Workshops
Workshops encourage innovation and entrepreneurship at WPI and serve to fuel the entrepreneurial spirit; create a powerful network of student, alumni, and faculty entrepreneurs and innovators; and spark future innovations that will improve the environment, economy, and society.
Workshops provide discussion on how ideas, inventions, intellectual property protection, and innovation merge to create opportunities for enterprise creation - also known as "entrepreneurship". Entrepreneurs that are forging today's technology economy will provide the tools, inspiration, and confidence you need to take your technology ideas to the next level. These workshops will enhance your understanding of how to turn technology ideas into entrepreneurial opportunities - from the laboratory to idea validation and protection and finally to the marketplace.
Workshops are free and open to all in the WPI community. Many departments provide workshops including the Collaborative for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI), the Technology Transfer Office, and the Gordon Library.
More information on CEI workshop types
Scheduled Workshops:
No currently scheduled workshops.
2006-2007 D-Term Workshops
- Navigating Patent Landscapes: Staking your Claim and Charting the Waters of your Technology, a Primer
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Thursday, April 5, 2007, 12:00 to 1:00 PM, Higgins House – Great Hall. Pizza and beverages included.
Researchers and technology entrepreneurs can struggle for months or years to turn their breakthrough research or technology into a demonstrable product. Protecting intellectual property behind the technology is important if it goes to market as a product, company, or licensing opportunity. Basic information relating to patent procurement and enforcement, as well as freedom to operate, and other IP issues will be the focus of this workshop. More about the workshop and speaker. - Information Power and the Entrepreneur
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Thursday, April 12, 2007, 12:00 to 1:00 PM, Campus Center – Mid-Century Room. Pizza and beverages included.
To be taken seriously as a company leader, you need to become an expert in the market for your product. This means that you need to know the key players including influencers and competitors, the buying cycles and behaviors, regulatory realities, and values your prospects hold. To do this, you need to constantly monitor sources of industry and market information and find answers to questions that have yet to be answered. Both the cornerstone and key to a successful business plan; Market Research is a continuous process. More about the workshop and speaker. - Surfing the Sales Channel
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Thursday, April 19, 2007, 12:00 to 1:00 PM, Campus Center – Mid-Century Room. Pizza and beverages included.
Trying to get into CompUSA? Want a partnership with Verizon? Do DuPont or Boston Scientific need what you have? “Whether your product idea is for complex capital equipment, packaged software, or the next iPhoneTM, you need be aware of the rules of the game. Understanding how to get your product in front of the right audience is the job of Sales and Channel Development.” More about workshop and speaker. - Apple to Zippo – Which Web Patent Search Tool Should You Use?
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007, 12:00 to 1:00 PM, Campus Center - Hagglund Room, Pizza and beverages included.
Changes in patent search tools have made it easier for inventors and researchers to find patent information and prior art. Which search tool should you use? Christine will give an overview of patent searching and then demonstrate the various tools and techniques for finding U.S. and global patents online. Get the scoop on finding patent-pending technology and prior art at this workshop. More on the speaker.
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