The May Report: 11/24/2010: Melzinie Babylon Buttinsky actually comes up with some real breaking news on this, the day before Turkey day: SoleSearch- Exciting Shoe App is getting Traction; Dating for Nerds- Nerds at Heart; Mike Rhodes of Syncubator reportedly sick in hospital; Hilary Marsh is still around and not bad looking for 51; Houston, we have a problem: TMR is on the horns of a dilemma

The May Report November 24th, 2010

Editor and publisher: ron@themayreport.com, ronaldmay@aol.com, www.themayreport.com , 773-525-3944.

Assistant editor: Melanie Adcock, iPHONE: 312-259-0610, melanie_adcock@msn.com

If you missed an article, go here: www.tmronline.com/A55951/tmrarticles.nsf/vwFullNewsletter
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Scoop section:

– SoleSearch- Exciting Shoe App is getting Traction
– Dating for Nerds- Nerds at Heart Dec. 9
– SeatQuest changes business model
– Bob Geras: Some tired old jokes that are suddenly hot again
– Tim Smith has issues with NYT Groupon article
– BNC Venture Capital Group is changing its date for December — to correspond with Radiology conference
– Briefly noted, by Ron May
– How to win a trial. Suggests The Agarwal Firm
– PDMA/DePaul Event Dec. 9 “Innovating” Chicagoland’s Workforce Symposium
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When: December 8, 2010 – 8:30am to 8pm

Where: SYNC Technology Center

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The Funding Feeding Frenzy is an exceptional event launching this
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We’re assembling some of the most interesting and exciting
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On December 8th, each company will present to a panel of four to five
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Why listen to customers? A living case study by Jerry R. Mitchell: Co-located with the MEF Semi-Annual networking party: December 6, 2010

During this fascinating case study in action you’ll see the tactics that Jerry Mitchell has used to shrink his organization from more than 300 to a handful of members in one short decade. Jerry’s mandates that new customers are bad and old customers are even worse will be on full display during this event. Some of the takeaways include:

** Customers don’t know anything about your business, what value can they possibly have?

** If customers don’t like what you’re selling they’re clearly too dense or ignorant to bother with.

** Why innovate and change? If your current customers don’t get it, it’s their problem.

** You know your business best, so the heck with anyone else’s ideas.

Careful adherence to these principles and tactics will ensure that your organization or business will follow the same path as Jerry’s — a testament to the success of this approach can be found in his recent MEF meeting downtown in November — 186 seats were in the auditorium and 5 were filled.

Monday we’ll tell you who will and who won’t be there and Tuesday, we’ll tell you about the All Mobile party going on at the same time! The betting in Vegas as of today is that attendance will be below 65 which would be thirteen times the attendance at the November downtown meeting.
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The Scoop section:
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SoleSearch- Exciting Shoe App is getting Traction, by Melanie Adcock

Subject: SoleSearch- Exciting Shoe App is getting Traction
Date: 11/24/2010 3:09:25 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: melanie_adcock@msn.com
To: ron@themayreport.com, ronaldmay@aol.com

SoleSearch- Exciting Shoe App is getting Traction

A Mobile App called SoleSearch sole-search.net is really going places. It was created here in Chicago to help sneaker heads find cool shoe stores across the globe and it’s poised to take off in a major way. Currently they have an iPhone App that is out now that you can download here: bit.ly/fpIbOI By Mid-December they will have an Android App as well which is being built as we speak by the design wizards over at Applitite. www.applitite.com/ In January 2011, SoleSearch will present their business model at TechPitch, ask for feedback and funding to promote SoleSearch. They are currently practicing their presentation and seeking any advice on what will make them successful.

A few weeks ago I spoke with D.J. “The Medicine” Grant and Brandon Williamson, creators of the SoleSearch App. They took me shoe shopping at Akin sneaker store near Halsted and Roosevelt. Karlie Hanson, Assistant Manager at Akin, one of only two Nike Branded shoe stores in Chicago located at 1313 South Halsted in Chicago, explained to me the retro and re-mix styles for both sports and lifestyle shoes that are highly sought after. He said the SoleSearch App brings a lot of traffic into their store they would not have had otherwise from people who are looking for stores where they can find great shoes. You can watch the video I took at the Akin store with Brandon and D.J. here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IVaM5F404Y The Sole SearchApp is a world wide application that is used in Australia, South Africa, Europe and many other locations. Here is a video of the fun shoes I bought! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrGqT79ln6M

Brandon and D.J. are high energy entrepreneurs who love shoes. They wear cool necklaces with pink flamingos to help break the ice when networking and it makes their presence unmistakable. The energy, drive and work ethic of SoleSearch is in a position to win hearts of not only their target market of sneaker fans age 12-21 but potential investors in the business world. Their upcoming presentation at Tech Pitch is going to kick their business up a notch. They’ve been putting together some ideas for events and fundraisers all of which sound like great fun. I can’t wait to see what they do next. To receive updates about the January Tech Pitch event please visit the event calendar here www.bnchicago.com or check here at The May Report for future announcements.

Melanie Adcock
iPHONE: 312-259-0610
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Dating for Nerds- Nerds at Heart Dec. 9

From: Melanie Adcock
Subject: Dating for Nerds- Nerds at Heart Dec. 9
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:04:58 +0000
To: ,

Ron- This sounds like something you would write for fun in The May Report- but it’s actually a **real** e-mail someone sent me from Nerds at Heart, a group that specializes in dating for nerds and they have events right here in Chicago. Click the link and check out their t-shirt line. www.midwestmerch.net/browse/nerds-at-heart/?? I thought they were terrific. “Nerd is the new sexy,” is my most favorite shirt. Nerds need to have fun, too! -Melanie

Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:15:43 -0600
Subject: Baby, it’s cold outside
From: updates@nerdsatheart.com
To: updates@nerdsatheart.com

Better get cozy with other smart singles over fireside board games and trivia during Dating for Nerds from 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 at a new venue, the Hidden Shamrock (2723 N. Halsted St.).
?Our winter warm up includes the hot toddy of your choice, themed prizes and giveaways like tickets to “A Klingon Christmas Carol? and advance screening passes for “True Grit.” Plus, get the chance to win nerdalicious tees from our new shirt line.http://www.midwestmerch.net/browse/nerds-at-heart/??

Ready to bring the heat? Register now at nerdsatheart.com.??

Can?t wait to get your geek on?

??Email us with ?Qapla?!? in the subject line for the chance to win tickets for the opening night performance of “A Klingon Christmas Carol? at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26 at the Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N. Lincoln Ave.).??Or, email us with ?Love and Wars? in the subject line to win a pair of passes for an advance screening of an upcoming episode of the Cartoon Network’s hit series ?Star Wars: The Clone Wars? at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at Kerasotes ICON (150 W. Roosevelt Rd.).
?BTW, as always, only winners receive notification. ?

Much nerd love,?Bathsheba
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SeatQuest changes business model

From: “Nomik Eden”
Sender: Nomik Eden
Subject: SeatQuest
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:31:46 -0600
To:

Ron, how are you?

Just keeping you updated. I hope you will find the elimination of fees from the ticket purchase (which can result in huge discounts) coupled with the technology, a compelling story.

www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/seatquest-announces-new-visual-search-engine-offering-low-to-no-service-fees-for-event-tickets-109195649.html

cid:image001.jpg@01C8E85F.C92484D0

Avinoam Nomik Eden, Ph.D.

seatQuest – Know Where you Sit

Office: (312) 8190295

nomik@seatQuest.com
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Bob Geras: Some tired old jokes that are suddenly hot again

Subject: Re: Bob, what’s that Dublin joke again? Ireland is in trouble so it’s timiely.
Date: 11/22/2010 7:21:23 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: bob@vcbob.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com

What’s (was?) the richest country in the world?

Ireland. Because it’s capitol is always Dublin!

