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Maine
Engineers Week Expo
March 1, 2003
MIX Forum
March 5, 2003
Resources
to Grow Your Business
March 6, 2003
The Support
Economy - A Discussion with the Authors and Book Signing
March 7, 2003
From Learning
Results to Practice: Tools for Schools
March 11 - 12, 2003
Maine
Inventors Forum
March 11, 2003
CeBIT
March
12 - 19, 2003
What is
Your Business Really Worth?
March 12, 2003
History
at Risk: The Challenge of Climate Change
March 18, 2003
Pan-American
Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference
March 19-21, 2003
Indoor
Air Quality in Schools
March 19, 2003
How
to Finance Your Environmental & Energy Technology Project
March 19, 2003
Why VC
Investments are Growing in Medical Technology
March 19, 2003
Building
Your Management Team and Hiring for Growth
March 20, 2003
The Lobster
Life Cycle: From Egg to Plate
March 25, 2003
Bio-ITWorld
Venture Summit
March 26, 2003
Accessing
Capital for Growth
March 27, 2003
Patent
Searching and Patent Protection
April 3, 2003
How to
Run an Effective Meeting
April 17, 2003
Legal
Considerations for a New Company
April 24, 2003
30th Maine
Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium
April 25 - 27, 2003
Establishing
Your Company's Culture
May 1, 2003
Accounting
Basics for Business
May 15, 2003
Photonics
North
May 25 - 29, 2003
MIX Forum
accepting applications
May 28, 2003
Market
Research and Marketing Plans for Technology Companies
May 29, 2003
Lobster
College
September 4 - 7, 2003
Emerging
Technologies & Healthcare Innovations Congress
September 22-24, 2003
Maine Engineers Week Expo
March 1, 2003
The Maine Engineering Promotion Council (MEPC) will
sponsor the Maine Engineers Week Expo on March 1, 2003,
9:00
AM through 2:00 PM, at Gorham High School in Gorham,
Maine.
At 11:30 AM, Thomas Bickford, executive director
of the Agent
Institute, will be presenting an exhibition and speaking
on FIRST LEGO League and LEGO robotics. FIRST LEGO League engages students in hands-on robotics
design and authentic scientific research, culminating
at high-energy, sports-like tournaments.
The
Expo will also feature 50 interactive engineering
and technology exhibits by Maine's engineering organizations.
This
cost is $2 per person. Food service will be available
on site. For more information,
contact MEPC at (207) 848-5569
or visit the Council's Web site.
MIX
Forum
March 5, 2003
The 17th Maine Investment Exchange (MIX) breakfast
forum will be held Wednesday, March 5th, 2003, at
the Portland Country Club on Route 88 in Falmouth,
Maine. MIX provides an opportunity for qualified
entrepreneurs to present their business plans to
an audience of potential investors. Registration
begins at 7:30 AM and is $35 at the door. Save $10
with an early registration by calling Gail Pfeifle
at Maine & Company by Monday, March 3rd at (207)
871-0234. Visit the MIX
Forum web site or call Gail
for more information.
Resources
to Grow Your Business
March 6, 2003
Learn about the many resources available to assist
you in successfully growing your company. How you can
expand market opportunities through international trade
or government contracting. How you can get assistance
with preparing a business plan, and techniques to streamline
your operations to make your company more profitable.
Presenters: Marnie DuBois, Small Business Development
Center; Pat Rice, Market Development Center; Wade Merritt,
Maine International Trade Center; Ron Cote, Maine Manufacturers
Extension Partnership.
Location: Target
Technology Center, 20 Godfrey Drive,
Orono, Maine.
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
Cost: $16.00 per seminar (payable the day of the seminar),
no charge for Target Center Tenants and Affiliate Members.
Lunch is included.
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required.
To pre-register call the Center at (207) 866-6500 or
(207) 866-6535, or email Debbie Neuman at dneuman@maine.edu.
The Support Economy - A Discussion with the Authors
and Book Signing
March 7, 2003
"The current model of managerial capitalism is dying.
We are at the threshold of a new era of capitalism," say
Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin, authors of The
Support Economy. The authors will appear at a discussion and
book signing event at the University of Southern Maine
on March 7, 2003.
Sponsored
by Wright Express, the Harvard Business School Club
of Maine and the USM School of Business, the event
will be held from 7:15 AM to 9:15 AM at Luther Bonney
Auditorium on the University of Southern Maine's
Portland campus.
For more information, or to RSVP, contact Christina
Merrill at cmerril4@maine.rr.com.
