Transforming Regional Economies: SSTI's 10th annual conference

该提案是对第10届SSTI年会的部分支持。 今年的会议将继续SSTI的记录，提供高品质的内容，以最高素质的参与者在一个刺激的环境。参加前几届会议的有州长的科技顾问、联邦和州项目管理人员、大学副校长、院长和技术转让办公室管理人员、学术界和私营企业的政策研究人员、地方经济发展工作者、外国科技专员、工业和学术协会的工作人员、专业协会和非政府组织的代表。SSTI的第十届年度会议，变革区域经济，将于2006年10月31日至11月2日在俄克拉荷马州的俄克拉荷马州市举行。大约300个州，联邦，学术界和地方的决策者和从业人员参与科学和技术政策的制定，实施和评估预计将参加SSTI的第十届年会的几个分组会议和研讨会将为与会者提供检查和加强高等教育对强大的地方，州和区域经济的贡献的方法。 通过提供EPSCoR支持的会议，致力于战略性国家投资大学研究，技术商业化和大学在区域创新中的作用，SSTI努力：1。为大学、经济发展者和区域利益攸关方提供一个论坛，讨论共同的挑战和问题，以及提高大学技术商业化、建立研究企业、鼓励教师创业精神和培养未来工人和领导人的有效工具和技术的例子;2.增加技术为基础的经济发展专业人员和EPSCoR国家计划领导人的认可和支持大学在建设区域技术为基础的经济中发挥的重要作用;3.吸引更多的大学领导和研究管理人员参加聚会，使他们有机会与州、地方和区域经济发展伙伴建立更牢固的工作关系;促进州际和州内合作，以实现研究和经济发展的共同目标。

This proposal is for partial support of the 10th annual SSTI Conference. This year's conference will continue SSTI's record of delivering high quality content to the highest caliber participants in a stimulating environment. Participants at previous conferences have included governors' science and technology advisors; federal and state program administrators; university vice presidents, deans, and tech transfer office administrators; policy researchers from academia and private firms; local economic development practitioners; foreign science and technology attaches; staff from industry and academic associations; and representatives of professional societies and non-governmental organizations. SSTI's tenth annual conference, Transforming Regional Economies, will be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on October 31 - November 2, 2006. Approximately 300 state, federal, academic, and local policymakers and practitioners involved in science and technology policy development, implementation, and evaluation are expected to participate.Several of the breakout sessions and workshops at SSTI's tenth annual conference will offer participants methods for examining and fortifying higher education's contributions toward robust local, state and regional economies. By providing EPSCoR supported sessions dedicated to strategic state investments in university research, technology commercialization and universities' roles in regional innovation, SSTI strives to:1. provide a forum for universities, economic developers and regional stakeholders to discuss shared challenges and issues in and examples of effective tools and techniques for increasing commercialization of university technology, building the research enterprise, encouraging faculty entrepreneurship, and preparing tomorrow's workers and leaders;2. increase among technology-based economic development professionals and EPSCoR state program leaders recognition of and support for the important roles universities play in building regional technology-based economies;3. attract more university leadership and research administrators to participate in the gathering, allowing the opportunity to foster stronger working relationships with their state, local and regional economic development partners; and,4. promote interstate and intrastate cooperation toward common goals for research and economic development.