Midwest Engineering Entrepreneurship Network (MEEN) Conference

​The Midwest Engineering Entrepreneurship Network (MEEN) supports the efforts of Midwest technology entrepreneurship institutions through collaboration in educating, supporting, and connecting innovators to the ecosystem spanning the region.

​Join your Midwest engineering entrepreneurship center peers to share best practices, methods for overcoming challenges, and make connections! This year's MEEN conference theme is Navigating the New Normal. A detailed agenda will be available closer to the conference.

​Dates | July 13-14, 2026
Host | University of Chicago
Locations| Hyde Park and Downtown Chicago
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​The MEEN conference is open to university administration, faculty, and staff working in technology entrepreneurship. Representatives from entrepreneurship centers, technology commercialization offices, and entrepreneurship education are encouraged to attend.

​There is no fee to attend this event, but participants are responsible for providing their own transportation and accommodations. The program will begin at 11:30 a.m. on July 13 and close at 12:00 p.m. on July 14.

​Please note that the "MEEN & Annual Hub Meeting" ticket type is reserved for members of the Great Lakes Region I-Corps Hub. If you are not directly involved in the I-Corps Hub, please select "MEEN Conference Only" as your ticket type.