BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Contact Plus Corporation//NONSGML Web Cal Plus //EN TZ:CST VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050913T000000 DTEND:20050913T000000 PRIORITY:0 STATUS:NEEDS ACTION CLASS:PUBLIC SUMMARY:Moving Beyond IP in Search of Value TRANSP:0 UID:050825861601757127658985086463 LOCATION:Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Lecture and book signing by Suzanne Harrison, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in KC. Harrison is the co-author of Edison in the Boardroom: How Leading Companies Realize Value from their Intellectual Assets, published by John Wiley & Sons. The event is presented by the Licensing Executive Society of Greater Kansas City and sponsored by General Electric, Bayer Animal Health, Sprint, and the UMKC Small Business and Technology Development.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= 5:30 pm networking and heavy hors d'oeuvres - 6:30 pm lecture. Cost is $30 per person, which includes a copy of Edison in the Boardroom. Harrison will be available for book signing immediately after the lecture. For more information and to register please contact Edward Glaser 816.721.4991 or Patti Maxwell 816.235.6063 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050915T000000 DTEND:20050915T000000 PRIORITY:0 STATUS:NEEDS ACTION CLASS:PUBLIC SUMMARY:FastTrac Tech - From Research to Commercialization (Sept. 15 - Dec. 1) TRANSP:0 UID:050825968988850427315831488549 URL:http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/fasttractech_fall05.pdf LOCATION:T.B.A. DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Lecture and book signing by Suzanne Harrison, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in KC. Harrison is the co-author of Edison in the Boardroom: How Leading Companies Realize Value from their Intellectual Assets, published by John Wiley & Sons. The event is presented by the Licensing Executive Society of Greater Kansas City and sponsored by General Electric, Bayer Animal Health, Sprint, and the UMKC Small Business and Technology Development.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= 5:30 pm networking and heavy hors d'oeuvres - 6:30 pm lecture. Cost is $30 per person, which includes a copy of Edison in the Boardroom. Harrison will be available for book signing immediately after the lecture. For more information and to register please contact Edward Glaser 816.721.4991 or Patti Maxwell 816.235.6063FastTrac Tech™ is a 10-week business planning and development course designed specifically for technology-based entrepreneurs by the Kauffman Foundation. Faculty includes: IP Professionals, Attorneys, Venture Capitalists, =0D=0A= Angel Investors, Technology Transfer Specialists, SBIR/STTR Experts, Marketing Professionals, Public Relations and Human Resource Professionals and more.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Ten (10) Tuesday Evenings (September 15 through December 1, 2005).=0D=0A= (No classes Oct. 13 and Nov. 24) =0D=0A= Classes will be held from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM =0D=0A= END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050920T000000 DTEND:20050920T000000 PRIORITY:0 STATUS:NEEDS ACTION CLASS:PUBLIC SUMMARY:Second Annual Great Plains Capital Conference TRANSP:0 UID:050825910853959351976772580871 URL:http://www.greatplainscc.com LOCATION:Hyatt Regency, Wichita KS DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Lecture and book signing by Suzanne Harrison, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in KC. Harrison is the co-author of Edison in the Boardroom: How Leading Companies Realize Value from their Intellectual Assets, published by John Wiley & Sons. The event is presented by the Licensing Executive Society of Greater Kansas City and sponsored by General Electric, Bayer Animal Health, Sprint, and the UMKC Small Business and Technology Development.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= 5:30 pm networking and heavy hors d'oeuvres - 6:30 pm lecture. Cost is $30 per person, which includes a copy of Edison in the Boardroom. Harrison will be available for book signing immediately after the lecture. For more information and to register please contact Edward Glaser 816.721.4991 or Patti Maxwell 816.235.6063FastTrac Tech™ is a 10-week business planning and development course designed specifically for technology-based entrepreneurs by the Kauffman Foundation. Faculty includes: IP Professionals, Attorneys, Venture Capitalists, =0D=0A= Angel Investors, Technology Transfer Specialists, SBIR/STTR Experts, Marketing Professionals, Public Relations and Human Resource Professionals and more.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Ten (10) Tuesday Evenings (September 15 through December 1, 2005).=0D=0A= (No classes Oct. 13 and Nov. 24) =0D=0A= Classes will be held from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM =0D=0A= =0D=0A= The Second Annual 2005 Great Plains Capital Conference will bring together the region’s leading venture capitalists, angel investors, bankers, accounting and legal professionals for presentations by eight to ten emerging businesses seeking funding. Presenting companies will generally be seeking venture capital from several hundred thousand to $5 million each. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050921T000000 DTEND:20050921T000000 PRIORITY:0 STATUS:NEEDS ACTION CLASS:PUBLIC SUMMARY:BIO Mid-America Venture Forum TRANSP:0 UID:050415242749409057353849744848 URL:http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jsp LOCATION:Hilton Hotel, Minneapolis, MN DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Lecture and book signing by Suzanne Harrison, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in KC. Harrison is the co-author of Edison in the Boardroom: How Leading Companies Realize Value from their Intellectual Assets, published by John Wiley & Sons. The event is presented by the Licensing Executive Society of Greater Kansas City and sponsored by General Electric, Bayer Animal Health, Sprint, and the UMKC Small Business and Technology Development.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= 5:30 pm networking and heavy hors d'oeuvres - 6:30 pm lecture. Cost is $30 per person, which includes a copy of Edison in the Boardroom. Harrison will be available for book signing immediately after the lecture. For more information and to register please contact Edward Glaser 816.721.4991 or Patti Maxwell 816.235.6063FastTrac Tech™ is a 10-week business planning and development course designed specifically for technology-based entrepreneurs by the Kauffman Foundation. Faculty includes: IP Professionals, Attorneys, Venture Capitalists, =0D=0A= Angel Investors, Technology Transfer Specialists, SBIR/STTR Experts, Marketing Professionals, Public Relations and Human Resource Professionals and more.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Ten (10) Tuesday Evenings (September 15 through December 1, 2005).=0D=0A= (No classes Oct. 13 and Nov. 24) =0D=0A= Classes will be held from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM =0D=0A= =0D=0A= The Second Annual 2005 Great Plains Capital Conference will bring together the region’s leading venture capitalists, angel investors, bankers, accounting and legal professionals for presentations by eight to ten emerging businesses seeking funding. Presenting companies will generally be seeking venture capital from several hundred thousand to $5 million each.The BIO Mid-America VentureForum is the Midwest’s largest annual event showcasing biotech and medical device product and platform companies from across the country. It's a collaboration between nine state life science associations and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). A place where venture capitalists, start-up biotech and medical device entrepreneurs, and other industry participants can meet and explore funding and investment opportunities and other business partnerships; participate in workshops highlighting trends in the financial markets and life science companies; and network with the biotech and medical device industry’s most prominent CEOs and venture capitalists.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= In 2004, drawing on the success of the inaugural event, the conference was held in St. Louis, Missouri. BIO reached out to the venture capital community to draw even more attention to the Midwest biotech market. There was a 25% overall increase in VC attendees. Most significant was the increase in the East and West-Coast VCs. Presenting companies collectively secured over $89 million in funding in the past year.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= For more information, visit their web site at:=0D=0A= http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jsp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050922T000000 DTEND:20050922T000000 PRIORITY:0 STATUS:NEEDS ACTION CLASS:PUBLIC SUMMARY:BIO Mid-America Venture Forum TRANSP:0 UID:050415267864548932244576515400 URL:http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jsp LOCATION:Hilton Hotel, Minneapolis, MN DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Lecture and book signing by Suzanne Harrison, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in KC. Harrison is the co-author of Edison in the Boardroom: How Leading Companies Realize Value from their Intellectual Assets, published by John Wiley & Sons. The event is presented by the Licensing Executive Society of Greater Kansas City and sponsored by General Electric, Bayer Animal Health, Sprint, and the UMKC Small Business and Technology Development.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= 5:30 pm networking and heavy hors d'oeuvres - 6:30 pm lecture. Cost is $30 per person, which includes a copy of Edison in the Boardroom. Harrison will be available for book signing immediately after the lecture. For more information and to register please contact Edward Glaser 816.721.4991 or Patti Maxwell 816.235.6063FastTrac Tech™ is a 10-week business planning and development course designed specifically for technology-based entrepreneurs by the Kauffman Foundation. Faculty includes: IP Professionals, Attorneys, Venture Capitalists, =0D=0A= Angel Investors, Technology Transfer Specialists, SBIR/STTR Experts, Marketing Professionals, Public Relations and Human Resource Professionals and more.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Ten (10) Tuesday Evenings (September 15 through December 1, 2005).=0D=0A= (No classes Oct. 13 and Nov. 24) =0D=0A= Classes will be held from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM =0D=0A= =0D=0A= The Second Annual 2005 Great Plains Capital Conference will bring together the region’s leading venture capitalists, angel investors, bankers, accounting and legal professionals for presentations by eight to ten emerging businesses seeking funding. Presenting companies will generally be seeking venture capital from several hundred thousand to $5 million each.The BIO Mid-America VentureForum is the Midwest’s largest annual event showcasing biotech and medical device product and platform companies from across the country. It's a collaboration between nine state life science associations and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). A place where venture capitalists, start-up biotech and medical device entrepreneurs, and other industry participants can meet and explore funding and investment opportunities and other business partnerships; participate in workshops highlighting trends in the financial markets and life science companies; and network with the biotech and medical device industry’s most prominent CEOs and venture capitalists.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= In 2004, drawing on the success of the inaugural event, the conference was held in St. Louis, Missouri. BIO reached out to the venture capital community to draw even more attention to the Midwest biotech market. There was a 25% overall increase in VC attendees. Most significant was the increase in the East and West-Coast VCs. Presenting companies collectively secured over $89 million in funding in the past year.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= For more information, visit their web site at:=0D=0A= http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jspThe BIO Mid-America VentureForum is the Midwest’s largest annual event showcasing biotech and medical device product and platform companies from across the country. It's a collaboration between nine state life science associations and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). A place where venture capitalists, start-up biotech and medical device entrepreneurs, and other industry participants can meet and explore funding and investment opportunities and other business partnerships; participate in workshops highlighting trends in the financial markets and life science companies; and network with the biotech and medical device industry’s most prominent CEOs and venture capitalists.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= In 2004, drawing on the success of the inaugural event, the conference was held in St. Louis, Missouri. BIO reached out to the venture capital community to draw even more attention to the Midwest biotech market. There was a 25% overall increase in VC attendees. Most significant was the increase in the East and West-Coast VCs. Presenting companies collectively secured over $89 million in funding in the past year.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= For more information, visit their web site at:=0D=0A= http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jsp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050923T000000 DTEND:20050923T000000 PRIORITY:0 STATUS:NEEDS ACTION CLASS:PUBLIC SUMMARY:BIO Mid-America Venture Forum TRANSP:0 UID:050415267865351205083692385272 URL:http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jsp LOCATION:Hilton Hotel, Minneapolis, MN DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Lecture and book signing by Suzanne Harrison, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in KC. Harrison is the co-author of Edison in the Boardroom: How Leading Companies Realize Value from their Intellectual Assets, published by John Wiley & Sons. The event is presented by the Licensing Executive Society of Greater Kansas City and sponsored by General Electric, Bayer Animal Health, Sprint, and the UMKC Small Business and Technology Development.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= 5:30 pm networking and heavy hors d'oeuvres - 6:30 pm lecture. Cost is $30 per person, which includes a copy of Edison in the Boardroom. Harrison will be available for book signing immediately after the lecture. For more information and to register please contact Edward Glaser 816.721.4991 or Patti Maxwell 816.235.6063FastTrac Tech™ is a 10-week business planning and development course designed specifically for technology-based entrepreneurs by the Kauffman Foundation. Faculty includes: IP Professionals, Attorneys, Venture Capitalists, =0D=0A= Angel Investors, Technology Transfer Specialists, SBIR/STTR Experts, Marketing Professionals, Public Relations and Human Resource Professionals and more.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Ten (10) Tuesday Evenings (September 15 through December 1, 2005).=0D=0A= (No classes Oct. 13 and Nov. 24) =0D=0A= Classes will be held from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM =0D=0A= =0D=0A= The Second Annual 2005 Great Plains Capital Conference will bring together the region’s leading venture capitalists, angel investors, bankers, accounting and legal professionals for presentations by eight to ten emerging businesses seeking funding. Presenting companies will generally be seeking venture capital from several hundred thousand to $5 million each.The BIO Mid-America VentureForum is the Midwest’s largest annual event showcasing biotech and medical device product and platform companies from across the country. It's a collaboration between nine state life science associations and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). A place where venture capitalists, start-up biotech and medical device entrepreneurs, and other industry participants can meet and explore funding and investment opportunities and other business partnerships; participate in workshops highlighting trends in the financial markets and life science companies; and network with the biotech and medical device industry’s most prominent CEOs and venture capitalists.