MIT DFW Enterprise Forum

MIT Enterprise Forum Announcements: September Meeting

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:27:00 GMT

<div align="center"> Trouble Viewing this email? visit: <a href="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/201009-Meeting">here</a> <table border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mitforum.com/" target="_blank"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/head.jpg" nosend="1" border="0" height="175" width="520"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/bar_back.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" height="35">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Monthly Meeting Date: Saturday, 11 September 2010, 12noon-2pm Location: Texas Land & Cattle 812 S. Central Expressway Richardson TX, 75080 (US-75 & Spring Valley, next to Service King) The MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, will hold its regular monthly meeting next Saturday, September 11, 2010, 12noon-2pm, at Texas Land & Cattle, 812 S. Central Expwy, Richardson, TX 75080. We will each order from the menu and pay our own lunch expenses. Please RSVP promptly (<a href="mailto://secretary@mitforum.com">secretary@mitforum.com</a>) if you plan to attend, so we know what to tell the restaurant. Some of the things on the agenda include: <ul> <li>Reports from each Vice Chair <li>Upcoming program events <li>Update on Global's "Sustainability" plan <li>Chapter tasks that are in need of volunteers <li>New ideas </ul> Anyone interested in the MIT Enterprise Forum is encouraged to attend. Coming to our Monthly Meeting is how you get involved. You do not have to be an MIT Alum. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Scott Scott McKee Secretary, MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter   </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000">© 1998-2010 MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth, Inc. All Rights Reserved - no replication or duplication of any portion of this site without permission.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>

MIT Enterprise Forum Announcements: August Meeting

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:45:00 GMT

<div align="center"> Trouble Viewing this email? visit: <a href="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/201008-Meeting">here</a> <table border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mitforum.com/" target="_blank"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/head.jpg" nosend="1" border="0" height="175" width="520"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/bar_back.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" height="35">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Monthly Meeting Date: Saturday, 14 August 2010, 12pm-2pm Location: Texas Land & Cattle 812 S. Central Expressway Richardson TX, 75080 (US-75 & Spring Valley, next to Service King) The MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, will hold its regular monthly meeting this Saturday, August 15, 2010, 12pm-2pm, at Texas Land & Cattle, 812 S. Central Expwy, Richardson, TX 75080. We will each order from the menu and pay our own lunch expenses. Please RSVP promptly (<a href="mailto://secretary@mitforum.com">secretary@mitforum.com</a>) Some of the things on the agenda include: <ul> <li>Reports from each Vice Chair <li>Upcoming program events <li>Update on Global's "Sustainability" plan <li>Chapter tasks that are in need of volunteers <li>New ideas </ul> Anyone interested in the MIT Enterprise Forum is encouraged to attend. Coming to our Monthly Meeting is how you get involved. You do not have to be an MIT Alum. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Scott Scott McKee Secretary, MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter   </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000">© 1998-2010 MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth, Inc. All Rights Reserved - no replication or duplication of any portion of this site without permission.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>

MIT Enterprise Forum Announcements: July Event: Networking Social and New Year Kick-Off

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:48:00 GMT

<div align="center"> Trouble Viewing this email? visit: <a href="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/201007-Networking">here</a> <table border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mitforum.com/" target="_blank"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/head.jpg" nosend="1" border="0" height="175" width="520"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/bar_back.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" height="35">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   July Event: Networking Social and New Year Kick-Off Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 6:00pm-7:30pm Location: The Quarter Bar 3301 McKinney Ave Dallas TX, 75204 Please join the MIT Enterprise Forum officers, volunteers, and supporters in kicking-off the new fiscal year. This year's networking social is at The Quarter Bar in Uptown Dallas. The Quarter is a cozy local hangout with a wonderful French Quarter ambience. Join us in our reserved upstairs room or on the roof-top deck overlooking McKinney Avenue. This will be the perfect opportunity to meet fellow entrepreneurs, network with local businesses, and get involved with MITEF! There will be "heavy" hors d'oeuvres served, plus $2 well drinks and domestics. $20 General admission. $15 for paid MIT Enterprise Forum Members, MIT Alums, any Student, or their guests. (Anyone can become a Member of the MIT Enterprise Forum and receive discounts to events and other benefits. <a href="https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/dues-login.vm?groupID=337">Why not join now?</a>) <a href="https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=46061&groupID=337">REGISTER HERE for this Networking Social event. </a> See our <a href="http://www.mitforum.com">website</a> or the attached PDF flyer for more information about parking, DART, or the Trolley, or contact vcprograms at mitforum dot com. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Karl Fultz Vice Chair, Programs, MIT Enterprise Forum, DFW Chapter vcprograms at mitforum dot com   </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000">© 1998-2010 MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth, Inc. All Rights Reserved - no replication or duplication of any portion of this site without permission.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>

