Advisory Board Appointed for Homeland Security Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center.EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Innovation and Entrepreneurship en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. Center (HSIEC) at Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. , formed to catalyze cat·a·lyze v. To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction by catalysis. catalyze to cause or produce catalysis. the development of home defense and security technologies, products and services, has announced the formation of its Advisory Board. Comprised of scientists, homeland security, and transportation and logistics specialists, the Advisory Board will help HSIEC achieve its goal to be a positive force in Illinois' economic growth. "HSIEC Advisory Board members bring a wealth of wisdom and experience to the Center that will enable us to bring companies to commercialization faster," said Bret Johnson, director of HSIEC. "I look forward to working with this talented group." Members of the Advisory Board include: Steve Beitler, Senior Managing Director, Dunrath Capital Jeffrey J. Consdorf, Director IRCM Engineering Projects, Northrop-Grumman Corporation Thomas Ewing, PhD, Associate Division Director, Applied Science and Technology/National Security Directorate, Argonne National Laboratory Douglas Hofmeister, Partner, Accenture Corporation Julie Kabous, Director of Government Affairs, Motorola Peter Lejeune, Vice President, Combating Terrorism, L3 Communications Titan Corporation Tom Livingston, Resident Vice President, CSX Transportation Alfred Messina, Vice President, Sensis Corporation Chad Mirkin, George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University Cindy Paulauskas, Director, Government and Industry Relations, Navteq Corporation Dan Spellman, Vice President, Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc. Tom Tobin, Vice President of R&D, S&C Electric Company Ira Uslander, Director, Office of Industry Relations, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University HSIEC was formed through a strategic partnership between the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO DCEO Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (Illinois) DCEO Defense Communications Engineering Office DCEO Division Communications-Electronics Officer ), the Illinois Technology Enterprise Center (ITEC ITEC Instituto de Tecnologia em Informática e Informação do Estado de Alagoas ITEC International Therapy Examination Council (UK) ITEC Internet Technology ITEC Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation ITEC Instructional Technologies ) in Evanston and Northwestern University. The Center launched in October 2005 with $350,000 in Opportunity Returns support provided by Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich. Entrepreneurs supported by the Center will receive important business services including management assistance and coaching, product development and technology commercialization advice, market intelligence and access to angel and venture capital. The Center also will extend business investments to help Illinois companies List of Illinois companies includes notable companies that are, or once were, headquartered in Illinois. A
cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money to help small businesses. "Gov. Blagojevich understands that businesses often need a critical boost before they can start offering a new product, and the Homeland Security Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center will be an excellent resource to help remove barriers or red tape to make entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. dreams a reality. Whether market intelligence, product development advice or venture capital are needed, the HSIEC Advisory Board and the Center's experienced staff can help Illinois entrepreneurs to overcome these hurdles," DCEO Director Jack Lavin said. |
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