SCRA to Host Workshop: Recovery Act Technology Transfer Opportunities in South Carolina
July 7, 2009
Register for July 8 & 9 Workshop Organized by the Global Trade Guide Department of Institutional Research, Planning and Sponsored Programs
CHARLESTON, SC – July 7, 2009 – A “Green, Renewable, Oceanic, Technology Transfer Outpost” (GROTTO) workshop is being held at SCRA’s Trident Research Center on July 8 & 9, 2009. The workshop will enable research leaders, international, federal and state officials and industry & university participants to gather and exchange information regarding financial and policy initiatives in green, renewable and oceanic technology markets and their business development implications.
Federal agencies will discuss finance and international export opportunities. The workshop provides an opportunity for participants to exchange research strategies and ultimately build collaborations to capitalize on knowledge-based economic development opportunities focused on “green technology” innovation, including renewable energy topics covering wind, solar and biofuels technology.
Workshop attendees will include representatives from multiple federal departments, agencies and key officials, researchers and industry leaders from South Carolina. The workshop will afford participants a combination of time-relevant content and broad networking opportunities, including insights into technology business and research funding initiatives identified in President Obama’s Economic Recovery/Stimulus bill.
The workshop program includes a visit to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science Tech. Lab in Charleston. A reception will be held after the workshop on both July 8 and 9.
Registration is required – please visit www.saintdg.us/registration for information about the workshop registration fee or to sign up, or contact:
Russ Keller at (843) 760-4358 or [email protected]. The workshop will take place at SCRA Trident Research Center, 5300 International Blvd., North Charleston, SC.
About SCRA (http://www.scra.org)
SCRA is a global leader in applied research and commercialization services with offices in South Carolina, Ohio and in the Washington, D.C. area. SCRA collaborates to advance technology, providing technology-based solutions with assured outcomes to industry and government, with the help of research universities in SC, the US and around the world.
