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| August 29, 2012 |
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| Client & Graduate News |
| HTC Graduate Merrick Systems Establishes Colombian Subsidiary |
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Merrick Systems, a leading provider of production management and accounting solutions to the upstream oil and gas industry, is pleased to announce the establishment of Merrick in Colombia (Merrick Colombia SAS), in Bogota.
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| Help Us Bring HTC Client Qukku to SXSW!
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| SXSW
PanelPicker 2013 is open for voting until August 31st - here are the ones that are near and dear to our hearts (and that could use your vote): |
- Crowdsourcing fan content is the new 'Must See TV' (Interactive session): Vote now!
- Above the noise: have your fans rock your story! (Music session):
Vote now!
- Turning your fans' stories into fan advertising (Film session):
Vote now!
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| HTC Clients, Seniors in Touch and Qukku to Coach at AARP's Health Innovation@50+LivePitch |
Brian Lang, CEO of HTC Client Seniors In Touch, and Stephen White, CEO of HTC Client Qukku, will coach multiple start-up companies as they prepare for the AARP Health Innovation@50+ LivePitch.
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| HTC Insider |
Announcing the 2012 Goradia Innovation Prize Program Finalists
Awards & Company Presentation to Take Place at IC&S |
The Goradia Family Foundation and Opportunity Houston, Greater Houston Partnership have provided prize money for this year’s 2012 Goradia Innovation Prize Program. In its third year, the Goradia Innovation Prize
is awarded to early stage companies that have commercialized or are very close to commercializing innovative technologies within the Gulf Coast Region.
A panel of distinguished judges have selected the 2012 Goradia Innovation Prize Program finalists as follows:
Akros TechLabs, LLC, CBM Enterprise Solutions, LLC,
DreamSaver Enterprises, LLC, EpicOne Corporation, Nurtured by Design, Procyrion, Inc.,
SHMsoft, Inc., Smart Office Energy Solutions |
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HTC Welcomes New Director of Marketing & Communications,
M. Heather Dunn |
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Heather Dunn serves as Director, Marketing and Communications for the Houston Technology Center (HTC). Heather has been a high tech marketer for over ten years, most recently for seven years in various marketing management positions at Hewlett-Packard in Houston, and previously in Austin with Dell, Inc and technology start-ups/ As Marketing Director, Heather oversees all corporate communications and integrated marketing strategy initiatives, including advertising, media relations, public relations, social media and branding activities for the HTC. |
| HTC Welcomes New Executive In Residence, Jack Smyth |
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Jack Smyth’s experience is quite varied, ranging from startup companies to Fortune 50 enterprises. Industries range from information technology to healthcare to mail order to education.
During his eight years leading Spring Medical Jack built a reputation as a thought leader in Healthcare IT while winning three Houston Fast 100 awards and two Houston FastTech 50 awards. He has also won awards for speaking and teaching.
Shortly after leaving Spring Medical, RedHouse Associates, a new venture incubator, invited Jack to become an Entrepreneur in Residence providing coaching assistance to portfolio company CEOs as he looks for his next full-time opportunity. Jack’s skills include sales, marketing, strategy and operations. |
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| Resident Spotlight: Mariam Jacob |
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Mariam Jacob is a Resident in the Energy and IT Acceleration Programs of HTC. She has extensive experience in helping companies to develop and implement key initiatives, corporate strategy, and strategic alliances. Mariam has also served on various non-profit boards. Most recently, she served as VP of Marketing for MBA Women International’s National Student Leadership Team. She graduated from SMU with a BS in economics. She will graduate from UH with her MBA in December 2012. |
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| Upcoming Events |
| Tech Link - Friday, September 14 |
| CONNECTION ♦ SUPPORT ♦ COMMUNICATION ♦ RECOGNITION |
The Houston Airport System -
Supporting the Region's Aerospace Education and New Technology |
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Featured
Speaker:
Mario
Diaz
Director,
Houston
Airport
System
Learn about Houston Technology Center's Incubation and Acceleration Clients
focused in the energy, life sciences,
information technology, NASA/aerospace sectors. |
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| Open to the community these meetings allow professionals to be involved with and influence the evolution of emerging technology. |
Friday, September 14
7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Aerospace Transition Center
16921 El Camino Real
Houston, Texas 77058 |
$20 Registration Fee
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| HTCU: Entrepreneurship - Thursday, September 20 |
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Learn what it takes to turn your ideas
and expertise into technology-driven
companies.
Launching a new business takes more than
just a great idea - it takes planning to
create a roadmap to success. The expert
presenters for this workshop will share
their experiences, covering a
broad range of topics of interest to new
entrepreneurs. |
- Business Plan Fundamentals
- Selecting the Proper Business Structure, IP Considerations
- Marketing Now: A Basic Building Block, Not a Luxury
- Financial Assumptions and Projections
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Thursday, September 20
HTC Conference Center
410 Pierce Street
Houston, Texas 77007
$50 Registration Fee
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TiE Texas Funding Forum 2012
November 8, 2012 |
TiE Houston, TiE Austin and TiE Dallas, along with the Houston Angel Network, Houston Technology Center and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship proudly present the TiE Texas Funding Forum, an annual event where aspiring entrepreneurs have an opportunity to present business cases to angel investors and venture capitalists.
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Deadline for executive summary submission:
Friday, September 14, 2012
Apply Now |
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Join us for the largest presentation of Texas Gulf Coast
emerging technology companies.
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- Over 70 companies presenting and exhibiting
- Luncheon with an exciting Leadership Panel and Afternoon Keynote Speaker
- Announcement of the Goradia Innovation Prize winners - $150,000 in prize monies
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| Announcing Afternoon Keynote Speaker |
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Michael L. Coats
Director,
Johnson Space Center |
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Wednesday October 3
10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Houston
1200 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Early Bird Registration Fee $195
Sept. 14-Sept. 28 Registration $250
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Community
Events |
| Cleanweb Hackathon Houston |
| "Cleanweb" is about applying software solutions to resource and sustainability challenges in areas such as energy, water, waste, transit, and food. Today, converging trends in cheaper computing power, mobile connectivity, availability of big data, and access to social networks enable new approaches to old problems. The Hackathon engages software developers, designers, and users to build on new ideas and approaches, and to solve unique, local problems. |
September 21-23
Rice University
Duncan Hall
Houston, Texas 77005
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