Bob Geras
LASALLE INVESTMENTS
Venturing Since 1968
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Tim Smith has issues with NYT Groupon article

Subject: Groupon Arrticle
Date: 11/24/2010 11:17:49 A.M. Central Standard Time
From: tsmith@wiglafpricing.com
To: bossblog@nytimes.com
CC: david_dalka4gsb@yahoo.com, jberger@jamesberger.net, jdg@owlishcommunications.com, michal@hroch.cz, jay.goltz@nytimes.com, ronaldmay@aol.com

Dear Mr. Feldman -

I am very flattered and honored to have seen Jay Goltz’s article “Doing the Math on a Groupon Deal” in the New York Times “You’re the Boss” as it is highly similar in its argument to that made by me in “Groupon: Goldmine, Tar pit, or Niche Solution”, back in October. (Albeit, with some minor changes in the numbers.)

www.wiglafjournal.com/pricing/2010/10/groupon-goldmine-tar-pit-or-niche-solution/

Perhaps next time though, could I get some credit, a link, or other form of recognition? Or, is this normal practice?

Regards,

Tim

Tim Smith, PhD

Managing Principal, Wiglaf Pricing
Author, Pricing Strategy
2607 W Augusta Blvd
Chicago, IL 60622
Mobile: +1 312 953 9831
Office: +1 773 395 2981
www.wiglafpricing.com
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BNC Venture Capital Group is changing its date for December — to correspond with Radiology conference

Subject: BNC VC Group WEDNESDAY 12/1 5:00 PM at LLB&L, Presenters MedicExchange and Nerve Access [and Emeddevices.com -- added by Ron May, TMR editor]
Date: 11/22/2010 11:54:31 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: len_bland@conceptequity.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com

Special Wednesday meeting of life science presenters corresponding with RSNA 2010. [Editor's note: May here. RSNA is the radiological association which is meeting at McCormick Place next week.]

Sign up here: bit.ly/BNCVC121
WEDNESDAY 12/1/2010, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM 111 S. Wacker Drive, 41st Floor
Please do not arrive before 5:00 PM

Special Wednesday meeting of life science presenters corresponding with RSNA 2010 rsna2010.rsna.org/index.cfm.

The BNC Venture Capital Group introduces exciting investment opportunities to professional investors (angels, early stage venture capitalists, and private equity firms seeking add-ons) and fosters the growth of entrepreneurial activity.

Len Bland, CEO of Concept Equity www.conceptequity.com, and David Carman, CEO of Business Network Chicago www.bnchicago.org, lead the BNC Venture Capital Group. We will review three entrepreneurial opportunities. Each presentation lasts 10 minutes, followed by a 15 minute Q&A.

Effective presentations answer 5 questions:

·What is the product or service?
-Why will customers buy it?
·Why is this management team the best one to run the business?
-How does the company make money?
·How will the investor make money?

5:00 PM – Networking
5:30 PM – Introductions
5:45 PM – MedicExchange
6:15 PM – Nerve Access
6:45 PM – Break
7:00 PM – Presenter
7:30 PM – Results

MedicExchange www.medicexchange.com/ is a marketplace for healthcare products. The company provides online tools to help buyers find the right products at the cheapest prices. They are on target to generate $500,000 in revenue for 2010.

Nerve Access www.nerveaccess.com/ has developed a new drug delivery method to enable the use of a well known active agent to treat Alzheimer’s. The FDA has agreed to provide a quicker process for approval while the department of health has provided a new grant.

[Editor's note: May here. Len Bland is reasonably sure that www.emeddevices.com will also present with UltraClot being their main product.This is as of 1:50pm Wednesday, November 24, 2010]

Locke Lord Bissell

111 South Wacker Drive, 41st Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Evening Meeting includes food and beverages

Call Len Bland at 847-317-0656 or write len_bland@conceptequity.com with questions or if you have any difficulty registering. Other investors welcome.

If you have a scheduling conflict, please join us for the next meeting set for the first Tuesday of each month.

DISCLAIMER: …

Happy Thanksgiving,

Len Bland, CPA
CEO
www.conceptequity.com

Office/Cell: 847-317-0656
Fax: 847-919-4396
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Briefly noted, by Ron May

* Cat is putting out a $1B bond and SAP has to pay Oracle $1.3B for stealing Oracle software. Does anything happen these days for less than $1B? Groupon to go for $3.1B, etc. I have gotten some pushback for printing that rumor, btw. And one person who knows the Keywell/Lefkofsky history and all its sordid details well, tells me that a year after the purchase — if it happens — Google will probably have to re-do its accounting numbers since it’s based on a house of cards.

* Steve Szayevicz (just pronounce it Chevas — as in Rigal) who used to be essentially the VP of Business Development for the Reproductive Genetics Institute on Halsted in Chicago called me yesterday. When he gets back in town on Monday, he will fill us in on the whole megillah. Sadly, the founder Dr. Yury Verlinsky died in July 2009 and RGI has gotten out of the stem cell business. Steve will give us the full story.

www.reproductivegenetics.com/aboutus.html

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Reproductive Genetics Institute was established in 1990 by our scientific director and CEO, Dr. Yury Verlinsky, who passed away in July of 2009. Dr. Verlinksy was known worldwide as an expert in preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), for pioneering the polar body biopsy and the removal technology that is widely used during PGD today. Dr. Verlinsky and the staff at RGI published the first cases of PGD using the polar body biopsy technique in order to test for genetic disease. Since the first attempts at PGD in 1990, our team has published numerous articles summarizing the work that we have performed. Please click here to review our scientific publications.

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* Hilary Marsh showed up at The Bagel for carry-out on Tuesday about 12:15pm where I was eating lunch.

Hilary has been in charge of content for the National Association of Realtors for five years now. They have 1.1 million members and as Hilary explained, realtors are very outgoing people and are always on the run. Hence, the association uses social media to the hilt. Much of it is location based, Hilary says, and FourSquare is a big part of it, along with Twitter and Facebook of course. Hilary used to have her own content consulting business and she often put on seminars.

The NAR provides data for realtors such as housing purchase data and economic analysis.

Hilary does not look 51, but she is and she has two kids, a son who is 23 and a daughter who is 21 and they were with her.Her daughter is a psychology major and her son just graduated and is interested in politics.

* The CEO and founder of www.tipsolutionsinc.com is John Braun (I found his card in my stack from the BNC Tech Pitch) and he will be in the Shark Cage at Dave Culver’s Funding Feeding Frenzy on December 8th along with about 18 or 19 other firms, Culver told me this afternoon. John Braun is seeking to raise $1.5MM in this round.

Culver expects to see at least twelve investors, four for each of the buckets, unlike the five in their literature:

GUPPY BOWL – For young companies looking for less than $250,000 in seed money. Investors can provide access to all the resources a startup needs.

PIRANHA POND – For companies that have already secured seed capital and need between $250,000 and $1.5MM to grow. The connections made here may also help expand existing sales and distribution channels.

GREAT WHITE SHARK CAGE – For companies seeking Millions of dollars. Connect with the biggest fish in your industry.

Each company will pitch to a panel of five investors (including angel investors, private equity investors and venture capitalist ) whose investing interests match the company’s profile. The Funding Feeding Frenzy is the ideal opportunity to snag investors who are ready to back growing companies such as your own.

* And now for some disconcerting news. Bill Anthony went over to The Sync today (Wednesday) and ran into a guy named Terry who was there last Friday. Terry was leaving as Bill got there and he told Bill that everyone was gone and that Mike Rhodes is in the hospital sick. Mike had suggested that they would have pizza today starting at noon, but t’was not to be. We are trying to reach Mike or his wife (I think he lives in Tinley Park). We hope that Mike is OK and that it is not serious.

* I need to talk to a few real experts (no, no, not DD) on search and data conversions, etc. I asked our web developer Robbie Abed to write this. Please call me at 773-525-3944 or email me at ronaldmay@aol.com.

Houston, we have a problem.

Robbie Abed wrote this at my request to describe the nature of the conundrum The May Report finds itself in with respect to setting up a new website.
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Background:

Ron currently has two existing sites: tmronline.com & themayreport.com. Both domains point to the same site files, and all of the links on both sites point to tmronline.com. So all of the files are only hosted on one server, but you have two ways to get the same exact site essentially (tmronline.com & themayreport.com). So when he posts an article on the website, you can access them via both URL’s immediately.

Ron is building a new and improved website, and all of the old data has been converted from the old site (which was stored in a lotus notes db) into a more friendly wordpress database.

