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Welcome New Member
Nemak, S.A.
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
VR: Jose Talamantes Silva
R&D Manager
818-748-5200
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Invest Today in Your Leaders of Tomorrow
A one of a kind program, Shaping Innovation Leaders is the only executive course designed specifically for technology managers. The materials studied and the networking opportunities afforded grant participants a unique competitive advantage as they move forward in their respective careers. Don't miss out!
Learn more and register your company's future leaders in this rare program. Only a handful of spots are available for this rigorous and rewarding program.
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Start Networking Prior to the 2012 Annual Meeting
IRI is pleased to provide Annual Meeting attendees with an amazing tool to enhance networking at this year's event. Our online tool lets you meet, interact, and connect with Annual Meeting attendees well before you land in beautiful Indian Wells!
To get started, register for the meeting. You will receive an invitation to create a personal profile that will allow you to communicate with other attendees via private messages, as well as see which attendees you have the most in common with.
The community also allows you to design your own schedule and invite other attendees to private meetings. It's up to you how much or how little you share, so feel free to customize you own Annual Meeting experience!
If you have any questions about setting up your profile, please contact Erika Toman.
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April 13th
Brown Bag Webinar
Find out if your R&D culture is aligned with the changing needs of your employees.
David Horsup, Nalco Company, highlights specific examples of how to extend your company's culture to connect with the net generation.
Act soon, space is limited:
Reserve your Webinar Seat Now
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A Gathering of Great Minds
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June 14 - 15 |
This year's CTO Forum is gearing up for its mountain retreat in scenic Golden, Colorado, hosted by CoorsTek. Each year, a collection of Chief Technology Officers from across the spectrum of industrial R&D are invited to informally discuss the challenges they face and the decisions their jobs demand. The subject at this year's CTO Forum is "Business Models for Innovation," but the bulk of discussions are also determined by the participants before and during the meeting.
As an invite-only event, the group size is intentionally kept minimal in order to facilitate a more intimate conversation. If your company is interested in having your CTO benefit by participating in this powerful discussion, please contact Diana Schipper for more details.
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Technology Scouting Benchmarks: How Does Your Company Compare?
IRI is partnering with Lux Research on a pilot project to help IRI member organizations improve their technology scouting  programs. Can you help us understand how your organization does technology scouting? Our end goal is to provide valuable training and professional development for technology scouts. Please take about 15 minutes to answer our survey. Those participating will receive a preview of results before they are reported at the IRI 2012 Annual Meeting. Your responses will be kept completely confidential and used only in aggregate. If you are not as well positioned to answer these survey questions as somebody else in your organization, please provide it to the responsible party and have him/her fill it out. Check out the IRIWeb for more information about this IRI-Lux Research partnership, as well as the history of this survey.
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Preview Our 2012 Annual Meeting Keynote
Dr. Vijay Govindarajan
Dr. Vijay Govindarajan, Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business and the Founding Director of Tuck's Center for Global Leadership at Dartmouth, recently spoke at the TEDx Big Apple conference where he addressed the subject of his new book, "Reverse Innovation," set to be released later this week. Check out the video of his talk for a preview of what he'll be discussing May 9th at the2012 IRI Annual Meeting.
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Indian Wells, CA |
We hope you plan to be in Indian Wells, California, for IRI's big annual event. Our room block at the hotel is shrinking fast, so act soon! Come join us and gain solutions to your global technology challenges in "Driving Growth: Here, There & Everywhere."
Book your hotel now by calling 1.877.622.3140 and asking for the Industrial Research Institute conference rate or book online. You can also register for the conference online with IRI. Don't delay; early bird registration rates go up after this Friday, April 6th!
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Embracing Collective Intelligence for Your Innovation Needs
IS/IT Network Spring Meeting
April 17 - 18
Yorktown Heights, NY
Is your company looking for ways to harness the collective intelligence of all of your key stakeholders? Tapping into your company's collective intelligence can play an important role in generating new ideas, disaggregating and distributing work in new and innovative ways, and making more informed decisions about the future.
IBM is at the forefront of collective intelligence research. Learn more about this field at the IS/IT Network Spring Meeting at the IBM Watson Research Center to find out how you can better integrate this approach with your business.
For details and registration information, contact Lee Green at 703.647.2597.
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Share Your IRI Story
During the ROR Winter Meeting in Coral Gables, FL, former IRI Chairman Herb Fusfeld sat down for an extensive video interview discussing his lifetime experiences with IRI.
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As part of our endeavor to capture the stories of our organization's history, we are asking for others to step forward and share their memories of IRI. If you are attending the Annual Meeting, please contact Greg Holden to schedule an interview time.
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Transformational Strategy and Strategy Execution: Share your Stories!
2012 IRI Member Summit
October 15 - 18
Indianapolis, IN
Developing a transformational innovation strategy and putting it into action is a continuing challenge for most companies, as well as a top IRI "voice of the member" topic. At this year's IRI Member Summit, October 15 - 18, Indianapolis, Indiana, we plan to highlight your stories, both successes and challenges, in developing and executing your company's strategies.
Present your story and gain the dual benefits of showcasing your work and getting high level feedback from some very qualified innovation management professionals. Members who speak at our engagements often tell us how the post-conference feedback they received helped them far more than when they merely attended the meetings as passive observers.
Tell us your story by submitting a proposal to speak at IRI's 2012 Member Summit by Monday, April 30th. For more information, and to download a proposal form, visit our Member Summit page on the IRIWeb.
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IRI Member News and Updates
March 1, 2012: The National Inventors Hall of Fame announced that it will be inducting two IBM scientists to its membership. Dr. Lybomyr Romankiw and Dr. David Thompson will be added to the list of honorees for their invention of the technology that led to the advancement of commercial disk storage technology used widely in computers, digital cameras, and other electronic devices. March 1, 2012: The Eaton Corporation named Christopher J. Roche to the position of Vice President at their Innovation Center, Corporate Technology. Roche joined Eaton in 2003 as division engineer manager for the Industrial Controls Division of the Electrical Sector.  March 6, 2012: IBM's Watson, the famous computer which defeated champion contestants on the quiz show Jeopardy, was hired by Citigroup, Inc., to help process economic, financial, and client data. The de vice has formerly been used in the healthcare industry for its heightened abilities to process raw, unstructured data and present findings through its use of humanlike cognition and language.
March 22, 2012: Corning Inc. to name Dr. David L. Morse to the post of Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at its April 26 meeting. Morse will succeed Dr. Joseph A. Miller who is retiring April 30. |
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Thanks to IRI's 2012 Annual Meeting Sponsors!
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