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Greetings, SEAS Alumni,
We might be in the middle of the long winter stretch, but SEAS has plenty of activities for you to participate in on those quiet winter evenings and weekends. Check them out below.
"From Lab to IPO" Lecture Series
Whether planning a start-up or just being a strategic employee who receives stock options, this lecture series deals with what you need to know to succeed. It discusses the practical and legal issues that you will deal with every day in taking a great idea from the lab and creating a successful hi-tech or biotech company. Attendees are provided with lectures and readings to enable them to identify the major issues in organizing a business venture around intellectual property, including employment agreements, stock options, angel and venture capital, IPOs and tech transfer from university/government labs. This lecture series is appropriate for attendees who have started a new company, intend to start one, or are in a senior management position, such as CIO, CTO, CEO or strategic employee with stock options.
Sponsors/Partners: DCTech Council; Northern Virginia Technology Council; Maryland's TEDCO; Greater Washington Board of Trade; Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT); MITRE; U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL); National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Technology Transfer; GW Cancer Institute; GW Medical Center Office of Health Research, Compliance & Technology Transfer; GW's Entrepreneurial Roundtable; GW's Engineers Council; and SEAS Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer & Commercialization.
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm (Optional networking: 3:00 - 5:00 pm)
Dates: Classes meet on the following Fridays:
January 27, 2006
February 3, 10, 17, 24
March 3, 10, 24
April 7, 14, 21, 28
Cost: Free, but space is limited and registration is required. To register, e-mail Marilyn Shazier at mshazier@gwu.edu.
Location: The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Instructor: Tony Stanco, Director, Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer and Commercialization (CET2C)
The George Washington University
Contact information: Tel: 202-994-5513; E-mail: stanco@gwu.edu
Lectures:
Lecture 1: Overview of Venture/Angel Capital; Google IPO Case Study
Lecture 2: Patents
Lecture 3: Copyright and Trademarks
Lecture 4: Trade Secrets and Licensing Agreements
Lectures 5/6: Founders and Employment Agreements, Stock Options,
Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs); Non-Competes
Lecture7: Partnerships, Corporations and LLCs
Shareholder Agreements; Directors and Executives
Lecture 8: Angels and Venture Capital
Lecture 9: Negotiating Angel/Venture Capital, Terms Sheets and
Stock Purchase Agreements
Lecture 10: The IPO Process
Lecture 11: Federal and State Securities Law
Lecture 12: Government Programs for Start-Ups, SBIRs
Partnering with Universities and Fed Labs to Take Their R&D and Commercialize It
Leading angels, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, consultants and government officials are invited to guest lecture throughout the lecture series. For more information, please visit: http://lab2ipo.org/lab2ipolectures.
Engineer Alumni Association Seeking Nominations for Board Membership
The Nominating Committee of the Engineer Alumni Association is now accepting applications for membership on the EAA Board. There are currently five vacancies to fill on the Board for the 2006-2007 Board. Any alumnus of SEAS is eligible but in particular, we are seeking mid-career professionals and graduate alumni.
Members will be expected to attend meetings of the Board which are held every other month, as well as serve on one or more of the EAA Committees which normally meets on the off months of the Board meetings.
Some of the EAA activities that Board members are involved in planning and executing are the following:
- Providing judges at several DC area regional science fairs and inviting the winners to an on-campus reception to recognize them, encourage them to pursue an engineering career and to make them aware of the opportunities available at SEAS
- Representing the interests of SEAS alumni by providing representatives to the university wide GW Alumni Association (http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/gwaa/index.html)
- Holding a resume critiquing event for current students and alumni
- Calling admitted students to encourage them to come to SEAS
- Holding social events including Happy Hours for young alumni and sponsoring an annual basketball tailgater
- Recognizing alumni for both service and achievement through the presentation of awards
- Encouraging and recruiting engineering alumni to help current students by signing up for the new GWAA mentoring program or hosting a dinner for students.
Interested alumni are requested to send an email to seasalum@gwu.edu with "EAA Board Membership" in the subject line and include the following information:
Name:
Name at graduation (if different from above):
GW degree(s)/Year(s):
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Home or cell phone:
Business phone:
Email address:
Interested alumni will be contacted by one of the Committee members for further information and to answer any questions.
