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Join UC Santa Barbara Innovation + Entrepreneurship (UCSB I+E) for the I+E 101 series starting this week! The I+E 101 series is designed to educate and encourage tech-minded students and postdocs to develop their interests in innovation and entrepreneurship at UCSB. There are a host of resources, from mentors to workspaces, which can be leveraged to succeed in this invigorating space. Learn more and sign up today!
I+E 101 is back for 2021! Brought to you by UCSB Innovation + Entrepreneurship, the I+E 101 series educates and encourages students and postdocs to develop their interests in innovation and entrepreneurship at UCSB. By providing inspiration from alumni, access to relevant campus resources, and expertise from a variety of distinguished professionals, this four-part series centers around professional development and innovation while offering guidance to aspiring and ambitious entrepreneurs.
Check for full details and updates on the series here
Part One | Oct 7, 2 - 3:30 | Chem Lawn
Resources for Involvement and Leadership
Meet and greet with each of I+E's partner programs at this in-person resource fair. Find us at the corner near Chem 1179 and ESB. Stay for the raffle of entrepreneurial books and more.
Part Two | Oct 21, 10 - 11 AM | Virtual
UCSB innovators: From Research to Entrepreneurship
Follow the stories of other graduate student and postdoc Gauchos that took the entrepreneurial leap. Hear from a panel of innovators and entrepreneurs as they share their stories of balancing academia and entrepreneurship. The panel will include current and former UCSB grad students and postdocs who will share how they leveraged campus resources for their technology development and innovation career tracks. RSVP here to receive the Zoom link.
Part Three| Winter Quarter | Virtual
UCSB Innovators: Faculty Perspectives
Learn from Technology Management faculty as they discuss skills and knowledge gaps that students and postdocs might need to acquire on the road to technological innovation and entrepreneurship.
Part Four | Spring Quarter | Virtual
Intersectionality in the Innovation Space
Join a discussion about intersectionality and how it benefits and impacts today's startup founders.
UCSB I+E is composed of partner programs that support this initiative in their campus community: The Bren Eco Entrepreneurship program, California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), the Center for Science & Engineering Partnerships (CSEP), MedVentures at UCSB, The Office of Technology & Industry Alliances (TIA), and the Technology Management Program (TMP).