Princeton University's Engineering School and Jumpstart NJ Angel Network Announce Public Lecture Series on Technology Entrepreneurship
Princeton University's Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE) has partnered with Jumpstart New Jersey Angel Network to launch the Princeton-Jumpstart Lecture Series on Technology Entrepreneurship.
This lecture series will invite distinguished business leaders to speak to the Princeton University and local business communities in order to promote and nurture entrepreneurship and new venture creation. The lectures are tailored to an audience of new, potential, and seasoned entrepreneurs. Lectures will be followed by a reception where students, faculty, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and angel investors will meet informally to discuss ideas and exchange knowledge and advice.
"This lecture series will strengthen connections between students, faculty, entrepreneurs and investors in the region," says Ken Kay, Chairman of Jumpstart. "I hope some potential entrepreneurs will be inspired to pursue their dreams."
For Princeton students, this lecture series offers a unique educational opportunity. "Learning how innovators use technology to make a difference in society is an important part of the engineering education at Princeton," says Maria Klawe, Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
The inaugural lecturer will be Dr. Christopher Dries, Vice President for Research & Development, Sensors Unlimited. Dr. Dries received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton. In 2002 he became a partner at Sensors Unlimited and was appointed Vice President for Research and Development. In this capacity, he is responsible for all research and development activity including contract and internal research and new product development. His lecture, "Boom, Bust, and Bounce ... Anecdotes of Life in a Small, High-tech Business" will take place on Tuesday, November 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the Friend Center Auditorium.
About the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education
The Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE) is a new academic center within the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton. CIEE was created in February 2005 with the purpose of setting a new standard for engineering education, emphasizing interdisciplinary areas, societal context, and leadership.
The center is creating new courses and strengthening existing ones that go beyond purely technical subjects to provide students a broader understanding of the global economic, environmental and cultural forces that shape and are shaped by technology. At the same time, the center is improving students' technical education by exposing them to real engineering projects throughout their four years, through internships, entrepreneurial opportunities and multidisciplinary courses.
About Jumpstart New Jersey Angel Network
Jumpstart is a private, member-led angel group that invests in early-stage technology companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. As the leading angel group in New Jersey, Jumpstart members include many successful entrepreneurs, business executives and professional investors (including venture capitalists) in the region.
Jumpstart believes that wealth creation starts with a strong relationship between angel investors and entrepreneurs. All Jumpstart angels invest personally in a venture. Jumpstart angels do not pool funds to invest as a group. The result is a strong, personal bond between the angel and the entrepreneur.