TEC will be screening two movies related to entrepreneurship during the school year, one at the end of each semester. Through these movies, you will learn more about the various aspects of entrepreneurship outside of classroom setting. Last year, the movie Startup.com was played, in which attendees got to witness a real-life story of two entrepreneurs.

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?A competition where teams can showcase their business plans in front of a panel of judges and an audience for feedback, evaluation and a chance to win upwards of $400.00?

Steps to compete:

1. Register by submitting application form below as well as paying the $10 entry fee.
2. Submit the application form by March 21, 2009.
3. Top 6 teams present their ideas at the April 2, 2009 event (Irvine 216 @ 5pm) in front of a panel of judges of venture capitalists and experienced entrepreneurs.
   
   Top 3 teams win great prizes and get one-on-one consulting. All the top 6 teams get feedback for their ideas and presentations.
   • 1st place: $400
   • 2nd place: $200
   • 3rd place: $100

The application form can be found here.

Applications will only be reviewed once payment has been made.
IMPORTANT: Please specify the team leader when you pay.

Contact Information:
BrightIdeasCompetition@gmail.com

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The Annual TEC Young Entrepreneurs Dinner is a networking and information event where students, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and executives share insights. This is where you will get to build valuable relationships with students from engineering, computer science and commerce. We will showcase various entrepreneurship ventures of UBC students and will give out awards for the winners of the events throughout the year as well as recognize our sponsors. In addition to the light hearted talking there will be excellent entertainment at the event.

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Geof Auchinleck has 25 years experience in the development of medical devices. Along the way he has come up with some good and many bad ideas for new products. Drawing on his experience in the medical device field, he will describe some of the hard lessons he's learned about good product ideas and bad product ideas and how you can tell the difference.

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Enterprize Canada provides a glimpse into the future of Canadian innovation and growth as 450 delegates, competitors, community leaders, and entrepreneurs from across Canada are provided with a platform to transform their visions into reality in this two-part event held at the Hyatt Hotel in Vancouver.

As a delegate, you will meet other young Canadian entrepreneurs from a wide array of disciplines through a series of interactive workshops, professional networking opportunities, and top-notch social events.



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Your passport to professional success
Achieving your CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter can place you among the elite in the investment management profession. It's the most respected and valued credential in the global finance community and your passport to advancement within the investment management profession.

Career advancement
Virtually every major financial services firm, consultancy, bank, brokerage, and insurance company worldwide employs CFA charterholders. Their positions include equity and fixed-income analysts, investment bankers, portfolio and hedge fund managers, and investment advisors to name only a few. These firms know that the charter signifies not only subject area competence, but also a dedication to knowledge, professional competence, and high ethical standards. The numbers tell the story:

• 67 percent of respondents said that their organizations either require or encourage investment professionals to obtain the CFA designation.
• 88 percent reported that the charter expanded their career opportunities or chances for promotion.
• 11 percent serve as the CEO, board chair, principal, CIO, or CFO of their respective organizations.*

*From "2005 Investment Management Compensation Survey," Russell Reynolds Associates.

Improved compensation potential
CFA Institute's previously cited survey of more than 16,000 charterholders showed that worldwide the total pay gap between those with a charter and those without it is substantial regardless of experience.

Achieving your CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter can place you among the elite in the investment management profession. It's the most respected and valued credential in the global finance community and your passport to advancement within the investment management profession.

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Chamber of Commerce serving Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows

Dean Barbour is a business professional with an entrepreneur's flair for sales, a marketers "outside of the box" creativity, and an 18 year proven track record in business research, start-up, implementation and growth. Over the years, he has created marketing campaigns for Sunkist and Ready Pac (packaged salad), facilitated sales meetings at Hamburger University (McDonalds) and in Bentonville, Arkansas (Walmart), and completed successful contracts with Indigenous Business Network, the Great Canadian Gaming, and most recently a four year term as program manager for Westcoast Community Enterprise, one of the regions more successful self employment programs. Dean has gone full circle and returned to his hometown of Maple Ridge in 2008, where he is now the Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce serving Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows. Dean is an accomplished speaker and presenter, and his positive, straight forward, and motivational approach has earned him rave reviews from attendees and participants in both Canada and the US.

