Are you planning on attending the MIT $100K Elevator Pitch Contest on November 2nd?  If so, click on this Google doc to coordinate your transportation with other HBS students:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgIAmPAos-O-dHdTakVtSTVoeEw4TEdaMjYwUkxqYWc&hl=en_US#gid=0

About the event:

The Elevator Pitch Contest (EPC) is the first of three contests hosted by the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition. It’s about idea generation, connecting with others who have similar interests, and learning how to present your pitch to a potential investor in a moment’s notice.

Finale Round – November 02, 2011, 7PM Kirsch Auditorium, Stata Center

Q1 Labs is a recognized leader in the security software space, and if you’ve heard of WikiLeaks or the Sony data breaches, you understand the need for our solutions.  We’ve achieved 70% annual revenue growth for the last 5 years by helping companies protect themselves against data breaches and insider theft, and we have a bright future at the center of IBM’s new Security Systems division.   Q1 Labs is a local success story, based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

We will be hiring a dynamic MBA intern for summer 2012, and we would love to meet you on Thursday.  You can also view our intern job listing within the HBS system.

Please join us this Thursday at 4:00pm in Aldrich 8 for the company presentation, or at the meet & greet event from 5:00-6:00pm in the Williams Room.

When:  29th November, 2011 – 5.30pm

Where: Aldrich 209

Speaker: Macy W. Summers, Lockheed Martin IS&GS-Defense CTO and VP of Advance Development and Ventures

Topic:  A discussion on how trends in Information Technology are addressing the US Military’s challenges of achieving affordable, rapid, and agile solutions.  Trends included in the discussion are Open Source software, Mobility, Social Networking, Collaboration, Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Cyber.

Macy W. Summers

Chief Technology Officer & Vice President, Advanced Development & Ventures

Integrated Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) – Defense

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Macy W. Summers is Lockheed Martin’s IS&GS – Defense Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Development Vice President responsible for Research Leadership, Product Development, Strategy, Acquisitions and Investments.  Previously he managed Business Development for Lockheed Martin’s Commercial, Federal and International wireless markets.

Prior to Lockheed Martin, Mr. Summers was the Vice President of Technology at Pegasus Communications Corp. where he led the development and procurement of a Ka-band satellite and launch vehicle. Macy also worked at EMS Technologies, STM Wireless and co-founded a systems integration company specializing in multimedia broadband networking.  Macy spent 14 years at Scientific-Atlanta where he led corporate market strategy as well as rotations in Engineering, Program Management, Sales, and Marketing.

Macy has extensive experience in international business and has lived in Latin America, Europe, South East Asia and Australia.  He has been responsible for more than 20 new product developments and while in Sales won orders in excess of $1Bn.  Summers’ Lockheed Martin development teams were honored in 2011 with an Edison Best New Product Award and the Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technology (PACT) IT Innovator of the Year.

Summers earned a B.S. in Engineering Physics from the University of Tennessee and attended PMD-60 at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business.  A Communications Technician veteran of the US Navy’s Fast Attack Submarine Service, Macy earned “Qualified in Submarines” on the USS Sea Devil (SSN 664).  He holds US Patents 5,708,963, 6,836,656 and 7,587,736.  Mr. Summers is an Instrument-rated Private and Glider Pilot, Boy Scout Troop Committee Chairman and an avid golfer.  Summers, his wife and son reside in Bryn Mawr, PA.

Google is visiting HBS on November 9th for its corporate presentation – here is a poster that outlines more details. In addition, Google will be having open office hours on campus.

Date: November 9th

Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Location: Cumnock 103

Microsoft at Company Information Days

Microsoft is a destination for the most forward-thinking minds in the industry.

It’s a place for the dreamers. The die-hards. The innovators.

Amazing people just like you—people who want to be what’s next. If you’re one of those people, we want to talk with you about the amazing opportunities available to you at Microsoft while we are on campus next week.

Microsoft Company Presentation

Tuesday, November 1st | 2:30pm | Aldrich 7

Learn more about the MBA Marketing Internship Opportunities available at Microsoft and meet a few of our fantastic HBS alums!

 One lucky winner will leave with an XBOX KINECTbundle and many more will leave with other fantastic prizes!

 Meet and Greet Networking Session

Tuesday, November 1st | 5:00pm | Spangler Center-Williams Room

You got questions? We got answers! Speak in-depth with our recruiter and alums at the Meet and Greet Networking Session.

Find out more about the fantastic positions available at:

www.microsoft.com/university

Learn about EC summer experiences in tech! We’ll be holding three EC panels in Aldrich 012 from 7:30-9:30 PM on November 9th:

• Large Tech  - Amazon, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn
• Startup  - ThredUp, Pulse, Path, etc.
• VC  - RRE, Accel, Mayfield Fund

Pizza and drinks will be served.

TechMedia is hosting New Enterprise Associates venture capital firm on NOVEMBER 3rd from 2:00-3:00pm for an on-campus coffee chat. Senior Associate Eugene Chung (HBS ’11) will be discussing “How to Get into VC” and will touch on other topics in tech investing. A group of 5-6 students will be chosen. If interested, please apply via the poll below. We will notify you by Monday, Oct. 31 if you are selected.

Click here to apply!

Harvard i-lab Workshops

The Harvard i-lab is offering interactive, skill-building workshops designed to address the issues entrepreneurs face within the life-cycle of startups.

They will typically be 1-2 hours in length, offered in the evenings.  Pizza will be served!

Detailed descriptions of the workshops are listed in the event section on the i-lab Website:  http://i-lab.harvard.edu/events

Here is a list of upcoming workshops:

Oct. 26  6:00-7:30

Founder’s Issues: Forming a team, equity splits, vesting and more

Taught by Ric Fulop/Founder A123

Oct. 27  6:00-8:00

Disruptive Innovation: Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Taught by members of Clay Christenson’s Forum for Growth and Innovation

Nov. 3    6:00-8:00

Startup Law: Intellectual Property, Privacy, Liability Risks and more

Workshop presented by HLS Cyberlaw Clinic and WilmerHale

Nov. 9    6:00-7:30

Developing the Perfect Pitch: What Investors want to know to fund your startup

Taught by Michael Skok/Northbridge Venture Partners

Nov. 10 6:00-8:00

Visioning Lab I: With so many business ideas, design a vision based upon your passions

Taught by Priya Parker, a vision architect

Nov. 17 6:00-8:00

Visioning Lab II – (students may attend one or both sessions)

Taught by Priya Parker, a vision architect

Nov. 29 6:00-8:00

Understanding the Evolving Mobile Ecosystem: Challenges & Opportunities

Taught by HBS Entrepreneur-in-Residence Terry Kramer

Dec. 1    6:00-8:00

Startup Law – Entity Formation, Stock issues, Employee Agreements

Taught by the HLS Transactional Law Clinic and WilmerHale

Dec. 8    6:00-8:00

Disruptive Innovation II – Strategy Development and Differentiation

Taught by members of Clay Christenson’s Forum for Growth and Innovation