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Conferences

Led by Anne Miner (Management and Human Resources) and Brad Barham (Agricultural and Applied Economics), the annual conference draws researchers together from around the world for productive exchanges on entrepreneurship and institutional theory. The 2008 INSITE Technology Entrepreneurship and Institutions Conference was held in Madison on Monday, June 9 and Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at the Pyle Center. Among the organizing committee members are: Pam Haunschild (UT Austin); Paul Hirsch (Northwestern); Daniel Kleinman (UW-Madison); Wes Sine (Cornell); Gordon Smith (BYU); Marie Thursby (Georgia Tech); and Lynne Zucker (UCLA). This conference is sponsored by the Center fo World Affairs and the Global Economy with additional support provided by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Prior conferences: 2007 Conference or the 2006 Conference.

 

Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Boot Camp

Are you a grad student in the physical, life or engineering sciences? Want to build your knowledge about entrepreneurship quickly and develop some key concepts and skills? Apply to the Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Bootcamp (WEB). Please note: application received after May 31, 2008 are welcome but not assured the same consideration given to earlier applicants. Immerse yourself in entrepreneurship fundamentals in an exciting 1 week total immersion program with leading faculty at UW and industry thought leaders from venture capital funds, high-technology companies and more!

 

Speaker Series

The 2007-2008 seminar series co-sponsored by INSITE, WAGE and Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship concluded in May. These public sessions are free and open to the community.

• Research Seminar Series. Working seminars on cutting-edge research related to technology and entrepreneurship. [Spring 2008 speaker series concluded: details]
• Policy and Practice Seminar Series. Public lectures with policy makers, community leaders and entrepreneurs on different aspects of technology and entrepreneurship. [Spring 2008 speaker series concluded: details]

Are you a PhD student at UW interested in entrepreneurship research? Want to go deeper into the material in the Research Seminar Series? Enroll in the new "Emerging Entrepreneurship Theory and Research" course.

 

Curricular Innovations

New doctoral minor in entrepreneurship for non-business students

Interested in learning more about theories of entrepreneurship? Want to know more about where new organizations come from and how you might use theories in learning, law, economics and other disciplines to study company formation, performance and more? UW-Madison now offers a PhD minor in entrepreneurship for non-business students. Please see this FAQ for more information.

 

Course: Emerging Entrepreneurship Theory and Research

Emerging Entrepreneurship Theory and Research course (MHR 977), offered Tuesdays from 3:30 PM - 5:25 PM. Sample Spring 2008 syllabus.

 

Support

The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy awarded a 3-year, $125,000 collaborative research grant to INSITE for faculty who examine different dimensions of technology entrepreneurship and institutional dynamics in an international context. Based at UW-Madison, WAGE fosters study into contemporary processes of globalization and international economic integration.

Additional support provided by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for the 2008 annual conference.