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Seminars
Register for seminars online. Hurry, space is limited! All seminars will be held in the Alumni and Varsity conference rooms at Courtyard by Marriott, adjacent to the Convention Center. Courtyard by Marriott, Bloomington Alumni and Varsity Conference Rooms 310 S. College Avenue Bloomington, Indiana 47403 Seminar Sponsors
Seminar Schedule 8:30-9:45 a.m. (Continental Breakfast Served 7:30-8:30 a.m.) Start Your Engines: Is Your Business Up to Speed? We live and work in a high speed world....that will only get faster. If we agree that the speed of doing business will continue to get faster in the next decade, and therefore if we value speed as a core competency requirement for the successful corporations of the future, How fast can we get fast. Getting "faster" is NOT about doing things faster, it's about removing the speed bumps that slow us down. Derek Daly will draw upon his breathtaking experiences in the high performances environment of professional motor sports to show how and why only the best teams win consistently. He will provide compelling analogies as he walks you through what he believes to be a powerful corporate "model" for the future.  Derek Daly
Derek competed as a professional race car driver for 17 years before becoming a television motor sports personality and businessman. Derek raced in Formula One, Indy Car and World Sports Cars. In 2002 Derek founded MotorVation, a unique provider of consulting and learning solutions. His belief was that the pace of doing business would only get faster in the future and that the ideal model for the speed of doing business in the future was motor sports. Hence the creation of a company that overlaid the motor sports model over the business model to produce energized learning and enabling environments. Cost: $30, includes breakfast Register Now (pre-registration required) 10:30-11:45 a.m. 5 Ways You Can Use Your Website to Speed Past Your Competitors Joe Kerschbaum, Senior Search Marketing Consultant, Hanapin Marketing If your website is just a side project, with little relevance to the growth of your company, then shift your thinking! Gone are the days of brochure websites that don't bring in new business. With search engine traffic growing exponentially each year, every company needs a professional-looking, fully-functional website - that actually generates business for you. Remember, if your website is not visible and reliable when users are searching for your services or products, you'll surely fall behind your competitors. Don't let your website just sit there - use it to speed past your competitors! Cost: $20 Register Now (pre-registration required) 12:30-1:45 p.m. Social Networking: The Power of "Working the Room" Douglas May, Creative Consultant The room is filled with potential business...every where you look people are talking...the room is filled with a buzz of activity...now what do you do? How do you take advantage of this opportunity? What do you say? Is there a strategy to follow? If you are uncomfortable in these "Social Networking" situations there is help. Douglas May, former Vice President with the Walt Disney Company will share his insights...tools...tips and techniques to make this "maze" fun and productive. Cost: $20 Register Now (pre-registration required) 2:15-3:30 p.m. IURTC and You: Partners in Economic Development Tony Armstrong, Executive Director, Indiana University Office of Engagement The Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (IURTC) continues to gather substantial amounts of Intellectual Property from Indiana University faculty, creating new companies and licensing new technologies to companies at a record pace. The IURTC is working with Indiana University on the creation of a life sciences/high technology incubator in the City of Bloomington and will be forming and attracting more new technology companies to occupy the incubator. IURTC expects to offer the same high-quality business services at this incubator that are offered at the Indiana University Emerging Technologies Center (IUETC), the award-winning life sciences incubation facility operated by the IURTC in Indianapolis. Come and learn about the new prospects for technology innovations at IU, the new developments being planned, and the structure of and services offered by the Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, your partner in economic development with Indiana University. Cost: $20 Register Now (pre-registration required) |
