BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:From the Cradle to the Market DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:"From the Cradle to the Market: Turning a Promising Idea Into a Profitable One" Central Coast MIT Forum.The program will begin with Keynote Speaker Kathy Odell and the three founders of Inogen, Byron Myers, Alison Perry and Brenton Taylor, who will share their experiences building technology companies from the idea stage to profitable growing concerns. Then Ben Haskell, Founder & CEO of Inlustra, will present his experience progressing from preparing for the TMP New Venture Competition at UCSB in 2005 through fundraising, and provide a brief overview of his company’s business plans and target market. Following the presentation, the panel of experts (Bill Collins, Kathy Odell and Steve Parry) will critique these plans and offer their views on Inlustra’s position and strategy. See http://www.centralcoastmit.com DTSTART:20070221T170000 DTEND:20070221T180000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR