Alumni
SCAD Entrepreneurial Forum 2011
The office for career and alumni success at SCAD, in collaboration with international student services office and Student Activities Council, invite you to an invigorating exchange on entrepreneurship featuring the following sessions and panels:
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Thursday, Oct. 20
River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Georgia
Can't be there in person? Watch the keynote presentations live via SCAD Connect. To access a recording of the presentations, send an email.
Friday, Oct. 21
River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Georgia
Downstairs
Upstairs
Can't be there in person? Watch the 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. presentations live via SCAD Connect. To access a recording of the presentations, send an email.
SCAD Entrepreneurial Forum is sponsored by:
Schedule is subject to change.
River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Georgia
Can't be there in person? Watch the keynote presentations live via SCAD Connect. To access a recording of the presentations, send an email.
| 6-6:45 p.m.
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"This is Not a Test!: Running a Real Life Startup" keynote presentation
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| Q Manning (B.F.A., film and television, 2007), CEO, and Peter Yoder (B.F.A, film and televsion, 2007), COO, Rocksauce Studios
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| 6:45-7:45 p.m.
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"Behind the Scenes" keynote presentation
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| Kristie Mann, Southeast region account manager, Hewlett-Packard
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Friday, Oct. 21
River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Georgia
Downstairs
| 9-9:55 a.m.
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Tips & Sips: Introduction to Work Authorization Types for International Students: CPT, OPT and STEM
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| Brook Seranno, senior international student adviser, SCAD
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| Coffee and continental breakfast will be served.
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| 10-10:55 a.m.
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U.S. Work Visas: An Attorney's Perspective"
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| Bob Johnson, Esq., Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
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| 11-11:55 a.m.
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International Student Alumni Panel: OPT/H1B
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| Mir Zafar Ali (B.F.A., computer art), senior FX technical director, Rhythm & Hues
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| Tamanna Shah (B.F.A., video/film, 2003), freelance producer
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| 1:30-2:25 p.m.
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Negotiating Freelance Contracts
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| John Waters, graphic design department chair, SCAD
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| 2:30-3:25 p.m.
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You Make it, You Own it! Visual Arts and Copyright Law
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| Greg Ceo (M.F.A., photography, 1999), photography professor, SCAD
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Upstairs
Can't be there in person? Watch the 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. presentations live via SCAD Connect. To access a recording of the presentations, send an email.
| 9-9:55 a.m.
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Community Coffee Cup Conference
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| Featuring local business owner Kevin O'Donnell, CEO, Jittery Joe's Coffee
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| Coffee and continental breakfast will be served.
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| 10-10:55 a.m.
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Finding Finances
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| Tony O'Reilly, president, Small Business Assistance Corporation
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| 11-11:55 a.m.
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Placing Your Passion and Your Product
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| Advice from local entrepreneurs
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| Noon to 12:25 pm..
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Mingle, grab your lunch and find a seat to enjoy Lunch & Learn.
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| 12:30-1:25 p.m.
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Lunch & Learn: "The Femme Den Story"
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| Erica Eden, industrial design senior strategist, Smart Design
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| 1:30-2:25 p.m.
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"The Meddin Studios Story"
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| Nick Grant, principal/creative director, Meddin Studios
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| 2:30-3:25 p.m.
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"Ways to Hire and Keep Great Talent"
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| Laura Lee Bocade, community relations manager, DIRTT Environmental Solutions
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| 3:30 p.m.
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Alumni Panel and Ice Cream Social
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| Vince Nimmoor (B.F.A., graphic design, 1995), art director, Animation Dynamics, Inc.
William Woods (B.F.A., industrial design, 2008), company partner/head of electronic design management, ideationEDGE Ashleigh Spurlock (B.F.A., fibers, 2009), owner, Fabrika
Tamanna Shah (B.F.A., video/film, 2003), freelance producer |
SCAD Entrepreneurial Forum is sponsored by:
Schedule is subject to change.
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Recognition
- Cooper Cary hires Zachary Wilson
- Siemens Corporation hires Geoffrey Buyers
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