Tuesday June 28, 2011
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June 28, 2011; 2:00 – 3:00 pm (EST)
Entrepreneurship. Technology. Innovation. Commercialization. These concepts are fundamental drivers behind the Regional Innovation Acceleration Network (RIAN). Funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and supported by the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI), RIAN is a virtual networking tool that bridges together people, ideas and resources as the basis for economic growth and development.
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Led by Mark Skinner, Vice President and Director of RIAN, this webinar will explore the benefits of the new RIAN web site and define the concept of Venture Development Organizations (VDO’s). Mr. Skinner will showcase RIAN’s interactive map designed to help economic development practitioners identify their regional innovation colleagues, where they operate and how to connect with them. He will also discuss how RIAN facilitates the growth of existing innovation networks and, for those regions where networks have yet to develop, provides the means for peer-to-peer sharing of information between existing and emerging VDOs.
Developed in partnership with the State Science & Technology Institute, RIAN’s website –www.regionalinnovation.org – highlights how VDOs are helping entrepreneurs turn their innovations into businesses by providing direct funding and increasing access to capital.
Mr. Skinner began his 26-year career in Technology-Based Economic Development (TBED) with the Ohio Department of Development in 1985, first as a Technology Center Liaison for Ohio’s Thomas Edison Program and later as the manager of Ohio’s SBIR Program. Skinner holds a B.A. in Urban and Regional Planning and Public Administration from Miami University of Ohio.
This webinar is brought to you by NADO Research Foundation’s Know Your Region program as part of a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Economic Development Administration.