MIT Enterprise Forum Announcements: July Meeting

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:40:00 GMT

<div align="center"> Trouble Viewing this email? visit: <a href="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/201006-Meeting">here</a> <table border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mitforum.com/" target="_blank"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/head.jpg" nosend="1" border="0" height="175" width="520"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/bar_back.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" height="35">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Monthly Meeting Date: Saturday, 10 July 2010, 2pm-4pm NOTE 2pm-4pm THIS MONTH ONLY! Location: Texas Land & Cattle 812 S. Central Expressway Richardson TX, 75080 (US-75 & Spring Valley, next to Service King) The MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, will hold its regular monthly meeting this Saturday, July 10, 2010,2pm-4pm , at Texas Land & Cattle, 812 S. Central Expwy, Richardson, TX 75080. We will each order from the menu and pay our own lunch expenses. Please RSVP promptly (<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto://secretary@mitforum.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=//secretary@mitforum.com">secretary@mitforum.com</a>) if you plan to attend, so we know what to tell the restaurant. It's 2pm-4pm this month, instead of 12noon-2pm, because the MIT Alumni Club is holding its Annual Officers' Banquet from 11:30am-1:30pm, and some of us need to make both meetings. Some of the things on the agenda include: <ul> <li>Reports from each Vice Chair <li>Upcoming program events <li>Update on Global's "Sustainability" plan <li>Chapter tasks that are in need of volunteers <li>New ideas </ul> Anyone interested in the MIT Enterprise Forum is encouraged to attend. Coming to our Monthly Meeting is how you get involved. You do not have to be an MIT Alum. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Scott Scott McKee Secretary, MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter   </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000">© 1998-2010 MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth, Inc. All Rights Reserved - no replication or duplication of any portion of this site without permission.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>

MIT Enterprise Forum Announcements: June Meeting

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:41:00 GMT

<div align="center"> Trouble Viewing this email? visit: <a href="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/201006-Meeting">here</a> <table border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mitforum.com/" target="_blank"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/head.jpg" nosend="1" border="0" height="175" width="520"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/bar_back.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" height="35">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Monthly Meeting Date: Saturday, 12 June 2010, 12noon-2pm Location: Texas Land & Cattle 812 S. Central Expressway Richardson TX, 75080 (US-75 & Spring Valley, next to Service King) The MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, will hold its regular monthly meeting this Saturday, June 12, 2010, 12noon-2pm, at Texas Land & Cattle, 812 S. Central Expwy, Richardson, TX 75080. We will each order from the menu and pay our own lunch expenses. Please RSVP promptly (<a href="mailto://secretary@mitforum.com">secretary@mitforum.com</a>) if you plan to attend, so we know what to tell the restaurant. Some of the things on the agenda include: <ul> <li>Slate of Officers for next fiscal year, 01 July 2010-30 June 2011 <li>Upcoming program events <li>New initiatives from Global <li>Chapter tasks that are in need of volunteers <li>New ideas </ul> Anyone interested in the MIT Enterprise Forum is encouraged to attend. Coming to our Monthly Meeting is how you get involved. You do not have to be an MIT Alum. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Nick P Nick Lawrence PhD Secretary, MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter   </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000">© 1998-2010 MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth, Inc. All Rights Reserved - no replication or duplication of any portion of this site without permission.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>

