We are excited to co-host the second MIT Fall Innovation Week, which this year culminates in the final i-Teams class on December 8 featuring a panel discussion titled "Creative Ways to Raise Early-Stage Capital." The panel is open to the public. See details below.

Innovation Week brings together some of the key organizations on campus promoting innovation and entrepreneurship for a week-long celebration of creativity and market-driven innovation.

The events are provided a la carte. Space may be limited and registration may be required for some of the events; contact the appropriate organization for information about their respective events.

FALL INNOVATION WEEK CALENDAR

November 29, 2004

• 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Iron Entrepreneur: Whose Innovation Reigns Supreme? The Muddy Charles (Bldg 50), open to public
• 8:00 pm Innovation Night at the Muddy

December 1, 2004

• 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition $1K Final Awards, Wong Auditorium (E51), open to public
• 6:00 pm– 9:00 pm MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge: Startup Clinic, MIT Faculty Club (E52), open to registrants

December 2, 2004

• 8:30 am – 7:00 pm MIT Global TIES: Day 1/Workshops
  Emerging Markets Conference focused on India and China, Stratton Student Center (W20), open to registrants

December 3, 2004

• 8:30 am– 4:00 pm MIT Global TIES: Day 2/Panels
  Emerging Markets Conference focused on India and China, Stratton Student Center (W20), open to registrants
• 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm VIP Lab Tours co-hosted by MIT TechLink and MIT VCPE, VIP event*
• 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm Taylor Wessing VIP Dinner of 7th Annual MIT Venture Capital Conference, hosted by Taylor Wessing, location TBD, VIP event*

December 4, 2004

• 8:00 am – 6:00 pm 7th Annual MIT Venture Capital Conference, Tang Center (E51)
  Includes MIT @ the Fronier: Emerging Technology Showcases co-hosted with the Deshpande Center and featuring this semester's i-Teams projects. Registration required.

December 8, 2004

• 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Panel discussion: Creative Ways to Raise Early-Stage Capital, E25-111. This event is the final i-Teams class and is open to the public. Deshpande Center Executive Director Krisztina Holly will moderate, and speakers include Mark Lundstrom, CEO of BioScale, Inc.; Laura Morse of Atlas Venture; Janet Kraus, CEO and founder of Circles; and Lucinda Linde of Walnut Venture Associates.
• 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Networking (pizza and soda provided), E25-111. Learn more about i-Teams from current students and network with the panelists.

*by invitation only