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Global Entrepreneurship Week Penn State celebrates the Community of Entrepreneurship. Penn State and the communities surrounding the campuses that are emerging as a vibrant collective of independent thinkers who work together to get important things done. This is the vision of community enabling a better world through collective effort.

At University Park each day has a theme: Go Freelance!, Social Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship Innovation, Entrepreneurial Women, Start-Up Shake-Up. Keynotes are from noon-1:00 (except Wednesday) and master classes follow the keynotes. Perspective Panels, 3-5 experienced entrepreneurs talk about their successes and failures, are held from 3:00-4:00. From 4:30 to 6:30 every day you will find workshops. New Leaf Initiative sponsors networking opportunities every day from 6:30-8:00 followed by Flavor Flights, sponsored by the CBICC, every evening from 8:00-9:30.

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12:00pm EDT

Harrisburg--Three-Week Incubator Seminar, Day One Innovation Den @ Penn State Harrisburg

7:00pm EST

Harrisburg--New Tech Meetup Penn State Harrisburg Library, Morrison GalleryKevin Harter

12:00pm EST

REV-UP@GreatValley Center for Entrepreneurship--Making a living; making a difference: the sustainable side of entrepreneurship. REV-UP@GreatValley Center for Entrepreneurship

10:00am EST

UP--HUB Information Table HUB--University ParkMarisa DeGennaro

12:00pm EST

UP--GEW Scavenger Hunt State CollegeTaylor Salak UP--Where's Vamos! Lion Chariot? Avenue of EntrepreneurshipTodd Miner

12:00pm EST

UP--GEW Scavenger Hunt State CollegeTaylor Salak UP--Where's Vamos! Lion Chariot? Avenue of EntrepreneurshipTodd Miner

12:00pm EST

Harrisburg--Three-Week Incubator Seminar, Day Two Innovation Den @ Penn State HarrisburgMichael Zinn UP--HackPSU Business Building (University Park)

12:00pm EST

UP--Keynote (Live): George Steinmetz, Making a Living as a Freelancer (or when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro) 113 Carnegie (Cinema)George Steinmetz UP--Keynote (Online): George Steinmetz, Making a Living as a Freelancer (or when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro) ZoomGeorge Steinmetz UP--Where's Vamos! Lion Chariot? Avenue of EntrepreneurshipTodd Miner

1:15pm EST

UP--Workshop: Coding for Creatives: Your Game Plan for Learning Coding Basics 008 Carnegie (PC Lab)Kenneth Au UP--Workshop: Copyright for Freelancers: Navigating the use and production of copyrighted materials in your small business. 003 CarnegieBrandy Karl UP--Master Class in Arts Entrepreneurship and Social Media (Invitation) 024 CarnegieMike Karns UP--Master Class in Photography: George Steinmetz (Invitation) 006 Carnegie (Photo Lab)George Steinmetz

2:15pm EST

UP--Workshop: Fake It ‘Til You Make it: How to Get Happy and Get By as New Freelancer 001 CarnegieCindy Simmons UP--Workshop: Pajama-Based Freelancing: An Introduction to Upwork, Fiverr, Mediabistro, and Online Freelancing Markets 008 Carnegie (PC Lab)Jenna Grzeslo • Jenna Spinelle UP--Workshop: Sports Journalism Freelancing 003 CarnegieJan Boehmer UP--Workshop: Your Digital Brand I: Creating Your Freelance Brand on Social Media 121 Carnegie (Ad Lab)Marcia Distaso • Brad Groznik

3:15pm EST

UP--Workshop: Contract and Freelance Work in the Videogame and Video Industries 003 CarnegieRex Martin UP--Workshop: Freelancing in the New York Theatre Scene 113 Carnegie (Cinema)Mike Karns UP--Workshop: How to Pitch a Story and Get the Gig 001 CarnegieCurt Chandler UP--Workshop: Your Digital Brand II: Managing Your Freelance Brand on Social Media 121 Carnegie (Ad Lab)Marcia Distaso • Brad Groznik