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= In 2004, drawing on the success of the inaugural event, the conference was held in St. Louis, Missouri. BIO reached out to the venture capital community to draw even more attention to the Midwest biotech market. There was a 25% overall increase in VC attendees. Most significant was the increase in the East and West-Coast VCs. Presenting companies collectively secured over $89 million in funding in the past year.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= For more information, visit their web site at:=0D=0A= http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jspThe BIO Mid-America VentureForum is the Midwest’s largest annual event showcasing biotech and medical device product and platform companies from across the country. It's a collaboration between nine state life science associations and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). A place where venture capitalists, start-up biotech and medical device entrepreneurs, and other industry participants can meet and explore funding and investment opportunities and other business partnerships; participate in workshops highlighting trends in the financial markets and life science companies; and network with the biotech and medical device industry’s most prominent CEOs and venture capitalists.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= In 2004, drawing on the success of the inaugural event, the conference was held in St. Louis, Missouri. BIO reached out to the venture capital community to draw even more attention to the Midwest biotech market. There was a 25% overall increase in VC attendees. Most significant was the increase in the East and West-Coast VCs. Presenting companies collectively secured over $89 million in funding in the past year.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= For more information, visit their web site at:=0D=0A= http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jspThe BIO Mid-America VentureForum is the Midwest’s largest annual event showcasing biotech and medical device product and platform companies from across the country. It's a collaboration between nine state life science associations and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). A place where venture capitalists, start-up biotech and medical device entrepreneurs, and other industry participants can meet and explore funding and investment opportunities and other business partnerships; participate in workshops highlighting trends in the financial markets and life science companies; and network with the biotech and medical device industry’s most prominent CEOs and venture capitalists.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= In 2004, drawing on the success of the inaugural event, the conference was held in St. Louis, Missouri. BIO reached out to the venture capital community to draw even more attention to the Midwest biotech market. There was a 25% overall increase in VC attendees. Most significant was the increase in the East and West-Coast VCs. Presenting companies collectively secured over $89 million in funding in the past year.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= For more information, visit their web site at:=0D=0A= http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jsp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20050930T090000 DTEND:20050930T150000 PRIORITY:0 STATUS:NEEDS ACTION CLASS:PUBLIC SUMMARY:MoFAST SBIR/STTR Grant Writing Workshop TRANSP:0 UID:050825003028504893007169654897 URL:http://www.missouribusiness.net/fast/SBIR_workshop_flyer093005.pdf LOCATION:St. Louis Enterprise Center ,743 Spirit 40 Park Dr., Chesterfield, MO DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Lecture and book signing by Suzanne Harrison, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in KC. Harrison is the co-author of Edison in the Boardroom: How Leading Companies Realize Value from their Intellectual Assets, published by John Wiley & Sons. The event is presented by the Licensing Executive Society of Greater Kansas City and sponsored by General Electric, Bayer Animal Health, Sprint, and the UMKC Small Business and Technology Development.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= 5:30 pm networking and heavy hors d'oeuvres - 6:30 pm lecture. Cost is $30 per person, which includes a copy of Edison in the Boardroom. Harrison will be available for book signing immediately after the lecture. For more information and to register please contact Edward Glaser 816.721.4991 or Patti Maxwell 816.235.6063FastTrac Tech™ is a 10-week business planning and development course designed specifically for technology-based entrepreneurs by the Kauffman Foundation. Faculty includes: IP Professionals, Attorneys, Venture Capitalists, =0D=0A= Angel Investors, Technology Transfer Specialists, SBIR/STTR Experts, Marketing Professionals, Public Relations and Human Resource Professionals and more.