| The University of Florida Integrated Technology Ventures Program |  |
Thurs
2:00 pm - 5A |
| R. Keith Stanfill, William J. Rossi, Erik J. Sander, Marc Hoit, Herbert A. Ingley | View
entire paper (PDF format) |
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| The University
of Florida Integrated Technology Ventures (ITV) provides engineering
and business students with an intense, immersive entrepreneurial
experience. The ITV program builds upon successful UF industry
interaction model programs such as the Integrated Product and
Process Design (IPPD) program, where multidisciplinary student
teams design and build authentic industry-sponsored products;
the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI); the Office
of Technology and Licensing (OTL); and two university supported
technology start-up incubator facilities. The students learn the
entrepreneurial process as members of virtual companies led by
volunteer CEOs. In the pilot implementation of the ITV program,
three virtual companies have been formed. |
