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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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Internet Hall of Fame member Larry Landweber and Gregory Milman, an expert on the federal Small Business Innovation Research grant program, will speak at the 2012 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison. Landweber will speak the morning of Nov. 13 and Milman during lunch the same day. Learn more about Landweber here and Milman here. The conference will feature presentations by more than 40 companies, as well as 15 panel discussions and other hands-on events for entrepreneurs and investors. |
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"The future is now: Four strategies for Wisconsin's high-growth economy" will be published in November by the Tech Council. This biennial document offers ideas for policymakers and others on how to improve the state's tech-based economy. Developed over a period of months, the report includes recommendations from Tech Council board members in areas such as investment capital, human capital, technology development and business climate. Watch for its release at www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com. Past reports are also available on line. |
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Developing high-speed networks that can serve researchers, businesses and communities across Wisconsin will be discussed at the Tuesday, Oct. 23, meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network's Madison chapter. Panelists include Bruce Maas, chief investment officer and vice provost for information technology at the UW-Madison; Scott VanderSanden, president of AT&T WIsconsin and president of Competitive Wisconsin Inc.; and Tom Taibl, regional director of government and education at AT&T. Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, will moderate the discussion. Register here.
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'Science of beer' is Oct. 25 WIN-Milwaukee special event
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Join Dr. David Ryder, vice president of brewing, research and quality assurance for MillerCoors, at Milwaukee's Miller Inn for networking, sampling and a presentation on "The Science of Beer." The event begins at 5:30 p.m. The Miller Inn is located at 4251 W. State St. in Milwaukee and event parking is located at the MillerCoors Parking Structure, 3939 W. Highland Blvd. The cost is $25 for WIN members, $35 for non-members and included with WIN corporate memberships. Register here. |
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A delegation from the German state of Saxony-Anhalt will visit Wisconsin this month to learn more about technology transfer and entrepreneurism. Headed by Birgitta Wolff, Saxony-Anhalt's minister of the economics and technology, the group of about 20 representatives of industry and academia will visit Madison and Milwaukee, Oct. 24-26, following a visit to Atlanta. |
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Please watch these latest editions of "WisBusiness: The Show" the twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues.
In the latest edition of WisBusiness.com: The Show, Tom Still talks about the new "In Wisconsin" brand; the WisBusiness.com Stock Report covers the bumper cranberry crop and layoffs at Lands' End; and Liz Schrum talks to Linda Hoff, president of Physician Plus Insurance Corp., about the future of health care. Coming later this week: An interview with Reed Hall, the new interim secretary of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
 Click here to view the biweekly show, produced by Tweedee Productions for the Wisconsin Technology Council and WisBusiness.com, as well as our archives of past shows. The show is sponsored by Grant Thornton, Madison Gas & Electric, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., and the UW-Milwaukee.
Guests on other recent shows:
Paul Jadin, WEDC
Nancy Pautsch, Core BTS
Scott Mosley, Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Rimas Buinevicius, RoWheels
Brad Livingston, Dane County Regional Airport
Justin Sisley, Scootercabs Bruce Maas of UW Madison
Holly Hawkins of Tri-North Builders
Molly Lahr, Wisconsin Innovation Network Director
Chris Prestigiacomo of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board |
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Seven leaders from Wisconsin's tech and engineering industries, private equity and political sectors have been elected to the Wisconsin Technology Council Board of Directors. Elected at recent board meetings were:
James Antczak, biomedical technology licensing manager, Medical College of Wisconsin
Lisa Johnson, vice president of entrepreneurship and innovation, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Brian Lindstrom, controller, Epic Systems
Jeanne McCabe, president and CEO, JZB Solutions
Jim Pavlik, partner, Baird Venture Partners
John Wiley, former chancellor, UW-Madison
James Zylstra, vice president of finance, Wisconsin Technical College System
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Convention Bureau aims to attract tech-based events
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The Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau, a member of the Wisconsin Innovation Network, wants to help attract more tech-based regional and national events to the area.
Go to http://www.visitmadison/.com/home to fill out a form that can help the GMCVB's meeting planners reach out to meeting planners for trade associations, academic groups and other regional or national groups with ties to Wisconsin.
"Conventions and conferences not only help the local economy while visitors are here, but the exposure generated by such events helps to showcase the region's tech-based economy," said Tom Still, president of the Tech Council and WIN.
Contact Ann Shea at the GMCVB (608-255-2537) to learn more or to offer ideas. |
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 Tech Council President Tom Still shares insights on technology, the economy and politics through "Inside Wisconsin." Here are some recent columns: Still in Journal Sentinel: Manufacturing innovation is key to remaining competitive The second presidential debate featured more half-truths, interruptions and bickering than an episode of "Keeping up with the Kardashians," but one frank moment may define the debate over jobs in the campaign's closing weeks. Entrepreneurship rankings reflect staying power of Wisconsin startups Year after year, the rap on Wisconsin's startup sector has been that too few companies are created here. Fair enough. However, it's equally important to ask: What's the survival rate for young companies born in Wisconsin? The answer offers an encouraging glimpse at Wisconsin's resourceful entrepreneurial culture. Still in Journal Sentinel: First presidential debate only touched on fed science policy What is the federal government's role in fostering innovation? While the first debate offered a glimpse of how Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney might approach that question, details matter. That's especially true when the unavoidable realities of federal budget deficits could dramatically curtail federal investment in research and development. It's safe to say Wisconsin has a mixed record when it comes to slogans and brands. Remember "Live like you mean it"? That slogan only lived only about seven months in 2009 after it was introduced by the state's tourism department. Critics said it sounded like something a motivational speaker might chant - and exactly like a slogan once used by a major distillery. Foundation of angel groups helps to attract bigger investors such as Chinese group A major reason why the Upper Midwest is emerging as an investment hotspot is because homegrown investors, working with young companies, have laid the groundwork. It's a trend that began in Wisconsin about 10 years ago with the formation of the first angel networks. Tom Still in Journal Sentinel: State can be model for creating skilled workers Meeting the need for skilled workers - from people with the right training for today's high-tech manufacturing to people with advanced college degrees - has been addressed by three recent reports in Wisconsin. That kind of consensus around the size of the problem should mean solutions are achievable, even in a divided political era. Finding Wisconsin is becoming easier for investors, technology scouts One of my favorite pop quizzes for people outside Wisconsin, especially those who understand the tech-based economy, is to ask them to name the nation's top five academic research universities. The answers invariably include the likes of Stanford, Yale and Harvard, but rarely does anyone outside the Midwest guess that UW-Madison is perennially on the list. |
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Echometrix, a Madison medical technology company, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to sell its EchoSoft ultrasound technology.
UW-Madison: Researchers develop efficient, scalable process for making renewable liquid fuels Using simple technology developed primarily for producing electricity from hydrogen, a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology of South Korea has developed what could be a commercially viable, continuous process for converting biomass and electricity into renewable liquid transportation fuels.
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WIN- Madison - Sharing the load: Building Internet capacity
October 23, 2012
Learn more about 'the science of beer' at Oct. 25 WIN-Milwaukee special event
October 25, 2012
WIN-Milwaukee - Tim Sullivan, report on workforce development
November 8
Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium
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Dear Reader:
If you don't believe Wisconsin is producing more innovative companies, check out the upcoming Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. More than 40 companies will present during the conference, which will held Nov. 13-14 in Madison. That includes 26 in the Wisconsin Angel Network track and at least 15 in the Elevator Pitch Olympics. The high quality of company applications was noted by the conference steering committee, which helped select the presenters. Mark your calendars now for this inspiring and informational event!
Sincerely,
Tom Still, president _______________________________________________
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