seminar
5 courses, exhibits, and NASA Microdevices Lab Tour offered.
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May 22: Corporate Investment and Strategic Alliance Conferences
The Corporate Investment and Strategic Alliance (CISA) Conferences are the oldest, largest and most successful conferences in the US dedicated exclusively to companies seeking corporate funding from and/or strategic alliances with Fortune 1000, Nasdaq 100, International 200, or other large public or private corporations.
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May 22: Forum for Women Entrepreneurs' Annual Venture Dinner
Join FWE San Diego for the Second Annual Progressive Venture Dinner. The 2003 event will build on the success of last year's inaugural dinner, where 45 prominent venture capital providers, 20 professional service providers, and more than 80 high-growth men and women entrepreneurs gathered for an evening of insight and networking.
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