Dr. Mote, who is also a professor of mechanical engineering, will share the lessons in leadership he has learned over the course of his career in higher education. http://www.mtech.umd.edu/events/index.php?mode=4&id=2945 Friday, May 09, 2008 6:30 PM, 1110 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building,

• DISCOVER commercially viable technologies developed by university faculty, students, and recent alumni.

• NETWORK with regional technology venture investment and economic development leaders.

• SEE WHO WINS a share of $50K in prizes at the awards ceremony (complete list of finalists).

• SHOW SUPPORT for faculty, student, and alumni finalist teams as they make investor presentations to an esteemed panel of judges.

JUDGES: Henry Ahn, Program Manager, Technology Funding Programs, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO); Warren Citrin, Co-founder and Board Member, Gloto Corp.; Ray Dizon, Managing Director, Maryland Venture Fund; Wei-Wu He, General Partner and Co-founder of Emerging Technology Partners LLC; Mark Kass, Member, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo; Karl Renner, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.

SPONSORED BY: Fish & Richardson P.C.; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo; Maryland Technology Development Corporation; Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development

FINALIST INFORMATION: http://www.bpc.umd.edu/finalists_2008.html