McAllen Economic Development Corporation

McAllen Economic Development Corporation is happy to be a sponsor of the Technology Entrepreneurship Workshop being hosted by UTPA on Friday, March 5th. The event is free of charge and will host Kimberly Watson Hemphill, author of Fast Innovation, as keynote speaker. Please see below and the attached agenda for additional details about the event.

WHAT: The University of Texas-Pan American is again offering opportunities to learn more about entrepreneurship and technology commercialization. The event is to foster and support regional technology based economic development. FibeRio Technology Corporation, Photon 8, and Scantech are the most recent demonstrations that the region has sustainable competitive advantages that enhance lucrative enterprises. The event includes a keynote presentation by Kimberly Watson Hemphill, author of Fast Innovation, with focuses on reducing time to market, increasing the new product success and speed balanced against the need for product differentiation. Other presentations focus on raising capital, lessons learned by a panel of technology entrepreneurs from Border startups, designing and manufacturing your technology as well as highlighting the benefits of the region for manufacturing and scaling up your production.

WHO: The March 5th event is open to interested entrepreneurs, students and the public and now free thanks to the generous support of our sponsors. Registration is available by calling 956-318-8947 or emailing beckam@utpa.edu .
WHEN: March 5th, 2010 Registration at 8AM The Bootcamp will start 8:30AM at the Engineering Auditorium on UTPA’s Campus , 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, TX. Parking information provided after registration. For more information, contact 956-318-8947.
SPONSORS: UTPA partners for the event include EDCO Ventures, Edinburg Economic Development Corporation, MBA Alumni Association, Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center of South Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley Workforce Solutions, McAllen Economic Development Corporation, Rapid Response Manufacturing Center, South Texas Manufacturing Association, North American Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education Initiative, and the Small Business Development Center.
This is the second year UTPA has hosted technology entrepreneurship events according to UTPA Director of Innovation and Intellectual Property, Jackie Michel. Michel said “the event serves as an example of how the Rio South Texas region is collaborating to foster technology-based economic development, especially in the technology areas.” “The goal of the conference is to provide access to knowledge regarding entrepreneurship, technology commercialization and to provide networking with technology entrepreneurs at the different stages of their company development. We want those interested in technology entrepreneurship to have access to tools and resources and the networks the need to be successful,” Michel said.

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Texas Governor Rick Perry, along with other state officials, announced a $3.4 million state Emerging Technology Grant to the the University of Texas-Pan American. This grant will go toward the recruitment of top researchers and the establishment of a world-class advanced manufacturing center at the university. This initiative is aligned with UTPA’s Rapid Response Manufacturing Center and the North American Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education Initiative (NAAMREI).

The article in The Monitor said “the governor said the investment in UTPA is intended to help accelerate the university’s efforts in developing rapid response manufacturing and help create high-tech jobs via private investment and entrepreneurship, which he called ‘the building blocks of our economy.’”

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Professors at the University of Texas-Pan American recently discovered new technology that, “eliminates the electricity and relies on gravity to spin the tiny particles together on a spindle like cotton candy at the county fair,” according to local media reports.

The researchers plan to market this technology and have created www.fiberiotech.com. Click here to visit the company’s Web site. The researchers hope this will attract new companies and investment to South Texas, where the company has established its headquarters.

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The Hispanic Engineering, Science & Technology week (HESTEC) officially began at the University of Texas-Pan American this week. This annual event focuses on developing skills of local Hispanic students and discussing opportunities for students in the engineering, science and technology fields. This event draws in students from kindergarten through the university and is a full-community event.

Speakers such as Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor for the Department of Labor, as well as local representatives and national business leaders, will be at HESTEC.

The University of Texas-Pan American serves more than 18,000 students, majority Hispanic, and is located in Edinburg, TX. UTPA offers athletics and a variety of academic programs for undergraduates, grad students and PHD candidates.

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University of Texas-Pan America has expanded its course offerings in McAllen!
UTPA, part of the greater UT-system, is one of the state’s largest institutions and located on the US-Mexico border.

Read more about UTPA- Home of the Broncs- here

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