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Fall 2009 Events...
- August 24: 2009 Semester Begins
- September 2: IEA Kickoff Party!
Join us at Siegel Field on Wednesday, September 2nd, at 12:30pm for food, games, and networking! - September 22: IEA Monthly Meeting
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy will meet at 12:50PM in the Stuart Building, Room 111. Lunch will be served and we will discuss the IEA Idea Challenge. All IIT students are welcome to join us! - October 6: IEA Monthly Meeting
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy will meet at 12:50PM in the Stuart Building, Room 111. Lunch will be served and our guest speaker will be Julie Roth Novack, General Manager of Experience and Platforms, Central Region, Razorfish. Ms. Roth Novack manages the day-to-day operations of the agency’s web development and online advertising business, overseeing more than 250 professionals in the creative, technology, delivery management, and user experience disciplines. She has worked with leading brands including Kraft, State Farm, Constellation Spirits, and JC Penney. Razorfish is one of the largest interactive marketing agencies in the world. All IIT students are welcome to attend! - October 22-24: CEO National Conference, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
- October 28: All entries in the IEA Idea Challenge are due today by 5:00pm!
- November 3: IEA Monthly Meeting
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy will meet at 12:50PM in the Stuart Building, Room 111. Our guest speaker for this month's meeting will be Jessica Hoenes, Associate Account Planner at Google. Jessica has been at Google for nearly three years and serves as a travel industry expert, helping hotel, air, and car clients with their research needs. She is also a Google product guru for Local Business Ads and Maps listings and helps to manage the search, display, and YouTube campaigns for her clients. Today's session will focus on Google's top nine ideas about innovation. Lunch will be served, and all IIT students are welcome to join us!
- December 7: Last Day of Classes, Fall 2009
About IEA...
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy is dedicated to offering undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines the chance to experience entrepreneurship and become innovators. Our mission is to inform, promote, and influence ideas about entrepreneurship throughout the IIT community. IEA members have many unique opportunities, including field trips, networking events, and the option to participate in national conferences and competitions. IEA members also help the Entrepreneurship Program at IIT, serve as volunteers for IPRO Day and executive education seminars, and visit freshman level Introduction to Profession courses to talk about the entrepreneurship and innovation options that can be found on campus. There is also a focus on actually being entrepreneurs and building viable student-operated businesses.
All undergraduate and graduate IIT students are welcome, regardless of major - join us!