4:15pm EST

UP--Workshop: Protecting Your Creative Work: What Every Freelancer Needs To Know About Copyright 024 CarnegieGeoff Scott UP--Workshop: The Cost of Doing Business: How to Use the NPPA Calculator and Figure Out a Budget to Live On 019 Carnegie (Mac Lab)John Beale UP--Workshop: The Feature and Magazine Writing Game 003 CarnegiePam Monk UP--Workshops: Job, Company, and Industry Research for Freelancers 008 Carnegie (PC Lab)Lauren Reiter

5:00pm EST

UP--Workshops: How to Leverage 3D Printing as a Freelancer 314 Hammond BuildingMichael Orner

5:30pm EST

UP--mHealth Semi-Finals 113 IST CybertoriumMeg Small

6:30pm EST

UP--Network Nights: Connect//Speed Networking New Leaf InitiativeEric Sauder

8:00pm EST

UP--Flavor Flight: Quantum Leap from ‘Corporate Go-fer’ to Entrepreneur MorningStar Solar Home at Penn State’s Sustainability Experience CenterDuke Gastiger • Monica Gastiger

TBA

Wilkes-Barre--Entrepreneurial Spotlight Series Think Center

8:00am EST

Berks--Sustainable Shale Gas Development–Lessons from North America and around the Globe Luerssen 002Ryan Hassler • Thomas Murphy Behrend--Innovation Commons Open House Burke Center

10:00am EST

Altoona--Open House at Catalyst Space Catalyst SpaceJustin Merrill

10:10am EST

Behrend--Quickstarter: How to Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign Burke 208

12:00pm EST

Lehigh Valley--Women in Entrepreneurship TBAShannon Varcoe UP--Keynote-Live: Bill Brock, President and CEO, Straub Brewery Foster AuditoriumMark Gagnon • Bill Brock UP--Keynote-Online: Bill Brock, President and CEO, Straub Brewery ZoomMark Gagnon • Bill Brock York: Brown Bag Lunch The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership StudiesMary E. Brennan • Bill Brock UP--GEW Scavenger Hunt State CollegeTaylor Salak UP--Where's Vamos! Lion Chariot? Avenue of EntrepreneurshipTodd Miner

12:15pm EST

Berks--Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Center Open House Room 111Sadan Kulturel-Konak

1:30pm EST

UP--Master Class: Bill Brock (Open to all) Happy Valley LaunchBoxBill Brock

3:00pm EST

UP--Workshops: Dreams: Seen, Felt, and Heard Happy Valley LaunchBoxMary Elizabeth McCulloch

4:30pm EST

UP--Workshops: Digi Digits Happy Valley LaunchBoxKristen Einthoven

6:00pm EST

UP--AdClub: How to Launch a Successful Freelance Design Business Carnegie BuildingRon Smith • Brian Allen UP--Dave Magrogan: Spirit of Entrepreneurship: The Challenges in Growing a Business and Lessons Learned 262 Willard BuildingPeter Regopoulos • Dave Magrogan UP--mHealth Finals 113 IST CybertoriumMeg Small REV-UP@GreatValley Center for Entrepreneurship--GPSEG (Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group). REV-UP@GreatValley Center for EntrepreneurshipDiane James, FASAE, CAE • James A. Nemes, D.Sc.

6:30pm EST

Altoona--Talk with a Successful Entrepreneur! The Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial ExcellenceMichael Rethage UP--Network Nights: Pitch//SC Soup New Leaf InitiativeEric Sauder

8:00pm EST

UP--Flavor Flight: Handcrafting a Distillery Business CBICC OfficesPaula Cipar • Kevin Lloyd

8:15pm EST

UP--Generation Start-up: Learning to Fail. Redefining Success. Happy Valley LaunchBoxJason Huber

TBA

UP--Ag Entrepreneurship (Invitation) TBAGregory R. Ziegler • Kevin Lloyd Wilkes-Barre--Chamber Annual Dinner, “Innovation Delivered” Think Center Wilkes-Barre--Small Business Development Series (“The 101 Series”) Think Center

10:00am EST

Altoona--Open House at Catalyst Space Catalyst SpaceJustin Merrill

10:35am EST

UP--Extended Class: Bill Donley, Corporate Entrepreneurship 015 TysonMark Gagnon • Bill Donley

12:00pm EST

UP--Keynote-Live: Hung Ly Happy Valley LaunchBoxHung Ly UP--Keynote-Online: Hung Ly ZoomHung Ly York: Brown Bag Lunch The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership StudiesMary E. Brennan • Hung Ly UP--GEW Scavenger Hunt State CollegeTaylor Salak UP--Where's Vamos! Lion Chariot? Avenue of EntrepreneurshipTodd Miner

12:20pm EST

Schuylkill--Meet Local Entrepreneurs #1 Hidden Stream Cafe

1:30pm EST

UP--Master Class: Hung Ly (Open to all) Happy Valley LaunchBoxHung Ly UP--Entrepreneurship: Fail Forward Game Play Krause Innovation StudioBetsy Campbell

3:00pm EST

UP--University Libraries: Intellectual Property Information and Patent Prior Art Searching W211A Pattee Library UP--Perspectives Happy Valley LaunchBoxBrad Leve • Bill Donley • Juan Mario Gomez • Andrew Lang

4:30pm EST

UP--Workshop: Creativity and Innovation Happy Valley LaunchBoxBob Beaury • Taylor Salak

5:00pm EST

Lehigh Valley--LaunchBox Meet and Greet 2809 Saucon Valley Rd.

5:30pm EST

UP--Expanded Class--From Ideation to Walmart: Meet Stick-in-the-Mud 262 Willard BuildingFrank Koe

6:30pm EST

Altoona--Business Training Program: Delivering the Best in Customer Service The Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial ExcellenceDebra J. Dellaposta UP--Network Nights: Share//Pecha Kucha New Leaf InitiativeEric Sauder

8:00pm EST

UP--Flavor Flight: The Science of Flavor CBICC OfficesJason Cohen • Mark Ebel • Andrew Rose

TBA

Wilkes-Barre--iCon Think Center

8:00am EST

UP--2016 CBICC Expo Aiming for Excellence The Penn Stater Conference Center

9:00am EST

UP--WiNGs Member Showcase New Leaf InitiativeLindsay Fairman

10:00am EST

UP--Women's Entrepreneurship Day Networking (Invitation) Nittany Lion Inn, Alumni Fireside LoungeAnne Deeter Gallaher Altoona--Open House at Catalyst Space Catalyst SpaceJustin Merrill

10:10am EST

Behrend--Why the Need for Co-working Spaces Burke 208

11:30am EST

UP--Women's Entrepreneurship Day Luncheon (Invitation) Nittany Lion Inn, Assembly RoomAnne Deeter Gallaher

12:00pm EST

Lehigh Valley--Corporate Communications at The Hershey Company Room 224Jeff Beckman York: Brown Bag Lunch The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership StudiesMary E. Brennan • Jayme Goldberg York: Brown Bag Lunch The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership StudiesMary E. Brennan • Jayme Goldberg Beaver--Lion's Den Idea Pitch Beaver Student Union Building UP--Where's Vamos! Lion Chariot? Avenue of EntrepreneurshipTodd Miner

12:20pm EST

Behrend--Entrepreneurship 101 Burke 103 Schuylkill--Meet Local Entrepreneurs #2 Hidden Stream Cafe

1:00pm EST

Abington--Business Plan Competition PSU Abington@611Gary Calore

1:25pm EST

Behrend--Entrepreneurship 101 Burke 102

1:30pm EST

UP--Keynote-Live: Jayme Goldberg: 7 Things I Wish I Didn’t Have to Learn the Hard Way Foster AuditoriumJayme Goldberg UP--Keynote-Online: Jayme Goldberg: 7 Things I Wish I Didn’t Have to Learn the Hard Way ZoomJayme Goldberg

2:00pm EST

Harrisburg--Harrisburg Regional Chamber Business Expo Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

3:00pm EST

UP--Perspectives Foster AuditoriumAmy Frank • Stephanie Hulina • Liz Kisenwether • Mary Elizabeth McCulloch

4:30pm EST

UP--University Libraries: Technical Reports and Government Information for Inventors 329 Hammond Building UP--Workshop: Reinventing the mobile phone Happy Valley LaunchBoxLee Erickson

6:30pm EST

Altoona--3-D Printing for Start-ups at Catalyst Space! The Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence Altoona--Entrepreneur In Residence The Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial ExcellenceDon Beaver UP--Network Nights: Create//OpenIDEO New Leaf InitiativeEric Sauder

