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New Webinar Series: "President Obama's Initiative on University Research Commercialization: How Universities Plan To Respond"
Description:
On September 16, 2011, President Obama announced new steps that will help America’s universities and research labs convert ideas into new products, create startups, expand the economy and create high-value 21st century jobs. In coordination with the Administration, 135 university presidents committed to working more closely with industry, investors, and agencies to bolster entrepreneurship, encourage university-industry collaboration, and advance the nation’s social and economic interests. The commitments are aimed at helping achieve the President’s goal of strengthening commercialization of the nearly $148 billion in annual federally-funded research and development.
The “President Obama’s Initiative on University Research Commercialization: How Universities Plan To Respond” webinar series will have university leaders highlight specific plans for following through on this commitment and bolstering their commercialization efforts, in direct response to the President’s call to action.
Each 30-minute webinar will feature 10-minute presentations from two universities discussing their commercialization initiatives. A Q&A period will be conducted after the presentations for the remainder of the time.
Next Scheduled Webinar:
The University of Kansas and The University of Akron
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Starts at 1:00 to 1:30 pm ET
To register, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/303692994
Presenters:
Dr. Steve Warren
Vice-Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies
The University of Kansas
Press release on KU’s initiatives.
Dr. George Newkome
Vice-President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
The University of Akron
University of Akron Research
Preliminary schedule of other webinars in this series:
November 17
University of Cincinnati
University of Maryland
November 22
Iowa State University
Emory University
November 29
Purdue University
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
December 5
University of Florida
University of Virginia
December 13
University of Alabama-Birmingham
December 20
Kansas State University
