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| December 5, 2012 |
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| Client & Graduate News |
HTC Client Bluenergy Solarwind and Texas A&M to Collaborate on
Wind Turbine Development |
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HTC Client Bluenergy Solarwind, Inc. has announced the award of a collaborative project with Texas A&M University’s Energy Institute and Department of Aerospace Engineering to continue development of a family of small wind turbines including a novel, hybrid solar-wind turbine.
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| Seven HTC Candidates and Clients Exhibit at Total Energy USA 2012
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| Total Energy USA assembles all the energy sectors – fossil, renewable and nuclear – to give you a comprehensive look at different energy solutions that will generate energy business and help to address today’s energy challenges. Seven HTC Candidates and Clients exhibited at the conference Nov. 27-29 including: CBM Enterprise Solutions, LLC, Emissions Technology, Inc., KEBAWK TX LLC,
MesoCoat, Inc., Rebellion Photonics, Inc., Texas Energy Network, LLC, and Zahroof Valves Inc. |
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Houston Technology Center and Johnson Space Center Celebrate Grand Opening of New Acceleration Center at JSC |
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From Left to Right: Yolanda Marshall, Director of Strategic Opportunities & Partnership Development, Johnson Space Center; Dick Williams, President Shell WindEnergy and Chairman of HTC Board of Directors; Michael Coats, Director, Johnson Space Center; and Walter Ulrich, President & CEO, HTC |
(HTC) in conjunction with NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) celebrated the grand opening of the HTC offices within the JSC Acceleration Center on the JSC Campus in historic Building 35 on Thursday, November 29.
In a major milestone for the Houston Technology Center (HTC) and the Clear Lake/NASA community, Johnson Space Center (JSC) and the HTC officially opened the doors to the JSC Acceleration Center offices. The focus will be to provide entrepreneurs and startup companies access to HTC’s entrepreneurial and technical expertise as they explore opportunities to commercialize NASA technologies. HTC’s presence at the JSC will include client incubation and acceleration, client recruitment and screening processes with the support of strategic partners, expert advisors and the extensive HTC and NASA JSC community, to translate innovative ideas to commercialization. “The capability for human exploration of space developed in the JSC community is unprecedented, and the current focus to ensure these assets and technologies will benefit society is an
incredible opportunity for the region,” said Walter Ulrich, President and CEO of HTC.
For more on the JSC Campus, click http://www.houstontech.org/jsc-campus/ |
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Pump and Pipes 6: Opportunity Now was a Success! |
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HTC's Deborah Mansfield above at Pumps and Pipes 6: Opportunity Now Dec. 3
Have you ever witnessed a heart surgeon, an oil & gas engineer, and an astronaut trying to solve each other’s respective industry challenges? Pumps and Pipes 6: Opportunity Now was a success. As probably the most unique conference of the year, it was an opportunity to represent your industry, your career and your passion by engaging other innovators and thoughts leaders in this dynamic conference environment.
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Energy and IT Acceleration Resident, Mariam Jacob, Inducted into
Golden Key International Honor Society |
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Mariam Jacob, an Energy and IT Resident at HTC, was inducted into the Golden Key International Honor Society. Membership in this prestigious international honor society is awarded to students who perform in the top 15% of their graduating class. While in business school, Mariam also served as the National VP of Marketing of the MBA Women International's Student Leadership Team, and was the founder and president of the Healthcare and Life Technologies Forum at UH. Mariam will graduate in December with her MBA, with focus on marketing, strategy, and entrepreneurship. |
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| Upcoming Events |
| Tech Champs & 2012 Commencement - Friday, December 7 |
LAST CHANCE REGISTER
REGISTRATION CLOSES TODAY @ 3 p.m. |
| Please join us in a special Tech Champs event as we celebrate our 2012 client company graduates in a special Commencement Ceremony and salute our 2012 Sponsors. Open to the public, this forum offers some of Houston’s best networking opportunities for the tech community. |
Friday, December 7
Light Breakfast and Networking 7:15 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
Presentations
7:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Hilton University of Houston
Shamrock Ballroom - 2nd Floor
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, Texas 77004 |
LIMITED CAPACITY, REGISTRATION CLOSES TODAY @ 3 p.m.
$25 Registration Fee
*TICKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR*
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2012 Graduates |
Cognitas Technologies, Inc., Covelo Group, LLC, Neohydro Technologies Corp., Open Geophysical, Inc.,
Soteica Ideas & Technology, L.L.C.,
Strongroom Solutions, LLC, Texas Energy Network, LLC, and Vendor Safe Technologies, Inc. |
| Commencement Speaker |
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John C. Beddow,
Publisher,
Houston Business Journal |
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HTC Seminar: "A Blueprint for Cloud" presented by Oracle
Thursday, December 13 |
Organizations must have a strategy and road map for moving to an enterprise cloud as adoption of cloud computing accelerates. Faced with different approaches for building an in-house private cloud, IT organizations need a pragmatic blueprint to follow.
What's your first step to leveraging the advantages of cloud computing?
Please join us for this HTC seminar: "A Blueprint for Cloud" presented by Oracle, featuring Rackspace and Oracle. This seminar will explore different approaches to leveraging cloud applications, implementing a private cloud, and reviewing best practices for how organizations can successfully move to the cloud.
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Thursday, December 13
Registration 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Program
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wine and Cheese Mixer
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m
HTC Conference Center
410 Pierce Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Registration: $25
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HTC is pleased to be a Supporting Sponsor for the
10th Annual Information Technology & Web Venture Forum.
Thursday, December 6
Registration & Continental Breakfast Reception 8:30 a.m.
Program 9:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Company Showcase & Reception 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Jones Graduate School of Business
6100 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77251
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SURGE Accelerator is a mentor-driven, seed accelerator solving the world's energy problems using software. Based in Houston, the Energy Capital of the World, SURGE assists approximately 10 companies each class that are seeking to innovate and exploit the massive shifts in technology, policy and expertise in the energy industry. SURGE provides entrepreneurs with the seed capital, expert mentorship, and industry ecosystem to rise to true market validation during a three month "bootcamp" (February - May). SURGE runs a competitive application process to find the best energy software companies in the world. If you have a great idea, we want to hear from you!
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Applications are open for the Spring 2013 class through Friday, December 7.
To apply or for more information, please visit http://bit.ly/SGDQ0w |
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