7:00pm EST

UP--The Ins and Outs of Creating a Successful App 262 Willard BuildingMike Black

8:00pm EST

UP--Flavor Flight: Labor of Love: Personal Insights into Agricultural Entrepreneurship CBICC OfficesChristie and Mark Holloway

TBA

UP--Ag Entrepreneurship (Invitation) TBAGregory R. Ziegler • Kevin Lloyd Wilkes-Barre--Veterans Entrepreneur Program Think Center

8:00am EST

Berks--The Benefits of Global Entrepreneurship to a Berks County Manufacturer Perkins - Multi Purpose RoomJanelle Larson • Travis Getz • Rob Wolfe

12:00pm EST

Lehigh Valley--Problem Solving and Idea Generation TBAChris Kauzmann UP--Keynote-Live: Dan Deaver Foster AuditoriumDan Deaver UP--Keynote-Online: Dan Deaver ZoomDan Deaver York: Brown Bag Lunch The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership StudiesMary E. Brennan • Dan Deaver UP--Where's Vamos! Lion Chariot? Avenue of EntrepreneurshipTodd Miner

12:05pm EST

Berks--How to Fight Through Early Start-up Struggles G 245Abdullah Konak • Timothy Hillert

12:20pm EST

Schuylkill--Meet Local Entrepreneurs #3 Hidden Stream Cafe

1:00pm EST

York: Kickoff for the Penn State York Start-Up Challenge The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership StudiesMary E. Brennan Abington--Panel Discussion (live) PSU Abington@611 Abington--Panel Discussion (Online) Adobe ConnectGary Calore

1:30pm EST

UP--Master Class: Dan Deaver Happy Valley LaunchBoxDan Deaver

2:45pm EST

UP--Perspectives: Penn State Students and Alumni Shakeup Their Startups: Shaking Out the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Happy Valley LaunchBoxVera Anderson • Taylor Salak • Mike Black • Anna Gokieli • Olivia Jones • Laura Kerns • Ethan Wendle

3:05pm EST

Berks--How to Successfully Manage Your Early Stage Start-up Meetings 109 Franco BuildingJames Laurie

3:30pm EST

UP--University Libraries: Market Research E302 Paterno Library

4:30pm EST

UP--Voices from the Field (EE 300W) 026 HoslerTim Wheeler • Tim Kerchinski UP--University Libraries: Mapping Applications (live) 211A Pattee Library UP--University Libraries: Mapping Applications (online) 211A Pattee Library UP--Workshops: Entrepreneurship Simulation: The Startup Game Happy Valley LaunchBoxAndrew Abraham UP--Workshops: The First Step of Starting a Business Schlow Centre Region LibraryMichael Ryan

5:00pm EST

Altoona--Chamber Business After Hours The Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence

6:00pm EST

Berks--Doing Business in the International Services Industry G 246James Laurie • Mark Cerimele Berks--Global Diversity in an Open World Market G 245Malika Richards • Wilfred Muskems

6:30pm EST

UP--Network Nights: Dive in//Reverse Career Fair New Leaf InitiativeEric Sauder

7:30pm EST

Altoona--Online Chat with Penn State Altoona Alum and Franchising Guru meeting.psu.edu/franchisingAdam Balestino

8:00pm EST

UP--Flavor Flight: Grapes Beneath Your Feet: The Unexpected Path to Becoming an Award-Winning Winemaker CBICC OfficesScott and MaryAnn Bubb • Andy Rupert

TBA

Wilkes-Barre--Wilkes-Barre Presents Think Center

10:10am EST

Behrend--Ideas to Reality Burke 208

12:00pm EST

Schuylkill--Untapped Markets 101 Classroom BuildingJohn Mellon

12:15pm EST

Worthington Scranton--Medtrics Lab: Challenges of a Start-up Business (Live) Business Building, room 118Jim Frese Worthington Scranton--Medtrics Lab: Challenges of a Start-up Business (online) ZoomJim Frese

12:00pm EST

Harrisburg--Three Week Incubator Seminar, Day Three Innovation Den @ Penn State HarrisburgMichael Zinn

TBA

Wilkes-Barre--The Ins and Outs of Internships Think Center