Posted 5/6/09
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
DOCTORAL STUDENT WORKSHOP
SEVENTH WEST COAST RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
ON TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Washington
September 2009
A one-day Doctoral Student Workshop will be presented in
conjunction with the 7th West Coast Research Symposium on
Technology Entrepreneurship. The workshop's sponsor is the
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; the Research Symposium is
sponsored by The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(University of Washington), the Stanford Technology
Ventures Program (Stanford University), the Lundquist
Center for Entrepreneurship (University of Oregon) the
Lloyd Greif Center of Entrepreneurial Studies (USC), and
the Don Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(UC Irvine).
EVENT:
Doctoral Student Workshop on Technology
Entrepreneurship
LOCATION:
University of Washington
DATE:
10th of September 2009
(Research Symposium held September 11-12)
We invite doctoral students to submit applications to
attend this workshop. Sessions will focus on technology
entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on contemporary work in
the field. The workshop will be led by Riitta Katila,
Stanford Univ.; Andrew Nelson and Taryn Stanko, Univ. of
Oregon; and Sonali Shah, Univ. of Washington. Faculty
presenters include Kathy Eisenhardt, Stanford Univ.; Suresh
Kotha, Univ. of Washington; Alan Meyer, Univ. of Oregon;
Nandini Rajagopalan, Univ. of Southern California; Kaye
Schoonhoven, UC Irvine; and others.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
The application deadline for the Doctoral Student Workshop
is Friday, July 31, 2009. If you wish to be considered,
please complete the online application at:
https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/skotha/75619
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
The workshop aspires to provide an intellectually
stimulating experience, map the theoretical domain of
technology entrepreneurship, and build community. Students
will read several articles on entrepreneurship and come
prepared to discuss them. Workshop participants will have
opportunities to present their own research interests, to
interact with each other, and to get acquainted with
faculty members.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Students selected for the workshop will be invited to
attend the two-day Research Symposium that follows on Sept.
11-12. The symposium will showcase cutting-edge work by
technology entrepreneurship researchers from the Northwest
and around the world. Details on the research symposium
are available at the WCRS website:
http://www.wcrs2009.org
Applicants focusing on the nexus of technology, innovation,
and entrepreneurship will be given preference. Each
attendee will be provided with a $250 travel stipend, as
well as all meals and 3 nights lodging (double occupancy).
The location is the beautiful Pacific Northwest, a
spectacular setting at this time of year. This is a great
opportunity for doctoral students to learn from leading
scholars and contemporary work in the field.
We hope to see you in Seattle!
CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
- Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Univ. of
Washington
- Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Stanford University
Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, University of
Oregon
- Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, USC
- Don Beall Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, UC
Irvine
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation