{"641119":{"#nid":"641119","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ECE Student Seminar","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u003C\/strong\u003E November 23, 2020\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ETime:\u003C\/strong\u003E 12:30pm-1:20pm\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ERemote BlueJeans delivery:\u003C\/strong\u003E (recommend joining at least 5 mins early, to take care of any technical problems) https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/284521515\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMeeting ID:\u003C\/strong\u003E 284 521 515\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EParticipant Passcode:\u003C\/strong\u003E 2916\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E John D. Lanza\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker\u0026rsquo;s Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E National IP Operations Partner\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker\u0026rsquo;s Affiliation:\u003C\/strong\u003E Foley \u0026amp; Lardner LLP\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker\u0026rsquo;s Work Address:\u003C\/strong\u003E 111 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02119\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeminar Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E Going Your Own Way: Technology Startups\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract of Talk:\u003C\/strong\u003E We will explore the basics of starting a technology company, including formation considerations, funding issues, and \u0026ldquo;how it works.\u0026rdquo; Students will leave with an appreciation of the opportunities and challenges present when launching an independent commercial enterprise, as well as an appreciation of how an entrepreneurial mindset can be a of value in an established company.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EBiographical Sketch of the Speaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E John Lanza is a partner and intellectual property lawyer with Foley \u0026amp; Lardner LLP where he excels at helping companies identify and maximize the corporate value of their intellectual property assets. He provides strategic advice to his clients regarding the acquisition, transfer and enforcement of intellectual property rights and counsels them regarding their business operations in the face of adverse intellectual property rights. John is co-chair of the firm\u0026rsquo;s Manufacturing Industry Team, and is also a member of the firm\u0026#39;s Electronics and the Private Equity \u0026amp; Venture Capital Practices and the Technology Industry Team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMore importantly, he is a Georgia Tech graduate, MSEE \u0026rsquo;88 and BEE \u0026rsquo;87.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGoing Your Own Way: Technology Startups - John D. Lanza, Foley \u0026amp; Lardner LLP\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Going Your Own Way: Technology Startups"}],"uid":"27842","created_gmt":"2020-11-09 02:46:06","changed_gmt":"2020-11-18 23:00:08","author":"Ashlee Gardner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2020-11-23T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2020-11-23T13:20:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2020-11-23T13:20:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2020-11-23 17:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2020-11-23 18:20:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2020-11-23 18:20:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMary Ann Weitnauer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor and Senior Associate Chair\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mary.ann.weitnauer@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emary.ann.weitnauer@ece.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}