About Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford in February, 2009

In 2007, the Stanford Entrepreneurship Network (SEN), a consortium of organizations across campus, held its first celebration of Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford. It was an enormous success, with standing room only at every event. Stanford University was also the site of the national launch of EntrepreneurshipWeek USA. Click here to see what happened. Stanford again held a very successful Entrepreneurship Week in February, 2008. Due to the Stanford academic calendar, we have had to schedule our own Entrepreneurship Week separately from the Global Entrepreneurship Week being held in November this year. If you are or plan to be in Silicon Valley, mark your calendar for February 18-25, 2009 and join us!

Entrepreneurship is of enormous interest on campus, because the Stanford community recognizes that the 21st Century will belong to innovators who can turn ideas into action. This applies more than ever to today's students, who need to be self-starters and possess an entrepreneurial mindset, regardless of what they go on to do in life.

For Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009, SEN is again planning a series of exciting events to engage students in various dimensions of entrepreneurship.

We'll see you there!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford, Feb 18-25, 2009)

Who can attend Entrepreneurship Week events?

Events are open to all students, alumni, members of the greater Stanford community, and the general public.

Do I need to register or RSVP?

For most events, no. See detail pages on the website for each event to get more information. Seating for all events is first come, first served, so plan to get there early!

Where can I park? What about public transit?

Parking on the Stanford campus is free after 4:00 PM. For information on daily parking passes ("scratchers") and parking meters, please visit the Parking & Transporation Services website. The Stanford Continuing Studies website has a great list of parking suggestions for campus visitors. You can also take the Marguerite Shuttle from downtown Palo Alto or the Caltrain station.

What is the cost?

Almost all events are free

How can I get involved?

Any student, teacher/faculty at other schools and members of the public:

Plan to attend our events.

Stanford students:

Volunteer to help out at an event and gain a more in-depth networking opportunity
Attend as many events as you can

Here is how alumni, businesses and other members of the Stanford community can get involved; contact Belén Torres-Gil at belen@stanford.edu for details.

Donate audience prizes (giveaway items with or without your company logo)
Join the SEN mailing list to become part of the Stanford entrepreneurship community (see upper left of home page on this site to submit your email address)
Plan to attend any or all of the events.

For other questions, please email Belén Torres-Gil at belen@stanford.edu.