MIT Enterprise Forum Event: Breakfast with Louis Goldish

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:24:00 GMT

<div align="center"> Trouble Viewing this email? visit: <a href="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/201006-Breakfast">here</a> <table border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mitforum.com/" target="_blank"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/head.jpg" nosend="1" border="0" height="175" width="520"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/bar_back.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" height="35">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Special Event: Breakfast with Louis Goldish Date: June 8, 2010, 8:00am-9:30am Location: Marriot Courtyard Cafe 15160 Quorum Drive Addison, Texas 75001 USA Join us for breakfast, networking and Q&A with Louis Goldish. No charge to register. Pay your own tab. <a href="http://www.mitforum.com">More information.</a> Space is very limited. <a href="https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=45043&groupID=337">Register</a> soon if you plan to attend. Lou Goldish is primarily responsible for intake of new ventures at VMS, the MIT Venture Mentoring Service, which supports innovation and entrepreneurial activity throughout the MIT community by matching prospective entrepreneurs with skilled volunteer mentors. He was a founder and Managing Director of the consulting firm Data and Strategies Group and spent 35 years as a management consultant to corporations offering industrial, commercial, and technology based products and services. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Nick P Nick Lawrence PhD Secretary, MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter   </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000">© 1998-2010 MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth, Inc. All Rights Reserved - no replication or duplication of any portion of this site without permission.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>

MIT DFW Enterprise Forum Message

Tue, 25 May 2010 17:57:00 GMT

<div align="center"> Trouble Viewing this email? visit: <a href="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/201005-OpenSource">here</a> <table border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mitforum.com/" target="_blank"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/head.jpg" nosend="1" border="0" height="175" width="520"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/bar_back.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" height="35">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   <h2>Register Now! Limited Space.</h2> EVENT: Open Source for Entrepreneurs Date: Thursday, 27 May 2010, 6:30pm-9:00pm Location: Enversa Companies <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=12404+Park+Central+Drive,+Dallas,+TX+75251&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=58.816238,107.138672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=12404+Park+Central+Dr,+Dallas,+Texas+75251&t=h&ll=32.917134,-96.775389&spn=0.021615,0.025749&z=14&iwloc=A">Map:</a> 12404 Park Central Drive Suite 400 Dallas, TX 75251 Parking: Enter through automatic gates on NE corner, east side of bldg <a href="https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=44261&groupID=337">Registration</a> Includes dinner. $25 General Admission; $18 MIT Alumni Club Member. Steven Thrasher will help us explore the sometimes bewildering world of Open Source licenses. Nick Lawrence will discuss how Open Source can help you quit spending money on software. Paul Stedman will examine Open Source cloud computing. Hosted by: <a href="http://www.enversacompanies.com/"><img src="http://www.mitforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/ENV_logo_flat300_small.jpg" alt="Enversa Logo" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Nick P Nick Lawrence PhD Secretary, MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter   </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000">© 1998-2010 MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth, Inc. All Rights Reserved - no replication or duplication of any portion of this site without permission.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>

MIT Enterprise Forum Announcements: May Meeting

Thu, 06 May 2010 11:13:00 GMT

<div align="center"> Trouble Viewing this email? visit: <a href="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/201005-Meeting">here</a> <table border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mitforum.com/" target="_blank"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/head.jpg" nosend="1" border="0" height="175" width="520"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/bar_back.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" height="35">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Monthly Meeting Date: Saturday, 08 May 2010, 12noon-2pm <h1>Back to the OLD Location!</h1> <h3>Texas Land & Cattle, the one where we've met for months</h3> <h3>NOT the one where we met last month</h3> Location: Texas Land & Cattle 812 S. Central Expressway Richardson TX, 75080 (US-75 & Spring Valley, next to Service King) The MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, will hold its regular monthly meeting this Saturday, May 08, 2010, 12noon-2pm, at Texas Land & Cattle, 812 S. Central Expwy, Richardson, TX 75080. We will each order from the menu and pay our own lunch expenses. Please RSVP promptly (<a href="mailto://secretary@mitforum.com">secretary@mitforum.com</a>) if you plan to attend, so we know what to tell the restaurant. This is an important meeting! We will discuss new officers for the next fiscal year (Jul2010-Jun2011). If you are interested in taking a more active role in this Chapter, you should attend this meeting. We will talk about new membership initiatives coming from Global, the Open Source event coming up on 27 May, and plans for next fiscal year. Everyone interested in the MIT Enterprise Forum is encouraged to attend. Coming to our Monthly Meeting is how you start getting involved. You do not have to be an MIT Alum. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Nick P Nick Lawrence PhD Secretary, MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter   </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000">© 1998-2010 MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth, Inc. All Rights Reserved - no replication or duplication of any portion of this site without permission.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>

