Program for the State Science and Technology Institute's 8th Annual Conference Announced.PHILADELPHIA -- The Conference, hosted by Innovation Philadelphia, will take place October 13th - 15th at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel Innovation Philadelphia and the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI SSTI State Science & Technology Institute (Westerville, OH) SSTI Skin and Soft Tissue Infection SSTI Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative SSTI Skin and Skin Structure Infection SSTI Six Sigma Technical Institute ) today announced the program for SSTI's 8th Annual Conference: Building Tech-Based Economies: Preparing for Tomorrow's Challenges. The conference will be held October 13 - 15, 2004 at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia and features local success stories Lucinda Duncalfe Holt holt n. Archaic A wood or grove; a copse. [Middle English, from Old English.] holt Noun the lair of an otter [from , founder of TurnTide, and Josh Kopelman, founder of Half.com. "The need for technology-based economic development is becoming more urgent as many governments on the local, state and national level face significant budget deficits," said Dan Berglund, president of SSTI. "People who come to our conference work for the government, non-profits, universities and think tanks, and are generally concerned about creating a thriving economy for the current and future generations. They are coming to Philadelphia this year because they know tomorrow could be more economically difficult than today, and they want to be prepared." "SSTI provides a critical forum for policymakers and practitioners to work and learn together, attracting professionals from around the country and the globe," said Rich Bendis, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Innovation Philadelphia and founding Board Member of SSTI. "Philadelphia is proud to host this conference and show off our city." The program begins on October 13 with pre-conference workshops including the sold-out An Introduction to Tech-Based Economic Development featuring Mr. Berglund. Also offered prior to the conference is a session entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: , Developing Successful Angel Organizations: A Practical Guide by Susan Preston, the entrepreneur in residence An Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR) is an entrepreneur who partners with a venture fund.. EIR A role as an entrepreneur in residence (EIR) with a venture fund is a very coveted role for many entrepreneurs. at the Ewing Merion Kauffman Foundation. Angel investing has been a focus of much attention in the Greater Philadelphia Region, and this session is expected to draw a large crowd. The main conference officially opens Thursday, October 14th, with sessions focusing on investing, commercialization, and regionalism re·gion·al·ism n. 1. a. Political division of an area into partially autonomous regions. b. Advocacy of such a political system. 2. Loyalty to the interests of a particular region. 3. . Highlights of this day include Generating Capital: New Times, New Approaches, From Regionalism to Workforce: Facing Tomorrow's Challenges, The Private Side of Commercializing University Research, and Ideas That Will Change Everything. Also on Thursday, Linda Duncalfe Holt and Josh Kopelman, who together recently sold their company TurnTide to Symantec of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden will present the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. , More Than Just Money: Value Added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. Programs and Services Provided by Tech-based Economic Development Organizations. Holt and Kopelman, both of whom are members of Innovation Philadelphia's Board of Directors and experienced and successful entrepreneurs, will present their own serial entrepreneurial experience and how interactions with TBED TBED Tech-Based Economic Development helped to foster their successes. Friday, the conference closes with two of the Greater Philadelphia Region's strengths: life sciences and the creative economy. The life sciences session will focus on Developing Life Science Economies and the creative economy on Cultivating a Creative Economy: Putting Theory into Practice. Also, Innovation Philadelphia's own Kelly Lee and Todd Hoffman of CampusVisit will address the topic on everyone's mind, Winning the Brain Drain brain drain n. The loss of skilled intellectual and technical labor through the movement of such labor to more favorable geographic, economic, or professional environments. Game. Professionals from all around the Greater Philadelphia Region and the rest of the world are encouraged to attend the 8th Annual SSTI Conference. Interested parties can visit www.ssti.org to register to learn more about the conference. About SSTI The State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) is a national non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to improving government-industry programs that encourage economic growth through the application of science and technology. SSTI publishes the e-newsletter, SSTI's Weekly Digest, and the Funding Supplement. For more information about the conference or SSTI, or to register, visit www.ssti.org. About Innovation Philadelphia Innovation Philadelphia is a public/private partnership created to grow the wealth and the workforce of the Greater Philadelphia Region's Innovation Economy by growing, attracting, and retaining technology-based businesses to the Region. Innovation Philadelphia accomplishes this mission by providing technology-based and early-stage businesses with traditional seed capital, access to alternative funding sources, commercialization assistance, entrepreneurial resources, and intellectual capital. Visit Innovation Philadelphia at www.IPphila.com. |
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