Spring 2006
Chapter Leadership Meeting

Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8, 2006
Chicago, IL
Hosted by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago

Agenda

FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH

11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Gleacher Center, Room 308

Online Tools Demonstration

A series of onsite demonstrations of SmarTrans, Alumni Site Builder and the newly improved Online Alumni Director. Demonstrations by: Christine Tempesta, Antoinette Müller and Greg Wymer from the MIT Enterprise Forum Global Office

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Gleacher Center, Room 320

Lunch

Rafe Courage, HM Consul (Trade & Investment) at the British Consulate-General, will briefly address chapter leaders

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Gleacher Center, Room 308

Keynote Address: 10 Emerging Technologies

Jason Pontin, Senior Editor of MIT Technology Review Magazine will discuss new technologies featured in a recent issue of Technology Review

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Gleacher Center, Room 308

What's Hot in New Programming Formats:
Energy, Special Interest Groups and Competitions

Ross Trimby, Chapter Chair, MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge , and Linda Plano '82, Chair of the Ignite Clean Energy Competition, MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, will provide an update on the Energy SIG activities and accomplishments over the last two years

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

eXtreme Networking: Customizing Your Professional Networking Itinerary

Meet your fellow Enterprise Forum volunteers during a rapid-fire hour of introductions, ideas and issues. You'll meet with 10 other attendees for 4 minutes each with one minute in between to switch to your next seat. BYOBC (Bring Your Own Business Cards!) Sponsored and presented by: Brad Spirrison, President and Adam Fendleman, VP/Technology, both of eXtreme Networking

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Gleacher Center, Room 308

The Metrics System:
Demographics, Data Management, and Metrics Reporting

Providing the right metrics is of great value to your chapter and the Global organization. Find out why. Presented by: Antoinette Muller, Director, MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. Global Office

5:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Session close and general announcements

5:45 pm - 6:00 pm

Walk over to InterContinental hotel for networking reception

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
InterContinental Hotel, Library Room

Cocktail Reception and networking with fellow chapter leaders and local Chicago entrepreneurs

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Dinner (all-inclusive)
Fulton's on the River
315 N. La Salle Street

Experience a night on the town as planned by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago

 

SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH

8:30 am - 9:00 am
Gleacher Center, Room 600

Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:15 am
Gleacher Center, Room 600

Presentation by the National Science Foundation (NSF)

A primer on the NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant programs, and how MIT Enterprise Forum chapters can engage with SBIR recipient companies in their region. Presented by: Kesh Narayanan , Director of Industrial Innovation, NSF and Joe Hadzima '73, Chairman, MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc.

10:15 am - 10:30 am

Break; walk to room 100

10:30 am - 11:45 am
Gleacher Center, Room 100

Innovation: The Hidden Dimension

Keynote address by MIT Nuclear Engineering Professor Richard Lester NU '80. A look at the steps needed to strength the US innovation system in an increasing global marketplace. Part of the MIT On The Road program.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Gleacher Center, Room 621

Lunch

Join MIT On The Road attendees for a seated lunch

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Gleacher Center, Room 600

Is MIT Your USP?

What is your chapter's Unique Selling Proposition?
Presented by: Christine Tempesta, Director, Alumni Activities, MIT

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Gleacher Center, Room 600

Voice of the Customer

T wo entrepreneurs will outline what they were looking for, what drew them to the MIT Enterprise Forum, and why they've sustained their involvement with their MITEF chapter over time. Presented by: Scott Oldach '75, Managing Partner of the Jansco Group and Rich Kivel, President and COO of BioBehavioral Diagnostics; moderated by Peter Balbus '82, Chapter Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago, Inc.

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Networking break

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Gleacher Center, Room 600

Making the Volunteer Connection

Learn best practices and participate in a discussion of volunteer management.  In addition, hear "insider" information on how to engage MIT faculty as featured speakers for your group. Presented by: Kim Cole, Associate Director of Alumni Education

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Gleacher Center, Room 600

Chairman's Update

Joe Hadzima, '73, Chairman of the Board, MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc.

5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Gleacher Center, Room 600

Enterprise Forum Tools and Trivia

Time for a little competitive education as you team up with fellow volunteers for trivia questions about the tools available to volunteers. Prizes for the winning team! Presented by: Greg Wymer, Associate Director, MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. Global

6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Free time

7:30 pm

Meet in InterContinental Hotel lobby for dinner

8:00 pm

Dinner (all-inclusive)
Gino's East
633 N. Wells St.

Experience a night on the town as planned by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago