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Transforming Regional Economies: A Peek at the Conference Agenda
SSTI's is very excited to be holding its 10th Annual Conference in Oklahoma City, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2006. The event has become the premier professional development experience for the tech-based economic development community, the only event to bring together representatives from every aspect of transforming state, regional and local economies through science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.
One of the most respected elements of the conference each year is the series of 20-24 intimate breakout sessions that allow participants to explore the more important issues of tech-based economic development with their peers from around the country. The conversations are educational and advanced, stimulating new approaches and ideas to take home to your local or state TBED efforts. The full agenda will be released soon, but SSTI is pleased to give regular Digest readers the first peek at just some of the topics to be included at this year's conference:
- Understanding the University's Role in Regional Economic Development
- New Trends in University Tech Commercialization & Intellectual Property Rights
- Higher Education and Competitiveness: Ending Our Bipolar Relationship with Higher Ed
- University Research Parks: Cornerstone of Effective Regional TBED
- Tech Industry Views on University Collaboration
- Latest Trends in Angel Capital Financing
- Technology Commercialization Assessment
- Commercializing Clean Energy Technologies
- The People Piece of the Entrepreneurship Puzzle
- Seed Capital Programs: The Missing Link in TBED Strategies
- Nurturing Entrepreneurship
- From Concept to Commercialization: The Oklahoma Strategy
- Cashing In on Nanotechnology
- Recent Research: A Review of Studies that Should Influence TBED Policies
- Recruiting for TBED Companies
- Maximizing the Impact of State S&T Investments
- Innovation & Creativity in City Regions
- Advocating for Tech-based Economic Development
- Understanding Innovation & Product Development
More details on this year's conference are available on SSTI's Conference website: http://www.ssti.org/conference06.htm