Undergraduate Research Conference/Holloway Business Plan Competition

Speakers: Marc Sedam (Executive Director, ORPC), John Aber (UNH Provost and VP for Academic Affairs) and Michael Merenda (Chair and Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, WSBE)

Date: Thursday, January 26, 2012  

Location: UNH Memorial Union Building (MUB) Theater I  

Time: 4:00–5:00PM  

The Innovation Catalyst Seminar returns after a holiday break with this month's seminar which will focus on UNH's student population and our two most popular programs—the Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) and the Holloway Prize Innovation-to-Market Competition.  In its 13th year, the URC is one of the largest undergraduate research conferences in the country, with over 1,000 students across all disciplines participating.  The Holloway Prize (even older in its 24th year) provides tens of thousands of dollars in cash and services to the winners.  Please come to learn more about these opportunities, what happens at the end of each event, and how each program might give you the first glance at the "next big thing" to come out of UNH.  

Additional Links: 

Holloway Prize Competition 

Undergraduate Research Conference

Fair Use in U.S. Copyright Law

SLIDE PRESENTATION

Speakers: Nate Kurtis and Vasanth Sarathy from Ropes & Gray LLP    

Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Location: UNH Memorial Union Building (MUB) Theater 1
Time: 4:00–5:00PM

Their presentation will cover:

• Background fundamentals in U.S. Copyright Law.
• Fair Use in the U.S., with specific focus on fair use in academic and entrepreneurial contexts.
• A brief discussion on the use of, and requirements with respect to, open source software.

Start-Up 101

SLIDE PRESENTATION

Speaker: Paul Remus from Devine Millimet  BIO

Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012

Location: UNH Memorial Union Building (MUB) Theater 2  

Time: 4:00–5:00PM  

Join us as we demystify the legal process of starting a new venture and as we discuss the tools needed to grow ideas, create jobs, and change the world... one startup at a time!

What will you learn?

• The early steps of proper company formation and how to know which one is right for you
• How to determine the right equity structure for your startup
• Tips & tactics you can execute in the earliest stages of your company to prevent big (and expensive!) legal headaches later on  

Who should attend? 

• New and aspiring entrepreneurs
• Innovators
• Students 
• Anyone with a big idea who isn't sure what to do with it
• Seasoned startup veterans that can lend additional insight into their experiences

UNH’s InterOperability Lab: How We Work with the Data Networking Industry

SLIDE PRESENTATION

Speakers: Erica Johnson (IOL Director) and Chris DiMinico (President of MC Communications and IEEE 802.3 editor)

Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012

Location: UNH Memorial Union Building (MUB) Theater 1  

Time: 4:00–5:00PM  

The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL) is a world-renowned full-scale non-profit test lab that works with networking vendors to validate that their technologies work reliably with other vendors’ products.

You name it, they test it: Ethernet, IPv6, data center bridging, Fibre Channel, SATA, Wi-Fi.

UNH-IOL employs nearly 100 UNH students and exposes them to cutting-edge technologies and networking & data communication companies globally. No other institution offers such extensive hands-on experience with such a variety of technology and equipment. The IOL staff works with customers like IBM, Dell, Cisco, Google, Apple, and Intel. The UNH-IOL is renowned and these companies are eager to hire UNH-IOL students after graduation.

Parking is available in C-Lot for $1/hour and is free after 6pm.

The seminar will be followed by cocktails and networking from 5:00-7:00pm at the Idea Greenhouse in downtown Durham courtesy of seminar sponsors Devine Millimet, Pierce Atwood, Ropes & Gray, and Salient Surgical Technologies.