CALL FOR APPLICANTS: DOCTORAL STUDENT WORKSHOP
SIXTH WEST COAST RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
ON TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Stanford Technology Ventures Program (Stanford University), the Center
for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (University of Washington), the Lloyd
Greif Center of Entrepreneurial Studies (USC), the and the Lundquist
Center for Entrepreneurship (University of Oregon) are sponsoring the 6th
West Coast Research Symposium on Technology Entrepreneurship on September
5 and 6, 2008.
A one-day Doctoral Student Workshop will be held prior to the research
symposium, supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Theme: Doctoral Student Workshop on Technology Entrepreneurship
Location: Stanford University
Date: September 4, 2008
We invite doctoral students to submit applications to attend this
workshop. Sessions will focus on technology entrepreneurship, with an
emphasis on contemporary work in the field. Faculty participating in the
workshop include Kathy Eisenhardt, Stanford Univ.; Riitta Katila, Stanford
Univ.; Suresh Kotha, Univ. of Washington; Alan Meyer, Univ. of Oregon;
Nandini Rajagopalan, Univ. of Southern California, Duane Ireland, Texas
A&M Univ.; Gautam Ahuja, Univ. of Michigan; Huggy Rao, Stanford Univ.; and
Raghu Garud, Penn State Univ.
The workshop aspires to provide an intellectually stimulating experience,
map the theoretical domain of technology entrepreneurship, and build
community. Students will read several articles on entrepreneurship and
come prepared to discuss them. Workshop participants will have
opportunities to present their own research interests, to interact with
each other, and to get acquainted with faculty members.
Students selected for the workshop will be invited to attend the two-day
research symposium that follows (September 5th and 6th), which will
showcase cutting-edge work by technology entrepreneurship researchers from
the Northwest and around the country.
Applicants focusing on the nexus of technology, innovation, and
entrepreneurship who are at or beyond the third year of their doctoral
studies will be given preference. Each attendee will be provided with a
$300 travel stipend, as well as all meals and 3 nights lodging (double
occupancy).
The DEADLINE for application is Wednesday, July 30, 2008. If you wish to
be considered, please complete the online application at
https://catalysttools.washington.edu/tools/survey/?sid=21538&owner=entre
<https://catalysttools.washington.edu/tools/survey/?sid=21538&owner=entre>
We hope to see you in Palo Alto!
CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Stanford University
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Univ. of Washington
Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, USC
Charles H. Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Oregon