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Speaker Bio: DDayna Forsyth is a lawyer with the law firm Irwin, White & Jennings. She has been practicing for over 10 years exclusively in the area of securities, corporate finance and institutional venture capital law, working with both corporate clients and many of Western Canada?s largest institutional venture capital companies. In order to help attendees as they start their entrepreneurial careers, Dayna?s talk will include a comparison of the legal forms which a new business may take (i.e. sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership and corporation), will elaborate on some tips and factors to consider when setting up a corporate entity and will include a discussion of corporate issues to consider when raising early stage financing.

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Be inspired to dream big and seize the opportunity.

Some of BC's hottest entrepreneurs will be there to share their stories. Their achievements are amazing and their lessons invaluable. Speak to companies that know how to develop the young, entrepreneurial spirit and wrap up the day with a live concert. Be part of the innovation invasion.

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During the week, TEC UBC and its partner organizations will conduct a range of activities, from guest speaker sessions and comprehensive workshops, to fun activities and networking events, all designed to inspire, connect, inform, mentor, and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs.

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Pirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 film based on the book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine. It is an made-for-television docudrama written and directed by Martyn Burke which documents the rise of the home computer (personal computer) through the rivalry between Apple Computer and Microsoft.

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Jenny Yang, most recently a Venture Capitalist at the Business Development Bank of Canada, will share her experience on what she looks for when funding a start-up. During her time as a VC, Jenny has seen thousands of business plans, heard hundreds of pitches, invested in nine technology startups, and had three successful exits. Jenny will talk about some of the key elements you need to get a company off the ground at the seed stage and the common traits shared by those companies that were successful in raising money.

Biography:
Most recently Jenny was a Senior Director at BDC's Venture Capital group. She was responsible for identifying and managing BDC's investments in early stage technology companies. Jenny led BDC's investment in OctigaBay (acquired by CRAY), Telos Technologies (acquired by UTStarcom), PureEdge Solutions (acquired by IBM), Bycast, Eqo Communications and Zeugma Systems.

Prior to joining BDC, Jenny was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Co. She also has extensive experience in the telecom industry having worked in Nortel's Wireless Product Marketing group where she helped to grow the wireless infrastructure business in Greater China. Prior to Nortel, Jenny was an engineer with Telus.

Jenny holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from UBC and an MBA from INSEAD. She also speaks fluent Mandarin and conversational French.

There will be pizza and pop as well.

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This event will bring together students, industry leaders and academic researchers for a day of professional development in the luxurious surroundings of Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside. Keynote speeches will be delivered by corporate leaders, successful entrepreneurs and academic researchers who will share their inspirational personal success stories. Attendees will have the opportunities to join the panel discussion that address questions about successful engineering management, career progression and current challenges faced by the engineering industry.

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As a seasoned entrepreneur, and recipient of the Business In Vancouver "40 Under 40" award for 2007, Alex owns several successful businesses across North America. These include a number of hyper-growth franchises with 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in the New Jersey area and the fast growing entrepreneurial success toolkit "Make Anything Work".

Alex brings to everything a wealth of international business and leadership experience having worked in several countries around the world. These include such places as the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Bahrain and Canada. Previously in his career he has worked in a variety of senior leadership roles for companies such as American Express and 1-800-GOT-JUNK?.

His primary career focus has been in Sales, Marketing and Operations, especially in fast growing privately held companies. During this time Alex has developed a passion for increasing organizational effectiveness through clear and transparent leadership. With an in-depth understanding of entrepreneurial hyper-growth enterprise, Alex is able to create calm out of chaos and lead an organization to new plateaus of success.

Alex holds an honors degree in Marketing and is a licensed ski coach. He is also an avid volunteer and gives back to the community wherever possible, especially for organizations such as Junior Achievement of BC, Kids Up Front, Canadian Youth Business Foundation and the Cypress Mountain Kids Camp Program.

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At the start of every school year, we will hold information booths for TEC.

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