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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship. We are
thrilled to kick off 2006 and for this spring, the
Dingman Center is happy to announce several exciting
events. They include our monthly
Pitch Dingman
Competitions, Dingman Day Lunches, CAN Breakfasts,
and the Tech Visionary series. We are also proud to
announce the 20th Anniversary
Gala event celebrating our work fostering
entrepreneurship over the years. Please mark your
calendars for April 5th, 2006 from 6-9:00p.m.
to come celebrate with us. Check out our
Calendar of Events for more information.
In addition to all the great events we have here at the Dingman
Center, there are also a lot of great things that we
do!
Entrepreneurs: Do you need some guidance in your latest business venture?
Apply to the
Mentor Program and receive expert advice from
presidents, CEOs, managing partners and business
founders, attorneys, accountants, and consultants on
the best business practices for your start-up.
Investors: Our Capital Access Network provides companies in the
Mid-Atlantic region with valuable financial equity
to get their businesses off the ground running.
Students: Every Friday is your chance to pitch your business ideas to
Dingman Scholars and get feedback on your thoughts.
If we like what we hear you could be the monthly
Pitch Dingman winner and receive a cash prize of
$500!
Please visit our website at
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/dingman.
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Save the Dates!
Upcoming Dingman Events
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship's 20th
Anniversary Gala
Save the date of Wednesday, April 5, 2006 for a gala celebration of
the 20th Anniversary of the Dingman Center for
Entrepreneurship. More details will be provided in
future newsletters. Many special VIP guests will be
present at this celebration; it is an event not to
be missed!
Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Dingman Day Lunch
These catered luncheons are open to undergraduate and MBA students
and members of the entrepreneurial community. Two
successful entrepreneurs will talk about their
experiences and answer questions from the audience.
Typically, a Dingman Scholar will talk about their
business endeavor, how they got started, their
successes, their failures, and where they plan to
go.
Friday, February
17 Third Floor
Atrium
12:00 – 2:00
p.m. Van Munching Hall
Friday, April
21 Third Floor
Atrium
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Van Munching Hall
Pitch Dingman Competition
This event is held monthly and is a follow-up to our weekly walk-in
Pitch Dingman
held on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. Come to the monthly
competition, present your business idea in 5 minutes
to a panel of judges from the Dingman Center, and
you could win $500! For information about the
weekly Pitch Dingman sessions on Fridays or the
monthly Pitch Dingman competitions, e-mail Derek
Vlcko at
dvlcko@rhsmith.umd.edu.
Friday, February 17
11:00 a.m. – 12:00
noon
VMH 3570
Friday, March 31
11:00 a.m. – 12:00
noon
VMH
3570
Friday, April 21
11:00 a.m. – 12:00
noon
VMH 3570
Tech Visionary – Web 2.0 (invitation only)
Discover the technologies and some of the cutting edge
organizations that are driving the newest wave of
Web development. Innovative companies and
researchers are creating innovation well beyond
Wikipedia, blogs, LinkedIn and instant messaging.
This event will discuss the development of new firms
based around collaborative tools and many-to-many
interaction and learning. Attendees will be able to
view cutting-edge graphical interfaces that change
the way people interact and allow them to process
more information more quickly. Come and learn how
these technologies are going to affect healthcare,
entertainment, financial services, defense, media,
and the entire range of human interaction.
Please contact Andrea
Galati
for
more information.
Venture Capitalist Investment Competition (VCIC)
VCIC is the nation's premier strategy competition for
venture-minded and entrepreneurial MBA students.
This unique competition allows students from
acclaimed business schools a real-world venture
capitalist experience. Students are given the
opportunity to interact with real entrepreneurs from
real companies with real business plans. The VCIC
experience exposes students to an assortment of
activities that ultimately must be coordinated into
a cohesive investment strategy to be pitched to real
venture capitalists present at the competition.
Many students hail the VCIC as the most valuable
learning experience of their MBA careers.
This all day event is the internal round of VCIC which will be held
in Van Munching Hall. The winning team will get the
opportunity to go on and compete in the regional
round of the competition in Atlanta, Georgia.
