Weekly iG Spotlight 3/10/11

Good afternoon everyone!  Hope you are having a great week!

iG Summit Follow-Up

Good feedback coming in from attendees of the first annual iG Summit.  Over half of the attendees have given us a feedback through a post-event survey.  We’ll be releasing the data from that in the near future.  If you would like to volunteer with iG2011, please go to www.innovationgainesville.com and let us know if you would like to Live, Learn, Celebrate, Speak or Invest Innovatively.  Just hit the "Contact Us" tab at the top and then "Get Connected and Involved."  I will be communicating in the next week or so to all those who have signed up to volunteer.  I'll have volunteer job descriptions, project timelines and other pertinent information.  Thanks to everyone who wants to make cool things happen. 

Decals?

To those of you who attended the iG Summit or Simon Sinek's Start With WHY talk last week, we handed out our new iG decals at those two events - please respond to this email and tell me WHERE you put your decal.  You just may find your office, business or establishment featured on the iG website and social media outlets.  Remember the iG Pledge - http://innovationgainesville.com/cool-things/ig-pledge - it's easy to put the "I" in iG! 

Don’t Forget to Register For 2011 Technology Showcase, “A Celebration of Innovation” April 19 at the UF Hilton

UF's Office of Technology and Licensing has their Innovation Showcase quickly approaching, and space is limited.  Check out the agenda for April 19 and register here: http://conferences.dce.ufl.edu/innovationshowcase/default.aspx?page=738

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the accomplished alumni panel, including executives from FairWarning, Medtronic, MPM Capital and Zalicus. See presentations from 14 startup companies, including Emerald Endeavors, Shadow Communication, Quick-Med Technologies and Plastron Shielding Technologies. President Machen will deliver opening remarks, followed by an overview of UF Research and Commercialization Milestones by Dr. Winfred Phillips, Vice President for Research. OTL officials will highlight our office’s new initiatives. Reserve your spot for Tuesday April 19, from 11:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UF Hilton Conference Center.

Check out these Video Clips!

The recent TEDxUF event was a big success.  Check out what folks had to say at  http://bigideasgainesville.com/events/.  If you were at the iG Summit, you heard Linda McGurn talk about "Start-Up Hour."  Stay on that TEDxUF link and  scroll down to see a great video highlighting the Gainesville Start-Up community - wow---this community really DOES make cool things happen. 

Have a great weekend!

GO GATORS!

ANN

Ann Collett

Vice-President – Innovation Gainesville

Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce/Council for Economic Outreach

352-231-2401

ann@gceo.com

www.innovationgainesville.com