| News from the President - Wayne Watkins |
We have great news to share with you about the 2009 Summit.We have an interesting variety of individuals and organizations who are preparing applications to conduct panel presentations, apply for Awards of Excellence and facilitate forums  during the Summit. In addition, NISTMEP and Battelle have already pledged to become our Summit partners and we continue  to seek additional sponsorships.
We are building an excellent  agenda of speakers and presentations including a keynote address by Roger Kilmer, the National Director of NIST MEP. In addition, Texas Governor Rick Perry, University of Texas San Antonio President Dr. Ricardo Romo, and others have been invited to present remarks. 
Summit 2009 and take advantage of the Early Bird registration rate of $550.
Please join me in welcoming the following new members to UEDA:
Detroit, MI 48243
313-259-5400
affiliated with Texas A & M University
College Station, TX
979-260-1755 ext 104
979-260-1755 ext 106
979-260-1755 ext 101
979-260-1755 ext 100
Executive Director of Business Development
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40507 |
Information from the Executive Director
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 Now is the time to apply to present information at Summit 2009. There is no cost to apply and applications are being accepted through June 15, 2009 for:
- Panel presentations;
- Awards of Excellence in seven categories; and
- Facilitated open forums on
 relevant topics.
All of the applications can be found on UEDA's web site.
Good luck!
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