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Learn how to move your idea from the lab to the marketplace
with the
Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy
July 7 - 11, 2008
Incline Village, Nevada
The Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy (GTEA) provides science and engineering
research faculty, post-docs and doctoral students with the necessary knowledge and skills to
move environmentally sustainable and green technology research out of the laboratory and
into practice. Participants leave with the knowledge and skills needed to recognize, develop,
and communicate potential commercial and knowledge distribution opportunities arising from
their research and how to tap the social networks linking them to the entrepreneurial
community.
Date and Location
The one-week academy will be held in the July 7 - 11, 2008 at the Tahoe Center for
Environmental Sciences (TCES) located at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nevada. Applications due May 2, 2008.
Academy Format
The Academy is a five-day intensive program integrating lecture, exercises, and
team projects. Students work within inter-disciplinary teams to identify, design, and validate
new business opportunities from their own research, under the guidance of faculty, technology
transfer staff, and experienced entrepreneurs and investors from environmental science and
technology-based ventures. Participating partners (partial list) include:
- American River Ventures
- CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund
- DFJ Frontier
- Mohr Davidow
- Morrison | Foerster
- Nth Power
- National Instruments
- Physic Ventures
- Sempra Utilties
- Sierra Angels
For more information, visit the Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy website.
Cost and Application Deadline
Applications due May 2, 2008
Room + board and tuition
are covered for accepted participants.
Travel to and from the conference and incidentals are responsibility of participants.
The UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship's ongoing objective is to serve as the nexus for entrepreneurship education and research - and as a springboard for entrepreneurial initiatives on the UC Davis campus. To accomplish this, we bring science, engineering and business students and faculty together with experienced entrepreneurs, investors and corporate leaders in an environment that blends effective theory with hands-on participation and solution-driven innovation. The Center for Entrepreneurship is a Center of Excellence at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
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Major Sponsors
Sponsors
NIREC
Nevada Institute for Renewable
Energy Commercialization
Participating Partners
 
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