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Copyright 2005, Houston Technology Center Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@houstontech.org Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:23:33 GMT Events http://www.houstontech.org/en/cev/902 <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.houstontech.org/en/cev/902"> <span class="summary">Gulf Coast Innovation Conference & Showcase</span> </a><br/> <span class="tdtstart">Start Date:</span> <abbr class="dtstart" title="20091021T120000Z">21-Oct-09 7:00 AM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tdtend">End Time:</span> <abbr class="dtend" title="20091021T223000Z">21-Oct-09 5:30 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tlocation">Location:</span> <span class="location"> Hilton Americas, Houston, Texas 77010</span> <br/> <span class="tdescription">Event Details:</span> <div class="description"><div>Call 713 658 1750 to register</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/16259/GCICScompanies.pdf"> </a> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Gulf Coast Innovation Conference &amp; Showcase</span></p> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><em>Driving Innovation to Commercialization</em></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center">&nbsp;</div> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="left">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Wednesday, October 21, 2009</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hilton Americas – Houston </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">8:00 – 5:30 p.m. Conference and Showcase</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Join us for the largest presentation of Gulf Coast emerging technology companies focusing on Life Science, Energy, Information Technology, Nanotechnology and Aerospace. &nbsp;Spanning the Arc from Research to Innovation to Entrepreneurship and Commercialization<strong><em></em></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong>What to expect?</strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>80 Business presentations including:</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Houston Technology Center client companies</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Houston Technology Center graduate companies</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Gulf Coast companies featuring technology from 12 participating academic and research institutions</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF) awardees from the Gulf Coast</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Company Showcase</p> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">All participating companies are invited to exhibit in a tradeshow showcase</span></div> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Distinguished Keynote Speaker, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Robert Peebler</span>, CEO of ION<br> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>2009 HTC client company graduation presented by HTC Chairman, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Governor Rick Perry </span>to announce new ETF awardees</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>University Leaders: <strong><em>The President’s Panel</em></strong> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Entrepreneur Panel: <strong><em>Entrepreneurship, Driving Successful Commercialization</em></strong><em></em></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Networking cocktail reception</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em>&nbsp;</em></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong>Who should attend?</strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;">v&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Investors</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;">v&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Entrepreneurs</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;">v&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Business Leaders</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;">v&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Service Providers</span></span></span></p> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;">v&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Technologists</span></span></span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">&nbsp;</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">University Leaders: The President's Panel<br> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">Moderator: <strong>Dr. Mae Jemison</strong>, <span style="font-size: 9pt;"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" color="#000000">Former astronaut, Founder and President of BioSentient Corp. and Founder and Chairman of the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence<o:p></o:p></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Renu Khator</strong>, <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Chancellor, University of Houston System, </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">President, University of<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Houston</span> </span> <div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>David W. Leebron</strong>, President, Rice University</div> <div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Dr. John Mendelsohn</strong>, President, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> </span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 8pt;">Entrepreneurship Panel</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;Catherine Mosbacher</strong>, President and CEO, Center for Houston's Future</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;Kathy Hogenson</strong>, President and CEO, Zone Energy</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Eric Pulaski</strong>, Founder and CEO, SmartVault Corp.</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Richard M. Scruggs</strong>, CEO, Salient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.<br> <div>&nbsp;</div> <span style="color: #993300;"> </span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #993300;"> <div>&nbsp;</div> </span> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Platinum Sponsors</strong>:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> &nbsp;<br> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.galleryfurniture.com/"> <div>Gallery Furniture</div> </a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> &nbsp; <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pkftexas.com/pkf/Default.asp">PKF Texas</a></div> <div><br> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.0866in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;"> <div style="margin-left: 40px;"> <div></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Gold Sponsors:</div> <div><a href="http://www.1-service.com/">1-Service</a></div> <div><a href="http://www.bankoftexas.com/">Bank of Texas</a><br> </div> <div><a href="http://www.bluelance.com/">Blue Lance, Inc.</a>&nbsp; <br> </div> <div>Barbara and Paul Frison&nbsp;</div> <div><a href="http://www.chevron.com/">Chevron</a></div> <div>Holthouse Foundation for Kids <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <br> </div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Silver Sponsors</span>:</div> <a href="http://adhealthcare.com/">Advanced Diagnostics Healthcare</a><br> <a href="http://www.capitalroyalty.com/">Capital Royalty L.P.</a><br> Charles Flournoy<br> <a href="http://www.ey.com/">Ernst &amp; Young, LLP</a><br> &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hp.com/#Product">Hewlett Packard</a><br> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx">Microsoft</a><br> <a href="http://www.palmettopartners.net/">Palmetto Partners</a><br> <a href="http://www.pearlandedc.com/">Pearland Economic Development Corporation</a><br> <a href="http://www.outsourcegc.com/">Phillips &amp; Reiter, PLLC</a><br> Rice University through the generosity of Jim &amp; Molly Crownover<br> <a href="http://www.silverfox.org/bio-sloan.html">Sloan Consulting Services</a><br> <a href="http://www.vesaliusventures.com/">Vesalius Ventures</a><br> <a href="http://www.velaw.com/">Vinson &amp; Elkins LLP</a><br> <a href="http://www.winstead.com/">Winstead PC </a><br> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp; <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/16259/EventProgram10.19.doc">EVENT PROGRAM</a></div> <div><a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/16259/GCICSCompanies10.19.pdf">LIST OF COMPANIES PRESENTING AND/OR EXHIBITING</a></div> </div> <blockquote> <div align="center"><br> <span style="color: #993300;"> <div> </div> </span></div> <span style="color: #993300;"> <div>&nbsp;</div> </span></blockquote></div> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Hilton Americas <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">1600 Lamar</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">Texas</span> <span class="postal-code">77010</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.houstontech.org/en/cev/902 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT