Event - KENTUCKY INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE (KIEC)

WHEN AND WHERE
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Marriott Griffin Gate Resort
1800 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40511

EVENT SYNOPSIS / AGENDA -- KIEC
The Sixth Kentucky Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference (KIEC 2010) brings together distinguished speakers, tech-based economic development practitioners, innovators and entrepreneurs. KIEC focuses on opportunities for innovation, Kentucky's initiatives for entrepreneurship and economic development, and building science and engineering talent to grow local initiatives. The agenda includes key presentations, technology showcases (table tops), poster presentations and more.

EVENT SCHEDULE (click here)

REGISTRATION DETAILS
KIEC is open to anyone from universities to the business community to the general public. Also, anyone interested in presenting a poster of their work is welcome to register (see "KIEC Posters and Abstracts" below for details).

• Online registration: $65 general/Kentucky resident, $35 student/post-doc and $165 out-of-state. Online registration includes presentation materials, light continental breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks.
  • Posters/abstracts: One poster per R&D or KCF active award MUST be submitted. Posters with abstracts must be registered with online registration by 03-24-10. Click the box by "I need to reserve...poster boards" to activate poster/abstract fields. See "KIEC Posters and Abstracts" below for details.
  • Exhibitors: An exhibitor display table is not required for poster presentation. Purchase of the optional exhibitor display table is available at $150 plus online registration; display table purchase is not available at walk-in registration.
• Registration deadlines:
  • Online registration with poster/abstract closed: 03-24-10, 4PM ET.
  • Online registration (without poster/abstract) closed: 03-31-10, 4PM ET.
• Walk-in registration:
  • $120 KY resident, $120 student/post-doc, $220 out-of-state.
  • There are no student/post-doc discounts, display table purchases or poster submissions at walk-in registration.

KIEC 2010 POSTER ABSTRACTS (click here)

CONTACT -- Maria Labreveux, PhD, Senior Program Manager R&D and Commercialization

KIEC POSTERS AND ABSTRACTS

PRE-EVENT ARRANGEMENTS

• Registration of individuals and poster presentations with abstracts (detailed instructions below) must be completed with online registration by 03-24-10, 4PM ET via KIEC Online Registration. Click the box by "I need to reserve...poster boards" to activate poster/abstract fields on the online registration.
• Multiple posters are welcome and will be invited once assessment on space availability is made; contact Maria Labreveux, PhD if you wish to submit and present more than one poster.
• Electricity will NOT be available at every board; if you need electricity at your board, you must contact Maria Labreveux, PhD prior to the conference to check on availability.

ONLINE REGISTRATION - AUTHOR(S) AND PRESENTER

• List the first and last name of each member of the research team involved in the research project (not initials).
• List the department and institution associated with each author.
• Place an asterisk by the presenter's name.
  • Example of team members with multiple institution associations:
    Thomas Smith(1), Jane Doe*(2), Jose Mendes(3) and Xian Cheng(2); (1) Department of __, University of __; (2) Department of __, University of __; (3) Department of __, University of __.
  • Example of three team members, all with the same institution association:
    Thomas Smith, Jane Doe, Jose Mendes; Department of __, University of __.
• Do not inlcude position titles or email addresses in the poster registration section. Rather, titles and email addresses should be entered on the first section of the online registration form; these included in the "attendees" section of the program book.

ONLINE REGISTRATION - ABSTRACT

• The length of the abstract should not exceed 250 words.
• Abstracts will be made public and published in the program; therefore make sure to NOT disclose any confidential or proprietary information that may hinder your ability to pursue intellectual property rights.
• The abstract should be written in layman's language, to be generally understood by people with varied scientific backgrounds and fields of research.

POSTERS AND COMPOSITION BOARDS

• COMPOSITION BOARDS -- Bring materials for attaching your posters or other presentation to the composition boards, preferably push-pins or Velcro (do not use tape). Participants are to place their materials (graphs, diagrams, pictures, data and text) on the composition boards set aside for this purpose. The composition board surface area for a poster is 4 feet high by 8 feet wide; however, a 2-inch margin should be left from all margins for proper fit (i.e. the actual size of your printed material cannot exceed 4 feet high by 8 feet wide MINUS the 2-inch margin in every direction).
• POSTERS AND AUTHORS -- Posters MUST be mounted on assigned composition boards (your poster number will be displayed on the top left corner of the board) by 8:00 AM the day of the conference. Posters will be grouped by the type of research focus areas and listed in the program; the time authors must be at the assigned space to discuss their projects will be indicated therein. Authors must be available to present their work and answer questions, expand on the material, and take part in discussions at the designated times for odd and even number posters.
• POSTER CONTENTS -- A short and legible introduction, summary of conclusions, impact of research in Kentucky (as appropriate) or on future funding, list of invention disclosures and patent applications submitted, list of grants and contracts received since the KSTC award, and number of graduate students and post-docs being trained should also be included in your poster. Figure legends are vital and should be short but informative. Focus the information presented on your poster to essential data which will stimulate informal discussion.
• POSTER DISPLAYS -- Type should be easily legible at a distance of 4 feet; hand lettering is to be avoided and all illustrations should be made before arrival. Charts, drawings and illustrations should be at least 11"x14" on regular weight paper, NOT mounted on cardboard. Matte finish on photographs reduces glare, providing better visibility. Availability of hand-out materials and photocopies of the poster are helpful. Do NOT write, draw, tape or paste on the composition board surface. Do bring your own supplies/push-pins (see below).
• DO NOT include any specific data, including figures and tables, in your poster that may be considered a disclosure by the U.S. Patent Office; ask your Intellectual Property (IP) Office if you are in doubt.

CHECKLIST

• SUPPLIES -- Bring materials for attaching your posters or other presentation to the composition boards, preferably push-pins or Velcro (do not use tape).
• POSTER NUMBERS -- Composition boards will be in the display hall with numbers corresponding to the poster numbers in the program book (assigned numbers will be made available shortly after the abstract submission deadline).
• EVENT TIMELINE -- Each author is responsible for the set up and removal of his/her presentation; set up should be completed by 8:00 AM, with tear down between 4:30-5:00 PM on the day of the conference. If you are unable to arrive on time to set up and tear down your poster, please make arrangements with a colleague and inform KSEF personnel. The schedule calls for the author to be at your board during the assigned schedules to discuss your work one-on-one with participants. Posters should NOT be removed before 4:30 PM. Materials left on boards after the removal deadline will be taken down and discarded. KSTC accepts no responsibility for material that may be lost or damaged.

Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation / Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation
200 West Vine Street, Suite 420, Lexington, KY 40507