From
Learning Results to Practice: Tools for Schools
March
11 - 12, 2003
The
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance is hosting
a statewide conference "convocation" designed
for all K-12 teachers of science and administrators
working to support quality science programs. The conference,
which will be held March 11 - 12, 2003, at the Samoset
Resort in Rockport, Maine, will
provide an opportunity for veteran and novice educators
to
receive
and experience
a connected "suite
of tools" developed by the Maine Mathematics and
Science Alliance for improving science content understanding,
curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The cost is
$180, not including accommodations. If you would like
a more detailed description of this event,
contact
Page Keeley at pkeeley@mmsa.org,
or call (207) 287-6646. If you would like to be put
on the mailing list for
a copy of the brochure and registration form, contact
Brianne Van den Bossche at bvdbossche@mmsa.org.
Maine
Inventors Forum
March 11, 2003
The Maine Inventors Forum this month will feature
a presentation for inventors, businesses and anyone
interested in manufacturing. Alan Cyr and Daniel
Gagnon from Advance Electronic Concepts, a company
that specializes in product development and product
manufacturing, will discuss their prototype development
company and its commercialization services and sharing
their own invention success stories. The forum will
take place on Tuesday, March 11, 2003, from 6:30
to 8:00 PM and will be held at the University of Maine
School
of Law in the first floor Moot Court classroom on
the Portland, Maine, campus. For
directions and contact information visit the
Maine Patent Program Web site.
CeBIT
March
12 - 19, 2003
The
Maine International Trade Center (MITC) has issued a
call to Maine IT firms: explore business opportunities
at CeBIT. Long recognized as the world's premier information
technology and high technology trade show, CeBIT takes
place March 12 –19, 2003, in Hannover, Germany.
This
year the Eastern Trade Council (ETC) is again sponsoring
a booth at CeBIT to promote companies from the Northeast,
representing the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Last year's
show was extremely successful for those Northeastern
companies who participated, according to MITC official
Wade Merritt. Merritt says the trade center looks forward
to another great show this year.
Participating
in the ETC catalog exhibit booth will enable companies
to meet one-on-one with the world's top IT companies
as well as see cutting edge technologies. As one of
more than 7,500 exhibitors, participants will have access
to the more than 780,000 attendees. With exhibitors
and attendees from more than 61 countries, CeBIT truly
becomes the world focal point for high technology and
IT.
The
ETC booth will be located in a prime spot within the
main USA cluster of companies. Maine participants will
have access to the USA lounge, which includes meeting
and conference rooms, food and beverage service and
a business center. The ETC booth will be staffed with
ETC professionals and local translators. ETC staff will
also assist Northeast firms with targeting other exhibitors
at the show that are potential clients.
Thanks
to funding support from the Eastern Trade Council, the
cost for participating at the ETC booth is only $1,500.
This participation fee will provide firms with the following
benefits and services: a catalog exhibit in the ETC
booth; 2 exhibitor badges; access to the USA lounges;
translation services at the ETC booth; and customized
assistance with meetings provided by ETC member states'
expert professional staff.
Participation
and exhibit space are limited, and companies will be
accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. For more
information contact: Wade Merritt, Maine International
Trade Center, (207) 990-3161 merritt@mitc.com.
What is Your Business Really Worth?
March 12, 2003
How do you determine the value of your company? What
techniques does a potential investor use to value your
company? How do you determine what is a fair price
to sell your company for or what is a fair purchase
price for a company you wish to acquire? This seminar
will present an overview of business valuation, including
the use of market multiples, cash flow estimation and
risk adjustment.
Presenter: Dr. Robert A. Strong, CFA, is University
of Maine Foundation Professor of Investment Education
and Professor of Finance at the University of Maine.
Location: Target
Technology Center, 20 Godfrey Drive,
Orono, Maine.
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
Cost: $16.00 per seminar (payable the day of the seminar),
no charge for Target Center Tenants and Affiliate Members.
Lunch is included.
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required.
To pre-register call the Center at (207) 866-6500 or
(207) 866-6535, or email Debbie Neuman at dneuman@maine.edu.
History at Risk: The Challenge of Climate Change
March 18, 2003
On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, author and journalist Ross
Gelbspan will lecture at Colby College in Waterville,
Maine, on "History at Risk: The Challenge of Climate
Change." The talk will begin at 7 PM in Room 100
of the Lovejoy Building. It is open to the public and
free of charge.
