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SUMMARY:SMFA Resource Fair and Scavenger Hunt
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE! Derby Entrepreneurship Center will be on the SMFA campus talking with students about how how SMFA students can develop their ideas into new ventures. Learn about our business plan competitions and the coaching that is available to help you on your entrepreneurial journey. DEC will also be participating in a scavenger hunt. How many DEC items can you find? Join us for the fun!
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/smfa-resource-fair-and-scavenger-hunt/
LOCATION:SMFA Campus\, Boston\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Innovation month,entrepreneurship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T170000
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SUMMARY:Ecosystem Event: Boston Foodtech Social
DESCRIPTION:Foodtech sits at the intersection of AI\, robotics\, data\, climate tech\, health tech\, and biotech. It is a trillion dollar industry that is critical to keeping up with the global challenges of food supply.  \n​Massachusetts is among the largest foodtech ecosystems in the United States. \n​Join Tufts Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute\, MTLC\, and LabCentral to celebrate the almost 140 foodtech companies in the state. \n​To learn more about Food Tech in Massachusetts\, check out: www.bostonfoodtech.com!
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/boston-food-teach-social/
LOCATION:LabCentral\, 238 Main Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02142\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking,Innovation month,Ecosystem Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T120000
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UID:11879-1726056000-1726059600@derbyecenter.tufts.edu
SUMMARY:Cookie Giveaway
DESCRIPTION:Stop by to say hello to our Derby Entrepreneurship Center interns outside the Mayer Campus Center\, grab a cookie\, and learn how to connect with entrepreneurial opportunities on Tufts campus! No registration required.
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/cookies-fall24/
LOCATION:Mayer Campus Center\, 44 Professors Row\, Medford\, MA\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Innovation month,entrepreneurship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T190000
DTSTAMP:20260527T214529
CREATED:20240809T201707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240906T183045Z
UID:11887-1726074000-1726081200@derbyecenter.tufts.edu
SUMMARY:Entrepreneurial Taco Social
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a taco\, meet and mingle with Tufts innovators and entrepreneurs\, and learn how Derby Entrepreneurship Center can support your entrepreneurial journey. Faculty and staff will be available to answer questions on academics\, business plan competitions\, and co-curricular events. Watch lightening pitches on new ventures founded by Tufts students.
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/tacos-fall24/
LOCATION:Patio Outside the Tsungming Tu Complex\, 200 College Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Networking,Innovation month,entrepreneurship
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240914
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SUMMARY:Faces and Places: A Spotlight on SOE Graduate Research
DESCRIPTION:Discover leading edge research being conducted throughout Tufts School of Engineering while networking with the SOE and TGI communities.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew Panzer\, Dean of Research for Tufts SOE and Tufts Gordon Institute are co-hosting an event\, “Faces and Places: A Spotlight on SOE Graduate Research” to highlight research from across Tufts SOE. This in-person event is a great opportunity to meet with researchers in Tufts SOE and TGI\, enjoy complementary refreshments\, and discover the leading edge research being conducted throughout Tufts SOE! \nPlease join us on Thursday\, September 12 from 3-5pm and Friday\, September 13 from 1-3pm for presentations\, posters\, and refreshments. Research presentations will take place for the first hour\, with a poster session and networking reception the second hour. The event is hosted by Matthew Panzer\, Dean of Research for Tufts SOE\, and Tufts Gordon Institute. \nThis event will take place over two days in the Joyce Cummings Center first floor open area\, 177 College Ave with the following tentative schedules: \nThursday\, September 12\n3:00-4:00pm – Lightning round presentations\n4:00-5:00pm – Networking reception and poster presentations \nFriday\, September 13\n1:00-2:00pm – Lightning round presentations\n2:00-3:00pm – Networking reception and poster presentations
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/facesplaces-fall24/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Innovation month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T200000
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SUMMARY:Maker Faire
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Nolop\, Tufts’ premiere maker space\, for an evening of maker fun. You will learn to make things with your hands in one of the very best academic makerspaces in the greater Boston area. No experience is necessary! Open to students\, faculty and staff members. This event is co-hosted by Nolop and Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts. \nLocation details: Meet us at the Nolop Makerspace. Enter the Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) from 200 College Avenue. At the bottom of the stairs\, take a hard left. The entrance to Nolop is tucked under the stairs.
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/makerfaire/
LOCATION:Nolop Science and Engineering Center\, 200 College Ave\, Medford\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops,Innovation month,entrepreneurship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T120000
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SUMMARY:Pizza Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join us for pizza\, meet the DEC faculty\, staff\, and coaches along with many Tufts student entrepreneurs and innovators! Talk to leaders from various student led entrepreneurial clubs on campus. Learn about what Derby Entrepreneurship Center can offer you!
