National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

Opening Plenary with Mitchell Simon, Simon Leadership Alliance, and Todd Salovey, University of California, San Diego

Concurrent Sessions

Workshop: Sustainability and Natural Capitalism: From invention to venture >>

Charlie Hargroves and L. Hunter Lovins, Natural Capitalism, Inc. and Joseph Steig, NCIIA

Papers: Innovative Curricula and Resources for Biomedical Engineering--Lisa Waples (moderator)

• A Design Repository as a Resource for Students--Robert Allen, Artin A. Shoukas, and William Tam, Johns Hopkins University
• An Introduction to Medicine for Students in Bioscience and Engineering--Laura Gandrud, Everett Meyer, Jane Parnes, and Elizabeth Mellins, Stanford University
• Entrepreneurial Courselet for Ph.D. Students--Christine Kurihara, William R. Overall, Elizabeth D. Mellins, and Paul G. Yock, Stanford University
• Biomedical Engineering Educational Summit -2005--John Linehan, The Whitaker Foundation

Workshop: Technology Scholars and Graduate Commercialization Assistant Programs: Experiments in dynamic learning >>

Kathleen Allen, University of Southern California and Cyrus Taylor, Case Western Reserve University

Papers: Creativity and Product Development--Burt Swersey (moderator)

• Design for Testability--Jonathan Weaver, Shahram Taj, and Guillermo Jimenez, University of Detroit Mercy
• Applying Appropriate Problem Sets for Innovation: Low-tech and high-tech product design challenges--Wayne Chung, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Improving the "Fuzzy Front End"--John Farris, Grand Valley State University
• Design for Arid Areas--Girja Sharan, Indian Institute of Management

Break

Concurrent Sessions

Workshop: The Ruthless Pursuit of Affordability >>

Paul Polak, International Development Enterprises

Papers: New Programs in Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Lessons Learned--Malu Roldan (moderator)

• Marquette University College of Engineering Entrepreneurial Engineering Program--Mark Polczynski, G.E.O. Widera, and Kyuil Kim, Marquette University
• A Scalable and Adaptable Problem-Based Learning Course in Entrepreneurship--Ralph Hanke, Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, and Anthony Warren, Pennsylvania State University
• Developing a Cross-disciplinary Entrepreneurship Program--Jerman Rose, Washington State University
• Entrepreneurship in the Liberal Arts: Reflection and change--Clifton Kussmaul, Peter Linder, and Paul Frary, Muhlenberg College
• Establishing and Managing Stakeholder Expectations in a Start-up Multidisciplinary Technology Entrepreneurship Program--R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida

Panel: Technology Transfer for Biomedical Engineering Project Courses >>

Paul G. Yock (moderator), Rajiv Doshi, Linda Chao, Stanford University; and Nicholas Mourlas, Acumen Medical

Papers: Student Innovation and University IP--Tom Mason (moderator)

• Intellectual Property in Academia: How various entrepreneurial programs address this issue--Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Development of Technology and Market Driven E-Teams at the University of Texas at Austin--Steven Nichols, Scott Evans, and Donnie Vanelli, University of Texas at Austin
• From Concept Generation to Technology Transfer within an Entrepreneurship Curriculum--Richard Schultz and Craig Silvernagel, University of North Dakota
• Effects of IP Policy on Senior Engineering Design Courses--Gary H. Brandenburger and Stuart Rosenberg, Washington University

Luncheon Session, featured speaker Guy Kawasaki, founder, Garage Technology Ventures

Concurrent Sessions

Papers: Multi-Sector Partnerships--Tom O' Neal (moderator)

• Space Coast Innovation and Technology Commercialization Partnership--Ken Ports and Carmo A. D'Cruz, Florida Institute of Technology
• BlueinGreen: An example of integrating student learning with technology development--Gregory Scott Osborn, University of Arkansas, Fayette
• Quicksilver: A case study from innovative venture research at Louisiana Tech--Jon Pratt, Louisiana Tech University

Papers: Team Formation and Development--Clifton Kussmaul (moderator)

• Assessing the Use of Personality Surveys for Team Composition on Engineering Creativity and Performance--Joanie Connell, Nathan Delson, and Robert Clay, University of California, San Diego
• Impact of Introducing Hand Sketching Skills and Lateral Thinking Methodology to Multi-disciplinary Design Teams--Mary Beth Privitera, University of Cincinnati
• An Interpretation of Collaborative Groups as Innovative and Entrepreneurial Enterprises--Anthony Joseph and Mable Payne, Pace University

Workshop: Integrating Design in Entrepreneurship Education >>

Nirmal Sethia, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeff Smith, Lunar Design; Ravi Sawhney, RKS Design; Robert Fee, Savannah College of Art and Design; Arvind Bhambri, University of Southern California; Maria Flores Letelier, Cheskin, Inc.; Jim O'Grady, University of Calgary; and Philip Swift, Pitney Bowes, Inc.

Papers: Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs--Lisa Getzler-Linn (moderator)

• Exploratory Analysis of Effectiveness of Assessment Tools on Project Based Interprofessional Education--Koren K. Aragaki, Margaret H. Huyck, and Daniel M. Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology
• Establishing and Assessing Curriculum for Entrepreneurial Skill Development: Stage I--Entrepreneurial Leadership Course--Gul Okudan, Sarah Rzasa and Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University
• Multidisciplinary Entrepreneurial Engineering Design at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology--Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• The Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on the Predisposition towards Entrepreneurship in Business and Engineering Students--Paul M. Swamidass and Danny Butler, Auburn University

Break

Concurrent Sessions

Papers: Extracurricular Entrepreneurship Learning Opportunities--William Rossi (moderator)

• SEED Program at Case: Year 1 lessons learned--Edward Caner, Case Western Reserve University
• The Venture Café: Learning the ropes of entrepreneurship--Mark Polczynski and Lisa Waples, Marquette University; Allen J. Dines, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Entrepreneurship Education at Small Liberal Arts Institutions--Marsha Timmerman, La Salle University
• A Network for Young Inventors--Anne Swift, Young Inventors International

Papers: Community Partnerships for Entrepreneurship Education--June Ferrill (moderator)

• Getting Them Early: Teaching engineering design in middle schools--Larry Richards, University of Virginia
• Teaching Entrepreneurship through Civic Engagement--Malu Roldan, San Jose State University
• Engineering Service Learning and Entrepreneurship Opportunities--U.J. Fan, Jawaharlal Mariappan, and Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• The Portable Studio: International collaboration in prototyping--Stephannie Bartos, Carnegie Mellon

Panel: Design Strategies for Sustainable Innovation >>

Nirmal Sethia (co-moderator), California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeff Smith, Lunar Design; Ravi Sawhney, RKS Design; Arvind Bhambri (co-moderator), University of Southern California; and James L. Koch, Santa Clara University

Papers: Innovative Approaches to Surgery Education--Michael Gertner (moderator)

• Accelerating Innovation in Surgery Education--Michael Gertner, Stanford University
• Robotic Sugery: Results of an ethnographic and design research program--Mary Beth Privitera and Edward Grood, University of Cincinnati

Papers: Multi-level entrepreneurship curricula--Karen Thornton (moderator)

• Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum; Creation of a developmentally-appropriate 4-year entrepreneurship program--Douglas N. Arion, Carthage College and Mary M. Secor, Institute to Promote Learning, Ltd.
• Incubating Entrepreneurism in Engineering Pedagogy--Peter Jansson, Rowan University
• Obstructions to University-Wide Innovation--Abbas Nadim, University of New Haven
• Entrepreneurism: A different word, a different approach--Paul Kedrosky, University of California, San Diego
• Design and Implementation of a Modular Skill Set-Based Certificate Program in Entrepreneurship--Milton Silver, Drexel University

March Madness for the Mind Reception and E-Team Exhibition with Keynote Speaker L. Hunter Lovins, Natural Capitalism, Inc.