MIT Enterprise Forum Announcements: StartupWeekend

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:20:00 GMT

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MIT Enterprise Forum Announcements: StartupWeekend</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body> <div align="center"> Trouble Viewing this email? visit: <a href="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/201004-StartupWeekend">here</a> <table border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mitforum.com/" target="_blank"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/head.jpg" nosend="1" border="0" height="175" width="520"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/bar_back.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" height="35">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Event: Dallas StartupWeekend Date: 16, 17, 18 April 2010 Details: <a href="http://dallas.startupweekend.org/">Dallas StartupWeekend Website</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   The MIT Enterprise Forum is once again proud to be one of the sponsors of Dallas StartupWeekend. Register through the link above and come out and support the event! Forum Member Steven Thrasher is speaking on Friday night. Topic: "Protecting Startup IP on a Ramon Noodle Budget"   </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   P Nick Lawrence PhD Secretary, MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter secretary at mitforum.com   </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000">© 1998-2010 MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth, Inc. All Rights Reserved - no replication or duplication of any portion of this site without permission.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </html>

MIT Enterprise Forum Announcements: April Meeting

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:03:00 GMT

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MIT Enterprise Forum Announcements: April Meeting</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body> <div align="center"> Trouble Viewing this email? visit: <a href="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/201004-Meeting">here</a> <table border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mitforum.com/" target="_blank"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/head.jpg" nosend="1" border="0" height="175" width="520"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.mitforum.com/_blast/images/bar_back.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" height="35">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Monthly Meeting Date: Saturday, 10 April 2010, 12noon-2pm <h1>NEW Location!</h1> <h3>Texas Land & Cattle, but NOT the one where previous meetings have been held.</h3> We could not book a room for Saturday at the usual Richardson location, so we are holding this Saturday's meeting at the TL&C in Plano. It's a half mile south of Spring Creek on the southbound US-75 access road. NOTE: Google Maps is wrong! Mapquest gets it right. Location: Texas Land & Cattle 3945 North Central Expwy PLANO TX, 75023 (US-75 & Spring Creek, in front of Main Event) The MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, will hold its regular monthly meeting this Saturday, April 10, 2010, 12noon-2pm, at Texas Land & Cattle, 3945 North Central Expwy, Plano, TX 75023. We will each order from the menu and pay our own lunch expenses. Please RSVP promptly (<a href="mailto://secretary@mitforum.com">secretary@mitforum.com</a>) if you plan to attend, so we know what to tell the restaurant. We will discuss our upcoming events, including Startup Weekend DFW Part II on April 16, 17, and 18, and "Open Source: What Everyone Must Know" on April 20. Everyone interested in the MIT Enterprise Forum is encouraged to attend. Coming to our Monthly Meeting is how you start getting involved. You do not have to be an MIT Alum. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   Nick P Nick Lawrence PhD Secretary, MIT Enterprise Forum, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter   </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000">© 1998-2010 MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth, Inc. All Rights Reserved - no replication or duplication of any portion of this site without permission.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </html>

SBIR Workshop 27 March 2010

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:39:00 GMT

The MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas/Fort Worth presents its SBIR Workshop at UT Dallas on Saturday, 27 March 2010. Come learn how to win and leverage SBIR grants and contracts. See our website for details and registration links: <a href="http://www.mitforum.com">http://www.mitforum.com</a> This event is being sponsored by The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Finance Strategy Innovation, Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and Office of Technology Commercialization.