Engineer Alumni Association to Participate in
Regional Science Fairs
Looking for Alumni to Volunteer as Science Fair Judges |
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The George Washington University Engineer Alumni Association (EAA) is looking for School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni to volunteer as judges for science fairs in the Washington, D.C. region.
The purpose of EAA involvement in local science fairs is to encourage youth to consider the science and engineering professions, increase awareness of opportunities in these fields, and to promote GW and SEAS.
All science fair winners and their parents will be invited to a Dean's reception to be held in April at the Foggy Bottom Campus. Students and parents will have the opportunity to visit SEAS and meet Dean Timothy Tong, members of the faculty, current students, and alumni.
The EAA will participate in the following regional science fairs:
Montgomery County - March 11, 2006
Northern Virginia Science and Engineering Fair (Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church) - March 11, 2006
District of Columbia - March 18, 2006
Fairfax County - March 18, 2006
Prince William-Manassas Regional Science Fair - March 18, 2006
Prince George - April 1, 2006
To volunteer as a science fair judge, please send an email to seasalum@gwu.edu. Please indicate "Science Fair Judging" in the subject line. Alternatively, you may call the SEAS Advancement Office at 202-994-9866.
SEAS Students Building Vehicle for Air Force
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When many GW students take a part-time job, it involves answering phones, filing documents and stuffing envelopes. But when Kemp Kernstine found a part-time job, he ended up overseeing an integral part of a research project funded by the U.S. Air Force.
Kernstine, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in aerospace engineering, is the leader of a project supervised by professor David Chichka. The project, funded by a three-year grant from the Air Force's Office of Scientific Research, consists of building an unmanned aerial vehicle out of balsa wood and plywood.
"We're building a prototype for more aerodynamic planes," Kernstine explained. "Right now we want something to experiment on."
The vehicle is being assembled in Staughton Hall by a team consisting of Kernstine and five other undergraduate engineering students. When finished, the vehicle will be 12 to 15 feet long, weigh 50 pounds and be capable of reaching speeds of 50 miles per hour.
Kernstine hopes that the vehicle will be used by the Air Force in a variety of applications. "The Air Force plans on using the vehicle for a photo-capturing project where the plane would mimic the plane ahead of it rather than using GPS," he said.
Kernstine first got involved in the project last year, when it was started by Chichka and undergraduate Adam Nadel. After Nadel graduated in May, Kernstine became the natural choice for the position of team leader.
"He was the most reliable, and the most dedicated, of all the students involved," Chichka said. So dedicated, in fact, that Kernstine spent the summer at GW working on the project. "(The project) hadn't gotten to the point that I wanted it," Kernstine explained. Because of his team's diligent work, Kernstine hopes to launch the vehicle in late February - long before the deadline in May.
"Kemp has an amazing work ethic," said junior Courtney Moore, who is in charge of building the vehicle's fuselage. "If there is something he needs to know to get the job done, he learns it - and fast."
"(Kernstine) keeps me motivated to work harder," said sophomore Corey Walker, who is involved in the project.
Kernstine has participated in a variety of endeavors in addition to the unmanned vehicle. He is working with professor Charles Garris in supersonic flow research and is leading another student team under the supervision of Professor Ker-Jia Lu to develop dynamic wings that change shape in mid-flight. Supersonic flow typically occurs when objects travel faster than the speed of sound.
Kernstine is also the vice president of the GW chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomics and a member of three different engineering competition teams: the steel bridge team, the robot team and the mini baja team, which designs off-road vehicles.
Kernstine explained his packed schedule with a shrug. "I like to stay busy."
SEAS Career Services Office Launches Internships/Jobs Website
In December, 2005 the SEAS Career Services Office launched its Internships/Jobs website. Through this website, undergraduate and graduate engineering and computer science students at SEAS receive important information about opportunities for summer internships, part-time spring/fall jobs, and full-time jobs. They also have access to helpful career aides such as "Tips for Writing an Effective Resume", "Tips for Conducting an Effective Interview", and "Tips for Finding a Full Time Job".
In the first three weeks of operation, more than 200 SEAS undergraduate and graduate students registered for this service. When an opportunity is posted, all registered students who match the position requirements are automatically emailed with a notice of the opportunity. Scott Amey, volunteer director of the SEAS Career Services Office, stated that more than 65 opportunities have been posted to-date and that approximately 50 to 75 additional opportunities will be posted before the end of May, 2006.