Gelbspan
has worked as an editor and reporter at The Washington
Post, The Village Voice, Scripps Howard
and The Boston Globe, where he won a Pulitzer Prize
in 1984. He also has taught at the Columbia University
School of Journalism. In 1997 Gelbspan published "The
Heat Is On" about the global climate crisis. He
has since appeared on numerous radio and television
programs, including Nightline, All Things Considered
and Talk of the Nation, and has published articles
on climate change in a number of magazines and newspapers.
In 1998 Gelbspan spoke about climate change to government
ministers and leaders of multi-national corporations
at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland and helped
to assemble a group of economists, energy company presidents
and policy specialists to develop a set of strategies
to accelerate the Kyoto Protocol process. The United
Nations Development Programme invited him and an associate
to hold a conference on those strategies in Bonn, Germany,
in 1999 during that round of climate negotiations.
In 2000 Gelbspan presented the strategies to senators
and congressmen in Washington and to the G-8 Task Force
on Renewable Energy.
Pan-American
Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference
March 19-21, 2003
Americana 2003, the leading multisectorial environmental
technologies trade show and conference in the Americas,
will be held in Montréal, Québec, Canada from March
19 to 21, 2003. This year's theme is "Solutions for
a Healthy World."
Organizers
expect about 10,000 participants and 400 exhibitors; as many as 250 technical
and scientific conferences and 650 forethought business meetings will be featured.
A wide variety of themes will be examined: air, climate change, contaminated sites,
development of foreign business, drinking water, geomatics, health and environment,
markets and opportunities, municipal and industrial wastewater, solid waste, sustainable
development, renewable energies. Americana
2003 is an excellent promotion and distribution vehicle for technologies, research
and results. It is of interest to anyone looking for technical solutions to environmental
problems: business leaders and industrial managers; investors; municipal decision
makers; officials from institutions and governments; consultants, engineers and
technologists; environmental protection leaders; scientists and academics. For
more information, visit Americana's Web site (available in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish).
Indoor Air Quality in Schools
March 19, 2003
On Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta, Maine,
the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council is hosting a full day conference on Indoor
Air Quality in Schools.
Failure to prevent or to quickly resolve air quality problems can increase
the potential for short-term and long-term health problems such as asthma (the
number one cause of student absenteeism); increase lost days among students,
staff and faculty; reduce productivity; interfere with learning; accelerate
deterioration and reduce efficiency of mechanical systems; strain relationships
among school administration, parents and staff; and create potential liability
problems. This conference will present readily available best practice techniques
that address these concerns.
Topics being presented include:
- Health concerns
associated with school facilities;
- Managing a school
for indoor air quality;
- Strategies for
the implementation of IAQ programs in school districts;
- Design and
construction of school facilities;
- When, if ever,
to close a school facility for health and safety reasons.
In addition, representatives of state, regional and national organizations
providing key services to schools will be present to present posters and provide
detailed information about their programs and available best practice methodologies
for specific air quality concerns.
Detailed information
about the conference (including an Adobe Acrobat version of the brochure
and printable registration forms) is located on the web site
of the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council. For questions and
comments, contact the MIAQC Executive Director, Christy Crocker by phone: (207)
626-8115 or by e-mail: miaqc@gwi.net.
How
to Finance Your Environmental & Energy Technology Project
March 19, 2003
A forum
on "How to Finance Your Environmental & Energy Technology
Project" will be held Wednesday, March 19, 2003, sponsored by the Environmental & Energy
Technology Council of Maine (formerly the Environmental Business Council of
Maine).
The event will be held from noon to 1:30 PM at the Eastland Hotel in Portland.
This is a brown bag lunch event. Refreshments will be available.
Speakers for the
event include Janet Yancey-Wrona, Ph.D., Director and President of the Maine
Technology Institute (MTI), Mark Butterfield, Senior Loan Officer
of the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), and William Webster, executive vice
president of Hydrophilix Corp.
Dr. Yancey-Wrona will discuss
financing options available for start-up companies and research and development
projects, including federal grant programs and
MTI's State-funded programs that stimulate R&D leading to commercialization.
She will also discuss some pros and cons of equity financing, and how it may
work for your company, with an emphasis on Maine's unique mix of early-stage
opportunities such as the Maine Investment Exchange (MIX) and the Small Enterprise
Growth Fund.
