{"73781":{"#nid":"73781","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech to Host Innovation Summit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Southern Technology Council, the Council on Competitiveness, the Georgia Research Alliance and Georgia Institute of Technology will host an Innovation Summit on October 31, 2005.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis summit is the first of the regional summits that will discuss how to implement the National Innovation Initiatives recommended by a national summit last December.  The Council on Competitiveness will hold its 2005 national meeting in conjunction with this southeast summit.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech President Wayne Clough and BellSouth CEO Duane Ackerman will welcome business, government and thought leaders to the Georgia Tech campus.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe summit will concentrate on \u0022Exploring the South\u0027s Potential for Innovation Leadership.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than 20 prominent CEOs, university presidents and civic leaders will discuss the South\u0027s assets and needs to make the region an innovation leader.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhen:\u003C\/strong\u003E October 31, 2005 at 8 A.M. Eastern Standard Time\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere:\u003C\/strong\u003E Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center - Technology Square\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\t  800 Spring Street NW\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho: \u003C\/strong\u003E Prominent names in American business, labor, education and governance including:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nF. Duane Ackerman, Chairman and CEO, BellSouth Corporation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSandy K. Baruah, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nArden Bement Jr., Director, National Science Foundation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nC. Garry Betty, President and CEO, Earthlink\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJames Blanchard, Chairman of the Board, Synovus\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGovernor Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJim Clinton, Executive Director, Southern Growth Policies Board\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMolly Corbett Broad, President, University of North Carolina\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWilliam Brody, Chairman, National Innovation Initiative and President, Johns Hopkins University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nC. Michael Cassidy, President and CEO, Georgia Research Alliance\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nG. Wayne Clough, President, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEmily S. DeRocco, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNicholas M. Donofrio, Executive Vice President, Innovation and Technology, IBM Corporation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRobert C. Dynes, President, University of California System\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nShirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nE. Floyd Kvamme, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield \u0026amp; Byers\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nC. Dan Mote Jr., President, University of Maryland\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLori A. Perine, Executive Director, American Forest \u0026amp; Paper Association\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGovernor Sonny Purdue, Georgia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRobert Reynolds, Vice Chairman and COO, Fidelity Investments\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJames B. Roberto, Deputy Director for Science and Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMichael C. Ruettgers, Chairman of the Board, EMC Corporation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDavid A. Sampson, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCharles W. Steger Jr., President, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDeborah L. Wince-Smith, President, Council on Competitiveness\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESummit Agenda:\u003C\/strong\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.southern.org\/main\/STC\/SI2\/agenda.shtml\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.southern.org\/main\/STC\/SI2\/agenda.shtml\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERSVP:\u003C\/strong\u003E  All members of the media interested in attending should RSVP to Georgia Tech Media Relations.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EContact:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMatt Nagel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n404-894-7460\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0027mailto:matthew.nagel@icpa.gatech.edu\u0027\u003Ematthew.nagel@icpa.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Southern Growth Policies Board\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSouthern Growth Policies Board is a non-partisan public policy think tank based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Formed by the region\u0027s governors in 1971, Southern Growth Policies Board develops and advances visionary economic development policies by providing a forum for collaboration among a diverse cross-section of the region\u0027s governors, legislators, business and academic leaders and the economic- and community-development sectors. Supported by the governments of 13 southern states and Puerto Rico, Southern Growth provides its members, and the region, with authoritative research, discussion forums and pilot projects in the areas of technology and innovation, globalization, workforce development, community development, civic engagement and leadership. To learn more about Southern Growth Policies Board, visit \u003Ca href=\u0027www.southern.org\u0027\u003Ewww.southern.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout The Council on Competitiveness \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAn organization of the top business, university and labor leaders in the United States, the  Council on Competitiveness is responsible for influencing the course of American competitiveness on regional, national and global scales. The Council stands unique in its ability to anticipate and respond to changing economic conditions through a series of comprehensive programs to maintain competitiveness and security, support innovation, benchmark national competitiveness and shape public policy. The Council is available on the Web at \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.compete.org\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.compete.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The Innovation Summit for the southeast region will be held at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center October 31, 2005"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"The Southern Technology Council, the Council on Competitiveness, the Georgia Research Alliance and Georgia Institute of Technology will host an Innovation Summit on October 31, 2005.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Summit will bring thought leaders to Atlanta"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2005-10-24 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:23","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2005-10-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2005-10-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.southern.org\/main\/STC\/SI2\/agenda.shtml","title":"Innovation Summit Agenda"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.compete.org\/","title":"Council on Competitiveness"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.southern.org\/","title":"Southern Growth Policies Board"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"89","name":"chemistry"},{"id":"713","name":"Gender"},{"id":"167061","name":"symposium"},{"id":"973","name":"women"}],"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":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}