I’d like to invite University of Washington Students to apply to the third annual NYC Turing Fellowship, a program that matches outstanding computer science and mathematics students with paid summer internships at leading NYC startups.
The program provides exposure to the rapidly growing NYC ecosystem and the opportunity to meet with some of the best entrepreneurs, founders, and technologists in the country.
Students also benefit from a summer curriculum consisting of networking and mentoring events (last year included: Yankees Game, MoMA tour, and “Tech Talks” with Dennis Crowley of Foursquare and Esther Dyson).
Details:
- Participating startups include bit.ly, H. Bloom, SecondMarket, Knewton, and more.
- We are now accepting applications on a rolling basis. The final deadline is February 8th but we strongly encourage students to apply early.
- A group of up to 45 Semi-Finalists will be invited (expenses paid) to NYC on Saturday, March 2nd to interview with participating startups at the iconic New York Times Building. From those 45 Semi-Finalists roughly 30 will be offered Fellowships.
- A $5,000 fellowship prize is awarded upon completion of the program.
December 18, 2012
PROTOTYPE FUNDING
We have $25,000 available for prototype funding which has been provided by the UW College of Engineering. You can use this funding for purchasing materials to build your prototype, renting equipment, purchasing safety equipment, and hiring short-term work beyond your team’s capacity. We prefer to see requests between $500 and $1,500 but will consider both smaller and larger amounts. Funding will be announced by January 7, 2013 and used by April 4, 2013. To be eligible for this funding, you must have one UW engineering student on your team.
If you have a passion for cleantech, the smarts to play in the emerging green economy, and the desire to leverage your background to make an impact, the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge can provide just the platform (and the funding!) you’ve been looking for.
Interdisciplinary student teams define a cleantech problem, design and develop a solution, and work together to produce both a prototype (proof of concept or computer simulation) and a 5 to 7-page business summary that outlines the market opportunity. At the Challenge on April 4, 2013, students pitch their concepts and demonstrate their product/idea to a group of judges that includes technologists, entrepreneurs, and investors. Teams are judged on their prototypes, business summaries, and potential for impact. (The grand prize is $10,000.)
Please note: teams that receive funding agree to participate in the Challenge on April 4, 2013. If you receive funding and then drop out, all funds must be returned to CIE.
Key Dates
- Resource Nights, Winter Quarter, every Thurs, 6-7:30. Suggested for EIC teams-n/nc or audit. Open to students from other schools – drop in, no rsvp required.
- Networking Nightat Resource Nights, Thurs Jan 17 – excellent place to find a team and/or teammates. Open to all!
- February 3, Intent to Submit – online preliminary team information.
- February 26, Official Team Entry. 5 to 7-page Business Summary. Describe the problem, the solution, the team, market opportunity, and prototype or computer simulation. Feedback to each team will be provided by a panel of judges to each team.
- March 13, Pitch Workshop 6-7:30 Mandatory for all EIC teams within the Seattle area. At least 1 member from each team needs to attend. More are recommended.
- March 31, 1-page Business Summary: describe the problem, solution, team, market opportunity, and potential for impact and describe the prototype, computer simulation or proof of concept.
- April 4, Thursday Challenge Day! Team set-up in the morning, judging begins at noon and is followed immediately by the reception and awards ceremony from 5-7:00.
Teams may be comprised of students from different schools. To search for teams/teammates fill out the Catalyst Survey. This info will be added to the webpage, sent out to the EIC list serve and highlighted on Facebook.
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December 11, 2012
Are you working on a technology that has potential for commercialization?
Do you have a business idea in the science and technology space that you’d like to explore in more depth?
Would you like a chance to win cash prizes?If so, register now for the
7th Annual Science & Technology Showcase (STS) co-hosted by
UW SEBA and Foster Business School’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE).
Participating in STS allows you to further explore the commercialization potential of your science- and technology-based ideas by presenting them to an audience of fellow scientists and engineers, MBA students, and a panel of judges that includes prominent entrepreneurs and investors from the Seattle business community. Since STS takes place in conjunction with a UW Business Plan Competition Networking Night, it is an excellent opportunity to find business partners AND to get valuable feedback on your idea and your pitch.
Students often ask whether participation in STS puts them at risk for disclosing intellectual property related to their technology: as long as the technology is presented in terms of the benefits it brings to a market, and not the nuts and bolts of how it is implemented, there is no risk to participation. If you have additional questions, we will be holding office hours with an IP attorney in early January.
Last year we gave away EIGHT cash prizes ranging from $100 to $1,000. You can’t win the money if you don’t enter!
What: 2013 Science & Technology Showcase
When: January 17th, 2013 from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Who: Individuals or teams representing a science- or technology-based innovation with commercial potential. It can be something you’ve worked on out of your garage, in your lab (with your adviser’s approval), or in collaboration with the Center for Commercialization (again, please seek approval from your Technology Manager). The idea can be at any stage from pre-proof of principle to completed product.
Deliverables: A poster that explains the idea and its market potential and a one-minute “elevator” pitch. Note: SEBA & CIE will cover the cost of printing your poster.
Why: Win money, gain experience, make contacts, and get feedback on your idea and pitch.
Bonus: To help you prepare we’ll be offering a Pitch Clinic run by a local professional prior to the event. This event will prepare you to effectively communicate your ideas.
Don’t wait! Apply now at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/seba/184119
Applications are due by Dec. 17th. Finalists will be notified by Dec. 20th.
Please direct any questions to Sarah Nowakowski at president@uwseba.org
Good luck!
November 29, 2012
DUE December 16, 2012
If you have a passion for cleantech, the smarts to play in the emerging green economy, and the desire to leverage your background to make an impact, the
UW Environmental Innovation Challenge can provide just the platform (and the funding!) you’ve been looking for.
HOW IT WORKS
Interdisciplinary student teams define a cleantech problem, design and develop a solution, and work together to produce both a prototype (proof of concept or computer simulation) and a 5 to 7-page business summary that outlines the market opportunity. At the Challenge on April 4, 2013, students pitch their concepts and demonstrate their product/idea to a group of judges that includes technologists, entrepreneurs, and investors. Teams are judged on their prototypes, business summaries, and potential for impact. (The grand prize is $10,000.)
PROTOTYPE FUNDING
We have $25,000 available for prototype funding which has been provided by the UW College of Engineering. You can use this funding for purchasing materials to build your prototype, renting equipment, purchasing safety equipment, and hiring short-term work beyond your team’s capacity. We prefer to see requests between $500 and $1,500 but will consider both smaller and larger amounts. Funding will be announced by January 7, 2013 and used by April 4, 2013. To be eligible for this funding, you must have one UW engineering student on your team.
Please note: teams that receive funding agree to participate in the Challenge on April 4, 2013. If you receive funding and then drop out, all funds must be returned to CIE.
Key Dates
- Resource Nights, Winter Quarter, every Thurs, 6-7:30. Suggested for EIC teams-n/nc or audit. Open to students from other schools – drop in, no rsvp required.
- Networking Nightat Resource Nights, Thurs Jan 17 – excellent place to find a team and/or teammates. Open to all!
- February 3, Intent to Submit – online preliminary team information.
- February 26, Official Team Entry. 5 to 7-page Business Summary. Describe the problem, the solution, the team, market opportunity, and prototype or computer simulation. Feedback to each team will be provided by a panel of judges to each team.
- March 13, Pitch Workshop 6-7:30 Mandatory for all EIC teams within the Seattle area. At least 1 member from each team needs to attend. More are recommended.
- March 31, 1-page Business Summary: describe the problem, solution, team, market opportunity, and potential for impact and describe the prototype, computer simulation or proof of concept.
- April 4, Thursday Challenge Day! Team set-up in the morning, judging begins at noon and is followed immediately by the reception and awards ceremony from 5-7:00.
Teams may be comprised of students from different schools. To search for teams/teammates fill out the
Catalyst Survey. This info will be added to the webpage, sent out to the EIC list serve and highlighted on Facebook.
Connect with UW EIC! You’ll stay current on what’s happening with the competition and can connect with fellow competitors.
November 20, 2012
Re: EIC Mixer Nights/Info Sessions!
