UEDA Member News
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November 4-6, 2009 Orlando, Florida
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UEDA Opportunities
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UEDA Summit 2009
October 11-13
San Antonio, Texas
University of Georgia
September 2009
September 14-16, 2009
Oklahoma City, OK
October 18-20, 2009
Austin, TX
November 4-6, 2009
Chattanooga, TN |
Get Involved!
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Contact Leslie Pachol if you would like to join the Summit planning committee!
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| News from the President - Wayne Watkins |
We look forward
to meeting with you at UEDA's Summit 2009 in San Antonio Texas on October
11-13. The Summit team has organized an excellent agenda. Sharing of ideas and
best practices, establishing networks of professional colleagues, and being
involved in the  professional organization that serves our profession, are well
worth our investment of time and resources. Universities and colleges are
increasingly recognized as drivers of economic development. They have become
basic infrastructure in our knowledge based economy. As Richard Florida stated,
in his book, The Rise of the Creative Class, colleges and universities are "a
huge potential source of competitive advantage." We look forward to joining
with you at the 2009 UEDA Summit.
Please join me in welcoming the following new members to UEDA:
SBDC Coordinator
Region 1 Workforce Investment Board
Beckley, WV
304-252-0406
Executive Officer
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK
907-474-7489 |
| UEDA Elections- Officer and Board Positions |
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UEDA will elect a Vice President and
three members of the Board of Directors (two-year terms) at the Annual Business
Meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas. Take a moment
to read about all of the candidates.
If you are a voting member and are unable to attend the Annual Business Meeting
on October 13, 2009, you may vote by proxy ballot on or before October 6, 2009.
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Information from the Executive Director
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We would like to extend special thanks to the organizations that are sponsoring Summit 2009. Sponsors add a great deal of interest and information to events. Our current Summit 2009 sponsors include:
 There are many sponsorship opportunities to support Summit 2009. For example, Bronze Sponsors receive a free ticket to the Summit, are able to set up exhibits, advertise during the Summit and take advantage of other valuable benefits. Take a few minutes to read about the sponsorship options.
Note: The UEDA Board meeting following the Summit has been changed to the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 13 immediately following the Summit. |
Featured Stories
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A student pursuing his MBA at night is called away on a business trip. An undergraduate for whom English is a second language gets lost at one point in the lecture, while another misses class because she has to care for a sick child. Each of these students can benefit from digital media classrooms that capture the instructor's lecture and presentation and make them available online. >> Read moreNBIA Names New President & CEO David Monkman - a business development professional with more than 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, specialist in emerging businesses and financial analyst - has been named president & CEO of the National Business Incubation Association, effective Aug. 17. Monkman will succeed Dinah Adkins, who is retiring as NBIA's chief executive after 21 years. >> Read more
"The Race To Innovate"
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Enterprise Center, Arkansas Research and Technology Park, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Enterprise Center is now under construction at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in Fayetteville. Groundbreaking for the $15 million facility occurred in June and the building is scheduled to be completed in February 2010. >> Read more |
| The Washington Scene
by Tom McClure, Western Carolina University |
The Washington Scene will return next month!
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