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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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| Aug. 11 Resource Rendezvous features feds with R&D focus | |
 Federal agencies that are among the biggest buyers of outside research and development will be represented at the fourth annual "Resource Rendezvous."
The event, produced by the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium, the Wisconsin Technology Council and the UW-Madison College of Engineering, will be held 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11 at the UW-Madison College of Engineering, 1415 Engineering Drive.
Early-bird registration is $75 through July 18 and $85 thereafter and $40 for students; all register at www.wisecurity.org. Look under "Featured Events."
Speakers include Jim Grove, Department of Homeland Security; Greg Milman, National Institutes of Health; Michael Hoard, Marinette Marine; Larry Pollack, Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Ron Marchessault, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center; George Solhan, Office of Naval Research; and Dr. Renee Wagner, Agricultural Research Service. More speakers will be announced in coming weeks. Other speakers will be announced soon. For more information, visit the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium website here. |
| Lee Edwards of Virent Energy Systems on latest 'WisBusiness: The Show' | | |
Please watch the latest edition of "WisBusiness: The Show,'' the twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. This episode features an interview with Lee Edwards, CEO of Virent Energy Systems. Edwards talks about Virent's efforts to scale up production of "green gas" as well as its latest $46.4 million investment round. Also view the Wisconsin stock report with Liz Schrum and commentary about the business case for sustainability from Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still.
Click here to see the show, produced by Tweedee Productions of Madison.
The show is sponsored by Grant Thornton, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C., and Madison Gas & Electric. |
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Neenah firm wins seventh annual Governor's Business Plan Contest | |
LIVEyearbook, a start-up company that is turning a new page on an iconic institution - the school yearbook - was the Grand Prize winner in the 2010 Governor's Business Plan Contest. The company has won $50,000 in cash and services.
Read more on the Top 12 finalists here.
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, the grand prize winner.
For more information on participating as a contest, judge or sponsor of the 2011 contest, please contact Liz Schrum. |
| June 8-9 Entrepreneurs' Conference draws more than 400 attendees | |  More than 400 attendees gathered at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee to hear a talented line-up of entrepreneurs, investors and other start-up business experts 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 was awarded the 2010 Ken Hendricks Memorial "Seize the Day" award at the conference. Read more from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel here.
For a recap of all Entrepreneurs' Conference news coverage and video recordings, please click here.
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'Angel' network activity up in 2009 over '08; follow-on rounds key | |
Young Wisconsin companies pulled in less funding in 2009 than in the previous year, but angel investing networks and funds were more active, the Wisconsin Angel Network announced in early June. Much of the investing was through follow-on rounds by angels in existing portfolio companies.
Early-stage investors overall put $73.2 million into state companies last year, down from the $99 million invested in 2008, said Joe Kremer, director of the network, a program of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Read more from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel here. |
| Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium set for Nov. 10-11 in Madison | | | The Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium will be held Nov 10-11, at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison. This conference is designed to help entrepreneurs learn how to pursue private equity - and to prepare them for regional and national venture conferences. Early-stage companies from Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest will be professionally "coached" by venture and service professionals, as well as veteran company executives with stories to tell. In addition to the hands-on instruction, the symposium will allow investor presentations for select early-stage companies, as well as a crowd favorite, the "Elevator Pitch Olympics."
Check www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com in late July for more information. |
| Tech Council among conveners for Economic Summit Series | | |
The Wisconsin Technology Council is among the conveners of the 2010 Wisconsin Economic Summit Series, which will begin with an Aug. 2 summit on economic development in Appleton.
The University of Wisconsin System, Competitive Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Higher Education Business Roundtable, the Wisconsin Way and the Tech Council are co-hosting a series of three summits dedicated to helping Wisconsin forge dynamic strategies for a stronger economic future. The Aug. 2 summit will highlight, among other things, the findings and recommendations from a recent study commissioned by Competitive Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Economic Development Association and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
Register or learn more here. |
| 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 columns:
State sustainability rankings demonstrate Wisconsin industry is embracing change: "Sustainability" is a word that holds different meanings for different business leaders. Some see it as a mom-and-apple pie term used by environmentalists to describe any trend they like, regardless of cost. Others see sustainability as a business consideration that's here to stay, even if the metrics defining it are evolving... Read more. Defense-less no more: Wisconsin firms competing for, and winning, military contracts: For decades, Wisconsin lagged most of the 50 states when it came to federal defense spending. The lack of a major military base explained Wisconsin's poor return on its tax dollars - at least, in part - but a dearth of defense-related contracts seemed harder to justify given the state's manufacturing and research know-how.... Read more.
Hitting the green: Landing a major golf tournament scores economic payback: Luring the likes of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els to Wisconsin for a golf tournament may seem like a transitory, made-for-TV event, given the putt-and-run nature of professional golf. But the dollars left behind by the pros, their fans and sponsors can be an economic hole-in-one for states where tournaments are staged.... Read more.
The many faces and flavors of entrepreneurism in Wisconsin: Ask the average person to describe an "entrepreneur" and it may sound a bit like a white-coated scientist emerging from a laboratory with the promise of a life-saving drug, albeit 10 years and hundreds of millions of dollars away from reality... Read more.
Revival of Wisconsin Economic Summits provide forums for ideas: The original Wisconsin Economic Summits served their purpose by fading away. That's not to say the four summits that took place between 2000 and 2003 were unsuccessful. In fact, the first two summits identified economic trends and strategies that continue to shape the state.... Read more.
Instead of waiting for old jobs to reappear, entrepreneurs are creating their own: For many of those jobless or under-employed Americans, the climb back from the recession is is not waiting for that old job to reappear - but creating their own jobs by becoming entrepreneurs.... Read more.
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| News, events and opportunities | | 
* High-speed rail is the topic of the July 8 WIN-Milwaukee meeting. The event will feature John Oimoen and Paul Trombino of the Wis. Dept. of Transportation. Register here.
* The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Town Center will be the focus of the July 27 WIN-Madison meeting. Learn more here.
* The Lake Superior Technology Conference will be held Aug. 4-5 in Ashland. Learn more and register here.
*'Research to Jobs' is the focus of the Aug. 19 WIN-Western Wisconsin meeting to be held at UW-Stout. Stay tuned for more details.
* The BioForward annual conference, The BioTechnology Vision Summit will be held Aug. 25 in Madison. Click here to register and learn more.
* The Tech Council Board of Directors will meet July 13 at Cray Inc. in Chippewa Falls. For more information, contact Sarah Williams.
* The Medical Design and Manufacturing Exposition and Conference will take place Oct. 12-14 in Minneapolis. Contact Jodi Hoeser for more information.
* The Centrallia Global Business to Business Forum will take place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, October 20-22. Find out more at www.centrallia.com
 * 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.
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| | | 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.
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Tech Council Board of Directors Meeting, July 13, 2010, Cray Inc., Eau Claire.
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