BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260529T150837Z UID:FA5F63F1-7F7F-4104-9CCC-8020FAAAA31F DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260528T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260528T200000 DESCRIPTION:Ready to Take the Leap? Learn From Those Who Did.[]\n\nHave you ever imagined turning a great idea into something real — a product\, a company\, a career on your own terms? Or maybe the rapid rise of AI has yo u thinking it's time to build something that's truly yours?\n\nNow is your chance to get real answers from people who've been there.\n\nOur local IE EE section has assembled an outstanding panel of successful entrepreneurs who have navigated the challenges of starting and growing their own busine sses. They've made the hard decisions\, learned the hard lessons\, and com e out the other side — and they're here to share what they know with you .\n\nThere are more resources available to aspiring entrepreneurs than mos t people realize\, and far fewer obstacles than you might fear. This panel will cut through the myths and give you a clear-eyed picture of what it a ctually takes to go out on your own.\n\nAfter brief introductions\, the fl oor is yours — ask the questions that matter most to you and engage dire ctly with our panelists in an open\, candid dialogue.\n\nThis is a rare op portunity to tap into hard-won wisdom in a setting designed for real conve rsation. Whether you're ready to launch tomorrow or just beginning to expl ore the idea\, you won't want to miss it.\n\nAgenda: \n6:00 pm Doors Open\ n\n6:00- 6:45 pm Networking time\, meet your colleagues\n\n6:45 pm Welcome \, Jim Cale\n\n7:00 pm Panel Introductions\n\n7:20 pm Q & A\n\n8:00 pm End \n\nRoom: Collaboratory\, Bldg: Building B\, 815 SW 14th Street\, Loveland \, Colorado\, United States\, 80537 LOCATION:Room: Collaboratory\, Bldg: Building B\, 815 SW 14th Street\, Love land\, Colorado\, United States\, 80537 ORGANIZER:rtoftness@gmail.com SEQUENCE:116 SUMMARY:Launching a Startup-A Symposium URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553947 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="font-claude-response-body break-wor ds whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>Ready to Take the Leap? Learn From Those Who Did.</strong><strong><img style="float: right\;" src="https ://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/71df44d1-e821-47e7-a5ac- 1a62ecb05ade" alt="" width="288" height="257"></strong></p>\n<p class="fon t-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">Have y ou ever imagined turning a great idea into something real &mdash\; a produ ct\, a company\, a career on your own terms? Or maybe the rapid rise of AI has you thinking it's time to build something that's truly yours?</p>\n<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1 .7]">Now is your chance to get real answers from people who've been there. </p>\n<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal le ading-[1.7]">Our local IEEE section has assembled an outstanding panel of successful entrepreneurs who have navigated the challenges of starting and growing their own businesses. They've made the hard decisions\, learned t he hard lessons\, and come out the other side &mdash\; and they're here to share what they know with you.</p>\n<p class="font-claude-response-body b reak-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">There are more resources avail able to aspiring entrepreneurs than most people realize\, and far fewer ob stacles than you might fear. This panel will cut through the myths and giv e you a clear-eyed picture of what it actually takes to go out on your own .</p>\n<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal l eading-[1.7]">After brief introductions\, the floor is yours &mdash\; ask the questions that matter most to you and engage directly with our panelis ts in an open\, candid dialogue.</p>\n<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>This is a rare opport unity to tap into hard-won wisdom in a setting designed for real conversat ion.</strong> Whether you're ready to launch tomorrow or just beginning to explore the idea\, you won't want to miss it.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>6:00 pm Doors Open</p>\n<p>6:00- 6:45 pm Networking time\, meet your colleagues</p>\n<p>6:45 pm Welcome\, Jim Cale</p>\n<p>7:00 pm Panel Introd uctions</p>\n<p>7:20 pm Q &amp\; A</p>\n<p>8:00 pm End</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR