Events
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 , 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 , 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Thursday, December 4, 2008 , 6:30pm to 8:30pm
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Join the Innovation Speaker Series for an evening with Payam Zamani, serial entrepreneur and CEO/Chairman of Reply.com.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 , 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 , 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Come to the Big Bang! E-Grill and watch start-up companies pitch their ideas to a panel of investors.
Location: UC Davis Buehler Alumni Center
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Thursday, February 12, 2009 ,

The Little Bang Poster Competition and Awards night is February 12, 2009 at Kemper Hall, UC Davis.
Monday, February 23, 2009 to Friday, February 27, 2009 , 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

The Food and Health Entrepreneurship Academy, co-hosted by the Foods for Health Institute and Center for Entrepreneurship, is open to Ph.D. level students, post-docs and research faculty in the fields of health and wellness. Participants interact with investors, entrepreneurs, and faculty as they learn how to take the first steps toward moving their research out of the lab and into the marketplace.
Thursday, March 26, 2009 , 08:00a to 05:00p

Base Camp is the first of four stages in the Business Ascent Challenge Series.
Location: Hampton Inn, West Sacramento
Thursday, April 9, 2009 , 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Please join the Innovation Speaker Series for an Evening with Amador Bustos, CEO, Bustos Media.
Mr. Bustos is currently the Chairman and CEO of Bustos Media--a leading private Spanish broadcasting company headquartered in Sacramento, California.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 , to 8:00 pm
Friday, April 17, 2009 , 8:45 am to 3:00 pm
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UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center presents: Roots of Energy Efficiency: How California Changed the Way the World Uses Energy. This is the second in a series of forums exploring California's rich past - and promising future - as a global innovator of
energy-efficient technologies and policies.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 , 4:00p to 7:00p

Yolo Business Ascent Challenge is a regional contest to identify, educate and showcase innovative companies from the greater Yolo County region with the potential to become market-leading companies and create quality jobs for our community.
Location: City of Davis Chambers
Contact: Sarah Worley ,
530-757-5610
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 , 4:00p to 7:00p

Yolo Business Ascent Challenge is a regional contest to identify, educate and showcase innovative companies from the greater Yolo County region with the potential to become market-leading companies and create quality jobs for our community.
Location: Woodland Opera House
Contact: Wendy Ross ,
530-661-5921
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 , 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm
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Come to the Big Bang! final event and celebrate the hard work put in by the Big Bang contestants! The entire UC Davis community and greater Sacramento entrepreneurs are encouraged to attend.
Location: UC Davis - Activities and Recreation Center
Contact: rsvp@gsm.ucdavis.edu
Monday, July 6, 2009 to Friday, July 10, 2009 , 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
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The third annual Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy will be held July 6 - 10, 2009 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village, Nev. Sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, Chevron, Pacific Gas & Electric and Sempra Energy Foundation.
Location: Tahoe Center for Environmental Science, Incline Village, Nevada
Contact: Nicole Starsinic ,
busdev@gsm.ucdavis.edu
Monday, September 14, 2009 to Friday, September 18, 2009 , 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
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The UC Entrepreneurship Academy is a one-week business development intensive designed for science and engineering PhD students, postdocs, and research faculty who want to learn to commercialize their research, explore business development before heading into a career in industry, or take the first steps toward launching a new venture. Apply by August 1st.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 , 7:00p to 9:00p

Big Bang! + Little Bang Kick-off
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 , 6:00p to 8:00p
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 , 6:00p to 8:00p
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Come to the contestant mixer to find a team!
Friday, November 6, 2009 , 9:00a to 6:00p
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 , 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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