TEC Master Calendar
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Join us on Wednesday, April 28 from 12-1pm for the second of four SBIR Sprint Sessions. This session will discuss Customer Discovery Plan, Commercialization Plan, Letters of Support.
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Friday, April 30, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Join us on Friday, April 30th from noon to 1:00pm for Why An Accelerator: More Than Just a Network of Investors. Accelerators are great for getting in front of investors but there is a lot more they can offer. Jack Marck, Managing Director of the Illinois AgTech Accelerator provides an insider look into the value of accelerator programming and how you can best position
Saturday, May 1, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Sunday, May 2, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Monday, May 3, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
May the Fourth be with you! Join us on Tuesday, May 4th from 12-1pm for snacks as we celebrate "Star Wars Day."
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Join us on Wednesday, May 5 from 12-1pm for the third of four SBIR Sprint Sessions. This workshop will discuss budgeting, proposal development timeline, formatting and graphics.
Sign up for office hours to learn more about SBIR/STTR resources .
Thursday, May 6, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Friday, May 7, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Join the Data Science User Group from 12-1PM on Friday, May 7. The aim of the user group is to build a community of interest around data science to foster learning, collaboration, and networking.
Saturday, May 8, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Sunday, May 9, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Monday, May 10, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Join us on Tuesday, May 11 from 12-1pm for an EIR Workshop with Marc Minkus. He will be discussing "What I Have Learned Working On Internal & External Venture Teams."
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
SBIR Sprint Sessions: Technical Objectives, Key Personnel, Principal Investigator Selection, Phase 2
Join us on Wednesday, May 12 from 12-1pm for the final SBIR Sprint Sessions. This session will discuss Technical Objectives, Key Personnel, Principal Investigator Selection, and Phase 2.
Sign up for office hours to learn more about SBIR/STTR resources .
Thursday, May 13, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Friday, May 14, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Saturday, May 15, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Sunday, May 16, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Monday, May 17, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Join us on Monday, May 17 from 3 to 4PM for the AWS DeepRacer League Informational Session. This meeting is for participants to learn more about the race.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Join our team of SBIR experts and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for a monthly SBIR 101 event from 12:00-1:00pm on Wednesday, May 19th. This session will be a workshop on preparing the NSF proposal pitch.
Sign up for office hours to learn more about SBIR/STTR resources .
Thursday, May 20, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Friday, May 21, 2021
First-ever flagship event exclusive for grad students and PhD talent to explore Chicago's tech & innovation ecosystem. If selected, ThinkChicago Exchange participants will take part in a three-day immersion program where you'll meet with startup CEOs & industry leaders, explore career opportunities with innovative companies who are hiring, and network with entrepreneurs.
Sunday, May 23, 2021
The University of Illinois Research Park and American Family Insurance have partnered together to power ILLINOIS REBOOT, a FREE coding pre-academy that exposes participants to technical skill fundamentals and provides coaching and mentoring from local tech professionals.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Join us on Tuesday, May 25th from 12 to 1PM for the EnterpriseWorks Student Social. This is an opportunity for student interns working for any of the startup companies within EnterpriseWorks to network with each other.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Join us from 12-1pm on Wednesday, May 26 for a Workshop with Anna Thornton: Are you ready to make this product? Moving from Prototype to Manufacturing. This will be part one in a two-part series.
Sign up for office hours to learn more about SBIR/STTR resources .
Friday, May 28, 2021
Join us on Friday, May 28th for the Research Park Blood Drive from 11:00am to 2:30pm. Our blood drive will provide a critical resource that helps save lives at hospitals in our community and across our region.
Join us on Friday, May 28 from 5-7PM for our first Fire @ Five of the year.