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First Tuesday – Purdue@WestGate


Event Details


PLEASE NOTE – ALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME 


Come for any event or the entire day!


We hope you join us for our next First Tuesday 


ALL EVENTS ARE FREE BUT PLEASE REGISTER

Free Cowork Day at WestGate   8am-3:30pm EDT
Join us all day for Free Cowork Day at our cowork space, The Lock & Key at WestGate Academy. Lunch will be provided by Purdue Foundry @ WestGate!


Cowork X Connect  11-11:30pm EDT


Garrett Mintz is a passionate speaker, entrepreneur, mentor matchmaker, and potential unlocker. He specializes in helping take people from where they are at now to where they want to be. As the CEO and Founder of Ambition in Motion, He works with people to match them with mentors, teach them skills on networking and relationship development, and drives them towards achieving their desired outcome.


Tech This OutSTEM 3rd Graders Building and Programming a Lego Model 11:30-12:00 EDT


Barr-Reeve 3rd Grade students will be building and programming a Lego Model in the first floor lobby, WestGate Academy. They will also be completing an engineering design challenge which is centered around creating a safe landing environment for our warfighters.


Come and see what the next generation of students are working on and to visit the Crane STEM Tech Lab!


Lunch will be provided by Purdue Foundry @ WestGate!

IU’s Center for Intellectual Property Research Office Hours 1-5pm EDT Room 219
The Center for Intellectual Property Research IP Clinic Director, Norm Hedges, will be holding office hours in Room 219. Drop in or email cipr@indiana.edu to set up a meeting!

NSWC Crane Monthly Technology Showcase 3-3:30pm EDT
Join us for the launch of our monthly showcase featuring NSWC Crane Technology ready for commercialization! Learn about two NSWC Crane technologies and see prototypes of the technology.


News Before Brews: Embracing the New Generation of Industrial Robots 3:30-4:30pm EDT


Brennen Ryan, Allied Automation,


The best industrial automation solutions in manufacturing automation don’t come from a catalog or instruction manual. They come from experts who can speak your language and help craft the perfect answer for your unique needs. Allied Automation is a trusted leader for some of the most advanced solutions available. We partner with world-class brands like Festo, Mitsubishi and Universal Robots to offer the best products around.


The new and expanding world of industrial robotics and the impact it is having on workforce, productivity, quality, and competitiveness. Topics we would like to cover include:



  • Collaborative robotics (cobots) in small and midsize plants

  • Robots & reshoring

  • Robots & lean

  • The great robot takeover: fact or fiction

  • Robots & the future of American manufacturing




The Spirited Entrepreneur at WestGate Academy 4:30-6:30pm EDT
Come meet fellow entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and service providers! Appetizers will be provided and spirits of your choice will be available for purchase.