{"68518":{"#nid":"68518","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech President Participates in National Manufacturing Initiative","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia\nTech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson is participating in a national meeting\nfocused on advanced manufacturing today in Pittsburgh. The gathering is part of\nPresident Barack Obama\u2019s initiative focused on making American manufacturing\nmore competitive. Peterson will be among six university presidents who will\nmeet with the president on the subject.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EObama\ninvited leaders from industry, government and higher education to help\nestablish a national manufacturing agenda. He will announce several actions\nbeing implemented by his administration including the creation of an Advanced\nManufacturing Partnership, to be spearheaded by leaders from top engineering\nuniversities and several major U.S. manufacturers. President Obama\u0027s speech, held in\nCarnegie Mellon University\u2019s National Robotics Engineering Center, will be\nstreamed online at the following link:\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/live\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003E http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/live\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\npresident is expected to discuss establishing U.S. leadership in\nnext-generation robotics. Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics at Georgia\nTech who serves as an academic and research leader on the National Robotics\nInitiative, will also participate in the summit.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\nam very pleased to be a part of this effort that brings together government,\nindustry and research universities to design solutions to ensure America\u2019s\nmanufacturing competitiveness now and in the future,\u201d Peterson said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cGeorgia Tech is an economic engine for the state\nof Georgia, and we are honored to work in concert with other universities,\nindustries and the government to foster economic development and help create jobs\non a national level as well.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording\nto Peterson, commercialization is deeply ingrained in the mission of the\nInstitute. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia\nTech will continue to play an important role in assisting the American\nmanufacturing sector in becoming more competitive,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EPeterson\nalso serves as a member of the Secretary of Commerce\u0027s National Advisory\nCouncil on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia\nTech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson is participating in a national meeting\nfocused on advanced manufacturing today in Pittsburgh. The gathering is part of\nPresident Barack Obama\u2019s initiative focused on making American manufacturing\nmore competitive. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson is participating in a national meeting focused on advanced manufacturing today in Pittsburgh."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2011-06-24 08:56:38","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:37","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"66420":{"id":"66420","type":"image","title":"G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson","body":null,"created":"1449177169","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:12:49","changed":"1475894589","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:09","alt":"G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson","file":{"fid":"193311","name":"g.p._bud_peterson.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/g.p._bud_peterson_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/g.p._bud_peterson_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2186478,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/g.p._bud_peterson_0.jpg?itok=ch7SEpjb"}}},"media_ids":["66420"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2011\/06\/24\/president-obama-launches-advanced-manufacturing-partnership","title":"White House press release"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/president\/","title":"Georgia Tech President G.P. (Bud) Peterson"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/live","title":"Live feed from White House"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2675","name":"economic"},{"id":"9038","name":"G.P."},{"id":"11890","name":"henrik christensen"},{"id":"215","name":"manufacturing"},{"id":"769","name":"President Obama"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"667","name":"robotics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}