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The Wisconsin Innovation Network (WIN) eNewsletter is a periodical of news, events and programs about the needs and challenges faced by new and growing technology-based businesses in Wisconsin. WIN has chapters in western Wisconsin, the Lake Superior region, Madison, Milwaukee, northeast Wisconsin and central Wisconsin.
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| Sixty all-star panelists to speak next week at Entrepreneurs' Conference | | 
June 8-9 conference set for The Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
A talented line-up of entrepreneurs, investors and other start-up business experts will be featured in nearly 20 workshops and panel discussions at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference. To read more on the panelists and their topics, click here.
Promega's Bill Linton will receive the 2010 Ken Hendricks Memorial "Seize the Day" award during Tuesday's luncheon. Read more about the award here.
To read more about the 'cracking foreign markets' portion of the conference, click here.
Dave Berkus, past chairman of California's Tech Coast Angels and one of the nation's most prolific angel investors, will speak and host a workshop at the June 8-9, 2010 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference in Milwaukee. Read more on Berkus here.
lick here to read about other featured speakers: Eric Apfelbach, CEO of ZBB Energy; Sue Marks, CEO of Pinstripe and Bob Okabe, managing director of RPX Group.
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Top 12 in Gov's Biz Plan Contest compete for grand prize Tuesday | |
A talented line-up of finalists in the seventh annual Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest will compete for the contest's top cash and in-kind prizes Tuesday during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
The Top 12 listed here will present beginning 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Pfister, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave., and ending just before the evening reception. About $200,000 in cash and in-kind prizes will be awarded to those contestants and 13 other finalists. The contest's grand prize is worth $50,000.
Click here to read a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story on five finalists whose plans fall into the broad category of "cleantech," and click here to read a Journal Sentinel story on Liveyearbook, also a 2010 finalist.
To register for the Entrepreneurs' Conference and watch the live presentations, click here.
There is still time to sponsor the Business Plan Contest! For more information contact Liz Schrum.
Visit the Governor's Business Plan Contest website here. |
Act now to join Wisconsin at June 21-24 national nano/cleantech event | |
Join the Wisconsin booth at the world's largest and more anticipated co-located nanotechnology and cleantech conference of 2010. In its 13th year, TechConnect World will attract more than 5,000 attendees and 350 exhibitors.
For information, click here.
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| Aug. 11 Resource Rendezvous will bring DoD experts, more, to Madison | |
The fourth annual Resource Rendezvous will be held Aug. 11, 2010, at the UW-Madison College of Engineering. Please join us to hear from representatives of major federal agencies with research and development programs, especially around defense, homeland security and energy.
Speakers include: George Solhan of the Office of Naval Research and Gregory Milman of the National Institutes of Health, as well as representatives of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) and various branches of the Department of Defense. Tracks will focus on writing SBIR proposals, an overview of federal research agendas and tech transfer from national labs.
Other speakers will be announced soon. For more information, visit the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium website here. |
| Tech Council among conveners for Wisconsin Economic Summit Series | | | The Wisconsin Technology Council is among the conveners of the 2010 Wisconsin Economic Summit Series, which will begin with a June 29 summit on economic development in Appleton. Read more here. |
| Tech leaders survey shows hiring plans, economic optimism on rise | | | Click here to read a WisBusiness.com story on the latest "Tech Leaders Survey," which is conducted by WisBusiness.com, The Luminis Group and the Wisconsin Technology Council. The survey, conducted at the end of the first quarter, showed increased optimism about the economy among the nearly 200 tech executives surveyed.
The survey also revealed that more executives believe their companies will be hiring workers sometime in the year ahead. Click here to read a story in the Milwaukee Business Journal, and here for a story in BizTimes.com |
| Deadlines approaching for $1 billion Therapeutic Discovery tax credit | | | The federal Internal Revenue Services has released additional guidance regarding the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Tax Credit. Click here for key updates released May 19 by the IRS. |
Kremer updates investor tax credits law on "WisBusiness: The Show" | |
Click here to watch the latest episode of "WisBusiness.com: The Show" featuring Joe Kremer, director of the Wisconsin Angel Network and the latest on investor tax credits law.
This episode also features the Wisconsin stock report with Liz Schrum and commentary on animal research from Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still.
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| Inside Wisconsin columns tackle state, tech issues | | |
Inside Wisconsin
Tech Council President Tom Still shares insights on technology, the economy and politics though Inside Wisconsin. Here are some recent releases:
Next up: Will the National Institutes of Health rule on local zoning laws? Learn more about federal agencies and academic groups that regulate if, how and when animals are used in research settings... Read more.
Gulf oil spill fuels cries for replacements, but can biofuels industry scale up?: The April 20 explosion onboard the Deepwater Horizon has renewed public calls for fuels that aren't as toxic to the environment. The question is whether technology and public policy are within range of meeting the nation's demand for "green" fuels.... Read more.
Challenges facing biotechnology today won't stop long-term growth: Has the much-anticipated "BioCentury" ended after only a decade? That unspoken question rippled through May's BIO International Convention in Chicago, where some observers were nervous about what will come next for an industry that has grown accustomed to double-digit growth.... Read more.
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| Tech Council activity update | | 
* Former Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum, now CEO of of The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc., will talk about how to combat disasters with technology at June 22 WIN-Madison. Click here to read more. The event is sponsored by TEAM Companies.
* UW-Milwaukee Innovation campus was the topic of the May 13 WIN-Milwaukee. Click here to read a follow-up story from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
* The Tech Council Board of Directors will meet July 13 at Cray Inc. in Chippewa Falls. For more information, contact Sarah Williams.
 * The Wisconsin Technology Council has published "Wisconsin Edge," a 16-page magazine aimed at informing people outside Wisconsin about the state's tech-based economy. Visit our publications page for more information.
* Tech Council helps teachers integrate science and technology into middle and high school business classes through the Dane County YES! youth business plan contest. Website.
* Craig Culver, co-founder of Culver Franchising Systems Inc., will speak June 25 at a breakfast to support the Glacier's Edge Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. fundraising event will be at The Concourse Hotel, 1 W. Dayton. Contact Tom Still about attending. |
Company news round-up charts progress
| | | Even in tough economic times, Wisconsin tech-based firms are attracting investors, finding partners and moving their products and services to market. Click here for a round-up of recent company news.
Did we miss your announcement? Send your company news to news@wisconsintechnologycouncil.com.
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| Events and opportunities | |
Tech Council Board of Directors Meeting, July 13, 2010, Cray Inc., Eau Claire.
SPONSOR YOUR NEXT REGIONAL WIN MEETING! WIN has six chapters across Wisconsin. Click here or contact WIN director, Liz Schrum, to learn more!
POST YOUR EVENTS ON THE TECH COUNCIL COMMUNITY EVENTS LISTING! Click here to add your event to the Tech Council website.
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| Get WIN-volved! Membership has its privileges | |
 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:
Kathryne Auerback - Generation Strategy
Audrey Boss - Permit Path
Denise Ehlen - University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Ron Fleischman - University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Tom Hershberger - Axiom Group
Click here to join your local WIN Chapter or to learn more about us. |
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