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= <span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">Introduction</span></span></span> =

<span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69d3aac4-7034-8d31-6370-2e51192829b5"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When it comes to producing a UIF regional meet-up, connections and partnerships are the beginning, middle, and end. Before you can host a regional meetup, you'll need to spend a significant amount of time planning the event. Included in this planning is determining which partnerships will ultimately help in ensuring that your meetup runs smoothly. In this wiki, you'll be introduced to some of the ways you can leverage strategic partnerships to produce a University Innovation Fellows regional meet-up. If done effectively, these partnerships should be involved in every stage of the process from finding a venue and lodging to providing meals and entertainment.</span></span></span></span>

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= <span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Importance of Partnerships</span></span></span><br/> =

= <span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69d3aac4-7034-8d31-6370-2e51192829b5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); verticalline-alignheight: baseline20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Connections and Partnerships come from all directions. While other fellows will certainly be a great resource, your search for strategic partnership should not just be limited there. You’ll want to involve other students, organizations, and/or businesses with similar goals willing to help out. There will be plenty to do and there’s no way you’ll be able to do it alone. Some partnerships to consider are the administration and faculty at your institution, especially those who have demonstrated a passion and dedication for innovation. The connections you make with faculty and administration will not always lead to what you’re looking for, but many times they know things or people who can help you reach your goal Importance of a successful meetup.</span>Partnerships</span></span></span>=

<span style== "font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'arial, timeshelvetica, sans-serif; font"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69d3aac4-7034-8d31-6370-2e51192829b5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-sizecolor: smalltransparent;">Where Connections and Partnerships come from all directions. While other fellows will certainly be a great resource, your search for strategic partnership should not just be limited there. You’ll want to involve other students, organizations, and/or businesses with similar goals willing to help out. There will be plenty to do and there’s no way you’ll be able to do it alone. Some partnerships to consider are the administration and faculty at your institution, especially those who have demonstrated a passion and dedication for innovation. The connections you make with faculty and administration will not always lead to find Partnershipswhat you’re looking for, but many times they know things or people who can help you reach your goal of a successful meetup.</span></span></span></span> ==

== <span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69d3aac4-7034-8d31-6370-2e51192829b5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Student Organizations provide a great example of a mutually advantageous partnership. By helping UIF fellows host a regional meetup, they are also getting the word out about their own clubs and initiatives. Not only is it a beneficial spotlight on them to other students, but also to administration at their own school. It shows that both student organizations and University Innovation Fellows are able to collaborate together and ultimately work towards one common goal; enlightening and enhancing their own campus when it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship. In a story from a previous regional meetup held at James Madison University, a fellow entrepreneurship-based student organization footed the bill for near everything but lodging, a couple meals, and a few entertainment events.</span></span></span><br/span>==

== <span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;">MarketingWhere to find Partnerships</span></span> ==

<span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69d3aac4-7034-8d31-6370-2e51192829b5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Another important part Student Organizations provide a great example of leveraging your partnerships is marketinga mutually advantageous partnership. If no one knows what you’re trying to doBy helping UIF fellows host a regional meetup, no one will be willing to help you. Get they are also getting the word outabout their own clubs and initiatives. If you don’t know how to do Not only is it, form a partnership with someone who does. This partnership can be as small as someone beneficial spotlight on the them to other students, but also to administration at their own school newspaper willing . It shows that both student organizations and University Innovation Fellows are able to write an article about what you are wanting collaborate together and ultimately work towards one common goal; enlightening and enhancing their own campus when it comes to doinnovation and entrepreneurship. In a story from a previous regional meetup held at James Madison University, or as large as a fellow entrepreneurship-based student organization footed the Provost of your institutionbill for near everything but lodging, a couple meals, who might willing to raise funds in order to make your meetup plans and a realityfew entertainment events.</span></span></span></span>

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== <span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Taking a Business Point of View</span>Marketing</span></span> ==

<span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69d3aac4-7034-8d31-6370-2e51192829b5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">It’s especially Another important to consider the planning part of the regional meetup as a business decisionleveraging your partnerships is marketing. When If no one knows what you’re trying to find do, no one will be willing to help you. Get the optimal event word out. If you don’t know how to showcase the intellectual and programmatic goals of the University Innovation Fellows programdo it, it is essential to speak to leaders in form a partnership with someone who does. This partnership can be as small as someone on the UIF community that have successfully planned meetups. It is ill-advised school newspaper willing to speak write an article about what you are wanting to UIF’s attending do, or as large as the eventProvost of your institution, since this who might largely ruin the surprise and wow-factor of the eventwilling to raise funds in order to make your meetup plans a reality.</span></span></span></span>

