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Management and Entrepreneurship

3rd Annual Technology and Entrepreneurship Forum (TEF) and VentureFest
Paul Chou
Fri Jan 24, 12-05:00pm, Wang Auditorium, E51

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

The TEF showcases some of the most respected and influential leaders in Entrepreneurship and cutting edge technologies. Also, the TEF offers workshopson networking and more. The TEF will be followed by VentureFest, a joint networking event with TechLink, MIT $50K, Sloan Entrepreneurs, E-Center. Check our website for details!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/sebc/
Contact: Paul Chou, 225-9434, paulchou@mit.edu
Sponsor: Science Engineering and Business Club

Biomedical Enterprise Program: Master's Degree Information Session
Dr. Frank R. Landsberger, BEP Executive Director, Marsha Warren, BEP Program Manager
Wed Jan 29, 01-02:00pm, E25-119

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

The Biomedical Enterprise Program (BEP) bridges the gap between bench and bedside, providing students with specially-designed integrative courses and training experiences that explore the crucial interface between research, business, and the delivery of health care. Come hear more about this exciting new dual-degree master's program.
Contact: Patricia Glidden, E25-518, (617) 258-7084, pglidden@mit.edu
Sponsor: Health Sciences & Technology

Business, Accounting, and Capital Markets Overview
Glenn Hopkins, Alum
Tue Jan 14, Thu Jan 16, Tue Jan 21, 04-06:00pm, E51-372

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 15-Jan-2003
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None

This course aims to provide an overview of business principles, financial statements, and capital markets to students with limited knowledge of these areas. Forays will be made into related areas including stock options and trends in private equity. Glenn Hopkins ’87 is a partner at J. W. Childs Associates, a Boston based private equity firm.
Contact: Priti Barot, 753-1131, pbarot@jwchilds.com
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management

Developmental Entrepreneurship: Technology, Innovation, & Global Progress
Joost Bonsen
Fri Jan 10, 02-04:00pm, e15-054, Send email for updates

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event

Surveys innovation & entrepreneurship in developing countries. Draws lessons from Fall semester MAS.965 Developmental Entrepreneurship, MIT $50K Competition, Design that Matters, and MIT international development initiatives.
Web: http://web.media.mit.edu/~jpbonsen/iap2003.html
Contact: Joost Bonsen, (617) 930-0415, jpbonsen@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Joost P Bonsen, jpbonsen@mit.edu

Finding or Creating and Protecting Technology Suitable for a Startup
Stephen Brown
Thu Jan 30, 02-04:00pm, E51-376

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 09-Jan-2003
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none

Finding or creating and protecting technology suitable for a startup. This two hour course will provide you with an overview of how to patent your own ideas, or find and license others ideas in order to create a technology startup. Also included will be a demo of a search for a typical startup idea. The course will also include a brief overview of how to control intellectual property acquisition costs and how to leverage your intellectual property for strategic advantage.
Contact: Maryann Kabarsky, NE25-230, x3-6966, mbk@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Technology Licensing Office

Fostering Innovation: Bridging Academia and Industry at MIT
Jason Shumaker, Joost Bonsen
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none

Why does MIT value a creative culture and how can one tap into the available resources and relationships to be innovatively successful at the Institute? The Cambridge-MIT Institute attempts to answer these questions by looking at new technologies and their influence at and around MIT; the role of mentoring as demonstrated by the Venture Mentoring Service; and the entrepreneurial spirit of MIT faculty, with a specific focus on American Superconductor. Dates for specific events listed below. Limited enrollment for tours and site visits.
Contact: Jason Shumaker, 6-203, x3-0676, jasons@mit.edu
Sponsor: Cambridge-MIT Institute

The Founding of American Superconductor Presentation
Professor John Vander Sande
Professor John Vander Sande, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, to discuss the founding of American Superconductor. Tour of facility to immediately follow.
Wed Jan 22, 10am-12:00pm, 2-105

Trip to and Tour of American Superconductor
Professor John Vander Sande
Follow-up to "Founding of American Superconductor" presentation. Bus to leave promptly at noon. Lunch will be provided. Limited space.
Wed Jan 22, 12-04:30pm, Devens, MA

Venture Mentoring Service Presentation
Jason Shumaker
Mr. Sherwin Greenblatt will discuss MIT's Venture Mentoring Service (VMS), of which he is Co-director, while highlighting how alumni, faculty, and older generations mentor, advise, and encourage next generations of entrepreneurs at MIT. Tour of Bose (an MIT mentoring success story) to immediately follow.
Mon Jan 27, 10am-12:00pm, 4-231