This website was designed and developed by a SEAS senior and is free of charge to both students and organizations. Please check it out at: http://seas.gwu.edu/jobs.
If your company or organization would like to post an opportunity, please contact Scott Amey at amey@gwu.edu.
SEAS is proud to announce the GW Engineering group on LinkedIn, an independent, commercial, online networking tool.
SEAS has partnered with LinkedIn to provide this service for SEAS alumni, students, faculty, and staff, and we invite you to join the GW Engineering group. We hope that you will find it a useful tool for business networking, job searches, or simply for locating other members of the SEAS community.
To join the GW Engineering group, just click here and complete a LinkedIn member profile. Access to the group is free, completely optional, and is available only to members of the SEAS community.
About online business networking: You can use LinkedIn to expand and track your network in an organized and systematic way. The GW Engineering group on LinkedIn provides an ideal starting point, and it also provides a point of contact for people outside the SEAS community who are connected to your fellow GW Engineering group members.
About privacy: Please read the LinkedIn privacy policy to answer any concerns about privacy.
Upcoming SEAS Events
GW vs. Dayton Men's Basketball Tailgate - Hosted by the Engineer Alumni Association
Tickets for this game are sold out. However, you still join may us for the pre-game tailgate. See details below.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2006 |
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6:00 - 7:15 pm: Tailgate; 7:30 pm: Game begins |
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Tompkins Hall, Dean's Conference Room (725 23rd Street, NW) |
The EAA will host a pre-game tailgate for SEAS alumni before the 10th-ranked GW Colonials take on the Dayton Flyers on February 8, 2006. The tailgate will feature food and beverages and will take place from 6:00 - 7:15 pm in the Dean's Conference Room in Tompkins Hall, just a short distance from the Charles E. Smith Center. Tip-off is at 7:30 pm.
The cost of a game ticket and entrance to the tailgate is $10, payable when you arrive at the tailgate. Cash or checks (payable to The George Washington University) will be accepted. If you already have game tickets, the cost of the tailgate is only $5. Only a limited number of game tickets are available, so reserve your tickets soon!
To reserve tickets and/or RSVP to the tailgate, please email seasalum@gwu.edu (indicate "EAA Tailgate" in the subject line) by Friday, February 3, 2006. Please include the following information in your response:
Name:
Email address:
Daytime Phone Number:
Number of tickets (at $5.00 each):
Number of people attending the tailgate (at $5.00 per person):
Total Cost (tickets + tailgate):
Join the charge - cheer on for another Colonials Victory!
SEAS Alumni Reception in Arizona with SEAS Dean Timothy Tong
Date: |
Wednesday, February 15, 2006 |
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6:00 - 7:30 pm |
Location: |
Kai Restaurant, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa
5594 West Wild Horse Pass Boulevard
Chandler, Arizona 85226 |
SEAS alumnus Jim McDowell (MEA '73), CEO & president of AAA Arizona, cordially invites all SEAS alumni, parents, and friends in Arizona to a reception with Timothy W. Tong, Ph.D., dean of The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science.
The reception will take place on Wednesday, February 15, 2006, from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Kai Restaurant, located in the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa. Dress is business casual.
6:00 p.m. Reception
6:45 p.m. Dean's remarks
Please RSVP no later than Friday, February 10, 2006, via e-mail to seasalum@gwu.edu (please indicate Arizona Reception in the subject line), or by phone to the SEAS Advancement and Alumni Programs Office at 202-994-8474.
For a bio of Dean Tong, please visit: http://www.seas.gwu.edu//iaeg/leadership.php
For directions to the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, please visit:
http://www.wildhorsepassresort.com/location-wild-horse-pass.html.
Engineer Alumni Association Board Meeting
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 |
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6:15: Refreshments; 6:30: Meeting begins |
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107 Tompkins Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 725 23rd Street, NW |
For more information on the EAA, please visit www.seas.gwu.edu. RSVP to seasalum@gwu.edu and indicate "EAA Board Meeting" in the subject line, or call the SEAS Advancement Office at 202-994-8474.
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