Greetings!
We sincerely invite (and encourage) you to join us next Tuesday, May 5th for an afternoon of important presentations and dialog.
Last September 70 Mizzou students started the RJI iPhone Competition to develop, test and market native iPhone apps. This year's highly successful Competition concludes next week with the final four team’s presentations, the announcement of the winning team, and two exceptional panel discussions to set the trajectory of future similar initiatives.
Please share this information will all your campus associates:
Tuesday, May 5th
Reynolds Journalism Institute
1:15 – 2:45 Fred W. Smith Forum
“And the winners are...” Meet the interdisciplinary teams that made it to the Final Four and find out which team will win the grand prize — a trip to Apple’s 2009 Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco. And which team will win the coveted People’s Choice award — the right to keep the iPhones! Mike McKean, director of the Futures Lab and professor at the Missouri School of Journalism will moderate as students demo their apps and discuss what they learned.
2:45 – 3:30 Fred W. Smith Forum
University legal and business experts discuss the opportunities and challenges supporting the development of intellectual property by students, faculty and staff. RJI Director of Program Development Roger Gafke moderates as the panel considers how best to guide multiple departments, a non-profit entity and commercial partners through complex contractual requirements. Panelists:
Roger Gafke (moderator)
Director of Program Development, RJI
Professor Emeritus, Missouri School of Journalism
Ken Dean
MU Deputy Provost
Associate Professor, MU School of Law
Kelly Mescher
J.D., Office of the General Counsel, University of Missouri
Harriet Francis
J.D., Office of Technology Management and Industrial Relations
Ian Graves
student, MU Computer Science
participant in RJI iPhone and Adobe AIR student competitions
3:30 – 4:00
Break, opportunity to meet one-on-one with iPhone student teams
4:00 – 5:15 Fred W. Smith Forum
University of Missouri President Gary Forsee moderates a panel of business leaders discussing how the RJI iPhone competition can be a model for economic development partnerships.
And be sure to vote for our favorite app:Gary D. Forsee
President, University of Missouri System
Vicky Russell
Associate Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune
President, Missouri Press Association
board member, Regional Economic Development Inc. (REDI), Columbia, MO
Dan Mehan
President, Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Jim Spencer
President, Newsy.com
Ben Kruse
Director, Higher Education Mobility, AT&T Business Services
Bob Lozano
Chief Strategist and Founder, Appistry, Inc.
http://rji.missouri.edu/projects/student-competitions/stories/vote/index.php
Keith Politte, J.D.
Manager, Technology Testing Center
Reynolds Journalism Institute
Missouri School of Journalism
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