The MIT Enterprise Forum of Pittsburgh was founded in 1986 by a group of MIT alumni and other local business professionals to promote the formation and growth of innovative businesses through a program of specialized executive education and networking. The Forum encourages learning and interaction among its members - entrepreneurs, businessmen, investors and students - by providing a program of events where strategic issues important to entrepreneurs are discussed, where the business plans and visions of emerging companies are presented and critiqued and where interaction and commerce between members are facilitated.