Student Mixer Nights – Food & drink provided!
If you’ve got a passion for cleantech, the smarts to play in the emerging green economy, and the desire to make an impact, the UW EIC provides the platform – AND a chance to win $10,000.
Looking for a team/teammate for the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge? You’ll find what you’re looking for in this speed-dating format.
Attend one or both of these sessions:
This session follows the Environmental Innovation class which you’re welcome to attend: “Kicking the Commodity Habit: On being Grown out of Place”, Dr. Steve Jones, Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences, Director of the Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center, WSU. (4:20 pm – 5:50 pm)
Connect with us on Facebook – UW EIC Facebook
November 5, 2012
Overview:
10/29: Mock Technical Interviews
10/30: Amazon Tech Talk
10/31: Google UW Halloween 2.0
10/31: Microsoft Office Hours
11/1: Amazon Office Hours
11/1: Facebook Tech Talk
Mock Technical Interviews
10/29; 6:00pm – 8:15pm; Atrium
All CSE majors who will be looking for a full-time job this year should consider participating in our CSE Mock Technical Interviews. At this event representatives from local high-tech companies will run CSE students through a single half-hour simulated technical interview. The sessions will place students one-on-one with a hiring manager or engineer who regularly conducts technical interviews. Interview questions will include puzzles, logic, data structures, coding and more with a ten minute feedback session following.
Amazon Tech Talk
10/30; 6:00pm – 7:00pm; EEB 125
Morgan Akers, Software Development Manager will discuss “How to build a scalable, extensible configuration store for distributed systems.”
Bring your friends and come grab a free Amazon t-shirt and food!
Google UW Halloween 2.0
10/31; 12:25pm – 1:25pm; Atrium
Dress up, get lunch and Google swag -> 😉
3 winning costumes each get a Galaxy Nexus -> 😀
[Categories for Costumes Judging]
Most Creative
Nerdiest
Best Home Made
Microsoft Office Hours
10/31; 1:00pm – 3:00pm; Atrium
Amazon Office Hours
11/1; 12:00pm – 1:30pm; Atrium
Facebook Tech Talk
11/1; 6:15pm – 7:15pm; EEB 125
Interested in seeing what it takes to build social features into a mobile application? Facebook recently published an extensive open source codebase to make Facebook integration for iOS as simple to build and robust as possible. This is a hands-on discussion (yes, there will be code!) that will leave you with a sense of the opportunity around social and mobile, as viewed through the lens of building Facebook applications for iPhone and iPad devices. Jason Clark (speaker) is one of the engineers responsible for Facebook’s mobile developer platform; watch him build a social iOS application from scratch – syntax errors and all. Then go add social features to all your apps! Dinner and Facebook giveaways will be provided to attendees.
Please RSVP to this event page to reserve your spot: www.facebook.com/uwfalltechtalk – all of the logistical/location details are included in this link so make sure to read it carefully!
October 29, 2012
Congrats to senior Jolie Chen, juniors Jennifer Apacible and David Mah, and pre-major Christopher Apacible for winning the Google 24 Hours of Good Hackathon!
13 teams from UW and UBC took on a project each and supporting 6 non-profit organizations. In 24 hours, everyone created great results.
Find out more here.
October 21, 2012
Congrats to Steve Rutherford and Preston Sahabu as our new officers!
Our 2012 – 2013 ACM Officers are as follows:
Chair: Michelle Lim
Vice Chair: Steve Rutherford
External Relations: Preston Sahabu
Internal Relations: Jennifer Apacible
Treasurer: Sujit Packiaraj
Event Coordinator: Laure Thompson
Event Coordinator: Rishi Goutam
October 17, 2012
Congratulations to Steve Rutherford as our newly elected ACM Vice Chair!
We have one more position left to vote for: External Relations! Meet the candidates!
Vote here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/apacible/180404
If you’re having trouble viewing the survey, please contact Elise – elised [at] cs [dot] washington [dot] edu .
Voting will close at 11PM PST on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
October 14, 2012
Don’t forget! Voting for Vice Chair closes tonight at 11PM.
Meet the candidates!
Vote Here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/apacible/180402
October 13, 2012