Mr. Butterfield will discuss the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit, a 40%-to-60%
State tax credit for individuals and entities that make investments in eligible
Maine businesses. He will also explain the Maine Economic Development Venture
Capital Revolving Investment Program, a program whereby FAME directly invests
in privately managed venture capital funds. Mr. Butterfield will also discuss
the role of traditional debt financing and some of the programs that FAME sponsors.
Mr. Webster will discuss financing from the perspective of an entrepreneur
who has raised funds for a start-up Maine technology company. Hydrophilix,
based in Saco, is the inventor and marketer of a new type of polymer that has
applications for environmental, medical, cosmetic, industrial and agricultural
uses.
For more information contact Jim Atwell at (207) 829-5016, jsa@smemaine.com;
John Ferland at (207) 767-4302, John.Ferland@ceemaine.org; or Norm Gridley
at (207) 725-8721, ncg@wright-pierce.com.
Why
VC Investments are Growing in Medical Technology
March 19, 2003
CapitalVenue
has announced that its next presentation in Boston will focus on "Why VC Investments are Growing in Medical Technology.... What Entrepreneurs
Should Know". The presentation will feature a panel of four venture capitalists:
Anupam Dalal, MD, principal, Flagship Ventures; Patrick Fortune, partner, Boston
Millenia Partners; William Cowen, managing partner, Long River Ventures; and
Tom Cibotti, partner, Covington Associates. The event will be moderated by
John Koles, president, Highground, Inc.
The event will be held on March 19, 2003, from 8:00-11:00 AM at the Downtown
Harvard Club in Boston.
CapitalVenue provides entrepreneurs and small and medium companies the foundation
to directly access sources of local, national, regional, and global capital
ranging from angel, venture, corporate, bank, and structured business acceleration
capital programs. During CapitalVenue events, entrepreneurs, investors, and
businessmen listen to panels of experts on various venture investing and business
development topics and then have the ability to ask questions and network.
For
more information or to register online, visit the Capital Venue Web site.
Building Your Management Team and Hiring for Growth
March 20, 2003
Having the right people in place often means the difference between success
and failure for a small company. When should you hire additional personnel?
What should their roles be in your company? What is the best role for you?
Understanding what it will take to successfully operate your company, and knowing
how to identify the right people to perform those jobs is critical. Attend
this seminar to find out how!
Presenter: Meriby Sweet has twenty years of experience in technology ventures,
ranging from hardware and lasers to software and e-commerce. She is presently
a technology counselor with Maine's Small Business Development Centers.
Location: Target
Technology Center, 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono, Maine.
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
Cost: $16.00 per seminar (payable the day of the seminar), no charge for Target
Center Tenants and Affiliate Members. Lunch is included.
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. To pre-register call the
Center at (207) 866-6500 or (207) 866-6535, or email Debbie Neuman at dneuman@maine.edu.
The Lobster Life Cycle: From Egg to Plate
March 25, 2003
Mainely Women in Science will host a presentation by Dr. Diane Cowan, senior
scientist and president of the Lobster Conservancy. The presentation, entitled "The
Lobster Life Cycle: From Egg to Plate," will be held on Tuesday, March
25, 2003, at 6:00 PM in Jewett Auditorium at Southern Maine Technical College
in South Portland, Maine. Tours of the SMTC Marine Sciences Lab will be offered
both before and after the seminar. For more information, contact Elizabeth
Ehrenfeld at (207) 767-9639 or by email at eehrenfeld@smtc.edu.
Bio-ITWorld
Venture Summit
March 26, 2003
The Bio-ITWorld Venture Summit is a one-day event designed to address the venture
capital landscape for the bio-IT marketplace. In conjunction with Ernst & Young
and IDG Ventures, this event allows venture capitalists to discover emerging
life science technology companies and to learn key technologies, scientific
discoveries and organizations driving the future of the bio-IT industry. The
event returns this year to Boston and will be held on March 26, 2003. For registration
and agenda, visit the conference Web
site.
Accessing Capital for Growth
March 27, 2003
Accessing appropriate financing is critical to a company's growth and success.
What kind of money is available? What are the requirements? What is the best
source of funding for your company? Attend this seminar to hear about the many
financing options available from seed funds, to venture capital, to SBA financing
to bank loans.
Presenters: Janet Yancey-Wrona, Maine Technology Institute; Mark Kaplan, Coastal
Ventures; John Burns, Small Enterprise Growth Fund; Steve Thomas, Bangor Savings
Bank; Carla Booth, Eastern Maine Development Corporation.
Location: Target
Technology Center, 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono, Maine.