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= <span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69d3aac4-7034-8d31-6370-2e51192829b5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); verticalline-alignheight: baseline20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">The meetup should be planned down to the last detail, and it should be noted that the planning stage will take a considerable amount of time. There are ever changing variables that play into this event, ranging from number of &nbsp;attendees, cost of lodging, meals, maps and entertainment, to unpredictable issues like bad weather and technical problems. The key to managing these risks is time, flexibility and of course, a positive attitude. In a noted blurb form an interview with a past regional meet-up organizer, Chris Ashley, he mentioned that it’s the little things that can add a big wow factor. He personally attended a meetup where upon arrival he was handed a hand-cut wooden name tag. He described not only how welcome he felt, but how that little piece of wood would forever transport him back to that weekend, and all the knowledge and good memories he took away from it.</span></span></span><br/span>=

== <span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); verticalline-alignheight: baseline20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">ThemeTaking a Business Point of View</span></span></span></span><br/> ==

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69d3aac4-7034-8d31-6370-2e51192829b5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">Picking out a theme is an It’s especially important part to consider the planning of any the regional meetupas a business decision. Not only should it play hand in hand with increasing entrepreneurship When trying to find the optimal event to showcase the intellectual and innovation on college campusesprogrammatic goals of the University Innovation Fellows program, but it should be engaging for all the guests. Creativity is an absolute must for this ingrediant of essential to speak to leaders in the regional-meetup. Some noteworthy themes from past UIF community that have successfully planned meetups are "Own It. Do It." Where students were encouraged is ill-advised to just start being creative and making whatever they dreampt up. Another interesting one asked students speak to create something innovativeUIF’s attending the event, yet wearable. It combined tech with peoples everyday livessince this might largely ruin the surprise and wow-factor of the event.</span></span></span></span>

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== <span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;">Pushing Through ResistancePlanning</span></span> ==

<span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69d3aac4-7034-8d31-6370-2e51192829b5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Pushing through resistance is hopefully a topic that you need not pay too much attention The meetup should be planned down to. Butthe last detail, for safety's sake, we’ll cover and it should be noted that the planning stage will take a common type considerable amount of resistance and how to handle ittime. Most of us There are aware ever changing variables that Universities tend to push their projects play into this event, ranging from number of &nbsp;attendees, cost of lodging, meals, maps and initiatives through at a glacial pace; they have entertainment, to jump through regulatory hoops unpredictable issues like bad weather and gain approval from oftentimes uninvolved bodiestechnical problems. HoweverThe key to managing these risks is time, student organizations are a separate entity flexibility and not entirely bound to the methods of administrationcourse, a positive attitude. In facta noted blurb form an interview with a past regional meet-up organizer, Chris Ashley, he mentioned that it’s the point little things that can add a big wow factor. He personally attended a meetup where upon arrival he was handed a hand-cut wooden name tag. He described not only how welcome he felt, but how that little piece of student organizations and UIF themselves is wood would forever transport him back to identify needs that weekend, and areas seeking improvement all the knowledge and act on themgood memories he took away from it.</span></span></span></span>

= <span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Partnerships Picking out a theme is an especially important part of any meetup. Not only should it play hand in hand with increasing entrepreneurship and innovation on college campuses, but it should be engaging for all the guests. Creativity is an absolute must for this ingrediant of the regional-meetup. Some noteworthy themes from past meetups are Dual Sided; Make Sure "Own It. Do It." Where students were encouraged to just start being creative and making whatever they dreampt up. Another interesting one asked students to Give Backcreate something innovative, yet wearable. It combined tech with peoples everyday lives.</span></span></span> =

<span style="font-size:smallmedium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanarial,timeshelvetica,sans-serif;">[[File:Regmeet2.jpg.png]]</span></span> = <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><br/> = = <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Pushing Through Resistance</span></span> = <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69d3aac4-7034-8d31-6370-2e51192829b5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Pushing through resistance is hopefully a topic that you need not pay too much attention to. But, for safety's sake, we’ll cover a common type of resistance and how to handle it. Most of us are aware that Universities tend to push their projects and initiatives through at a glacial pace; they have to jump through regulatory hoops and gain approval from oftentimes uninvolved bodies. However, student organizations are a separate entity and not entirely bound to the methods of administration. In fact, the point of student organizations and UIF themselves is to identify needs and areas seeking improvement and act on them.</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br/></span></span> = <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Partnerships are Dual Sided; Make Sure to Give Back</span></span></span> = <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69d3aac4-7034-8d31-6370-2e51192829b5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Strategic Partnerships are invaluably important when it comes to hosting something as large scale as a regional meetup. However, it’s just as important to show your appreciation and reciprocation to the people that have aided you in the process; for that is the only way relationships are maintained and progress is made. Holding a regional meetup is a grand accomplishment for University Innovation Fellows, alongside working and collaborating with student organizations, and aiding and communicating with administration.</span></span></span></span>