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Innovation Roundtable with US Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)
May 23, 2012 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Westfield State University
Please join Mass High Tech Council and TechAmerica for an Innovation Roundtable. Click here to register and for additional information.
Introducing Council's Global Talent Network
Employers access a pipeline of STEM talent of more than 20 million students and 4,000 educational institutions. The Council is re-launching an enhanced TalentConnect program, Global Talent Network, with Boston-based ConnectEDU to supplement current recruiting methods. Global Talent Network allows employers to cultivate sources of talent from across the nation through access to ConnectEDU’s network of students and candidates from K-12 to alumni. For more information click here.
At Least 2 Mass. Military Bases At Risk Of Closing - WBUR audio
Council President Chis Anderson was featured in this WBUR piece on the risks to two Massachusetts military bases - Hanscom AFB and Westover Air Reserve Base - as another round of base closings looms.
Council President Chris Anderson Featured on NECN
DTI Names Leadership Team
As the Council and the Defense Technology Initiative (DTI) work to strengthen the region's defense technology sector and lay the groundwork for the next BRAC (likely in 2015), former UMass President Jack Wilson has been named DTI chairman. Dr. Wilson will be joined on DTI's leadership team by Fred Strader, president and CEO of Textron Systems Corp. and Lisa Aucoin, director of soldier solutions at BAE Systems. Click here to view the related press release. To learn more about DTI's initiatives, visit www.defensetech.net.
Council Supports Cellucci in Fight Against ALS
The Council recently hosted former Governor Paul Cellucci and Dr. Robert Brown of UMass' Medical Center to help support the ALS Champion Fund, a $10 million research fund to find a cure for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Governor Cellucci was recently diagnosed with ALS, a debilitating and terminal disease that affects the body's neurological system. There is no cure for ALS, and to this point no therapies have proven effective for the long term. If you would like to learn more about the ALS Champion Fund, please visit www.umassals.com.
Extending Innovation Access
IAN is a vibrant technology exchange that empowers technology, research, and manufacturing enterprises to share their new ideas and innovative technologies with technology firms, universities, research labs and government agencies who are seeking innovative technologies in a secure, strategic and targeted manner.
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