Trip to and Tour of the Bose Corporation
Jason Shumaker
Follow-up to "Venture Mentoring Service" (VMS) presentation. Early development of the Bose Corporation was a result of a mentoring relationship between Mr. Sherwin Greenblatt (VMS) and Dr. Amar Bose. Bus to leave promptly at 12:30pm. Limited space. Lunch will be provided.
Mon Jan 27, 12:30-04:30pm, Framingham, MA

High-Tech Start Ups
Jack M. Gill, Ph.D. Vanguard Venture Partners
Mon-Wed, Fri, Jan 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 21-22, 24, 27, 10-11:30am, E56-270

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Dec-2002
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

This class is designed for Science and Engineering faculty, graduate students, and upperclass undergraduates. Topics to be covered: VCs, Entrepreneurs, VC Firms; Startup Company Dynamics; Stock Options, Compensations; Financings, Cap Schemes, IPOs; Life Science Case Study; Photonics Case Study; Internet Case Study; Patents, IP, Tech Transfer; Telecom Case Study; and High-tech Career Planning.
Contact: Linda Sullivan, lindasul@mit.edu
Sponsor: Electrical Eng & Computer Science

How to Network
Wan Li Zhu, Lisa Huang, Gavin Greer, Nick Gidwani
Thu Jan 30, 07-09:00pm, E52-6FI

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2003
Single session event

Are you looking for a job, a team member for a new start-up, or want to get elected to a student leadership? SUMA is holding a Networking Event where you'll get the basics on networking and people skills. A mock networking session with corporate participants, alumni, and fellow students will follow the info session. Food will be provided. Opent to the MIT community.
Contact: Wan Li Zhu
Sponsor: Sloan Undergraduate Management Association

Innovation & Entrepreneurship @ MIT
Joost Bonsen
Thu Jan 16, 02-04:00pm, e51-315

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event

Surveys the big picture of Innovation & Entrepreneurship @ MIT: the rich history of and future possibilities for alum and faculty invention & startups; how MIT supports new venture creation; tips for entrepreneurial students.
Web: http://web.media.mit.edu/~jpbonsen/iap2003.html
Contact: Joost Bonsen, 617.930.0415, jpbonsen@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Joost P Bonsen, jpbonsen@mit.edu

Intellectual Property Strategy: From Patent Portfolio to Profit
Joost Bonsen, Joe Hadzima, Karl Ruping
Thu Jan 16, 10am-12:00pm, E15-054, New Date!

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event

Surveys how companies & institutions can extract maximum value from their innovations & patents. Covers patent portfolio analysis & valuation, alignment with overall strategy, and implications for corporate venturing.
Web: http://web.media.mit.edu/~jpbonsen/iap2003.html
Contact: Joost Bonsen, 617.930.0415, jpbonsen@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Joost P Bonsen, jpbonsen@mit.edu

Introduction to Systems Dynamics: Methodology and Applications
John Sterman, Gokhan Dogan, Nan Lux
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Please come and participate in playing the famous MIT Beer Game! Join in other hands-on simulation games, along with computer-based case studies, discussions, lectures and other exercises designed to increase your intuitive understanding of complex systems. You will be exposed to the central principles of system dynamics and applications. There is no advance registration. Just show up!
Web: http://sysdyn.mit.edu
Contact: Nan Lux, E60-375, x3-1574, nlux@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management

The Beer Game
Brad Morrison, Doctoral Candidate
Live the principles of system dynamics in a hands-on simulation (alcohol not involved).
Tue Jan 14, 09am-12:00pm, E51-385

Top-down vs. Bottom-up Simulations: Air Transportation and Economic Growth
David Peterson, Ventana Systems
Tue Jan 14, 02-04:00pm, Room E51-335

Principles of System Dynamics
Gokhan Dogan, PhD Student
Introduction to systems thinking and system dynamics.
Wed Jan 15, 09-10:30am, Room E51-335

Principles of Model Building
Gokhan Dogan, PhD Student
Hands on modeling experience with Venism software.
Wed Jan 15, 10:30am-12:00pm, Room E51-010, (Trading Room)

Group Modeling for Strategy Consensus in Welfare Reform
George Richardson, Professor, State University of New York Albany
Wed Jan 15, 01-02:30pm, Room E51-335

Application of System Dynamics in Finance
Mila Getmansky, Doctoral Candidate
Thu Jan 16, 09-10:30am, Room E51-335

