The Wisconsin
Innovation
Network (WIN)
eNewsletter
is a periodical of news, events and
programs that
focuses on the needs and challenges faced
by new
and growing technology-based businesses
in
Wisconsin. WIN has chapters in the
Chippewa Valley,
the Lake Superior Region, Madison,
Milwaukee and
Northeast and Central Wisconsin.
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Fifty-one semi-finalists advance to next round in 2008 BPC
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Phase I winners announced
Fifty-one entries from 31 communities have
advanced to the second round of the fifth
annual Wisconsin Governor's Business
Plan Contest, contest producers announced
February 26.
The contestants were selected from a field
of 250 first-round entries by an independent
panel of judges organized through the
Wisconsin Technology Council, which is
producing the contest in conjunction with its
membership subsidiary, the Wisconsin
Innovation Network, the Wisconsin Angel
Network and other statewide affiliates.
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'Wisconsin's Biofuels Destiny' is theme for April conference in Stevens Point
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Mark your calendar for April 16-17!
Wisconsin's fast-emerging potential as a
center for the production of biofuels and
other products from cellulose will be the
topic of a conference to be held April 16-17
at UW-Stevens Point.
"Wisconsin's Biofuels Destiny: Food, fiber
and forest products for the 21st century"
will be produced by the Wisconsin
Technology
Council, NorthStar Economics, Rusk Prairie
Consulting Group and the Lakes State
chapter
of TAPPI, the leading association for the
worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and
converting industries.
The conference will be held at UW-Stevens
Point in the new Dreyfus University Center.
The dinner speaker on April 16 is Dr. Timothy
Donohue, principal investigator and
scientific director for the Great Lakes
Bioenergy Research Center. The center is
one
of three federally funded centers announced
in 2007 by the U.S. Department of Energy; it
will focus on ramping up production of
cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels.
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Tech Council Activity Update
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The Wisconsin Technology Council has
examined how leading presidential
candidates "stack up" on science and
technology issues. The piece reviews the
proposals and records of U.S. Sens. Hillary
Clinton,
John McCain and Barack Obama. Read
more at
the
Tech
Council site.
More than 160 companies endorsed a letter
to Sens. Feingold and Kohl thanking them
for their work so far on patent reform
legislation and encouraging them to
continue
to keep the interests of tech-based
companies in mind.
The Wisconsin Angel Network is helping
organize the 2008 Midwest Venture
Summit.
WAN is specifically helping develop event
programming for angel investors focused on
linking investors along the I-Q Corridor.
Check the WAN site for updates!
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Did you know?
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Fast facts about Wisconsin's high-tech economy
- According to the 2007
Science and Engineering Indicators
report,
released by the National Science
Foundation, Wisconsin has more than 96.8
thousand individuals in science and
engineering occupations employed in its
workforce
- According to the 2008
Corporate Report
Wisconsin Top 100 analysis,
Johnson Controls Inc., headquarted in
Milwaukee, is the number one enterprise in
Wisconsin in gross revenue. Employing
about 2,500 in Wisconsin, out of a total
workforce of 114,000, this public
company grossed $34 billion in
sales worldwide.
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WIN eNewsletter Reader Poll
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Reader Poll is the newest feature of the WIN
eNewsletter! Share your thoughts by voting
and view
the responses of others.
Reader Poll question of the month:
Recent news reports on the economy
have focused on the possible recessionary
effects of the credit crunch, the federal
budget deficit and other factors. Some
experts say the slowdown is real; others say
it's defined by consumer behavior.
Given recent economic reports, have you
modified your personal or business
spending habits?
Last issue we asked:
Wisconsin Innovation Network (WIN) events
cover topics ranging from connecting
with
investors to entrepreneurial success stories
to information on emerging
Wisconsin technologies.
What topics would you like to see covered at
your regional WIN chapter in 2008?
The largest response called for WIN chapter
topics on "attracting jobs to my local area."
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Events and Opportunities
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Wisconsin
Technology
Achievement Awards Banquet,
March 7,
Waukesha
Building Value and
Driving Profits, April 14-16,
UW-Madison
Wisconsin
Technology Council Board of Directors
meeting
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April 15, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.,
UW-Madison Biotechnology Center,
Madison;
Requests to host a future meeting may be
directed to Ryann Petit-Frere at
ryannp@wisconsintechnologyco
uncil.com
2008 WMEP
Manufacturing Matters!
Conference, April 23, Milwaukee
Small Business
Times BizTech EXPO, April 30
& May 1, State Fair Park
Meeting the Needs of
the Knowledge Economy," and the Adult
Student Initiative, March 12, State
Capitol. For more information
contact Chris
Wachtendonk.
Digital Healthcare
Conference 2008, May 7-8,
Madison
2008 Manufacturing
Advantage Conference, May 21,
UW-Stout
SPONSOR YOUR NEXT REGIONAL WIN
MEETING! WIN has six chapters across
Wisconsin. Click
here or
contact WIN director,
Liz Katz, to learn more!
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Get WIN-volved! Membership has its privileges
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Joining your local Wisconsin Innovation
Network (WIN)
Chapter offers networking connections with
a variety
of industries and professionals in high tech,
law,
banking, government, public relations,
manufacturing,
and local entrepreneurs. Your next
client/customer/partner is only "six degrees
of
separation" away.
Click here to
join your local WIN
Chapter or to learn more about us.
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