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Instant Access to Best Practices from Leading TBED Practitioners!

March 12, 2010

SSTI has an effective new learning tool for TBED policymakers and practitioners seeking guidance in approaches to building and sustaining tech-based economies. Through exclusive interviews with Excellence in TBED Award recipients, find out first-hand how these award winning initiatives successfully responded to a critical need by applying innovative approaches to generate substantial economic gains for their region.

You can now subscribe to the SSTI Excellence in TBED Awards podcast in iTunes, your RSS reader or any podcast client. To subscribe in iTunes:

  1. Copy this link: http://www.ssti.org/Awards/feed.xml
  2. Open iTunes and select "Advanced" from the top menu".
  3. Choose "Subscribe to podcast" and paste in the above URL.

 

For other podcast clients or RSS readers, use the above link and consult your application's instructions.

Recent interviews include:

  • Peggy Shults of the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program – 2009 Winner of the Expanding the Research Infrastructure Category
  • Wayne Sumple and Bob Torrani of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) – 2008 Winner of the Improving Competitiveness of Existing Industries Category
  • Jim Poulos,Vice President, Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Maryland TEDCO – 2008 Winner of the Commercializing Research Category
  • Rich Lunak, President and CEO of Innovation Works – 2008 Winner of the Increasing Access to Capital Category
  • Dave McNamara, Director, SC Launch – 2008 Winner of the Building Entrepreneurial Capacity Category
  • Martha Connolly, Director, Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program (MIPS) – 2007 Winner of the Improving Competitiveness of Existing Industries Category
  • Tom Rogers, former President and CEO of Technology 2020 and Shawn Carson, Director of Technology 2020’s Center for Entrepreneurial Growth – Building Entrepreneurial Capacity Category Category
  • Susan Shows, Senior Vice President, Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) – 2007 Winner of the Commercializing Research Category
  • Peter Longo, President and Executive Director, Connecticut Innovations – 2007 Winner of the Increasing Access to Capital Category
  • Mike Cassidy, President & CEO, Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) – 2007 Winner of the Expanding the Research Infrastructure Category for the Eminent Scholars® program
  • Sheryl Bryan, Project Director, Virginia Council on Advanced Technology Skills (VCATS) – 2007 Winner of the Enhancing the Science & Technology Workforce Category
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