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/pizza24/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Networking,Innovation month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T180000
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SUMMARY:Graduate Resource Fair
DESCRIPTION:Calling all graduate students: Stop by the Joyce Cummings Center lobby and learn about resources that are available to you outside your academic programs! Chat with representatives from Tufts University Residential Life and Learning\, Derby Entrepreneurship Center\, Tufts Gordon Institute\, Tisch College\, Career Center\, and the International Center. Free food! \nThis event is jointly hosted by Tufts University Residential Life and Learning and Derby Entrepreneurship Center.
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/gradresourcefair-fa24/
LOCATION:First Floor Lobby\, Joyce Cummings Center\, 177 College Avenue\, Medford\, MA\, 02155\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open House,Innovation month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T170000
DTSTAMP:20260527T214529
CREATED:20240814T162153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T184609Z
UID:11962-1726916400-1726938000@derbyecenter.tufts.edu
SUMMARY:The Human Touch: Storytelling and trust in a world of bots\, bad actors\, and AI
DESCRIPTION:Entrepreneurs! Build your storytelling skills with writing and communications experts\, and connect with Tufts alumni. Learn how to do revealing interviews\, conduct in-depth investigations\, and decipher data essential for authentic and compelling storytelling. Hear how AI is influencing media and communications careers–and what the future holds. Get to know the speakers at a closing reception\, and be entered into a drawing for a mentoring session on your writing\, research\, or career!  \nKeynote speaker: Elliot Ackerman\, A’03 F’03\, contributing writer for The Atlantic\, author\, decorated combat veteran
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/storytellingforum/
LOCATION:Joyce Cummings Center\, 177 College Ave\, Medford\, 02155\, United States
CATEGORIES:Innovation month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T133000
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SUMMARY:Fletcher D-Prize Launch
DESCRIPTION:The Fletcher D-Prize funds entrepreneurs who increase access to proven poverty interventions. The world has already invented ways to end poverty\, yet the best interventions are not being distributed at mass-scale. Can you design a business or NGO that solves one of the Distribution Challenges like education or agriculture? If selected\, The Fletcher D-Prize will award you up to $20\,000 in cash to launch a pilot in any region where extreme poverty exists.
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/fletcher-d-prize-launch-2/
LOCATION:Cabot 206\, 160 Packard Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Innovation month,Pitch Competition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T140000
DTSTAMP:20260527T214529
CREATED:20240814T190328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T031214Z
UID:11995-1727265600-1727272800@derbyecenter.tufts.edu
SUMMARY:Tufts Consumer Product Fair - Fall 2024
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that many current Tufts students\, faculty\, staff and alumni have businesses selling consumer products and services like hoodies\, packaged snacks\, bottled beverages\, photography services and more? Come learn about the retail businesses that Tufts students\, faculty\, staff and alumni are building. Become a customer and support a Jumbo! \nIf you are a Tufts student\, faculty\, staff member or local alumni who has a current consumer-facing business\, complete this form to apply to become a vendor.https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/vendorapplication \nThis event will be held in the Joyce Cummings Center\, 177 College Avenue\, Medford\, MA. No signup necessary. Just come! \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Confirmed vendors to date:
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/consumerfairf24/
LOCATION:Joyce Cummings Center\, 177 College Ave\, Medford\, 02155\, United States
CATEGORIES:Innovation month,entrepreneurship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T193000
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CREATED:20240621T213804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T165150Z
UID:11493-1727458200-1727465400@derbyecenter.tufts.edu
SUMMARY:In-Person CUSI (Cross University Student Innovator) Mixer @Tufts
DESCRIPTION:Are you making the most of this fantastic city? With 74 universities and nearly 250\,000 college students\, Boston’s unique student economy is the engine that drives innovation. \nThis is your chance to connect with other innovators eager to change the world\, meet potential cofounders or team members\, and chat with people who understand the in’s and out’s of new venture creation in all sorts of settings: startups\, small businesses\, non profits and more. Aspiring innovators\, founders\, and entrepreneurs from many New England universities will be there! \nThe Cross University Student Innovator Mixer is a multi-school collaboration among Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, Harvard University\, Tufts University\, Babson College\, Boston University\, University of Massachusetts Lowell\, and many more. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet student innovators from other schools all in one place!
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/cusi-0924/
LOCATION:Joyce Cummings Center\, 177 College Ave\, Medford\, 02155\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking,Innovation month,cross-university-mixers
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