Volume 2    October 17-24    Issue 17

 

International Design Summit Oct. 27-29
EDC Investors Receive Discounted Registration


Register for Summit
EDC Investors choose "promo partners" as the registration type to receive a discounted registration rate of $395.

Want to volunteer and receive an even better rate? Complete the volunteer form or
contact Tina Shumway.

Technology + Design:  Visual. Social. Mobile. Ringling College of Art and Design will hold its third Sarasota International Design Summit, an annual gathering of designers, entrepreneurs, technology professionals, and thought leaders from diverse disciplines, October 27-29.  Over the course of three days, the increasingly important role of design and design thinking in shaping experiences with visual, social, and mobile media will be explored.  

Speakers include:

David Gray, Xplane 
Charles Warren, Google 
Tom Wujec, Autodesk
Michael Alexin, Target Corporation
Jennifer Magnolfi, Herman Miller 
Susan Szenasy,METROPOLIS Magazine


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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS


EDC Hall of Fame Photos Now Online
Want to view pictures of friends and colleagues enjoying the Hall of Fame Luncheon? View event photos online. Photographs provided by Maria Lyle, EDC Investor.



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IN THE FUTURE

Government Procurement Workshop: Own a small business and want to do business with local governmental agencies?  Come to the Procurement Workshop on October 29 at Manatee Community College Lakewood Ranch from 7:30am - 2:00 pm.  Representatives from local governmental agencies and educational institutions will be on hand to provide detailed information about how to sell your products and services to them.  Cost is $25.00 and includes continental breakfast and lunch. Advance registration required.

EDC Investor Update Breakfast
Monday, November 3, 7:45 a.m. at the Heron Creek Golf and Country Club, North Port. Breakfast will feature Eric Anderson, manager of Thomas Ranch. Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. is sponsoring the event.

   

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PARTNER & INVESTOR NEWS


Draper 2008 Technology Exposition will take place October 21-22
Draper 2008 Technology Exposition will take place October 21-22 at the USF Research Park in Tampa. Scientists will exhibit their most recent discoveries in strategic systems, biomedical engineering, space systems, geospatial systems, tactical systems, energy initiative, special operations, and independent R&D.

For more information, visit www.draper.com.

 

International Trade Opportunities
Export News from the US Department of Commerce
Read about opportunities from the Department of Commerce.

Interested in expanding your business internationally? Consider participating in these upcoming opportunities:


MEDICA, trade mission for the life science sector, Dusseldorf, Germany, sponsored by Enterprise Florida, November 19-22. For more information, contact Michael Schiffhuaer.

 

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The EDC of Sarasota County is the private, not-for-profit corporation leading the community’s economic development strategy to add high-wage jobs and diversify the local economy. The EDC provides business assistance to companies in Sarasota County and helps forge solutions to community challenges that affect quality of life. The EDC works in partnership with chambers of commerce, local governments and other organizations throughout the county and the region. For more information, visit the web site at www.edcsarasotacounty.com.



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