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Ten (10) Tuesday Evenings (September 15 through December 1, 2005).=0D=0A= (No classes Oct. 13 and Nov. 24) =0D=0A= Classes will be held from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM =0D=0A= =0D=0A= The Second Annual 2005 Great Plains Capital Conference will bring together the region’s leading venture capitalists, angel investors, bankers, accounting and legal professionals for presentations by eight to ten emerging businesses seeking funding. Presenting companies will generally be seeking venture capital from several hundred thousand to $5 million each.The BIO Mid-America VentureForum is the Midwest’s largest annual event showcasing biotech and medical device product and platform companies from across the country. It's a collaboration between nine state life science associations and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). A place where venture capitalists, start-up biotech and medical device entrepreneurs, and other industry participants can meet and explore funding and investment opportunities and other business partnerships; participate in workshops highlighting trends in the financial markets and life science companies; and network with the biotech and medical device industry’s most prominent CEOs and venture capitalists.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= In 2004, drawing on the success of the inaugural event, the conference was held in St. Louis, Missouri. BIO reached out to the venture capital community to draw even more attention to the Midwest biotech market. There was a 25% overall increase in VC attendees. Most significant was the increase in the East and West-Coast VCs. Presenting companies collectively secured over $89 million in funding in the past year.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= For more information, visit their web site at:=0D=0A= http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jspThe BIO Mid-America VentureForum is the Midwest’s largest annual event showcasing biotech and medical device product and platform companies from across the country. It's a collaboration between nine state life science associations and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). A place where venture capitalists, start-up biotech and medical device entrepreneurs, and other industry participants can meet and explore funding and investment opportunities and other business partnerships; participate in workshops highlighting trends in the financial markets and life science companies; and network with the biotech and medical device industry’s most prominent CEOs and venture capitalists.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= In 2004, drawing on the success of the inaugural event, the conference was held in St. Louis, Missouri. BIO reached out to the venture capital community to draw even more attention to the Midwest biotech market. There was a 25% overall increase in VC attendees. Most significant was the increase in the East and West-Coast VCs. Presenting companies collectively secured over $89 million in funding in the past year.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= For more information, visit their web site at:=0D=0A= http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jspThe BIO Mid-America VentureForum is the Midwest’s largest annual event showcasing biotech and medical device product and platform companies from across the country. It's a collaboration between nine state life science associations and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). A place where venture capitalists, start-up biotech and medical device entrepreneurs, and other industry participants can meet and explore funding and investment opportunities and other business partnerships; participate in workshops highlighting trends in the financial markets and life science companies; and network with the biotech and medical device industry’s most prominent CEOs and venture capitalists.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= In 2004, drawing on the success of the inaugural event, the conference was held in St. Louis, Missouri. BIO reached out to the venture capital community to draw even more attention to the Midwest biotech market. There was a 25% overall increase in VC attendees. Most significant was the increase in the East and West-Coast VCs. Presenting companies collectively secured over $89 million in funding in the past year.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= For more information, visit their web site at:=0D=0A= http://bma.bio.org/opencms/bma/2005/index.jspDo not miss this opportunity to gain that extra edge to make your firm’s proposal as competitive as possible in the selection process.=0D=0A= =0D=0A= Topics Covered: =0D=0A=  Program Background and Qualifications =0D=0A=  Program Requirements =0D=0A=  Agency Selection Criteria =0D=0A=  Key Proposal Components =0D=0A=  Pre-proposal Analysis =0D=0A=  Proposal Preparation =0D=0A=  Quality Control =0D=0A=  Proposal Evaluation/Post-submittal Analysis =0D=0A=  Commercialization =0D=0A=  Cost Proposals=0D=0A= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR