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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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Entrepreneurial Forum Panoramic

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.

6-6:45 p.m.
"This is Not a Test!: Running a Real Life Startup" keynote presentation
  Q Manning (B.F.A., film and television, 2007), CEO, and Peter Yoder (B.F.A, film and televsion, 2007), COO, Rocksauce Studios
6:45-7:45 p.m.
"Behind the Scenes" keynote presentation
  Kristie Mann, Southeast region account manager, Hewlett-Packard


Friday, Oct. 21

River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Georgia

Downstairs
9-9:55 a.m.
Tips & Sips: Introduction to Work Authorization Types for International Students: CPT, OPT and STEM
  Brook Seranno, senior international student adviser, SCAD
  Coffee and continental breakfast will be served.
10-10:55 a.m.
U.S. Work Visas: An Attorney's Perspective"
  Bob Johnson, Esq., Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
11-11:55 a.m.
International Student Alumni Panel: OPT/H1B
  Mir Zafar Ali (B.F.A., computer art), senior FX technical director, Rhythm & Hues
  Tamanna Shah (B.F.A., video/film, 2003), freelance producer
1:30-2:25 p.m.
Negotiating Freelance Contracts
  John Waters, graphic design department chair, SCAD
2:30-3:25 p.m.
You Make it, You Own it! Visual Arts and Copyright Law
  Greg Ceo (M.F.A., photography, 1999), photography professor, SCAD


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.
Community Coffee Cup Conference
  Featuring local business owner Kevin O'Donnell, CEO, Jittery Joe's Coffee
  Coffee and continental breakfast will be served.
10-10:55 a.m.
Finding Finances
  Tony O'Reilly, president, Small Business Assistance Corporation
11-11:55 a.m.
Placing Your Passion and Your Product
  Advice from local entrepreneurs
Noon to 12:25 pm..
Mingle, grab your lunch and find a seat to enjoy Lunch & Learn.
12:30-1:25 p.m.
Lunch & Learn: "The Femme Den Story"
  Erica Eden, industrial design senior strategist, Smart Design
1:30-2:25 p.m.
"The Meddin Studios Story"
  Nick Grant, principal/creative director, Meddin Studios
2:30-3:25 p.m.
"Ways to Hire and Keep Great Talent"
  Laura Lee Bocade, community relations manager, DIRTT Environmental Solutions
3:30 p.m.
Alumni Panel and Ice Cream Social
  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
Emily McLaughlin (B.F.A., fashion, 2002), owner, Fabrika

Mir Zafar Ali (B.F.A., computer art), senior FX technical director, Rhythm & Hues
Tamanna Shah (B.F.A., video/film, 2003), freelance producer


SCAD Entrepreneurial Forum is sponsored by:

Hewlett Packard

Schedule is subject to change.

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