"Space 2.0" Business Plan Competition.Second Annual Lunar Ventures Competition Calls for Student Entries GOLDEN, Colo. -- The Eighth Continent Project announced today its Call for Entries for the 2008 Lunar Ventures New Enterprise Competition, challenging university students from around the country in business, engineering and science to collaborate in creating business ventures related to space commerce. Prizes for winners include a cash award of $25,000, venture start-up services and an invitation to compete in the Global MOOT An issue presenting no real controversy. Moot refers to a subject for academic argument. It is an abstract question that does not arise from existing facts or rights. CORP Competition for a $100,000 award. The Lunar Ventures final rounds will be held March 28-30, 2008 on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines, at Golden; state supported, coeducational; chartered 1874. It was one of the first mineral engineering schools in the United States. in Golden, Colorado The City of Golden is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the eastern edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. . Proposals are now being accepted under the guidelines posted at http://www.8clunarventures.com. "Last year's competition resulted in fundable ventures based on ground-breaking technology that exceeded everyone's expectations," said Dr. Angel Abbud-Madrid, Center for Space Resources Director. "There's such a great opportunity here for young people to seek start-up funding and catapult catapult (kăt`əpŭlt'), mechanism used to throw missiles in ancient and medieval warfare. At first, catapults were specifically designed to shoot spears or other missiles at a low trajectory (see bow and arrow). their careers." "New technology companies pop up everyday, so it's really hard to get your idea off the ground and actually turn it into a working business plan, product and company," said Brad Chisum, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of last year's Lunar Ventures winner Lumedyne Technologies (formerly Omega Sensors). "Winning that competition put us in front of investors and business leaders and helped us get our footing as a company." Townsend and Townsend and Crew Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP was established in 1860, and is an intellectual property law firm with more than 170 attorneys. The firm provides legal services and also advises clients with regard to antitrust and business disputes. , an intellectual property law firm and an Eighth Continent Project founding partner, is on board to provide intellectual property advice and a first patent application assistance to the winning team. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Townsend attorney Gene Branch, "Lunar Ventures represents the new spirit of the space industry, which is now focused on bringing all that space has to offer into the global economy - what we call Space 2.0." About Eighth Continent and Lunar Ventures Based in Golden, Colorado, the Colorado School of Mines' Eighth Continent Project (www.8cproject.com) is the world's most comprehensive effort to integrate space technology and resources into the global economy. Eighth Continent provides the infrastructure and resources to solve a wide range of challenges from global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. to renewable energy development Renewable energy development covers the advancement, capacity growth, and use of renewable energy sources. Modern interest in renewable energy development is linked to concerns about exhaustion of fossil fuels and environmental, social and political risks of extensive use of fossil . Located in Colorado, home of the most concentrated entrepreneurial, investor and aerospace talent in the world, Eighth Continent brings space down to earth with the industry's first trade association, incubator, venture fund and research hub, all working together to develop the next generation of space business ventures. The Lunar Ventures New Enterprise Competition is a program of the Eighth Continent Project's Chamber of Commerce and is dedicated to helping students develop successful space-related technology and resource business ventures. |
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