ICCE: 2014
Please join us for JMU's Inaugural Celebration of Entrepreneurship, a high energy evening celebrating JMU entrepreneurs and featuring:
- JMU Student Pitch Competition, organized and led by the student Society of Entrepreneurs, with audience involvement
- ICCE Talk: "Why Entrepreneurship is Important to JMU" by John Rothenberger, serial entrepreneur and chair of the Center for Entrepreneurship Board at JMU
- ICCE Talk: "Why Innovation Matters" by Virginia Coles, principal at Zenzu, a boutique advisory and consulting firm
- ICCE Talk: "What Venture Capitalists Look for From Entrepreneurs" by Don Rainey, general partner at Grotech Ventures, a venture capital firm
- Networking with JMU Alumni, Faculty, and Students
- Great food and more!
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Friday, September 12, 2014; Alumni Reception 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.;
Event 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. JMU Festival Conference and Student Center Ballroom
Registration is required. Please click here to register for the event. The registration deadline is September 5, 2014. Formal invitations will be mailed August 1.
Limited hotel accommodations are available at the Residence Inn and the Fairfield Inn by Marriot in Harrisonburg.
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Tentative Agenda:
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. : Alumni Reception hosted by JMU President Jon Alger and JMU First Lady Mary Ann Alger, limited to first 50 alumni registrants
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. : Networking
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. : ICCE Talks
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. : Networking
8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. : Society of Entrepreneurs - Student Pitch Competition
9:00 p.m. : Closing Remarks
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. : Networking
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. : ICCE Talks
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. : Networking
8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. : Society of Entrepreneurs - Student Pitch Competition
9:00 p.m. : Closing Remarks
Travel information:
Lodging
Limited hotel accommodations are available at the Residence Inn and the Fairfield Inn by Marriot in Harrisonburg. Guests may either contact the hotel directly and request lodging in the JMU Entrepreneurship Summit block or book online.
To book online at the Residence Inn, click here. On the left hand side, enter the dates for their reservation and expand the menu titled Special Rates and Awards. In this menu, please enter 'jenjena' under Group code for a studio king suite. Click find, and make your room reservation.
To book online at the Fairfield Inn, click here. Please follow the instructions provided on the Fairfield Inn website.
The cut off-date for new reservations for the JMU ICCE: 2014 block is August 12, 2014.
If you have questions about hotel accommodations, please contact the Residence Inn at (540) 437-7426 or the Fairfield Inn at (540) 433-9333.
Parking
General parking will be available in C12 and D3 lots, located directly across from the Festival Ballroom entrance. To view the parking map, please click here.
Limited hotel accommodations are available at the Residence Inn and the Fairfield Inn by Marriot in Harrisonburg. Guests may either contact the hotel directly and request lodging in the JMU Entrepreneurship Summit block or book online.
To book online at the Residence Inn, click here. On the left hand side, enter the dates for their reservation and expand the menu titled Special Rates and Awards. In this menu, please enter 'jenjena' under Group code for a studio king suite. Click find, and make your room reservation.
To book online at the Fairfield Inn, click here. Please follow the instructions provided on the Fairfield Inn website.
The cut off-date for new reservations for the JMU ICCE: 2014 block is August 12, 2014.
If you have questions about hotel accommodations, please contact the Residence Inn at (540) 437-7426 or the Fairfield Inn at (540) 433-9333.
Parking
General parking will be available in C12 and D3 lots, located directly across from the Festival Ballroom entrance. To view the parking map, please click here.