SSTI Digest

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;

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:

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

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.

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.

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.

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.