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SSTI Co-sponsoring Two Conferences of Note
SSTI is partnering with other organizations to sponsor two conferences that will be of interest to the TBED community: the Regional Workforce Education & Training Best Practices Conference put on by the ASME Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation and the Internationalization of Regional Innovation organized by the European-based Technopolicy Network.
The ASME Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation is holding the first in a series of Regional Workforce Education & Training Best Practices Conference for the science, engineering, and technology community. The purpose of the conference will be to highlight, educate, and provide awareness on workforce education and training best practices in the Economic Development Administration’s Philadelphia Region.
The conference will take place at the Philadelphia Marriott on May 18, 2007.
The conference will address linking the most innovative regional programs in place to support the educational and career pathways of high school students, university and college graduates, first-job holders, individuals changing jobs, and adult learners.
For more information please visit www.asme.org/events/workforce or contact Ben Johnston at johnstonb@asme.org or 202-785-7384.
Internationalization of Regional Innovation, organized by the European-based Technopolicy Network, will cover international aspects relevant to science-based regional development and focus on international strategies and cooperation. The conference is being held on June 7-8, 2007, at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner in Fairfax, Va.
Information on the conference can be found at http://www.technopolicy.net/conferences.php?conference=washington.
As a sponsor of this conference, SSTI is able to offer a discount of $200 (US) off the normal registration fees. To make use of this offer, please fill in the code “TPN-SSTI” on the registration form in the conference brochure or complete the online registration with this code on http://www.technopolicy.net/formulier/registrationfairfax.html.