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NECINA Webinar: Orbeus 8/23 |
NECINA Webinar-Orbeus:
"How to Get In the Best U.S. Incubators for Early Technology Startups"
Date/Time: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: Webcast Cost: Free Register here >> Event Contact: Delia Wu(deli...@necina.org) Ke Ning(ke....@necina.org)
Presenter
Orbeus, a computer vision startup from MIT and Boston University
Xing Meng: CEO, Co-Founder of Orbeus. MBA, MIT Sloan School of Business
Yushan Chen: Product Manager at Orbeus. Ph.D, Boston University
Overview
You may have heard of the early stage incubators in the United States such as TechStars, Y-Combinator, and Exelerate Labs. Great companies such as Dropbox, Airbnb, OMGPOP and Reddit are born out of those programs. Given the level of competition in their applicant pool, few start-ups have made it into their doors, and fewer of them are pure Chinese entrepreneurs. Orbeus is one of them.
Founded in January, 2012, Orbeus aims to develop one of the most advanced computer visual recognition engine that enables every computer to perform facial, scene and object recognition. In half a year's time, they made it to the finalists of TechStar, Y-Combinator, ExelerateLabs and DreamIT. Now they are in contract with ExeleratorLab for a 3-month accelerator tour in Chicago.
We have the pleasure to invite them as our speaker for the next NECINA Webinar on Thursday, August 23, 2012, 9:00pm-10:30pm. Register today to hear their unique story.
Agenda
-Introduction of Orbeus and the team
-How they pitch to the US top Incubators
-Incubators - is it worth it?
-Status quo of Visual Recognition technology and the future opportunities
-Product Demo
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NECINA Youth Entrepreneur Services (YES) Program 7.0 |
NECINA Youth Entrepreneur Services (YES) 7.0 Registration Opens
August 20, 2012 - September 21, 2012
Overview
Now entering its seventh year, NECINA YES is an annual educational program designed to train high school and undergraduate students, with curriculum focusing on leadership and entrepreneurship, at no cost to participants.
Quick facts about YES:
10 classes on alternating Saturdays commencing September 22nd.
5 learning points: Business Plans, Product Conceptualization, Company Structure, Finance, Sales and Marketing.
1 soft-skill training session: Public Speaking and Presentation Skills.
1 Competition to win the YES Awards
Many opportunities to meet face-to-face with amazing entrepreneurs and other industry leaders who will help advise and mentor YES participants.
So...what about YES 7.0?
This year's YES theme is "Make Our Cities Smarter". We will encourage YES teams to conceptualize, detail, and develop mobile applications that can have a positive impact on our metropolitan areas. Each YES team can incorporate their big ideas into their plan for the application, and with the support of NECINA, could move from idea to reality! Technical skills are not required, as NECINA and YES will help teams understand development needs, and provide tools to guide each team to success.
Why YES?
Think Different - Learn to listen, think, and act as a founder, creator, and team member.
Business Knowledge - Gain business knowledge not included in high school curricula.
Solve Real Problems - Apply your current understanding to help solve real problems.
Team Building - Build and manage strong teams with your peers.
Internship - Be considered for internships at our sponsor companies.
Event Contact
Event Sponsor
We thank IBM for sponsoring NECINA YES 7.0
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NECINA Entrepreneurship Workshop - Kick-off Event 8/28 |
NECINA Entrepreneur Workshop (NEW) Accelerator Program Kick-off Event
Registration Opens:
Early Bird Registration Ends August 29th
Regular Registration Ends September 6th
Form a startup without quitting your day job!
Join us, the first part-time incubator program on the planet!
Join our Kick-off Event to learn more about this exciting program!
NECINA is here to help! NECINA NEW Accelerator Program is a non-profit program as a startup incubator (a non-profit version of Y-Combinator). This program helps entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-to-be turn their dreams of building start-ups into reality through mentorship, teamwork and hands-on efforts.
NECINA NEW Accelerator Program differentiates itself from other incubators in the following:
- Non-profit and free
- A part-time program that helps founders form a start-up without quitting day jobs
- Access to resources and connections in Asia
Judge Panel
NECINA NEW Accelerator will invite a seasoned judge panel with a comprehensive background to offer our members excellent inputs and help select the most promising proposals and teams into NEW Accelerator.
Confirmed Judges:
- Jo Tango, Founder and Partner at Kepha Partners. Board member at New England Venture Capital Association. Board member at NECINA
- Andy Palmer, Founding BOD Member at Upstart, Firecracker, BOD member at Cloudant
- Timothy Cutler - Founder and Principal Attorney, Cutler P.C.
- Ken Der - Founder, FASCRP (Finance, Strategic Planning)
- Tammy Kahn Fennel - CEO, MarketMeSuite
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Partner Event: Nanjing Qilin Technology and Innovation Park
Overseas Info Session |
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欢迎参加南京麒麟科技创新园海外在线宣讲（美国东部时间8月21日晚8：30-9：30）
Nanjing Qilin Technology and Innovation Park Overseas Info Session
Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Time: 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
南京市麒麟科技创新园是市委、市政府重点布局的创新创业载体。园区规划总面积83平方公里，位于南京主城东侧，地处青龙山与紫金山之间，距市中心新街口直线距离10公里，区位优越、生态环境优良、人文底蕴深厚。园区依托世界一流的城市规划设计公司、产业咨询公司和高校院所，借鉴国际顶级科研园区的规划理念和发展模式，确定了打造"国际化创新园区、国际性生活社区"的总目标，集聚"高端技术、高端产业、高端人才、高端客户"的总定位，大力发展以智能、低碳为主的战略性新兴产业，重点搭建行政综合服务平台、公共技术服务平台、产学研合作平台、人才引进平台、科技金融服务平台、中介服务平台、科技创新展示平台等科技创新平台，建设国家级科技创新孵化器、新兴产业加速器、科技创业特别社区，
打造创新企业的孵化基地、创新人才的培养基地、创新技术的研发高地。
Space is limited.
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Partner Event: Crowdfunding Innovation Launch Party
- a Mass Innovation Nights event |
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Crowdfunding Innovation Launch Party - a Mass Innovation Nights event
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)
Cambridge, MA
You've heard of Kickstarter, Indiegogo and the crowdfunding craze. Now MIN is getting involved! We're holding a special event on Wednesday September 19th, "Crowdfunding Innovation". Crowdfunding Innovation is designed to help you make sense of what's happening RIGHT NOW in the crowdfunding space. (Everything changes next year because of the JOBS Act.)
Three MIN alumni, Lifecycle, Memory on Hand and Ministry of Supply will tell their crowdfunding stories. The panel will feature:
- Lessons learned - What works and what doesn't
- How to take advantage of the "rewards" model while the space is at a fever pitch
- The pros and cons of waiting for the new crowdfunding model in 2013
- What's next for our crowdfunding veterans
NECINA Members: Please use the coupon code "NECINA" to receive a discount!
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