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John Austin is the newly appointed executive director of the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan.
Tom Cech announced he will return to the University of Colorado at Boulder next year to pursue laboratory research and teaching after eight years as president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Sarah Djamshidi was selected as executive director of the Chesapeake Innovation Center.
John Hardin was named the acting executive director for the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology.
Wayne Hicks announced he is stepping down as the president and CEO of the Cincinnati Business Incubator to focus on other interests, including his work as executive director of the BDPA Education and Technology Foundation.
Secret Unveiled on How to Win an SSTI Excellence in TBED Award
The secret is out – and it’s fairly simple. All you need is an outstanding TBED initiative with proven success that stands out among the crowd.
SSTI often receives news and updates on programs that are improving our nation’s competitiveness through science, technology and innovation. Now, we are calling upon the TBED community to share these success stories – and we’ll reward you for your efforts. All you have to do is put it in writing, and we promise it will be well worth your time. As an award winner, you will:
- Receive accolades and honors on SSTI's website and in the SSTI Weekly Digest;
- Bask in the glory of being a featured presenter during SSTI’s annual conference in Cleveland, Oct. 15-16, 2008; and,
- Take home an elegant vase embossed with your organization’s name – more a work of art than a trophy!
Send us your story by May 16!
SSTI Seeks TBED Initiatives with Proven Impact for 2008 Excellence in TBED Awards
On the heels of SSTI’s successful inaugural year awards program, recognizing exceptional achievements in approaches to improving state and regional economies through science, technology and innovation, we are pleased to invite applications for the 2008 awards cycle.
The purpose of the awards program is to showcase best practices across a broad spectrum of categories encompassing several elements that have been found in successful technology-based economies. The categories are:
- Expanding the Research Infrastructure;
- Commercializing Research;
- Building Entrepreneurial Capacity;
- Increasing Access to Capital;
- Enhancing the Science & Technology Workforce; and,
- Improving Competitiveness of Existing Industries.
Timeline Announced for 2008 Excellence in TBED Awards
The 2008 Excellence in TBED Awards call for applications is right around the corner, and this year, your organization could be recognized as a national leader in the TBED community.
As an award winner, you:
SSTI Job Corner
A complete description of this opportunity and others is available at http://www.ssti.org/posting.htm.
The University of Toledo is seeking someone to serve as director of the University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio (UCEAO) in the university's Department of Research. The director will be an experienced administrator who will serve as a major spokesperson in Ohio on advanced energy and who can move UCEAO from its present developmental stage to a robust organization that will provide leadership statewide. The incumbent will have significant professional experience in an energy-related field, as well as significant relevant administrative, leadership, and management experience. A bachelor's degree is required; an advanced degree or a Ph.D. is preferred.
Ohio Governor Counters Recession with $1.7B Economic Stimulus Proposal
Responding to a statewide economic downturn, Gov. Ted Strickland announced two major TBED initiatives, injecting more than $1 billion into job creation and offering a free year of tuition at Ohio public universities for high school seniors.
During his State of the State Address last week, Gov. Strickland outlined his Building Ohio Jobs proposal, a $1.7 billion stimulus package focusing on the creation of high-quality jobs in the fields of renewable energy and biomedicine. The plan would be financed through bonds, which requires legislative approval. Gov. Strickland asked lawmakers to put the initiative on the ballot for a fall vote, and if approved, funds would be allocated starting next year across the following sectors:
- $250 million in the advanced and renewable energy economy, including solar, wind and clean coal;
SSTI Wants to Visit Your City and Bring 400 of Our Closest Friends
This is your opportunity to shine in the spotlight! By hosting SSTI’s 14th Annual Conference in 2010, you can increase your national and international visibility by showcasing the success of your state and/or community’s tech-based economic development efforts to thousands of TBED professionals.
Letters of intent are due next week! You still have time to contact Noelle Sheets, director of membership services, at 614.901.1690 or sheets@ssti.org to request the bid packet.
Some of the host benefits include:
SSTI Welcomes Newest Members
It is only through the involvement of the each and every one of our more than 185 members that SSTI is able to continue its mission -- to lead, support and strengthen efforts to improve state and regional economies through science, technology and innovation. Together, we’re growing a strong and vibrant tech-based economic development community. New members include:
State Sponsors
Kansas Bioscience Authority
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Affiliates
California State University, Office of Tech Transfer & Commercialization
George Mason University, Office of Research Development
Institute for Triple Helix Innovation
Luther Forest Technology Campus
SSTI's 14th Annual Conference will be held in [enter your city or state name here] in 2010!
Yes, it could happen. Bid packets are available today. Your organization could host SSTI's 14th annual conference during the fall of 2010. More than 350 of the nation's greatest thinkers and practitioners for building tech-based economies could descend on YOUR city.
Over the past 11 years, SSTI's annual conference has grown to become the nation's largest gathering of the tech-based economic development community. The 14th annual conference brings the opportunity to acknowledge the impact and growth of tech-based economic development. It is our hope that this conference will inspire even more collaboration, creativity and success across the nation.
The conference host is an integral part in the preparation and success of each conference. Because of the host’s knowledge of local and regional resources, the host is asked for suggestions and advice concerning local suppliers, destinations and potential experts/speakers. Also, the host receives 40 complimentary conference registrations.
Save the Dates!: SSTI's Annual Conference Set for Oct. 14-16, 2008
As you begin to fill in your 2008 calendar, remember to mark Oct. 14-16, 2008, to attend SSTI's 12th annual conference in Cleveland! Past attendees know SSTI's conference is the premiere professional development event for the TBED community. And 2008 will be no exception. Back by popular demand, we will be offering an array of pre-conference workshops on Oct. 14.
The InterContinental Hotel Cleveland, site of this year's conference, is built with state-of-the-art conference technology, including an automated response system to maximize the interaction between the audience and speakers. The hotel is located in the heart of the Cleveland Clinic, which is ranked among America's top three hospitals by U.S.News & World Report.
SSTI Brought 1,400+ Funding Opportunities to Subscribers in 2007
So far this year, SSTI's Funding Supplement has made its subscribers aware of more than 1,400 different opportunities to secure funding. If you aren't a subscriber, your client companies, academic researchers, and state and local TBED efforts are at a significant disadvantage! Finding alternate sources of cash to support the research and commercialization goals of your client companies and academic researchers is a valuable service provided by the most successful state and regional TBED programs – those programs subscribing to the Funding Supplement.
Competition for federal research funding is growing, particularly as program budgets have been relatively flat or declining in recent federal budget cycles. But your tech companies and faculty researchers are at the greatest disadvantage if they aren't even aware of all the opportunities available to them.
Don't remain in the dark for 2008. Sign up your organization as one of SSTI's members today to begin your subscription to the SSTI Funding Supplement.
SSTI Job Corner
Complete descriptions of these opportunities and others are available at http://www.ssti.org/posting.htm.
The Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC), a collaborative technology development organization whose mission is accelerating technology to market, is seeking to hire a senior scientist and a senior project engineer for its Cleveland office. Both positions will lead or support collaborative projects in alternative and advanced energy materials and materials processing development. A Ph.D. in engineering sciences is required for the senior scientist position; a bachelor's degree in engineering or the sciences is required for the senior project engineer position.