InnovationWeek 
In an effort to celebrate the rich history and culture of innovation at Illinois, the Technology Entrepreneur Center in the College of Engineering and the School of Art + Design in the College of Fine and Applied Arts, with support from the Office of the Provost, are hosting the first annual InnovationWeek at Illinois from February 19 – 29, 2008.

Innovation Tournament
The 2008 Illinois Innovation Tournament is open to all students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and you’ll be competing with students around the world.  Teams will be given an everyday object and challenged to create as much value as possible in five days. Last year it was Post-It Notes. What will it be this year?

Schedule of Events

InnovationWeek pre-event:

Lecture: A Brief History of Making, Mark Frauenfelder, Editor, Make magazine
Co-sponsor: designmatters lecture series
Tuesday, February 19 | 5:00 PM | Siebel Center Auditorium (Rm 1404) 

Innovation Week Kickoff Ceremony & Innovation Tournament Kickoff
NCSA | 6:30 – 8:00 PM | Movie screening and snacks
Friday, February 22

Workshop: Invention to Venture workshop in technology commercialization
Co-sponsor: National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance
Saturday, February 23 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Siebel Center for Computer Science 

Lecture: Innovation in Business, David Reitzel, Sr. Manager, Deloitte & Touche
Tuesday, February 26 | 5:00 PM |Siebel Center Auditorium (Rm 1404) 

Innovation Celebration
Wednesday, February 27 | Time TBA | Beckman Institute Atrium  

Awards Ceremony: Lemelson-Illinois Student Prize for Outstanding Innovation
Thursday, February 28 | 3:00 – 5:00 PM | Coordinated Science Lab Auditorium 

Video Presentation: Innovation Tournament Conclusion
Friday, February 29 | Videos uploaded by 4:00 PM

Wrap-up/Awards Ceremony
Friday, February 29 | NCSA | 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Other Events and Exhibitions

Events:

Pelago & The Start-Up Experience
CS alumnus Kyle Wilkinson presents on The Start-Up Experience. This highly interactive session will cover topics relating to the work environment, risks, and rewards of working at a technology start-up.

techMix! Mixer Sponsored by Singleton Law Firm, P.C. & Artisan Scientific
Feb 20 | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | 2nd floor, Jupiter’s at the Crossing, 2513 Village Green Place (Near the intersection of Duncan & Windsor)

Please RSVP by email: tonym@champaigncountyedc.org

Pelago Info Session: The Start-Up Experience
Feb 20, 2008 | 7:00 pm | Room 2405 Siebel Center

What's Next in Social Networking: CS Distinguished Entrepreneur Lecture
Join CS alumnus Jeff Holden, CEO and founder of Pelago and former SVP for Consumer Websites at Amazon.com for a look at the social networking technology landscape. Jeff will present on technology trends and challenges, and the future that lies ahead.

Thursday, February 21 at 6 p.m. in 2405 Siebel Center

Jeff Holden: Engineer in Residence
Chat in an informal, interactive setting with CS alumnus Jeff Holden, CEO and founder of Pelago and former SVP for Consumer Websites at Amazon.com. Hear about Jeff's experiences with start-ups, social networking, and innovation at Amazon. Lunch provided. Register at www.uiuc.edu/goto/JeffHoldenTalk.

Friday, February 22 at 1 p.m. in 2405 Siebel Center

Engineer in Residence, Jeff Holden
Feb 22, 2008 | 1:00 pm | Room 2405 Siebel Center

Donald B. Gillies Distinguished Lecturer, Tony DeRose of Pixar Entertainment
Feb 25, 2008 | 4:00 pm | 1404 Siebel Center

Recent Research at Pixar: Donald B. Gillies Lecture in Computer Science
Join Tony DeRose, Senior Scientist and head of Pixar's research group, for a discussion of research activities at Pixar Animation Studios. Tony will present on Pixar’s approach to research, including how Pixar selects problems, how the decision to adopt external research is considered, and how technology is transferred from the Research Group to the rest of the studio.

Monday, February 25 at 4 p.m. in 1404 Siebel Center

Elluminate Course Delivery System
Name of presenter: Tony Suttle
Date: February 26, 2008
Time: 2 – 3 p.m.
Location: 508 S. Sixth Street
Limit of 15 people for the session; please contact by February 22 by phone or email if you would like to sign up
Phone: 244-7722
Email: suttle1@uiuc.edu

SYLVIA STOESSER LECTURE, DR. SARAH E. KELLY, Pfizer Global Research & Development, "Research Based Pharmaceutics: Challenges, Changes & Opportunities."
Feb 26, 2008 | 4:00 pm | 112 Chemistry Annex

You're invited to our next event!

Who: The Illini Biotechnology Organization and You
What: Hosts a Networking Happy Hour
Where: Legends Bar (522 E. Green St, Champaign)
When: Tuesday, Feb 26th 7pm

If you are a student, this will give you the chance to hone your networking skills and apply what you may have learned at the networking workshop.
If you are a professional, you will help to provide students the chance to practice professional interactions.

This happy hour will be held immediately following the Image and Networking Workshop sponsored by the Biotechnology Center Career Services, Shell Oil, School of Chemical Sciences Career Counseling and Placement Services Office, and Graduate College Career Services.

All are welcome!

Events calendar: www.uiuc.edu/ro/IBO/calendar/calendar.htm
For further information: uiuc.ibo@gmail.com

ECE Explorations (200): Speaker: John Schumaker, Unit Chief, Engineering Research Facility, FBI
Feb 27, 2008 | 5:00 pm | 151 Everitt Laboratory

PHYSICS: Colloquium, DR. JILL CORNELL TARTER, Director, SETI, Mountain View, CA -- "The Allen Telescope Array: A Wide-angle, Panchromatic Radio Camera"
Feb 28, 2008 | 4:00 pm | 141 Loomis Laboratory of Physics

ECE Colloquium (500): "Nitride Micro- and Nano- Photonics"
Feb 28, 2008 | 4:00 pm | 151 Everitt Laboratory

Exhibitions:

Computing Innovation at Illinois
Permanent Display | Siebel Center Atrium

Learn how early Illinois innovations changed the shape of computing. From ILLIAC, the first supercomputer built and owned by a university, to PLATO, the first computer-assisted instruction system, see how Illinois innovations set the stage for the Internet, email, blogs, social networking, IM, and more.

Blown Away: exhibition featuring work in a variety of media by artists expressing an interest in explosions--from the intensity of an impending event to the sensation of the release and the reverberations of the ensuing shockwaves.
Jan 25, 2008 - Mar 30, 2008 | All Day | Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion

Design-focused exhibition of the work of Charles Eames and his wife Ray showing their innovative use of materials for chairs, medical equipment, products and buildings. The exhibit contains many of their iconic chairs, books, splints, images and films.
Jan 24, 2008 – May 11, 2008 | All Day | Krannert Art Museum

A Trip to the Far Side: Creative Design - Unusual Instruments exhibit
Aug 16, 2007 - Mar 21, 2008 | All Day | Sousa Archives, 236 Harding Band Building

Dr. Walter E. Zuschlag/ISVMA Veterinary Heritage Collection: a display devoted to the history of the veterinary profession in Illinois
Feb 19- 29, 2008 | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 2nd Floor, Basic Sciences Building, College of Veterinary Medicine