TiE'er-Power! |
Member-Powered Programs
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Thursday, June 14 (6:00pm - 7:30pm) |
800 Members are the PULSE of TiE Boston!
We invite you, our Members to EMPOWER, INSPIRE AND GROW |
6:20pm – 7:00pm
PowerTable
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Pick a table in the following industry areas and connect with your peers to form a discussion group
- Broadband,
- Energy & Clean Tech,
- Life Sciences & Healthcare,
- Real Estate,
- Semiconductor Business
- Services [offshore],
- Small and Medium Enterprises,
- Social Entrepreneurship,
- Software Services
- Wireless Technology Forum
ORDER your TABLE and have your own mini-conference so you can meet with peers, exchange new ideas, share insight and collaborate with industry experts by referring FIVE new registrants to TiECON.
Rules and Guidelines :
- You must be Registered by May 24th to be able to participate in the discussion group
- All member registrants will be sent an email on May 25th where they can choose which table they want participate in
- This is on first come first serve basis only, and you must be registered for the full conference
- In order to have your own table, you must bring FIVE new full conference registrants to TiECON
- You can choose to have any member or Charter Member attendee from the attendee list at your table
- We cannot guarantee the participation of your attendee choice
- Speakers will not be part of the discussion group
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7:00pm – 7:30pm
PowerPitch
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Reach out to prospective investors, customers, partners, and employees with a 2-minute "Elevator Pitch" to the entire Thursday night audience. Several members have benefited and formed new partnerships and have attracted investors.
Rules and Guidelines:
- Members can pitch their company/NGO to the general audience for 2 minutes(strictly enforced)
- The company/NGO must be in business and must be active.(strictly enforced)
- This only open for 15 member registrants
- You must be member to participate in this program, and registered for the full conference
- You must be registered by May 21st 2007, in order to be eligible for this program
- Member registrants will be sent an e mail requesting their participation
- Final selections are on a lottery basis
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6:00pm – 7:00pm
LimeLight
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Put your company/NGO in the “LimeLight” with an exhibit in a tradeshow-like setting to kickstart discussions with prospective investors, customers, partners, and employees
Rules and Guidelines:
- Your company/NGO must have a minimum of 5 employees.
- Exhibits will be open to all attendees.
- This only open to 15 member registrants
- You must be member to participate in this program, and registered for the full conference
- You must be registered by May 21st 2007, in order to be eligible for this program
- Member registrants will be sent an e mail requesting their participation
- Final selections are on a lottery basis
- Participants will only given an easel stand
- Participants are not allowed to bring any marketing or promotional material to give away
- Participants can bring a 3 X 4 foam board with printed material on it
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(Non-Members are welcome to participate by enrolling as members)
For more information and questions about the above programs please e mail memberprogram@tie-boston.org
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1) Network with luminaries
2) Collaborate for growth
3) Learn hot areas
4) Listen to experts
5) Form partnerships
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Did You Know ? |
1) TiE is the world’s largest non-profit for innovation
2) TiE members raise 5% of US venture capital
3) TiE members have created over $250 Billion in value
4) TiE member firm AppIQ sold to HP for $200MM
5) TiE member firm Confluent Surgical sold to Tyco for $250MM
6) TiE member firms Ikanos and Momenta went Public
7) TiE member firm iFlex sold to Oracle for $900MM
8) TiE member firm Intelsat sold to Zeus for $3 Billion
9) TiE member firms Starent, and Netezza filed for IPO
10) TiE member firm Airvana is poised for public offering
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