<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">Dear Colleagues,<br><br>This may be of interest to some of you. The organizers are exploring a hybrid participation option on zoom.<br><br>Garoma<br><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jha, Urvashi</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:urvashij@illinois.edu" target="_blank">urvashij@illinois.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 9:07 AM<br>Subject: Attend the Engineering Innovation Leadership Council (EILC) Workshop at the University of Maryland, Nov. 1-2, 2022. Supported by NSF. Register today!<br>To: Faraci, Stephanie L <<a href="mailto:shalvors@illinois.edu" target="_blank">shalvors@illinois.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">The
</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="https://tec.illinois.edu/collaborations/eilc-national-workshop" target="_blank">Engineering Innovation Leadership Council (EILC)</a><span style="color:black">
</span>is pleased to invite you to the <b>NSF supported</b> <b><span style="color:black">in-person national workshop</span></b><span style="color:black"> on
<b>November 1-2, 2022, at the University of Maryland. </b></span>EILC connects leaders in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Colleges of Engineering across the nation to support, enhance, and advance the innovation environment at research institutions.</span><b><u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">EILC is partnering with the University of Maryland to co-host the upcoming workshop at
<a href="https://eng.umd.edu/facilities/clark-hall" target="_blank">A. James Clark Hall</a>. The workshop will be held on
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Nov. 2 from 9 am to 3:45 pm</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal">
with a </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">welcome reception on Nov. 1 from 6-8 pm
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">at
<a href="https://thehallcp.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal">The Hall CP</span></a></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Please
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<a href="https://tec.illinois.edu/collaborations/eilc-national-workshop" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">
</span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Please see the attached flyer for more information.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">We are also exploring hybrid participation option on Zoom though tours and group interactions can only be offered in in-person participation.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">More information will follow as we get closer to the event date.
</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt">Should you have any questions, please reach out to Stephanie Faraci at
<a href="mailto:shalvors@illinois.edu" target="_blank">shalvors@illinois.edu</a><span>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Special thanks to the <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/" target="_blank">National Science Foundation</a> (NSF) and
<a href="https://venturewell.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">VentureWell</span></a> for supporting the upcoming workshop! These sponsorships have now allowed us to waive the registration fee.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">We have a block of rooms available at
<a href="https://www.thehotelumd.com/" target="_blank">The Hotel</a> at The University of Maryland. The
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><a href="https://www.cambriacollegepark.com/" target="_blank">Cambria Hotel</a><span style="color:black"> College Park is also an option.
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">About EILC:
</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(18,27,33)">EILC connects leaders in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Colleges of Engineering across the nation to support, enhance, and advance the innovation environment at research institutions.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(18,27,33)">In February 2020, our first NSF-funded workshop was held in Washington DC., with the goal of aligning engineering colleges, research institutions, and national resources to accelerate the development
of the national innovation ecosystem through a network of academic leaders in engineering innovation. EILC has gained momentum since our first in-person workshop in February 2020. In the past two years, we’ve engaged over 300 faculty leaders from across the
country at institutions large and small in hybrid and online workshops. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(18,27,33)">EILC Purpose: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(18,27,33)">To connect engineering campus leaders of innovation and entrepreneurship nationally in a community of practice to:</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(18,27,33)">● Share best practices</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(18,27,33)">● Discuss and inform one another on issues of emerging importance</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(18,27,33)">● Help re-define the role of universities in the national innovation ecosystem</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(18,27,33)">● Advance the development of productive innovation/translation practices</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(18,27,33)">● Gain a voice in shaping the national I&E ecosystem<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">About TEC</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">: The
<a href="https://tec.illinois.edu/collaborations/eilc-national-workshop" target="_blank">Technology Entrepreneur Center</a> (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) collaborates with EILC steering committee members to host the EILC national workshops. TEC equips students
and faculty to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and create innovative startups with global impact by providing courses, programs, events, ecosystem resources, and opportunities.
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to seeing you at the EILC workshop.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">We look forward to seeing you at the EILC Workshop.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Urvashi Jha<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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