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
Cost: $16.00 per seminar (payable the day of the seminar), no charge for Target
Center Tenants and Affiliate Members. Lunch is included.
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. To pre-register call the
Center at (207) 866-6500 or (207) 866-6535, or email Debbie Neuman at dneuman@maine.edu.
Patent Searching and Patent Protection
April 3, 2003
This seminar will provide inventors and technology-based businesses with education
and advice on basics regarding patent rights and the protections afforded by
patents. Learn also how to conduct your own patent searches and gain a better
understanding of the patent process. It is highly recommended for anyone who
has an innovative product or process, whether already in business or planning
to start a business. Presenters: Elizabeth Worley, a biotech patent attorney with 10 years of experience
and a fellow with the Maine Patent Program, and Patrick Archibald, a patent
agent and third year law student at the University of Maine School of Law.
Location: Target
Technology Center, 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono, Maine.
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
Cost: $16.00 per seminar (payable the day of the seminar), no charge for Target
Center Tenants and Affiliate Members. Lunch is included.
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. To pre-register call the
Center at (207) 866-6500 or (207) 866-6535, or email Debbie Neuman at dneuman@maine.edu.
How to Run an Effective Meeting
April 17, 2003
How many times have you left a meeting feeling as though nothing was accomplished?
Effective Meetings require timed agendas, facilitation, appropriate decision-making
tools and techniques, and good interpersonal communication. In this workshop
you'll also learn the four reasons to call a meeting and the proper roles of
participants. You'll apply the most effective approach to setting up meetings
and accomplishing meaningful change.
Presenter: Thom Amnotte has been a full-time faculty member for twenty years
at Eastern Maine Technical College in Bangor. He has been certified by several
national organizations as a facilitator and a team trainer.
Location: Target
Technology Center, 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono, Maine.
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM.
Cost: $16.00 per seminar (payable the day of the seminar), no charge for Target
Center Tenants and Affiliate Members.
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. To pre-register call the
Center at (207) 866-6500 or (207) 866-6535, or email Debbie Neuman at dneuman@maine.edu.
Legal Considerations for a New Company
April 24, 2003
Should you establish your company as a Sole Proprietorship, a C-Corp, a S-Corp,
or a Limited Liability Partnership? This seminar provides the opportunity to
hear from the experts and take some of the mystery out of the legalities of
establishing a company. Learn which corporate structure will be the most advantageous
to your company. In addition, you will learn about other legal issues that
you need to consider when establishing and operating a successful company.
Bring your legal questions to the experts!
Presenter: David Austin, Attorney, specializing in corporate law and business
planning, with Eaton Peabody in Bangor, Maine.
Location: Target
Technology Center, 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono, Maine.
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
Cost: $16.00 per seminar (payable the day of the seminar), no charge for Target
Center Tenants and Affiliate Members. Lunch is included.
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. To pre-register call the
Center at (207) 866-6500 or (207) 866-6535, or email Debbie Neuman at dneuman@maine.edu.
30th Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium
April 25 - 27, 2003
The 30th Anniversary Maine Biological and Biomedical Sciences Symposium will
be held April 25 - 27, 2003, at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
in Salisbury Cove, Maine. The Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium
(MBMSS) is a state-wide gathering of researchers and students—an opportunity
to share research results, exchange ideas, promote collaboration, and network
with Maine scientists in a variety of disciplines. The symposium will consist
of three sessions in the areas of environmental sciences, physiology and medicine,
and comparative functional genomics. Selected speakers will present research,
followed by question/answer and open discussion. A concurrent poster session
will also be held.
All Maine researchers, science faculty, graduate, undergraduate and high school
students are cordially invited to attend. For
more information, see the Mount
Desert Island Biological Laboratory Web site.
Establishing Your Company's Culture
May 1, 2003
What do you want your company to stand for? What kind of work environment
do you want to create? How do your corporate values influence your workplace?
This seminar will discuss the advantages of having a corporate culture defined
from the outset, rather than making it up as you go along. Presenter: Meriby Sweet has twenty years of experience in technology ventures,
ranging from hardware and lasers to software and e-commerce. She is presently
a technology counselor with Maine's Small Business Development Centers.
Location: Target
Technology Center, 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono, Maine.
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
Cost: $16.00 per seminar (payable the day of the seminar), no charge for Target
Center Tenants and Affiliate Members. Lunch is included.
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. To pre-register call the
Center at (207) 866-6500 or (207) 866-6535, or email Debbie Neuman at dneuman@maine.edu.
