Calendar

May 2013

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			1 What is Vendalize? 7:00 pm What is Vendalize? @ Project Olympus May 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Grab a slice o' pizza and a soda pop as you shmooze with the co-founders of Vendalize, a new Pittsburgh-based local search startup. Learn about [...]	2	3	4
5	6	7 RFID Center of Excellence First Tuesday Seminar Series 6:00 pm RFID Center of Excellence First … @ University of Pittsburgh May 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm There are approximately 800,000 Total Joint Replacement surgeries performed each year in the United States. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) projects a 673% [...]	8 Is There a Grant for That? 12:00 pm Is There a Grant for That? @ Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania May 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Brown Bag Lunch Speaker: Katherine Heart, M.Ed., Heart Resources LLC Topic: Is There a Grant for That? There is often confusion and misunderstandings about what [...]	9	10	11 Entreburgh 11:30 am Entreburgh @ The Porch at Schenley May 11 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Entreburgh is a roundtable discussion amongst Pittsburgh's brightest university entrepreneurs over lunch. One Saturday of each month, students (as well as venture capitalists) meet to [...]
12	13	14 IW Annual Mtg and Alphalab Demo Day 3:00 pm IW Annual Mtg and Alphalab Demo Day @ Pittsburgh Opera May 14 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm 3:00pm Registration 3:30pm University Preview Get a first look at technologies coming out of Pittsburgh’s world-class research universities including Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh [...]	15 Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 1:30 pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? @ Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship May 15 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Do you have a transportation technology idea? Come join a conversation about how to spin-off a company. CMU students and faculty who are interested in [...]	16 CareerLink offers resources for small business development 8:30 am CareerLink offers resources for … @ Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania May 16 @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am Disability Resource Breakfast Speaker: TIffany Huff, CareerLink, Center & Operations Manager Topic: CareerLink offers resources for small business development Join us to learn how CareerLink’s [...] In Search Of Winning Pitchers 5:30 pm In Search Of Winning Pitchers @ TBD May 16 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm The MIT Enterprise Forum Pittsburgh is looking for the best pitchers in the league. Do you have what it takes to be a Winning Pitcher? [...]	17 Creative Sandwich #2: Learning to Pitch Yourself w/Adam Paulisick 12:00 pm Creative Sandwich #2: Learning t… @ Bruno Works May 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Learning to Pitch Yourself Adam Paulisick. Data Driven Creative You may be good at selling a product, or selling your artwork, or selling information that [...] Learning to Pitch Yourself 12:00 pm Learning to Pitch Yourself @ Bruno Works May 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm You may be good at selling a product, or selling your artwork, or selling information that you teach, but can you pitch yourself? Adam Paulisick [...] 8 x 8 Photo Party @ Silver Eye Center for Photography 7:00 pm 8 x 8 Photo Party @ Silver Eye C… @ Silver Eye Center for Photography May 17 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Silver Eye Center for Photography Hosts 8 x 8 PHOTO PARTY, Friday, May 17, 7-11 pm An Exhibition & Sale of Over 200 Photos Submitted [...]	18
19	20	21 Commercializing You Idea: Getting Heard and Funded 11:00 am Commercializing You Idea: Gettin… @ Pgh Tech Council Offices May 21 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm The second set of 2013 lunch and learn events sponsored by the Culture of Innovation Collaborative begin on Tuesday, May 21. Join us for part [...] Health 2.0 Pittsburgh Monthly – Networking, Start up Presentations & Keynote 6:30 pm Health 2.0 Pittsburgh Monthly – … @ Revv Oakland May 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Health 2.0 Chapters are grassroots groups of innovators who meet regularly with the mission to cultivate and propel health technology in their communities. Health 2.0 [...]	22 Open Innovation Summit 8:30 am Open Innovation Summit @ PGH Tech Council Offices May 22 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm 'Using Open Innovation and Design Driven Innovation to Create Radical Innovation' Without the ability to innovate quickly and often your company will be left behind. [...] PghPY Coding at Revv 7:00 pm PghPY Coding at Revv @ Revv Oakland May 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm We are welcoming ideas for this month's programming meetup	23 Angel Resource Institute: Due Diligence 8:00 am Angel Resource Institute: Due Di… @ Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney May 23 @ 8:00 am – 12:30 pm Who should attend? Angel Groups and Investors. Entrepreneurs and Startup Support Professionals. Entrepreneurs that understand how to conduct due diligence save time and money. Most [...] CocoaHead Code and Commiserate 7:00 pm CocoaHead Code and Commiserate @ Branding Brand May 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm "Code and Commiserate" is our monthly gathering without a topic. It is a chance to discuss coding in general, challenges you've encountered, and the business [...]	24	25
26	27	28	29 Pgh Hardware Startup Meetup 6:00 pm Pgh Hardware Startup Meetup @ TechShop PGH May 29 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm We had a great turnout for the first Pittsburgh Hardware Startup Meetup. Let's keep the momentum going and check out local hardware at TechShop on [...]	30 Go Steel Programmers Monthly Meetup 6:00 pm Go Steel Programmers Monthly Meetup May 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Monthly meetup and presentation Startup Drinks Pgh 6:00 pm Startup Drinks Pgh May 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Another great #SUDPgh event. Please email jlgie57@gmail.com for an invite.	31

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AppCertain

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AppCertain helps parents understand and manage their family’s mobile devices by monitoring which apps get installed on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, and sending…Read More »

Vendalize

View Website | @VendalizePGH

We’re crowdsourcing the long tail of local search.

Founded in 2009, PortaBeer has developed the PortaDraft, the only fully-portable draft beer dispensing system that delivers an ice-cold, pub-quality experience that is attractive, durable,…Read More »

MetroMe

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MetroMe is your one-stop online concierge that delivers customized recommendations of events, dining, nightlife, theater, sports, concerts, and much more directly to you, tailored specifically…Read More »

OpenCurriculum

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OpenCurriculum is a place to create, access and share K-12 learning material. A non-profit company incubated at ThrillMill, OpenCurriculum was founded by two-time CMU alum…Read More »

Sole Power

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Sole Power, LLC is an innovative technology startup focused on bringing energy to the masses. Sole Power is working to commercialize an energy harvesting shoe…Read More »

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