Join us for Kick-Off Event & Match Night - Thursday Oct 1st - 6:30pm

You're invited to the Duke Start-Up Challenge Kickoff Event & Match Night on October 1st at 6:30pm. The purpose of this event is to give an overview of how to participate in the competition and to match entrepreneurially motivated people with business ideas.

Food and drinks will be provided. A FREE copy of Business Plan Pro will be given to all attendees.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
• Individuals who are passionate about entrepreneurship and looking for ideas that excite them. Please let us know you're coming by RSVP'ing for the Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145472127154
• Individuals with business ideas and are seeking teams. Please RSVP here and sign-up at our website:
http://www.dukestartupchallenge.org/how-to-get-involved/find-a-team

WHERE: Fuqua School of Business, McClendon Auditorium
http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/documents/programs/campus_map.pdf

Join us at the 2nd Annual OLV Day

The Office of Licensing & Ventures is holding their 2nd Annual OLV Day this Tuesday, September 22 from 1:15 - 6:15pm in Love Auditorium. It's a great opportunity to learn how to successfully spin technologies out of Duke and to meet other folks interested in the same topic. There will be some panel discussions and presentations by Duke entrepreneurs sharing their stories. You don't have to attend the entire event. Feel free to join the portions of the event that fit your schedule and that interest you. Definitely take advantage of the opportunity if you can make it!

For more details and to register for the event, please visit the OLV event website:

http://olv.duke.edu/About/OLVDay/index

Here are some of the details of the event:

Linking Ideas to Impact

Date: September 22, 2009, 1:15 -6:15 pm

Location : Love Auditorium, Duke University

Levine Research Science Center,LSRC

450 Research Drive,Durham,NC 27708

Contact : Ms.Tamara Powers

Tel:(919) 681-7167 Email : Contact@OLV Day

OLV Day is an annual event hosted by the Duke Office of Licensing and Ventures.This year we start by showcasing the role of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in innovation at Duke.Then we shift to a discussion of the Challenges to university technology commercialization and strategies for redefining university interaction with industry

1:15 - 1:25	Welcome: Rose Ritts, Executive Director, Office of Licensing & Ventures
1:25 - 2:00	Keynote: Carl Weissman, Accelerator Corporation
2:00 - 2:40	Graduate Student and Postdoctorial Fellow presentations: Emerging Duke technologies Participants: Michael Angelo, Marina Dickens, Heather Himburg, Amanda Hoertz
2:40 - 2:50	Break
2:50 - 3:30	Duke University start-up Presentations Case Study 1: Trevena - Bridging the gap: From Innovation to Technology License Jonathan Violin, Co-founder and Research Scientist Erin Whalen, Co-founder and Senior Research Scientist Case Study 2: Precision Biosciences - Launching a company: From License to Startup Matthew Kane, CEO
3:30 - 4:30	Panel Discussion "Potential to Reality", moderated by Mr. Weissman(Accelerator Group). Participants: Victor Dzau(Chancellor, Duke University), Doug Fambrough (General Partner,Oxford Bioscience Partners), Eva Jack(Managing Director,Medimmune Ventures), and Shiv Krishnan(Director of Innovation and Partnership Sanofi-Aventis).
4:30 - 6:00	Networking Reception

DSC Information Session

Presentation from DSC Info Session on Sept 8, 2009

DSC Information Session

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Join the Organizing Committee

The Duke Start-Up Challenge is a 100% student-led organization. The team that organizes the competition is composed of students from around campus -- undergrads, grad students, part-time students -- that are dedicated to providing a world-class entrepreneurial experience for the students of Duke University. It's our job to find and work with sponsors to raise money for prizes, to recruit judges, to help teams form on campus, to provide forums for teams to get feedback on their ideas, and to market the competition within both the Duke and broader RTP communities. It's a lot of work and we need your help to make the 11th Annual challenge the best ever! If you're interested in joining the team, please take a few minutes to complete the application form (link below) letting us know who you are and why you're interested in joining us. We'll be conducting interviews between now and September 25th. We look forward to meeting you all in person! For more information on the opportunities on the organizing committee, please review the slides from our info-session above. LINK TO APPLICATION: http://www.dukestartupchallenge.org/how-to-get-involved/join-the-organizing-committee

Duke Start-Up Challenge Info Session - Tuesday (9/8) 7pm

The Duke Start-Up Challenge will be holding an Information Session for all interested members of the Duke community on Tuesday September 8^th. Organizers will provide an overview of the competition and opportunities to get involved as both a competitor and organizer.

Where: Fuqua School of Business, Mosler Classroom

http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/documents/programs/campus_map.pdf

When: Tuesday, September 8^th

We will hold two identical sessions

o Session 1 – 7:05 – 7:35

o Session 2 – 7:40 – 8:10

Who Should Attend: All Duke students interested in entrepreneurship, or individuals interested in supporting the DSC as an Organizing Committee member.

For those interested, we will be taking applications for organizing committee positions starting September 9th.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!