President of Tokyo Electron Barry Mayer to Chair Chamber in 2010
The Board of Directors of the Austin Chamber of Commerce unanimously named Barry Mayer, President and COO Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc., as the 2009 Chair-Elect. He will become Chair of the 2,500-member, five-county business organization in 2010, succeeding Paul Bury, President Bury + Partners.
“Barry will be a strong leader who can fuel innovation and take the Austin Chamber to the next level, providing a positive impact on this community,” said 2008 Chamber Chair Joe Holt. “His long term commitment to the Chamber and its initiatives shows true dedication to Austin and the surrounding communities.”
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Austin Chamber and Austin Technology Council Launch Strategic Partnership
The Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Austin Technology Council (ATC) announced a major strategic partnership aimed at helping to grow the Central Texas technology industry. The partnership combines the economic development capabilities of the Chamber with the networking and educational programming assets of ATC to provide an array of business support services to Central Texas technology firms.
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The University of Texas at Austin's IC˛ Institute offers a program like no other - the Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC). Learn to create new products, new services and new ventures. Earn your M.S. in class or online from The University of Texas in just one year.
Join us for our final information session on Thursday, January 15 before the application deadline of 2/1/09 at the IC˛ Institute, 2815 San Gabriel. For more information: www.ic2.utexas.edu/mstc. To register for the session, RSVP to mstc@ic2.utexas.edu or 512.475.8923.
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Pecan Street Project Launches at Clean Energy Venture Summit
On Dec. 3, 2008, representatives from the City of Austin, Austin Energy, UT’s Austin Technology Incubator, the Austin Chamber of Commerce and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) unveiled details of the Pecan Street Project, a bold effort to design and develop a new, clean energy infrastructure, business model and proving ground for tomorrow’s energy technology.
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Benet Named New Director at ATI
Reed M. Benet has been named the newest Director at the Austin Technology Incubator, Clean Energy department. Benet has spent over a decade founding, funding, consulting to, or leading venture capital backed start-ups in cleantech, high-tech and the life sciences.
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