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Lake Superior Tech Conference
WAN Director Joe Kremer on the state of angel investing
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Sept. 17: WIN Northeast
Paul Lemens, director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Innovation at UW-Green Bay, on teaching innovation |
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| Tech Bytes |
| eVestor: New Brunswick takes lessons from Wisconsin; please complete the WAN User Survey
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Manufacturing firms can apply for federal energy dollar bills
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Tech Council goes on Neil Heinen's For the Record
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Journal-Sentinel offers daily business updates
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Madison among 10 most entrepreneur-friendly cities in US
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Nine tech companies land in University Research Park
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Five research themes revealed for the Institute for Discovery
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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 western Wisconsin, the Lake Superior Region, Madison, Milwaukee and Northeast and Central Wisconsin.
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| Upcoming Resource Rendezvous Features Five Federal Agencies |
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Attendees at the third annual "Resource Rendezvous" will hear from representatives tied to five agencies that help set the research and development agenda for the federal government's defense, homeland security and intelligence sectors.
The event, produced by the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium, UWM Research Foundation, UWM College of Engineering and the Wisconsin Technology Council, will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 19 at the UWM Student Union Ballroom on the UW-Milwaukee Campus.
Speakers at the conference include:
Dave Busigo, special assistant for innovative research and tech-transfer for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Chris Doyle, director of the infrastructure and geophysical division for the Department of Homeland Security
Col. Karl Friedl, director of the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command
Timothy Murphy, deputy director of intelligence advanced research projects activity for the Office of National Intelligence
A representative from the Milwaukee Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Additional highlights include:
The Three-Minute Research Pitch
Wisconsin Research Exhibit
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Double your chances: Apply by Sept. 18 to present at fall investor conferences |
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www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com
The producers of the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium and the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum are pleased to offer two opportunities for companies from Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest to present to investors. Companies may apply to present at either or both conferences, which will be held side-by-side Nov. 10-12, 2009 at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center in Madison, Wis. The application deadline for both conferences is Sept. 18, 2009.
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| Tech executives take dim view of state economy; express optimism about its future, their companies |
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| The Wisconsin Technology Council, WisBusiness.com and The Luminis Group reported initial results of a quarterly survey of technology executives from across Wisconsin.
While most technology industry executives hold a dim view of current state economic conditions, 45 percent of those responding to the first WisBusiness.com Tech Leaders Survey said the Wisconsin economy will improve during the next year and nearly three-quarters of the executives rated the overall prospects for their own companies as good or excellent...
The next poll will take place in October.
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| Winners announced for Governor's Business Plan Contest and Dane County YES! youth business plan contest |
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Eso-Technologies, a start-up company that has developed a monitoring device to reduce the risk of heart attacks for people undergoing surgery, is the Grand Prize winner in the 2009 Governor's Business Plan Contest... Read more.
Caroline Barry, who recently graduated from Middleton High School, is the Grand Prize winner in the first Dane County YES! youth business plan contest... Read more. |
| Inside Wisconsin columns hit state issues |
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Tech Council President, Tom Still, shares insights on technology, the economy and politics though Inside Wisconsin. Here are some recent releases:
Small business research grants bill deserves quick action in Congress: Amid a crowded congressional schedule that includes health-care reform and the latest on the economic stimulus plan, it's not surprising that a bill to extend the life of an effective federal research grant program might slip between Washington's legislative cracks... Read more A fifth "T" has joined the North Woods economic vocabulary - tech development: The image of Wisconsin's Lake Superior region is that of a laid-back vacation getaway, a place where a woman's motorcycle club from Manitowoc can share a lakeside bar with preppie sail boaters from Chicago and a smattering of locals. And everyone gets along....Read more
Comparing effectiveness in health care is patient-friendly approach to reform: President Obama wants a health-care reform bill on his desk before Congress takes its August break, and his deadline has prompted a sizzling summer debate over how to cut costs, raise revenues and extend coverage to more Americans. Not surprisingly, some ideas are good -and some aren't... Read more
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| Tech Council Activity Update |
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* The Lake Superior Technology Conference will take place on August 5-6 at the Wisconsin Indian Head Technical College in Ashland, Wis.
* The Tech Council will attend the Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) Summer Conference August 5-6 in Denver.
* The Tech Council recently posted a searchable link to the Wisconsin State Budget Bill ( click here) and listed an update on tech-related budget items ( click here). The Tech Council notes that many organizations and individuals contributed to the progress of this agenda.
 * The Wisconsin Angel Network will soon release the 2009 Wisconsin Portfolio. An annual publication designed to inform investors about updates in Wisconsin's risk capital economy.
* The Tech Council Executive Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 8 at the UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations. Interested in sponsoring or hosting a Tech Council board meeting? Contact Ryann Petit-Frere.
* A reception for finalists and sponsors in the 2009 Governor's Business Plan Contest will be held August 17 at the Executive Residence in Maple Bluff.
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| Fast facts about Wisconsin's high-tech economy
A metric from the recently released Tech Leaders Survey
According to an initial survey of 277 technology company executives, 66 percent of survey respondents rated the current condition of Wisconsin's economy as fair, while 22.4 percent rated it as poor. Nearly 12 percent (11.6 percent) said the state's economy is good.
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Tech Council Board of Directors Meeting, October 20, Logistics Health, La Crosse, WI
SPONSOR YOUR NEXT REGIONAL WIN MEETING! WIN has six chapters across Wisconsin. Click here or contact WIN director, Liz Schrum, 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 technology, law, banking, government, public relations, manufacturing, and local entrepreneurs.
WIN would like to welcome these new members:
Dennis Wanless, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Daniel Verbeten, Gardan
J. Ben Hobbins, Lake Resources-IronClads
Frederick McGaver, Encourage America
Larry Morrison
Jill Ferguson, UW-Eau Claire Materials Science Center
Doug Dunham, Eau Claire Materials Science Center
Kim Stoltz
Jeanne McCabe, Blood Center of Wisconsin
Jennifer Rodriguez, J.R. Illustrations
Michael Bright, Wisconsin Academy for Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Growth (WAE2)
W. Jeffrey Smoller, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Robert Shimmel, Career Momentum
Virginai Amann, Porter Novelli Life Sciences
Elliot Kerwin, City of Ashland
Andrew Schuman, Baker Tilly
Henrik Hartmann, Great Lakes Biofuels
Tom Mack, Symphony Corp.
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