Friday, February 24th,
8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. dinner, Van Munching Hall
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Partner Events
3rd Annual
Digital Media Conference
June 23rd 2006
Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner
Don't miss the event the Washington Post calls “a
confab of powerful communicators and content
providers in the region.” This information
gathering and powerful networking event is intended
for media, entertainment and technology businesses,
educational institutions, and government agencies
involved in the digital distribution of media. For
sponsor packages, speaker information, contacts, and
additional information visit
www.DigitalMediaConference.com.
Washington DC Technology Council's 7th
Annual Early Stage Capital Forum
February 2nd 2006
Ronald Regan International Trade Cente
Register Today!
This forum is dedicated to showcasing emerging high growth
technology companies to the Greater Washington
Region. For speakers and event schedule please visit
the DC Tech
Council website. Students will need to call the office next
week at 202-637-9333 to request the student rate for
attending, we hope that many students take advantage
of this great opportunity.
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BUY YOUR SMITH-BRANDED MERCHANDISE FOR DEPARTMENTAL
SPEAKERS AND CONFERENCES AT THE SMITH STORE
 Your VIP visitors
and departmental guest
speakers should leave Smith with an elegant
Smith-branded gift as a thank you for their visit,
and The Smith Store is THE place to go for
these items. Vikas Tiwari and Josh Kroo have been
working hard to
develop a selection of high-quality merchandise that
will be appreciated, displayed and used back
in your visitor's home or office.
A few of these items are shown below, and others are
available as well. With two weeks notice, the "sky
is the limit" in terms of item selection. If you are
short on time and only have a few days, The Smith
Store can help you out by providing one of their
items that is in stock.
Two great products being carried in stock are the
rosewood clock, pictured above, with a double
picture frame and pen rest which sells for $45.00
and includes an engraved brass plate with the Smith
School logo. Another gift idea is the coaster set,
which contains 4 black leather coasters in a leather
box, with the Smith School logo embossed into the
leather. This is a good gift for air travelers in
particular, as it is small and compact, and can be
easily put into a gift bag for presentation. The
cost is $20.00.
Always available from The Smith Store is the Smith
coffee mug, available for $8.00, or engraved letter
openers that sell for $17.00.
Vikas Tiwari and Josh Kroo can be reached via e-mail
at Vikas_Tiwari@rhsmith.umd.edu or
Joshua_Kroo@rhsmith.umd.edu. They are located in 3570-U, in the Dingman Center
for Entrepreneurship. The hours of the Smith Store
vary, but are typically weekday mornings, and they
are always available to meet with you by
appointment.
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www.mbafinder.net
A new online service launched by the Dingman Center
A new service to match MBA students
with area businesses looking for some good part-time
and/or short-term consulting by MBA students was
launched this month by the Dingman Center for
Entrepreneurship.
MBAFinder.net
is a marketplace for temporary service to help small
businesses and entrepreneurs find high quality
graduate business school students to work on short
term projects.
Any Smith MBA student who is looking for some short
term, part-time work, whether for money or just for
the experience, should check out
mbafinder.net
to
see what kinds of skills are currently being
sought.
Please provide any feedback about this new online
service to Asher Epstein, at
aepstein@rhsmith.umd.edu .
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THE DINGMAN
CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Founded by Rudy Lamone in 1986, the Dingman Center was one of
the first of its kind in the country and has emerged as a
top-ranked entrepreneurship center. Thanks to initial funding
with a generous grant from Michael D. Dingman, founder of the
Signal Corporation (now part of Honeywell International), the
Dingman Center continues to grow as a regional and national
catalyst in the field of entrepreneurship. The Center is now
aggressively evolving, and in some areas, is expanding its
services to further its role as a leader in the student,
regional, and academic entrepreneurial communities.
The Dingman Center is currently led by:
Asher Epstein, Managing Director
Dr. Charles Heller, Chairman of the Board and Director Emeritus
Dr. Scott Koerwer, Associate Dean,
Professional Programs and Services
Please visit our website at
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/dingman.
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