Here is the information we can get from the lotus notes db: Date Published, Title of Article, Body content. We do not have access to the corresponding URL on the website (for whatever reasons). So when we converted the data into wordpress, all of the articles created new URL’s without the ability to link back to the original URL (because the source data didn’t have a corresponding URL for each “newsletter” entry).

The problem:

If we went live with one website that has all of the converted newsletters on a WordPress platform, and completely removed the existing website – existing links (on the internet) to a specific newsletter on the site would be broken.

Example: Ron posts the article on his facebook page:

www.tmronline.com/A55951/tmrarticles.nsf/e17dd6a94826afb….2862577b900624658!OpenDocument

[Robbie, the document was so long it would foul up the formatting of the report so I had to apply the Tiny URL to it: tinyurl.com/2acewn6 ]

we would only be able to point the user back to the main site URL, but not to the exact article because we were not able to link them. Ideally, if we had the information we would do a 301 redirect to the new page so no “SEO Credit” has been lost. All backlinks would still count, but unfortunately we don’t have that luxury. Here are the two possible solution’s along with the issues.

Possible Solution 1

* Keep the old site up, launch new site. Old site would contain all archived newsletters to a certain date, and the new site will host all of the new articles going forward. We would also place a link on the old site letting the users now that the most current newsletters are on URL X.
* Issues:
* There are now two websites for Ronald May’s newsletters. One for the old, One for the new.
* Searchability within the site is impaired because each search would only contain context up to a certain date
* possibility of a workaround using google custom search engine for searching two sites within one search box
* Google site traffic will now be split between sites, instead of getting all of your data on one site.

Possible Solution 2

* Replace old website with new website and all converted data.
* Issues:
* Existing links to specific newsletters on the web will now be broken since there is no way to match an old newsletter on the website to the new newsletter.
* An option is to manually match each new newsletter post with an old newsletter post, but there is 15,000 posts. If there were 25 posts, we wouldn’t be having this issue.
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* I watched the movie 12 Angry Men again last night between 1am and 3am. Henry Fonda produced it and starred in it. According to Robert Osborn of Turner Movie Classics, it was one of Fonda’s three favorite movies that he played in: The Grapes of Wrath, The Ox Bow Incident, and 12 Angry Men.

Fonda produced 12 Angry Men at his own expense and it was a flop at the theaters so he never produced another movie after that. He paid $350K to produce it. He hired Sidney Lumet to direct it and Lumet had been only on TV until then but it did launch Lumet on his film directing career. One of the things that made the movie so good was that they had hundreds of camera locations.

And an all-star cast did not hurt. None of the jurors had names used in the film. Only at the end when Joe Sweeney says hi to Henry Fonda do you hear any names and then only last names.

Martin Balsam …
Juror #1
John Fiedler John Fiedler …
Juror #2
Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb …
Juror #3
E.G. Marshall E.G. Marshall …
Juror #4
Jack Klugman Jack Klugman …
Juror #5
Edward Binns Edward Binns …
Juror #6
Jack Warden Jack Warden …
Juror #7
Henry Fonda Henry Fonda …
Juror #8
Joseph Sweeney Joseph Sweeney …
Juror #9
Ed Begley Ed Begley …
Juror #10
George Voskovec George Voskovec …
Juror #11
Robert Webber Robert Webber
Juror #12
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From: “Rishi Agrawal”
Sender: hellonri-bounces@hellonri.com
Subject: How to win a trial. Suggests The Agarwal Firm. SERVING YOUR LEGAL NEEDS
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:15:18 -0600
To:

THE AGRAWAL FIRM, LLC-SERVING YOUR EVERY DAY LEGAL NEEDS

HOW TO WIN AT TRIAL

by Rishi Agrawal*

Thank you to the warm greetings and well wishes that many of you passed on to me after my email last month. I look forward to sharing short, but hopefully helpful bits of advice this month and many months to come.

The key in prevailing at trial is to control the message – be the director of the story that is being told. In bench trials, it is the judge that makes the final ruling and therefore the key to victory rests more in the law and the facts. A good attorney will have some insight into what the judge is finding persuasive and hammer those points home. The attorney should also advise the client to request a jury trial if there is a concern that the judge may not rule in your favor and your chances would be better with the common sense and emotional approach of a jury.

