| Pre-Conference Workshops - Monday, April 30 |
| Workshop |
PDF / Powerpoint Download |
Phase 1 Proposal Prep
(Greenwood) |
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| The Commercialization Imperative (Strickland) |
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| Conference Orientation Session for New Attendees (Henry) |
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| Day One - Tuesday, May 1 |
| Session |
PDF / Powerpoint Download |
SBIR/STTR 101 - Overviews
(Hennebury and Guilfoos) |
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| Lunch (Richert) |
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Agency Overviews and Sessions
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| Day Two - Wednesday, May 2 |
| Session |
PDF / Powerpoint Download |
| Demystifying Proposal Preperation (Berger) |
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| Reviewing Your Proposal's Review (Henry) |
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| Becoming an Investor-Ready Entrepreneur™ (Janke et al) |
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| Formation of an SBIR/STTR Eligible Company (Richert, Eheman, Wofford, and Cortina) |
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| Balancing Act - Meeting Your Research Milestones, While Marketing Your Business (Gretton, Perret) |
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| Lunch - Driving Innovation for Future Success (Weddle) |
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| Accounting and Audits (Strickland) |
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| Partnering with Federally-Funded Research and Development Centers and Universities (Payne, Linsenmeyer, Maynard, Ward, and Higgs) |
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| Protecting Your Competitive Advantage and Ownership Issues (Flynn and Erlich) |
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| Success Stories: University Spin-outs and their use of SBIR/STTR to jump-start them (Escuti, Innes, and Wax) |
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| Day 3 - Thursday, May 3 |
| Session |
PDF / Powerpoint Download |
| Agency Evaluation Panel (Federal agencies) |
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| Commercialization Plans: What to Write, What to Do (Kurek) |
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| Business Planning that Tells your Story (Kouri) |
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| Capstone Session - A Fireside Chat with SBIR Successes and a Follow-on Investor (Cambier, LeVert, and Gindes) |
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| Agency Commercialization Assistance Programs (Carson, Caccuitto, and Hennessy) |
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| State and Regional Resources Beyond SBIR (Flynn, Muthig, and Austin) |
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| Post-Conference Workshops - Thursday, May 3 |
| Workshop |
PDF / Powerpoint Download |
| Phase II Proposal Preparation Workshop (Gail and Jim Greenwood) |
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| R&D Project Planning, Cost Estimating and Control (Davis) |
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