Accounting Basics for Business
May 15, 2003
You do not need to be an accountant to be a successful business owner. But
in order to make the best decisions regarding your company, you do need to
understand your finances. Attend this seminar to learn what it is that you
need to know and how best to keep track of it all. Should you hire an accountant?
Should you try to do it all? If so, what should you consider and what are the
best tools available to assist you.
Presenter: Bob Shuman is a CPA with Tate-Fitch PA in Bangor.
Location: Target
Technology Center, 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono, Maine.
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
Cost: $16.00 per seminar (payable the day of the seminar), no charge for Target
Center Tenants and Affiliate Members. Lunch is included.
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. To pre-register call the
Center at (207) 866-6500 or (207) 866-6535, or email Debbie Neuman at dneuman@maine.edu.
Photonics
North
May 25 - 29, 2003
Photonics
North, the fifth International Conference on Applications of Photonic Technology,
will take
place in Montréal, QC, Canada, from May 25 - 29, 2003.
The major objective
of this event is to present the latest accomplishments, future directions
and innovations in the field of optics/photonics.
Presentations
will address and explore advances in science and technology that
will impact on the increased use of photonics in computing in the 21st century.
The organizers are especially interested in getting participants from universities
and companies proposing innovative technologies, systems, concepts and analyses
in this field. The following themes will also be addressed during the conference: communication
systems; bio-photonics; lasers and sources; photonics materials, systems, devices
and sensors; emerging photonics; industrial photonics.
Related OSA (Optical Society
of America) and ICO (International Commission for Optics) meetings will take
place at about the same time in Montréal
to make the participants' stay more interesting.
For
more information on this conference, including the availability of accommodations, please
visit Photonics North's Web site. It is also
possible to register for the conference online.
MIX
Forum accepting applications
May 28, 2003
Applications are now being accepted for the 18th
Maine Investment Exchange (MIX) breakfast
forum which
will be held July 16th, 2003, in either Camden
or Bar Harbor (further details will be sent closer to event date). MIX provides
an opportunity for qualified entrepreneurs to present their business plans
to an audience of investors. In order for entrepreneurs to be considered, they
must submit an application and a complete business plan to Maine & Company
no later than May 28th, 2003. Visit the MIX
Forum web site or contact Gail
Pfeifle at (207) 871-0234, email gail@maineco.org, for more information.
Market Research and Marketing Plans for Technology Companies
May 29, 2003
It is important that every technologist understands his/her role in creating
the marketing plan for a technology. Without the plan, even great technologies
will never be introduced to the market they deserve. But, a successful marketing
plan cannot be developed without the market research to evaluate the market
potential of the technology. This 2-part seminar will introduce market research
and marketing. What is market research? Why should it be conducted? How is
it done? Find out how the results from market research can contribute to a
successful marketing plan.
Presenters: Meriby Sweet, technology counselor with Maine's Small Business
Development Centers, and Marnie DuBois, business counselor with Maine's Small
Business Development Centers.
Location: Target
Technology Center, 20 Godfrey Drive, Orono, Maine.
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
Cost: $16.00 per seminar (payable the day of the seminar), no charge for Target
Center Tenants and Affiliate Members. Lunch is included.
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. To pre-register call the
Center at (207) 866-6500 or (207) 866-6535, or email Debbie Neuman at dneuman@maine.edu.
Lobster
College
September 4 - 7, 2003
Registrations are now being accepted for Lobster College 2003, an educational
adventure designed for people interested in enjoying a fun extended weekend
on the Maine coast. It's a chance to learn everything there is to know about
Maine's premier crustacean. This is the third year for Lobster College, organized
by the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine. The event is scheduled
for September 4-7, 2003, at the Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor, Maine. Contact
the Lobster Institute at (207)
581-2751 or (207)581-1443, for more information.
Emerging
Technologies & Healthcare
Innovations Congress
September 22-24, 2003
The Emerging Technologies & Healthcare Innovations Congress provides healthcare
industry executives with an in-depth conference convening clinicians, healthcare
executives, technology thought leaders and vendors to address the impact and
promise of technology and innovation on the future of healthcare. This content-driven
forum and trade show will address the relevance and role of a wide range of
issues, including Web-enabled business processes and medical devices, the telecommunications
convergence, and advances in medical and bio-informatics. Event participants
will have the opportunity to interact with technology providers and suppliers,
and preview and demo new and innovative products in an exhibit setting. For
more information, see the congress Web site.
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