In jury trials, the prosecutor/plaintiff’s attorney always goes first with their opening statements, witnesses and closings, followed by the defense. This results in a back and forth struggle in controlling the story and getting the jury’s focus and attention. The key is to find a way to force the other party to address the facts and part of the story that are at the heart of your case. This way, even when the other party is arguing against your points, the jury is still at least focused on those issues that are the strengths of your case, issues that after the story is fully told, you feel confident that the jury will rule in your favor. Connect with the jury, tell your story – you may be surprised at how positive of a verdict you get.

*Rishi Agrawal is an attorney and owner of The Agrawal Firm, LLC. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1995 and Loyola University Law School in 1998. He is a past President of the Asian American Bar Association of Chicago, former Executive Director for the National South Asian Bar Association, and on the Advisory Council for the Indian American Bar Association of Chicago.

Rishi’s practice areas are business/corporate law and litigation, criminal law, family law, and general civil litigation. He can be reached at Rishi@Agrawalfirm.com or (312)212-4377.
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From: “Steven R. Jambor”
Subject: PDMA/DePaul Event Dec. 9 “Innovating” Chicagoland’s Workforce Symposium
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:33:34 -0500
To: “ron@themayreport.com”
Cc: “ronaldmay@aol.com”

Ron, can you please promote the subject event until the day of the event. We have an all-star program put together and we need to get the word out to Chicago’s innovation community. Appreciate all your help. If there are any sponsors interested in exhibiting at the event, they can contact me directly. Enjoy your thanksgiving.

“Innovating” Chicagoland’s Workforce:

How Innovators Compete in the Post-Recession Global Economy

As signs of recovery are evident from the “Great Recession,” many companies are recognizing they need to re-energize their product innovation efforts to be competitive. Chicago PDMA and DePaul University’s Center for Creativity and Innovation present a panel of leading experts from industry and academia to explore the latest insights on how innovative companies are structuring and staffing their company’s NPD efforts to leapfrog the competition, grow market share, and prepare the next generation of innovators.

Key Points to be addressed:

· How can companies grow, foster, and inspire super-powered innovation teams?

· What skill-set best defines the NPD or innovation professional?

· Which innovation skills are most desirable by companies in today’s marketplace?

· How can individuals best prepare for a career as a NPD professional?

· What programs are universities offering in response to the call to “innovate” the workforce?

Local universities and other exhibitors will be on hand to discuss one-on-one about NPD careers or degrees and certificate programs available. If new product development is your “thing” you do not want to miss this program — It’s your career – It’s your year!

Agenda & Speakers:

1:30p Open Registration

2:00p Opening Remarks and Introductions

2:15p Industry Speakers – How do I organize and staff my innovation projects?

· Ben Brenton, PhD., VP of Innovation – Snap-On Tools

· Carol Oman, MS, Senior Scientist – Kraft Foods

· Marcus Cobb, CEO –Rripl Software, Inc.

3:15p Academia Speakers — How are universities responding to the call for more innovation training?

· Lisa Gundry, PhD., Professor – DePaul University

· Joseph Cherian, PhD., Professor — University of Illinois, Chicago

· Richard Lueptow, PhD., Co-Chair Masters New Prod. Development — Northwestern University

4:15p Panel discussion on optimizing the corporate innovation process and

5:15 – 6:00p Networking and refreshments

Location:

DePaul O’Hare campus

8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60631
Office: (312) 476-3600
Fax: (312) 476-3680

Registration:

www.pdma.org/chapter_events_detail.cfm?pk_event=687

PDMA Members* $75 (Early Registration $55)

Non-Members $95 (Early Registration $75)

Faculty $45

Student (with ID)** $25

Early registration ends November 30

* PDMA members must log in to register at the PDMA member rates

** Students should register as non-members and enter the “Student” priority code

(Attendance is limited to 110 participants)

Questions and Sponsorship Opportunities:

Contact Steven Jambor at 773 263 9962 or srjambor@lauchagents.com

Best regards,

STEVEN R. JAMBOR, CEO
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END OF REPORTNovember 24, 2010