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The NRC 2019 Idea Pitch Competition
Call for Participation: The NRC 2019 Idea Pitch Competition
The KSEA Northeast Regional Conference (NRC) and KITEE hold the second NRC Idea Pitch Competition on May 2nd, 2019 during the NRC 2019 at LG Electronics USA in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. This competition aims to promote entrepreneurship of Korean-American scientists, engineers, and students studying engineering and science and encourage them to pursue building a promising startup. Of the many that apply, selected budding entrepreneurs will go head-to-head to compete individually or as a team to win an award of $2,000 plus continuous assistance, upon requests, from KITEE Angel Committee in various areas including formation, business plan, fundraising, legal, accountant and financial, marketing & channel introduction, and related technologies until they grow to the next phase of business.
Scope & Eligibility
• Any compelling idea for business that has not been commercialized yet
• Any KSEA and KITEE member as of April 29th, 2019 (at least one KSEA or KITEE member)
• Has received under US$300K in funding
• Is less than 3 years old as of May 2nd, 2019
Winners (Up to 3):
• 1st place: $2,000 plus, upon requests, continuous assistance from KITEE
• 2nd place: $500
• Idea Award: $500
How to Apply:
• By April 29th, submit a one-page description to event@kitee.org with the following:
- Your startup's value proposition
- Problem(s) your product and/or service is solving
Evaluation:
• Finalists will showcase their innovative solution, idea, or technology and will be assessed by a panel of judges on site.
• Each will have a total of 10 minutes (6 minutes to pitch and 4 minutes for Q&A with the panel).
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• Confidentiality: Protection of intellectual property (IP) is up to the contestant.
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KITEE Year-end Party 2018
Hello KITEE members and friends,
We trust all is well with you and your family. In order to celebrate the successful fourth year of KITEE as your organization, we will have an year-end event as follows:
Date: 12/6/2015 (Thursday) 6:00~9:30 PM
Place: GAYEON RESTAURANT 연회장 @ 2020 Hudson Street, Fort Lee, NJ (201-944-2056, www.gayeonrestaurant.com)
Agenda:
Session I: Reception & Summit (6:00 pm)
Session II: Dinner, KITEE Review, & Appreciation (7:00 pm)
Session III: Entertainment & raffles (9:00 pm ~ 9:30 pm)
Registration fee: $20 per person. Payment by check or cash or on-site. We will contact you with the payment instruction after your registration.
(An 8-course dinner and wine will be provided. A small gift will also be prepared for each family.)
We would like to thank our generous sponsors, Samsung, LG, SK, and SBC for their continuous support for KITEE events.
Both you and your spouse are cordially invited to the party. RSVP is strictly required. Please RSVP here by 11/30/2018 so that the Committee can better prepare for the event.
Should you have any question or suggestion, please feel free to contact us at ceo.kitee@gmail.com (M.J. Lee, KITEE President) or vp.kitee@gmail.com (K.H. Yang, KITEE Founder & VP).
We look forward to seeing you at the KITEE Year-end party.
Warm Regards,
Myung Jong Lee, KITEE President
Kyeong Ho Yang, KITEE Founder & VP

KITEE June Meeting - 920 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Visit the following link for your free registration:
http://
Dear KITEE members and friends,
Hope all is well with you and your family.
We are holding the twelfth event of our Igniting Entrepreneurship Series on June 22nd (Thursday), 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm, at LG Electronics, 920 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
You are cordially invited to the event where you will learn more about KITEE's continued efforts to support your "Innovation to Business" idea. You will also network and brainstorm with your fellow innovators and entrepreneurs to draw a creative picture of your future career together.
This June event, especially, will discuss the 1st KITEE Idea Pitch Competition that was held on May 31st and June 1st, 2017, and the next step of KITEE's support with the winner - WUT UP. We will also share with you details of the 2nd SBC/KITEE mentoring services to Korean startups, that are currently running - June 1st ~ June 21st.
As usual, dinner & drinks will be provided and the event is FREE (thanks to Mr. Yusang Ghang of LG Electronics), but RSVP is required and capacity is limited.
Please learn more about the event at the link below and RSVP as soon as possible (no later than 7:00 PM on 6/20/2017):
http://
Should you have any question, please contact us at info@kitee.org. Please feel free to invite potential KITEE members to the fruitful networking event.
Thank you, and we hope to see you in the event.
Cheers!
David Ahn, Event Chair
Myung Jong Lee, KITEE President
Kyeong Ho Yang, KITEE Founder & VP
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Kyeong Ho Yang, Ph.D.
Founder and Vice President
KITEE - Korean-American Innovative Technology Engineers and Entrepreneurs
732-216-6280
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www.kitee.org
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