Engineering Innovations in Healthcare - A Panel Discussion

Presented by the College of Engineering – in collaboration with both the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM)

February 25, 2010
1:30pm - 5:00pm Panel discussion
5:00pm - 6:00pm Reception
Storer Auditorium, Coral Gables campus

Sponsored by The Launch Pad at the University of Miami

Interested in meeting early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Florida?

Then register for the FundingPost event on Thursday, February 25, 2010, at The University of Miami

FundingPost has hosted 160+ sold-out venture events in 18 cities over the past 7 years. At our next event, the panel of investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing:

Presented by South Florida Technology Alliance

Do you want to get your head out of the virtual cloud? Attend the virtual server, storage, backup, and disaster recovery event of the year.

Join DataCore Software's Brooks Butler to discuss how customers are using the cloud for storage with integrity, availability and performance being critical to the operations of their business. You will learn the success of cloud computing ultimately hinges on the underlying storage virtualization platform and how it provides the following:

* Hardware platform independence

The University of Miami School of Business Administration Entrepreneur in Residence Eric Kriss is hosting a weekly practicum series about starting a new venture over the course of the Spring semester. The next session is entitled “Developing a Web Presence,” Topics will include:

1. Shared hosting, URLs, registrars
2. Open source & open formats
3. Web intensity
4. Site design
5. Launching your site

The practicum is free and open to the public.

Please join us on Friday, February 26, 2010, at 12:00 PM in the Aresty Graduate Business Building, AGB 331. Brown bag welcome.

South Florida Code Camp
Location: Devry University 2300 SW 145th Ave Miramar, FL

Code Camp is a FREE one day GEEK FEST held on Saturday February 27, 2010. This is the fifth year for South Florida Code Camp. The event will have speakers from the local community and beyond. Speakers will be presenting some of the most requested topics like ASP.NET AJAX, Visual Studio 2008, MVC Framework, Silverlight, Windows Presentation Foundation, Sharepoint 2007 and SQL Server 2005. This event is like Tech-Ed for Free but it's community driven by a group of dedicated volunteers and speakers. Breakfast and lunch is included!

Location:
Devry University
2300 SW 145th Avenue

Location: Topple Career Center

Desk jobs aren’t for everyone. If you’re interested in a more nontraditional career path, then this program is for you. Chances are you can make a living doing something you love, whether you love working with animals or creating art. Attend this program to see how others have put their passion to work. For more info, email ToppelPeers@miami.edu

Location: Toppel Career Center

In a special tribute to all of the successful women who have made history, the Toppel Career Center, 85 Broads: Women in Business, and the Yellow Rose Society are hosting a panel of women leaders in the South Florida community. Hear about their accomplishments, career paths, and get great advice about being a leader in a variety of fields including law, business, entrepreneurship, and government. For more information, contact ToppelPeers@miami.edu.

The MIT Enterprise Forum of South Florida and The Launch Pad

Present an All-Star Panel Discussion

When Worlds Collide: How IT is Changing the Face of Healthcare Delivery

Location:
Lois Pope Center Auditorium
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
1095 Northwest 14th Terrace
Miami, FL 33136
(305) 243-2088

Parking is available at Dominion Tower parking lot located immediately east of the intersection of NW 14th Street and NW 11th Avenue. Park Plaza West Parking Garage is located on 14th Terrace. There are also meters available along 14th Terrace.

The University of Miami School of Business Administration Entrepreneur in Residence Eric Kriss is hosting a weekly practicum series about starting a new venture over the course of the Spring semester. The next session is entitled “Dealing with Uncertainty,” Topics will include:

• Estimation models
• Validation
• Extrapolation
• Penetration curves
• Law of Unintended Consequences

The practicum is free and open to the public.

Please join us on Friday, March 5, 2010, at 12:00 PM in the Aresty Graduate Business Building, AGB 331. Brown bag welcome.

Sponsored by The Commonwealth Institute and The Launch Pad

Please join National Bestselling Author Marianna Olszewski as she discusses her new book:

"Live It, Love It, Earn It: A Woman's Life to Financial Freedom"

Agile South Florida
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Agile South Florida is a group of Software Development professionals who meet every month to exchange ideas and experiences on the implementation of the Agile software development methodology and Scrum. Look us up on FB (Agile South Florida) and at www.agilesouthflorida.com. Join us at our next meeting scheduled for the second Thursday in March, 2010!!

Log on to http://www.agilesouthflorida.com and register at no cost.

The University of Miami School of Business Administration Entrepreneur in Residence Eric Kriss will host a weekly practicum series about starting a new venture over the course of the Spring semester. The practicum will focus on issues such as forming the entity, developing an ownership structure, making a web presence, and various other critical topics.

The practicum is free and open to the public.

Please join us on Friday, March 12, 2010, at 12:00 PM in the Aresty Graduate Business Building, AGB 331. Brown bag welcome.

Sponsored by The Launch Pad and SCORE

Event Cancelled-

What Is It All About?

At the heart of any small business, is its ability to effectively and efficiently translate the strategic objectives into executable,

tactical plans. Consistency and transparency play a major role in achieving these goals. However, they must be accompanied with a strong sense of urgency and relevancy to each of the employees.

PRESENTING COMPANIES:
Envoy Therapeutics
Presenter: Robert Middlebrook Chief Financial Officer
www.envoytherapeutics.com

Darby & Darby
Presenter: Eduardo J. Quinones, PhD
www.darbylaw.com

Scripps Florida
Presenters: Gavin Rambaugh, PhD Associate Professor, Neuroscience Department and Courtney Miller, PhD Assistant Professor, Metabolism & Aging Joint Appointment, Neuroscience Department
www.scripps.edu

TENTATIVE AGENDA:
5:00 – 6:00 PM Registration & Networking
6:00 – 6:10 PM Welcome & Program Introduction
Gina Alexis Southeast Chapter Co-Chair

University of Miami School of Business / School of Communication
CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT

presents

Grants Writing - How to Manage a Winning Proposal

Location: TBD Miami, FL

TEDxBrickell is the first TEDx event brought to Miami. The venerable TED conference has opened the door to intellectual and expansive discussions on humanity, science and economics to name a few.

Through the TED “x” program, the local license program from the main program operator, we are able to extend the challenging and compelling discussion conference to a local audience.

Location:

Toppel Career Center
1306 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33124

Cloud Computing: Beyond the Haze
The Practical Reasons Why It's Changing the Way Your Business Operates

Presented by
The MIT Enterprise Forum of South Florida and The University of Miami School of Business

When: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Where: University of Miami, Storer Auditorium, 5250 University Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146

Registration: Save $10 by pre-registering online at: www.mitforumfl.org for $25. Tickets at the door are $35 cash or check and Students are $10 with ID.

Overview:

The University of Miami School of Business Administration Entrepreneur in Residence Eric Kriss will host a weekly practicum series about starting a new venture over the course of the Spring semester. The practicum will focus on issues such as forming the entity, developing an ownership structure, making a web presence, and various other critical topics.
The practicum is free and open to the public.

Please join us on Friday, March 26, 2010, at 12:00 PM in the Aresty Graduate Business Building, AGB 331. Brown bag welcome.