July 2009 Business Events Calendar
Independence Day
Celebrate your independence this month by taking time to pursue important business opportunities available on (and off) the UW-Madison campus. The UW Business Events Calendar is a service of the Office of Corporate Relations (OCR).
Bio/Life Sciences
July 2, 7 and 9
Communicating Controversial Science
Madison, WI
UW-Madison professors Susan Lederer and Deitram Scheufele, as well as legislative aid Jim Bender, will discuss the processes of communicating controversial science to different audiences. Each lecture in the forum will take place in Grainger Hall on the UW-Madison campus. Click here for more.
July 6
Biochemistry Colloquium
Madison, WI
The lecture will feature Mark Winey, a UW-Madison alumnus and University of Colorado professor. The event will be held at the Microbial Sciences building on the UW-Madison campus. Click here for more.
July 13-17
10th Annual Land O’Lakes Bioanalytical Conference
Merrimac, WI
The four-day conference will discuss issues and applications associated with the analysis of xenobiotics and metabolites in biological matrices. Click here for more.
July 30-August 2
33rd Steenbock Symposium
Madison, WI
The symposium, titled Synthetic Genes to Synthetic Life, will discuss the exploration and synthesis of biological systems. Speakers include Sankar Adhya from the National Cancer Institute and faculty from around the world. Click here for more.
Budget/Finance/Accounting
July 15
Rays of Research
Madison, WI
Edward W. (Jed) Frees, Wisconsin School of Business Professor in Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance, introduces copulas and shows by some of his own examples how they can be used in regression and panel data contexts.
Click here for more.
Economy
July 6
U.S. Rep. to Speak about Recovery Act
River Falls, WI
U.S. Representative Ron Kind discusses funding available for small businesses through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The talk will be held at the St. Croix County Government Center in Hudson. Click here for more.
July 10
Growth & Survival Strategies for Challenging Times
Milwaukee, WI
Representatives from GE Healthcare, JP Morgan Chase and other companies will explore how to leverage M&A and divestiture strategies in the current economy and create new opportunities for the long-term competitiveness and profitability of your company.
The event will be held at Foley and Lardner in Milwaukee. Click here for more.
July 21
Economic Outlook for the Midwest and Nation
Madison, WI
Bill Testa, vice president and director of regional programs in the economic research department at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will discuss the State of the U.S. economy and its effects on the Midwest region. The discussion will be held on the Edgewood College campus in Madison. Click here for more (NOTE: This is a PDF link).
Entrepreneurship
July 9
The Battle of the Search Engines
Milwaukee, WI
Learn the most important things to do to get your business known on the internet. The meeting will be held at Brookfield Suites in Milwaukee. Click here for more.
August 19
3rd Annual Resource Rendezvous
Milwaukee, WI
Resource Rendezvous connects entrepreneurs, small businesses and defense contractors to federal funding opportunities. Click here for more.
Manufacturing
July 14, 16, 17, 22, 23, 28 and 30
Wisconsin Safety Council Training
Wisconsin Manufactures and Commerce hosts a variety of training sessions around the state. Topics include workers compensation law and incident and control hazards. Click here for more.
Management/Human Resources
July 18
Managing Troubled Employees
Madison, WI
This seminar explores how to manage personal stress and how to recognize and help troubled employees. The session will be held at the Pyle Center on the UW-Madison campus. Click here for more.
July 21, 23 and 30
Supervisory Leadership Series
Madison, WI
UW-Madison’s Small Business Development Center hosts this supervisory leadership series. Session topics include essentials of leadership and coaching; communication and delegation skills; and managing conflict. Click here for more.
Small Business
July 9, 14-16, 21-23 and 30
Nonprofit Development
Madison, WI
Workshops on different aspects of nonprofit development will be held at the Pyle Center on the UW-Madison campus. Click here for more.
July 21- August 13
Small Business: The Fundamentals
Madison, WI
Learn how to successfully start a small business. Each of the eight-week sessions will be held in Grainger Hall on the UW-Madison campus. Click here for more.
Technology/IT
July 8
Operating System Deployment: PC Hardware
Madison, WI
Learn and use tools that simplify the process of installing, duplicating and updating workstation systems. The class will be held in the Computer Sciences and Statistics building on the UW-Madison campus. Click here for more.
July 9
ECE Systems Seminar
Madison, WI
This talk, by Dr. Michail Matthaiou from Munich University of Technology, will investigate the distribution of the condition number of complex Wishart matrices. The discussion will be held in Engineering Hall on the UW-Madison campus. Click here for more.
July 23-24
Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium 2009
La Crosse, WI
Hosted by WiSys Technology Foundation and UW-La Crosse, the symposium will cover nanotechnology, sustainable energy, clinical and medical sciences, pharmaceutical development, and other areas of research. Featured speakers at this year’s event include Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, UW System President Kevin Reilly, UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow, and Aurora Bay Care CFO Paul Summerside. Click here for more.
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