Schedule
2024 Schedule
Date |
Event |
Thurs | Jan 18
6:00-7:30pm |
SocialFuse: Cozad New Venture Challenge Kickoff Edition |
Sun | Jan 28
By 11:59pm |
Registration Deadline Registration is now closed. |
Tues | Jan 30 6:00-8:00pm BrewLab Coffee 630 S. 5th St., Champaign |
HOUR25: Student Entrepreneur Community Work Hours (Optional) |
Wed | Jan 31 6:00-8:00pm Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Monumental Steps |
Cozad Networking & Orientation Event (Mandatory) |
Wed | Feb 7 6:00-7:30pm 3039 Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) |
Workshop #1: Customer Discovery (Mandatory) |
Fri | Feb 9 1:00-2:15pm 119 Materials Science & Engineering Bldg. |
Intellectual Property Clinic & Workshop |
Tues | Feb 13 6:00-8:00pm BrewLab Coffee 630 S. 5th St., Champaign |
HOUR25: Student Entrepreneur Community Work Hours (Optional) |
Wed | Feb 21 6:00-7:30pm 3039 Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) |
Workshop #2: Value Proposition (Mandatory) |
Tues | Feb 27 6:00-8:00pm BrewLab Coffee 630 S. 5th St., Champaign |
HOUR25: Student Entrepreneur Community Work Hours (Optional) |
Thurs | Feb 29 TBD ISR |
Cozad + Innovation LLC Workshop (Optional) |
Wed | Mar 6 |
Workshop #3: Financials Workshop #3: Healthcare Innovation Track (Mandatory) |
Fri | Mar 8 | Deadline for Cozad Teams to add a Teammate |
MARCH 9 - 17 |
SPRING BREAK |
Wed | Mar 20 6:00-7:30pm 3039 Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) |
Workshop #4: Crafting the Pitch (Mandatory) |
Tues | Mar 26 6:00-8:00pm BrewLab Coffee 630 S. 5th St., Champaign |
HOUR25: Student Entrepreneur Community Work Hours (Optional) |
Wed | Mar 27 Dinner: 5:30-6:00pm Workshop: 6:00-7:30pm Illinois Street Residence Halls (ISR) Room 50 |
Cozad + College of Media: Storytelling Workshop Dinner included. Registration required. |
Wed | Apr 3 6:00-8:00pm Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Monumental Steps & Room 2035 |
Pitch Practice Night (Mandatory) |
Tues | Apr 9 6:00-8:00pm BrewLab Coffee 630 S. 5th St., Champaign |
HOUR25: Student Entrepreneur Community Work Hours (Optional) |
Thurs | Apr 11 1:00-5:00pm I-Hotel and Illinois Conference Center |
Demo Day (Mandatory) |
TBD |
Mentor Support for Top 6 Teams (Mandatory for Finalists) |
Wed | Apr 17 Portal Innovations 400 N. Aberdeen St., Suite 900, Chicago |
Finals Event with Top Teams |
Wed | Apr 24 5:00-7:00pm Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Monumental Steps |
Year-End Celebration and Awards Ceremony |