Consider presenting your technology at “Brainstorm, an Accelerate UConn Program”, to be held October 24 at UConn Storrs.
You would make a 5-minute "pitch" of your innovative solution and then engage in brainstorming conversations with others who can potentially give feedback and work with you to apply your technology to solve problems.
Faculty, post-docs, alumni, staff, students and guests from industry with an interest in solving problems are strongly encouraged to attend to help identify potential problems for the solutions presented. The top presenter will receive $1,000 in seed funding, and will be given preferred status to apply for Accelerate UConn for the Spring 2018 cohort.
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BrainStorm
An Accelerate UConn Program
Research-Based Concept Presentations & Team Building Event
Call for applications to present: http://bit.ly/UConnAccelerate2017
Attendee registration page: http://bit.ly/UConnAUattendee
Join us & build your team!
BrainStorm is an evening aimed at driving discussions around technology as well as creating teams made up of UConn faculty, post-docs, staff, alumni, students and industry mentors that will take the technology forward and apply to be a part of Accelerate UConn’s Spring 2018 Cohort.
Research-based concepts will be presented, attendees will brainstorm ways to transition those concepts into the marketplace, and teams will be formed. Likewise – problems can be presented and solutions suggested. Or, a problem and solution can be suggested using the audience for validation of the concepts.
Got an innovative technology that could be the core technology for a commercial venture?
Consider making a 5-minute "pitch" of your innovative solution and engage in brainstorming conversations with others who can potentially work with you to apply your technology to solve problems.
Faculty, post-docs, alumni, staff, and students with an interest in solving problems are strongly encouraged to join us to identify potential problems for the solutions presented.
Following brief solution "pitches", participants will be encouraged to brainstorm how technology solution can be applied to real world problems. Teams formed around projects will be preferred applicants for Accelerate UConn, a program that can validate concepts and provide small grants to support concept development.
When: October 24, 2017, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Information Technologies Engineering Building Lobby
Who: UConn Faculty, Staff, Post-docs, Alumni, Students
Agenda:
4:30pm - 5pm _ Arrivals & Networking
Main Lobby Area, around innovation posters/ meeting tables for each concept.
5:00pm _ Welcome
Comments and setting the stage for the evening, short remarks to the crowd
5:00 – 6:15pm _ Presentations
(:05 allowed per presentation, hold Q&A for discussion time)
6:15 – 7:15pm _ Brainstorming Discussions / Team Building
7:15 – 7:30 pm _ Closing Remarks
7:30 pm _ Adjourn
Call for applications to present: http://bit.ly/UConnAccelerate2017
Attendee registration page: http://bit.ly/UConnAUattendee
About Accelerate UConn:
Accelerate UConn provides teams with seed grants of up to $3,000 and business training that accelerates the commercialization process for early-stage technologies developed at UConn. Participating teams gain valuable insight into the best ways to advance new technologies to the marketplace. Teams that have completed the program have gone on to win additional support through the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Summer Fellowship, the UConn SPARK Technology Commercialization Fund, the BioPipeline CT Grant program, as well as investments from Connecticut Innovations.
Team ideas or projects can originate from a variety of sources, including research (funded and unfunded), student work, institutional or industrial projects. The topical focus of a project must be in an area(s) of science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) normally supported by NSF, including, but not limited to, medical devices, mobile applications, software, physical products, internet of things, social startups, hardware, wearables, etc.. For more information about Accelerate UConn, please contact Accelerate UConn - an NSF I-Corps Site accelerateuconn@uconn.edu
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More details:
- Food & drinks will be provided
- This event is open to the UConn community and invited guests
- Contest / Vote for best presentation - Top presenter will receive $1,000 in seed funding, and will be given preferred status to apply for Accelerate UConn!
- Pre-registration is required
Call for applications to present: http://bit.ly/UConnAccelerate2017
Attendee registration page: http://bit.ly/UConnAUattendee
This event is sponsored by the UConn Office of the Vice President for Research and is free for participants.
Pre-registration is required. If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the Paige Rasid, Technology Incubation Program at 860-486-8718 or email: tip@uconn.edu by (10/19/17).
For more information, contact: Paige Rasid at paige.rasid@uconn.edu