Mark Your Calendars! Technical Solutions, Energy Savings, And Crowdfunding: Events And Other Opportunities To Grow Your Business
Thursday, May 31
Solutions Fair 3
ITAC's Offices, New York, NY
Manufacturers: Got a technical issue? Too much waste in production? Can't find a material with the right properties? Solutions Fair 3 puts you in a room with university center super- experts who can help you find solutions to your toughest technical challenges. Admission is free, seating is limited, and registration is required.
Tuesday, June 12
Building Blocks of Innovation: Leveraging Technology to Implement Sustainability
ITAC's Offices, New York, NY
In the past six years the price for a gallon of municipal water has doubled, and on July 1, 2012, water rates are set to increase by another 7%. Experts predict New York City electricity rates will increase on average 5% per year for the next decade. Can you afford these increases? Join ITAC to hear from a panel of experts about innovative, successful, and accessible technologies that companies can implement to lower their operating costs and reduce their environmental impact. Panelists will discuss simple best practices to reduce energy, waste, and water costs, along with the latest technologies (including LEDs and waste to energy digesters), and available public funding to implement these projects.
Thursday, June 14
Crowdfunding and Raising Capital on the Web:
The Impact of the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Businesses) Act
ITAC's Offices, New York, NY OR virtual attendance via webinar
Crowdfunding and other JOBS Act provisions will allow startups and other companies seeking capital to solicit investors publicly via the Internet. The new law eases the regulatory burden on companies when raising capital, but what are legal and business implications of engaging in crowdfunding and other new capital raising opportunities in the JOBS Act? Please join us for a 1.5 hour seminar and webinar where a diverse panel will discuss the impact and challenges of the new law. Topics include:
- An overview of the new crowdfunding legislation and the new exemptions for advertising Rule 506 offerings
- An outline of new opportunities created by this legislation
- A summary of potential legal issues and how to reduce your risks
- An analysis of the effects on the existing financing community.
Tuesday, June 19
3rd Annual NYC EnergyTech Showcase
ITAC's Offices, New York, NY
The roads described for a better, more sustainable future are coupling ecological services with energy goals — innovations of today are only the beginning. Join us as our guest speaker, Neil Chambers, an award winning green designer, Founder and CEO of Chambers Design, Inc., discusses his new book and the pros and cons about the energy sector, the realities of renewables, smart grids, and other technologies. For further details and registration information, please contact Colleen Gibney at cgibney@itac.org.
OTHER ITAC-SPONSORED OPPORTUNITIES
Monday, June 4 to Wednesday, June 6
Innovation Engineering Leadership Institute (IELI)
The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge, Charlotte, NC
IELI is a rigorous, three-day workshop designed to introduce your company to a tested, proven system for innovation. You have useful and effective systems for taking, processing, and delivering orders, for hiring and assigning employees, for accounting, payrolls, and probably numerous other activities at your business, but do you have a system for generating new, profitable ideas? How about for innovating products and processes to maintain customer interest, attract new customers, and improve your internal business operations? The IELI workshop will give you the tools and teach you the skills companies like Proctor & Gamble, Nike, and Coca-Cola use to generate meaningfully unique ideas and stay on top of the business world.
Tuesday, June 12
Capturing the Lighting Edge: Opportunities for Funding
The New York School of Interior Design (NYSID)
ITAC's Technology Consultant and SBIR Director, Colleen Gibney, is one of this event's speakers. Funding opportunities exist for new business initiatives in lighting, but can often be confusing and difficult to sort through. This seminar will identify available programs and explain their application processes. Representatives from sponsoring federal and state organizations will speak about upcoming programs and incentives in areas such as point-of-sale initiatives, healthcare products, controls, and transportation.
Application deadline is June 30
CCMR JumpStart Program for New York State Small Businesses
The JumpStart program of the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) is designed to help small NYS businesses solve concrete problems related to materials through collaborations with Cornell experts. The program provides:
- A one-semester project utilizing university expertise
- An opportunity to build a relationship with university faculty and facilities
- Up to $5000 in matching NYSTAR funding
Wednesday, September 19
GoGreen '12 NYC Conference
The Times Center, New York, NY
Learn the latest in sustainable practices for your business from statewide business leaders who are cutting-edge visionaries, sustainability experts and forward thinking individuals. This one day conference will feature a full day of educational panel sessions and networking opportunities with a distinct platform to learn how to implement best practices and create viable partnerships within their regional business environment.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE CITY
Thursday, June 7
New York City Solar Summit 2012
CUNY Grad Center
At the 2012 NYC Solar Summit, CUNY will unveil 'Solar Market Analytics, Roadmapping, and Tracking NY' (SMART NY) a plan supported by thirty City and State organizations. The Summit will kick off with the launch of an Intelligent IT platform for solar. Panel discussions will include topics such as permitting, financing, and interconnection as well as the latest in technology, manufacturing and storage. In addition, CUNY will present a strategy to transition the NYC Solar Map to a NYC Energy Map that will add in new features such as solar thermal data and marketing components.
Wednesday, June 13 to Friday, June 15
Registration is free through May 25
America Means Business
Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
America Means Business is a celebration of entrepreneurship. Come for educational, networking, and social events throughout New York City. There will be more than 40 keynotes, "How I Did It" case studies, panel discussions, a 1-to-1 Counseling Lounge staffed by SCORE mentors, and an exposition of products and services to help you get started.
Ongoing
NYU-Poly DUMBO Incubator
Brooklyn, NY
Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) is now accepting applications for their new DUMBO Incubator in Brooklyn.
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