LaunchMemphis is pleased to announce the Fall 2011 “Season of Entrepreneurship.”

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Super Sweet Golden Ticket
One ticket to attend them all! Buy a special LaunchMemphis Golden Ticket and receive the following admission to our entire Fall Season of Entrepreneurship!
1 admission to all “tech cocktails” for rest of year (5)
1 admission to all “intro to memtech” events (4)
1 barcamp admission
1 ticket to business plan bootcamp
1 ticket to Gov 2.0 camp
2 tickets to ignite
1 admission to all white board sessions
access to launchpad
You’ll be a LaunchMemphis VIP, and not have to make numerous credit card transactions for all of our great events!
Super Sweet Golden Ticket: http://lmgoldfall2011.eventbrite.com/

Tech Cocktails- August
Date: Wednesday, August 31; 5:30-8:00 pm
Location: Mollie Fontaine Lounge
RSVP via facebook.
Join LaunchMemphis and the broader community for a night of technolgy, cocktails, and conversation! The last Wednesday of every month, local professionals, innovators, technologists, and entrepreneurs will meet up at a different bar around town. A $5 donation to LaunchMemphis gets you in the door, with happy hour specials on food and drinks. Bring a friend or two and help build our local innovation economy.

Intro to #memtech: JAVA
Date: Monday September 12; 6:00-9:00 pm
Location: EmergeMemphis
Cost: $5
Tickets: http://memtechjava.eventbrite.com/
Intro to #memtech is your introduction to various programming languages. Over the course of the class, held the first Monday of each month, local programming all-stars will teach you the basics of the following languages.

Whiteboard Session
Date: Monday September 19, 2011; 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: FedEx Institute of Technology Building, Room 326
Tickets: http://whiteboardsessionsmem1.eventbrite.com/
Presented by:University of Memphis Center for Entrepreneurship & LaunchMemphis
Do you like to criticize, support, or build on innovative or even wacky ideas? We have the session for you. White Board Sessions are held periodically throughout the year to help elevate an idea to the next stages of development. Each session one emerging innovator or entrepreneur is selected to receive the benefit of the assembled sharp minds of the community. The format includes not only a structured brainstorming session with creative exercises, but also networking before and after for founders, hackers, and digital nomads. Drinks and other refreshment served. There is no cost to attend.

Business Model Bootcamp
Date: Saturday September 24; 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 pm
Location: Hutchison High School
Cost: $40 includes lunch and materials
More information: http://bootcampfall2011.eventbrite.com/
Tickets: via Hutchison Center for Excellence
The LaunchMemphis business plan bootcamp is an intense course in entrepreneurship that will dramatically boost your chances of seeing your startup become a success. Professionals will offer advice on all aspects of starting, successfully running, and gaining funding for your new venture. Join us at the Launchpad for an event that will answer all your …questions and put you on the right track for success in whatever business you are trying to start!

Tech Cocktails- September
Date: Wednesday, September 28; 5:30-8:00 pm
Location: Bhan Thai.
RSVP via facebook
Join LaunchMemphis and the broader community for a night of technolgy, cocktails, and conversation! The last Wednesday of every month, local professionals, innovators, technologists, and entrepreneurs will meet up at a different bar around town. A $5 donation to LaunchMemphis gets you in the door, with happy hour specials on food and drinks. Bring a friend or two and help build our local innovation economy.

Intro to #memtech: .net
Date: Monday October 3; 6:00-9:00 pm
Location: EmergeMemphis
Cost: $5
Tickets: http://memtechnet.eventbrite.com/
Intro to #memtech is your introduction to various programming languages. Over the course of the class, held the first Monday of each month, local programming all-stars will teach you the basics of the following languages.

LaunchMemphis Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
For girls and boys grade 9-12
Date/Time: Saturday, October 22; 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Location: Hutchison
Cost: free
Ticketing: http://youthbootcamp2011.eventbrite.com/
Welcome to a business bootcamp geared specifically toward high school students! Learn the basics of entrepreneurship and starting up! Receive instruction in all facets of entrepreneurship: business plan development, modeling, financial considerations, legal structure, marketing, and attracting investors. Unlock the potential of entrepreneurship and innovation as a positive force in the future of individuals and communities!

Livable Memphis, in partnership with Launch Memphis and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis – Memphis Branch, invites you to our 5th Annual Summit for Neighborhood Leaders and GovCamp to explore how government and communities are using technology to create more livable cities.

The morning summit, Using Technology to Connect Cities and Communities, will focus of how technology is being used:

·         by cities to connect with residents and collect data;

·         by citizens to connect community members to each other and issues

·         to create tools for making cities more livable.

The afternoon Gov 2.0 Camp will preview the City of Memphis available public data, and give participants a chance to prioritize what data sets should be released and brainstorm about what kinds of tools can be created to make that data accessible to the public.

Tech Cocktails- October
Date: Wednesday, October 26; 5:30-8:00 pm
Location: TBD (check http://www.facebook.com/launchmemphis)
Join LaunchMemphis and the broader community for a night of technolgy, cocktails, and conversation! The last Wednesday of every month, local professionals, innovators, technologists, and entrepreneurs will meet up at a different bar around town. A $5 donation to LaunchMemphis gets you in the door, with happy hour specials on food and drinks. Bring a friend or two and help build our local innovation economy.

Intro to #memtech: WordPress
Date: Monday November 7; 6:00-9:00 pm
Location: EmergeMemphis
Cost: $5
Tickets: http://memtechwordpress.eventbrite.com/
Intro to #memtech is your introduction to various programming languages. Over the course of the class, held the first Monday of each month, local programming all-stars will teach you the basics of the following languages.

IGNITE 3 Memphis
Date: Thursday November 10, 2011
Location: BioWorks Auditotium
Tickets: http://ignite3memphis.eventbrite.com/
Ignite asks the questions: What if you only had five minutes on stage to make your point? What if you could use only 20 slides that automatically advanced every 15 seconds? Are you passionate about a topic that you want to share with your community? Don’t waste any more time, submit your idea for a presentation at Ignite Memphis! Give us some information on you and your topic below. What will you teach, show, share, or explain? Make it exciting! Any topic is fair game, as long as it’s PG-13 and isn’t a sales pitch.
Event Website: http://ignitememphis.com/
To submit an idea for Ignite 3:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dHphTnk3M0hiNkJVa1Z5bE1GYjBFRHc6MQ#gid=0
If you submit an idea, you agree that you:
*…are able to speak on this topic in 5 minutes, not a second more.
*…can create a 20-slide presentation to support your talk.
*…allow your presentation and a video of your talk to be posted online.
To see presentations from other Ignite nights around the world: http://igniteshow.com/

Barcamp
Date: Saturday, November 12; 8:00 a.m.-5:00pm
Location: Southwest Tennessee Community College
Tickets: http://barcampmemphis2011.eventbrite.com/
BarCamp isn’t just a Web 2.0 conference. It’s an unconference.
What does that mean, exactly? Well… that’s up to you.
The entire event will be crafted by attendees (you), so you can learn about the specific technologies, trends, gadgets you really want to learn about – and hear from the people you find interesting. We’ll be voting first thing in the morning to determine the day’s sessions. Totally crowd-sourced!
Sessions might be presentations, panels, Q-and-A with specific BarCampers. Or you may want to participate in a roundtable discussions (or Core Conversations, as we call them) with groups of folks bouncing ideas and learning from others’ experiences.

GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK NOVEMBER 14-18

Core Conversations in Entrepreneurship
Date: Tuesday, November 15; 12:00-1:30 pm
Location: Crescent Center
Tickets: http://coreconversations2011.eventbrite.com/
In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, The Society of Entrepreneurs and LaunchMemphis are hosting Core Conversations on Entrepreneurship.
The purpose of this event is to bring together entrepreneurs from all across the area to have lunch together to discuss entrepreneurship in Memphis.
Each table will be hosted by a member of The Society of Entrepreneurs. Attendees will rotate tables between the entree and dessert allowing for two wonderful opportunities for networking and conversation.

Special Edition Tech Cocktails- November
Date: Wednesday, November 16; 5:30-8:00 pm
Location: TBD (check http://www.facebook.com/launchmemphis)
To celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, we’ll be hosting a special edition of tech cocktails early in the month of November.

Intro to #memtech: .php
Date: Monday December 5; 6:00-9:00 pm
Location: EmergeMemphis
Cost: $5
Tickets: http://memtechphp.eventbrite.com/
Intro to #memtech is your introduction to various programming languages. Over the course of the class, held the first Monday of each month, local programming all-stars will teach you the basics of the following languages.