Sunday, May 11, 2007 from 1PM to 5PM
McCormick Tribune Center (1870 Campus Dr., Evanston, IL 60208)
Northwestern University

Come watch the exciting business plans by our 6 finalists!

Biotic Laboratories

Element Bars

Februus

Opthometrics

Passaggio

The Next Big Sound

1.10PM – 1.30PM: Sign In (Participants, judges and audience arrives)
1.30PM – 2.30PM: Presentation I (First three finalists present: 10 min presentation + 7 min questions from judges)
2.30PM – 2.45PM: Break
2.45PM – 3.45PM: Presentation II (Second set of three finalists present: 10 min presentation + 7 min questions from judges)
4.00PM – 4.30PM: Keynote Speaker - Gordon Segal (Crate & Barrel, Founder and CEO)
4.30PM – 5.00PM: Awards Ceremony (Announcement of winners followed by networking reception)

InNUvation’s’ field trip to Chicago’s leading online brokerage company.

The only broker ranked in the top two places in Barron’s Annual Broker Comparison for the past three years - 2006, 2007, 2008

Come with us to the company’s headquarters and Q & A with the company founders.

Vans leave in front of the Technological Institute

April 30^th, 2:45pm

Limited spaces available!

Registration is closed. Thank you for your interest!

Don’t have a job yet?

Want to meet new and upcoming Chicago companies?

Come to InNUvations’s informal recruiting event and meet top Chicago firms on the rise. Some participating companies are Natropolis Inc., Zaplee.com, Greenamericaproject.com, ParkWhiz LLC, and more..

Free Dinner!

Informal dress code

Bring your resumes…

Event is on May 1^st, 4:30-6:30pm in the Cohen Commons, 4^th floor of the Technological Institute (follow the signs from the main entrance).

This event is open to public

InNUvation is looking for talented and energetic people interested in leading one of the largest and most dynamic clubs at Northwestern University. With 30 leaders and over 1,200 members InNUvation is a truly diverse club with many opportunities for students from across the university. If you want to educate and encourage Northwestern University students in their entrepreneurial and innovative endeavors, please consider applying for one of the positions listed below.

Click here for detailed descriptions of each position

Click here for the application document

Applications are due by Friday, April 18th at 11:59pm.

Open Positions:

• Co-President
• Events Director
• 2009 NU Venture Challenge Director
• Downtown Campus Director
• Marketing Director
• Finance Chair
• McCormick Graduate Chapter President
• Weinberg Graduate Chapter President
• Law School Chapter President
• Feinberg Chapter President
• Mentorship Director
• Alumni Relations Director
• Social Director
• Workshop Director
• Speaker Director
• Historian
• Graphics Designer

Please send electronic versions of the application to Andrew Chen at .

Professor Jim Septa (Northwestern Law)
Jacobs 101
Wednesday April 9th from 5:15-6:15

This is the fourth and final NUVC workshop. Some topics that will be covered are:
* Differences between patents, trademarks, and trade secrets and when to consider using each
* What the process is for filing a patent
* How to pick a good attorney and also when is it necessary to pick a specialist versus a generalist
* How to protect the ability to patent an idea by maintaining confidentiality of the idea
* What are some of the common mistakes entrepreneurs make regarding IP