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Of Special Interest to
Einstein's Alley
Norm Brodsky, Immigrant Business Award,
Mercer History of Innovation

 

 September 23, 2013 

  

In This Issue
Evening with Norm Brodsky- NJEN
Last Call for Nominations for Immigrant Business Award
Celebration of 175 Years of Technology in Mercer County
Quick Website Links

All the Business Answers You Will Ever Need: An Evening with Norm Brodsky

 

 

PRESENTED BY NJEN   ~   OCTOBER 2, 2013

 

General Patton once observed that you can prepare for the unknown by observing how others have coped with the unforseeable and unpredictable.  

NJEN agrees with the General, and is pleased to present INC. Magazine columnist and senior contributing editor NORM BRODSKY. He is a veteran entrepreneur who has founded and grown six businesses. In 2007 he sold CitiStorage, a document-archive business for $110 million. 

His incisive advice and observations can be found at www.inc.com/author/norm-brodsky 

Mr. Brodsky is the author of a book, The Knack: How Street Smart Entrepreneurs Learn How to Handle Whatever Comes Up, and he appears regularly on CNBC, CNN and Bloomberg TV. Now he is appearing at NJEN!!   

 

When: October 2, 2013, 6:30-9:30 PM

Where: Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters, one Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, NJ 08933


$45.00 per person, pre-registered and pre-paid by 5:00 PM Friday, Sept. 27, 2013
$55.00 at the door 

Hors d' oeuvres, desserts and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided


Pre-register by credit card at the "Register for this Event" link at NJEN.com or by check mailed to NJEN, 11 Honey Lake Drive,
Princeton, NJ 08540
 

NJ Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards:

Last Call for Nominations

Einstein's Alley is one of the founding organizations of the consortium sponsoring these exciting new awards.  You are encouraged to nominate immigrant business leaders in any or all the categories below but please be sure to nominate candidates for the Albert Einstein Award for Innovation in particular.  It's easy and quick. 

To nominate go directly to http://njieawards.org/wp/nominate/

Nominations are open until September 30th.



The NJ Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards honor current first-generation immigrant business leaders helping local New Jersey communities thrive. The Awards were created to highlight the history and academic influence of New Jersey's immigrant contributions to New Jersey communities throughout the state. The intention of the New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards is to bring together business groups from across the state to join in celebrating the important role of immigrants to today's economy.


Nominations are open until September 30th. A selection committee will consist of award sponsors for each category. The committee will review each nomination and select the winners in each category among nominees that meet eligibility guidelines and are making the biggest impact.


The Award Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, November 20th from 6:30-8pm @ The Mansion at Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham Campus.


Award categories include:

  1. 2013 Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year-Sponsored by Fairleigh Dickinson University
  2. Nicholas Marcalus Award for Sustainability- Sponsored by American Jewish Committee
  3. Caspar Wistar Award for Growth- Sponsored by Morris County Chamber
  4. David Sarnoff Award for Advocacy- Sponsored by Main Street Alliance
  5. Albert Einstein Award for Innovation-sponsored by Einstein's Alley
  6. Ida Rosenthal Young Entrepreneur Awards- Sponsored by the NJ Chinese American Chamber
  7. George Merck Award for Neighborhood/ Community Involvement - Sponsored by the Intersect Fund
  8. George Perrott Macculloch Award for Leadership- Sponsored by the Greater Monmouth County Chamber
  9. Evelio Cuellar Award for Family Business- Sponsored by the Morris County Hispanic-American Chamber
For more information: http://njieawards.org/wp/about/
Einstein's Alley Participates in Celebrating 175 Years of Technology History in Mercer County

 

October 4, 2013 

 

Mercer Makes:

Innovation & Technology in the Capital County

The Education Building, Room 212, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ

Presented by the County of Mercer

 

8:30am                Registration

 

9:00am                Welcome, County Executive Brian M. Hughes

 

9:15-11:15am      Morning Panel: From Iron, Clay & Electromagnets

  • Clifford Zink, MS, independent historian
  • Richard Hunter, PhD, Archaeologist/President, Hunter Research, Inc.
  • Michael Littman, PhD, Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University
  • moderator: Emily Thompson, PhD, Professor of History, Princeton University

11:30am-12:20pm TCNJ Brown Bag Session: Innovation at Sarnoff 

       Research

  • Benjamin Gross, PhD, consultant & Curator, The College of New  Jersey Sarnoff Collection

12:30-1:30pm       Lunch

 

1:30-2:15pm         Research & Discovery at the Institute for Advanced

       Study

  •   Christine Di Bella, Archivist, Institute for Advanced Study

2:15-4:30pm Afternoon Panel: Inventions, Communications & the Future

  • Dennis Waters, PhD, independent historian
  • Alexander Magoun, PhD, Outreach Historian, IEEE History Center
  • Richard C. Woodbridge, Partner, Fox Rothschild, LLP
  • Greg Olsen, PhD, President, GHO Ventures
  • moderator: Katherine Kish, Executive Director, Einstein's Alley

Reception for TCNJ's "Innovations that Changed the World" Sarnoff Exhibition to immediately follow

 

Proudly cosponsored by the County of Mercer, the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Trenton Historical Society, and the Historical Society of Princeton. Media sponsor: Princeton Community TV. Hosted by The College of New Jersey.

    

or call 609-989-6418

 

Registration fee:$20.50

 

 

 

 
Many more events and news items on the EA website
 
Einstein's Alley Website
www.einsteinsalley.org

 

The Einstein's Alley website is for you. Check the Directory section and see the companies listed that you need to know.

 

It's also a great place for visibility for your company so contact [email protected] for information on membership and how to get a highlighted listing in the Directory or, go to the website and download the form.

   

Katherine

[email protected]

 

What is Einstein's Alley?

Einstein's Alley's purpose is to attract, build and retain technology-based businesses in Central New Jersey. Einstein's Alley collaborates and coordinates with existing governmental and private sector organizations to grow the region as a magnet for entrepreneurial activity and as a globally recognized economic powerhouse.  

 


Einstein's Alley Corporation, PO Box 175, Plainsboro, NJ 08536

Katherine Kish, Executive Director

www.einsteinsalley.org  [email protected]