Events Calendar
Workshops & Events (December 26 through February 25)
Tuesday, January 5
- All Day Registration Opens: IDEA Conference 2021
Registration opens for IDEA Conference 2021, being held on February 27.
Friday, January 8
- 1:00 PM Innovation Pathway New Team Orientation
Have a new venture or project idea you want to turn into something real? Join our guided idea accelerator! Learn more at a New Team Orientation.
Monday, January 11
- 12:00 PM Ask Us Anything: BUild Lab
Drop by the virtual BUild Lab to ask question about innovation, entrepreneurship, new ideas, or the BUild Lab programs and resources.
Tuesday, January 12
- 12:30 PM Innovation & Entrepreneurship 3-Day Bootcamp
During this 3-day crash course, take a deep dive into concepts, skills, and tools to help you move your idea and ventures forward and learn innovation and entrepreneurship skills that you can use in any career!
Wednesday, January 13
- 12:30 PM Innovation & Entrepreneurship 3-Day Bootcamp
During this 3-day crash course, take a deep dive into concepts, skills, and tools to help you move your idea and ventures forward and learn innovation and entrepreneurship skills that you can use in any career!
- 1:00 PM Winter Orientation: Fireside Chats with Innovative BU Terriers
First-year Terriers are invited to learn about Innovate@BU programs and resources and meet students in the First-Year Innovation Fellowship!
Thursday, January 14
- 12:30 PM Innovation & Entrepreneurship 3-Day Bootcamp
During this 3-day crash course, take a deep dive into concepts, skills, and tools to help you move your idea and ventures forward and learn innovation and entrepreneurship skills that you can use in any career!
Tuesday, January 19
- 12:30 PM How to Craft a Winning Pitch Presentation
At this special workshop with pitch expert Barbara Russell, find out how to craft a winning pitch presentation for competitions and investors!
- 9:00 PM Winter Orientation: Fireside Chats with Innovative BU Terriers
First-year Terriers are invited to learn about Innovate@BU programs and resources and meet students in the First-Year Innovation Fellowship!
Wednesday, January 20
- 1:00 PM How to Tackle Imposter Syndrome
Join us for this special workshop, especially crafted for aspiring and current womxn and non-binary entrepreneurs, to learn how to tackle the dreaded imposter syndrome!
Friday, January 22
- 12:00 PM Info Session: Innovate@BU & BUild Lab
Learn how all BU students can use our resources to launch new ideas and learn skills for any career!
- 1:00 PM Info Session: New Venture Competition
Learn about Innovate@BU's annual New Venture Competition and how you can compete for the $18,000 grand prize!
Wednesday, January 27
- 12:00 PM Ask Us Anything: BUild Lab
Drop by the virtual BUild Lab to ask question about innovation, entrepreneurship, new ideas, or the BUild Lab programs and resources.
Thursday, January 28
- 4:00 PM Community Transit Design Challenge Finals
Celebrate the future of public transportation as the Massachusetts Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired announces the winner of the Innovate@BU Community Transit Design Challenge
Friday, January 29
- 1:00 PM Info Session: New Venture Competition
Learn about Innovate@BU's annual New Venture Competition and how you can compete for the $18,000 grand prize!
Tuesday, February 2
- 4:30 PM Info Session: Sustainability Innovation Seed Grants
Learn more about the Sustainability Innovation Seed Grants to find out how to earn funding and coaching to kickstart a new project!
- Info Session: Sustainability Innovation Seed Grants
Learn more about the Sustainability Innovation Seed Grants to find out how to earn funding and coaching to kickstart a new project!
- Info Session: Sustainability Innovation Seed Grants
Learn more about the Sustainability Innovation Seed Grants to find out how to earn funding and coaching to kickstart a new project!
Friday, February 5
- 12:00 PM Info Session: Innovate@BU & BUild Lab
Learn how all BU students can use our resources to launch new ideas and learn skills for any career!
- 1:00 PM Innovation Pathway New Team Orientation
Have a new venture or project idea you want to turn into something real? Join our guided idea accelerator! Learn more at a New Team Orientation.
Wednesday, February 10
- 5:00 PM Alumni Speaker Dr. Erika Angle: “I am a work in progress–a story of science entrepreneurship”
Join us for a special talk from Dr. Erika Angle (GMS'12), founder of Ixcela and Science from Scientists, to learn from her entrepreneurial journeys in science and nonprofit.
Tuesday, February 16
- 5:00 PM Unlocking the Black Box of Business Workshops
A virtual entrepreneurship and innovation workshop series for graduate, post-doc, and doctoral students.
Thursday, February 18
- All Day Deadline: New Venture Competition Application
- 5:00 PM Summer Accelerator Info Session
Learn about Innovate@BU's Summer Accelerator program for early-stage BU ventures and its application process.
Thursday, February 25
- 3:00 PM My Journey: Inventor, Entrepreneur, Creator with Aaron Rasmussen (COM'06, CAS'06)
Join this discussion with Aaron Rasmussen (COM'06, CAS'06), co-founder of MasterClass and founder of Outlier.org, and a serial entrepreneur in education, robotics, consumer packaged goods, and video games; moderated by Gerry Fine, Professor of Practice in the College of Engineering at Boston University, and Director of EPIC (Engineering Product Innovation Center) and Executive Director of Innovate@BU, Boston University’s innovation center.