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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Helvetica">Tuesday, November 8, 8:30 - 6:30 CT in McNair Hall, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University, Houston, Texas</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color:#74777A; line-height:15.0pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Helvetica">Pitch to 500+ venture capitalists, corporate innovation groups, angel networks, industry leaders, academics, and service providers. Company presentations will be about 4 minutes each.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color:#74777A; line-height:15.0pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Helvetica">Attend the Networking Reception.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color:#74777A; line-height:15.0pt">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Helvetica">Office Hour Meetings - Private event where Invited Companies meet with investors at Office Hours. Office Hours are highly valuable, 1-on-1 meetings with VCs, corporate innovation groups, & angel investors.
Office Hours will be held on Wednesday, November 9 (the morning after the Forum) from 8:30 am to Noon at TMCx, 2450 Holcombe Blvd. in Houston, Texas.</span></li></ul>
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APPLICATION DEADLINE - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd</span></p>
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