History and Future of System Dynamics
Jay Forrester
Thu Jan 16, 10:30am-12:00pm, Room E51-335

System Dynamics as a Foundation for Kindergarten through 12th Grade Education
Jay Forrester
Thu Jan 16, 01-02:30pm, Room E51-335

Dynamics of Terrorism
David Kreutzer, President, GKA Associates
Thu Jan 16, 02:30-04:00pm, Room E51-335

Business Dynamics at GM
Mark Paich Decisio Consulting
Fri Jan 17, 09-10:30am, Room E51-335

SD and Management Consulting: Tales from No Man's Land
Greg Hennessy, President, Speed Circuit Recreation & Training Assoc.
Fri Jan 17, 10:30am-12:00pm, Room E51-335

Meta System Dynamics: Evolving a Better Business
Jim Hines
Fri Jan 17, 01-02:30pm, E51-335

Marketing: An Introduction for Entrepreneurs
Barbara Bund
Mon Jan 13 thru Thu Jan 16, 01-04:00pm, E51-395

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 09-Jan-2003
Limited to 70 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Non-Sloan graduate students encouraged.

To start a business or to become involved in one, you will need to understand marketing. This course introduces definitions and basic concepts of marketing: customers, market segment, marketing strategy, and the marketing mix (product, price, distribution,communication). Intended for non-Sloan graduate students; advance sign-up required. To register please email your name, MIT affiliation, grad year, and major to the address below.
Contact: Melanie Etchison, etchison@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management

The Hesitant Start-Up Technologist
Bruce N. Anderson '69
Wed Jan 29, 12-02:00pm, Bush Room 10-105

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 28-Jan-2003
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event

For technologists who have been thinking about commercializing their technology, but haven't taken the plunge. Maybe you're too busy; don't know how to get started or what your options are; never done it before; don't really want to start a business; want to launch a startup but don't want to run it; don't want to leave current employment; can't take the risk; afraid you'll lose control of your technology; afraid of being "eaten by the sharks". Case study examples and concrete steps you can take to overcome your inertia and get started. Bring a bag lunch!
Contact: Bruce N. Anderson '69, (617) 290-9913, brucenanderson@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Alumni Association

Visualizing Complexity: Images, Graphs, and Strategic Frameworks
Joost Bonsen
Thu Jan 23, 10am-12:00pm, TBA, New Date -- Email for Room

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event

Participatory mini-workshop on the conceptualization and communication of complexity through use of pictures, graphs, and logical frameworks. Especially suited for those interested in applied social sciences, the media arts, and business strategy. Everyone is expected to bring their own examples of (a) favorite visualizations, and (b) challenging cases for discussion.
Web: http://web.media.mit.edu/~jpbonsen/iap2003.html
Contact: Joost Bonsen, 617.930.0415, jpbonsen@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Joost P Bonsen, jpbonsen@mit.edu

What is Management Science?/What is Operations Research?
John Little, James Orlin
Wed Jan 15, Fri Jan 17, 10:30am-12:00pm, 2-105

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none

Do you enjoy mathematics and computers? Would you like to apply your skills to business, government, and non-profit institutions? Then come and learn about the fields of operations research and management science, a science for improving the decisions of organizations. These fields typically use data, mathematical models, and computer-based information systems. Intended for undergraduates and graduate students considering OR/MS as a field of study. The second session will be followed by a lunch in E40-106. Participants welcome at individual sessions but attendance at both sessions is encouraged.
Contact: John Little, E56-308, x3-3738, jlittle@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management

Why Is Everyone Talking About EHS Management Systems?
Prof. David Marks, Lab for Energy and the Environment, James T. Curtis, EHS Office, Tom A. Pedersen, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.
Wed Jan 29, 12:30-04:30pm, E40-496

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

MIT is currently developing a comprehensive Environment, Health & Safety Management System (EHS-MS) that is intended to become a model for large, research-focused colleges and universities. By doing so, MIT joins hundreds of other organizations that are also implementing a management system approach to improving environmental performance. While the reasons for implementing a management system vary, most expect to improve their environmental performance, improve compliance with regulations and laws, and create a safer and healthier workplace. This workshop will: 1) Describe what an EHS Management System is; 2) Discuss market drivers; 3) Review the leading EMS Standards; 4) Examine elements common to all Standards; and 5) Provide case studies. Examples will be used to illustrate the concepts inherent a management system.
Contact: James T. Curtis, PE, LSP, N52, Room 496, 452-2508, curtisjt@mit.edu
Sponsor: Environment, Health and Safety Office


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