The document announces a Science World Retreat taking place on June 3rd, 2011. The retreat agenda includes sessions on topics such as innovation, technology inclusion, and entrepreneurial career paths. The document also lists various resources and programs available from science organizations that could assist technology companies.
11. Increase Conversion
43% 64%
Imagination Tech Industry Research
(high school) (Large companies) (University)
5% 80% 15%
24% 5% 37% 1%
Market
Idea Market
Idea Penetration & Anchor
Validation Validation
Entrepreneurs Expansion
*fake numbers
12. Increase Conversion
43% 64%
Imagination Tech Industry Research
(high school) (Large companies) (University)
5% 80% 15%
24% 5% 37% 1%
Market
Idea Market
Idea Startup Penetration & Anchor
Validation Validation
Entrepreneurs Expansion
*fake numbers
13. Increase Conversion
43% 64%
Imagination Tech Industry Research
(high school) (Large companies) (University)
5% 80% 15%
24% 5% 37% 1%
Market
Idea Market Rampup &
Idea Startup Penetration & Anchor
Validation Validation Speedup
Entrepreneurs Expansion
*fake numbers
14. Imagination Strategies - Secondary Schools
Program Budget
BCIC Young Innovator Scholarship (YIS) $60,000 est in scholarships
– 36 schools registered, est 1175 students going through process $22,250 admin fees
– Pre-allocated funds held w/SFFBC , SIDIT and NIDT
– YIS running for 3 years (founded in 2008), ## students have been awarded
Science Achievement Awards (SAA)
– 302 schools registered, est 310 students to receive medals of recognition <$5,000
– SAA running for 28 years (founded 1983), over 8,000 awarded students
Innovation Exploration (IE)
– 75 CWSF student participants. Annually we budget $75,000
– IE running for 21 years (founded 1990), over 500 students have gone through program but we aim to spend <$50,000
Science Fair Foundation of BC (SFF BC)
– Impacts over 60,000 students across B.C. and the Yukon each year $150,000 in annual funding
– PMC-Sierra Annual 5K Science Fair Fun Run
• Averages 1,000 participants annually
– BCIC Regional Science Fair Awards
• BCIC Award; Joint student/teacher cash prize; $100 (student) $100 (teacher); $1,100 in cash prizes
550 awarded students + 550 awarded teachers
• BCIC Young Innovator Award; Subscription, Perpetual Trophy; $350 in subscription fees
• Junior (Grades 6-8) and Intermediate (Grades 9-10); 13 awarded students.
Year of Science (2010-11)
– Major cross-government initiative led by the Ministry of Advanced Education and
Labour Market Development.
– BCIC participated in 10 regional events
Develop a master plan with IRAP, WD, NSERC, DFAIT, etc\n
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I&#x2019;m going to run down some guiding principles that my team and I worked out through three day long strategy sessions. You should notice that everything I present can/should able to pass or map against these principles.\n
I&#x2019;m going to run down some guiding principles that my team and I worked out through three day long strategy sessions. You should notice that everything I present can/should able to pass or map against these principles.\n
I&#x2019;m going to run down some guiding principles that my team and I worked out through three day long strategy sessions. You should notice that everything I present can/should able to pass or map against these principles.\n
I&#x2019;m going to run down some guiding principles that my team and I worked out through three day long strategy sessions. You should notice that everything I present can/should able to pass or map against these principles.\n
I&#x2019;m going to run down some guiding principles that my team and I worked out through three day long strategy sessions. You should notice that everything I present can/should able to pass or map against these principles.\n
I&#x2019;m going to run down some guiding principles that my team and I worked out through three day long strategy sessions. You should notice that everything I present can/should able to pass or map against these principles.\n
I&#x2019;m going to run down some guiding principles that my team and I worked out through three day long strategy sessions. You should notice that everything I present can/should able to pass or map against these principles.\n
I&#x2019;m going to run down some guiding principles that my team and I worked out through three day long strategy sessions. You should notice that everything I present can/should able to pass or map against these principles.\n
I&#x2019;m going to run down some guiding principles that my team and I worked out through three day long strategy sessions. You should notice that everything I present can/should able to pass or map against these principles.\n
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Dean&#x2019;s history - transition to quantitative - create continuity when I leave.\n
Dean&#x2019;s history - transition to quantitative - create continuity when I leave.\n
Dean&#x2019;s history - transition to quantitative - create continuity when I leave.\n
Dean&#x2019;s history - transition to quantitative - create continuity when I leave.\n
Dean&#x2019;s history - transition to quantitative - create continuity when I leave.\n
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Did a quick survey 178 entrepreneurs responded.\n\nWho here has started a company? - CUSTOMER OBSESSED - The difference between being customer obsessed and competitor obsessed is that if we&#x2019;re competitor obsessed we can only be as good as our competition. \n\nVERY Preliminary: Much more work to be done here. Slice the data to successful companies. Also slice it by what psychological make up embodies a founder who wants to &#x2018;anchor&#x2019;. We should look for trends over time. Are they getting younger? are more coming from school this year than 10 years ago? Let&#x2019;s figure this out. According to MaRS fund - 7% of their deals are from university. Ycombinator average age is 26.\n
Did a quick survey 178 entrepreneurs responded.\n\nWho here has started a company? - CUSTOMER OBSESSED - The difference between being customer obsessed and competitor obsessed is that if we&#x2019;re competitor obsessed we can only be as good as our competition. \n\nVERY Preliminary: Much more work to be done here. Slice the data to successful companies. Also slice it by what psychological make up embodies a founder who wants to &#x2018;anchor&#x2019;. We should look for trends over time. Are they getting younger? are more coming from school this year than 10 years ago? Let&#x2019;s figure this out. According to MaRS fund - 7% of their deals are from university. Ycombinator average age is 26.\n