As research transitions out of the lab and into the broader market, it is important to understand how that research’s broader impacts shift to become its commercial potential. This workshop will focus on how to communicate both the broader societal impacts of your research in addition to it’s commercial potential when writing grants or applying for other sources of funding.

The seminar is led by Ellen Brune, liaison for economic development for the U of A-Startup Junkie Science Venture Primer Partnership.  Register here. 

Join us on September 25, 2018, from 7-9 p.m. at Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9700 N. Rodney Parham, Little Rock, AR for the Little Rock Science Cafe – a public science discussion event.  The cozy pub atmosphere makes science discussions even more fun and the excellent Guinness doesn’t hurt either! See you there!

Our panelists will be Gretchen Cobb, PhD, Teacher, AR School for the Deaf, Ramon Escamilla, PhD, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Languages, UCA, Conway, and Wayne Waggoner, M.S., Contract Linguist, US Dept. of State, FBI, and Peace Corps OIG, Little Rock, AR

Research to companies and jobs - that’s what SBIR and STTR grants are about! Join us in Little Rock to learn how to operate successfully within Phase I and II of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer federal programs, with a special emphasis on the Department of Defense. Strategically align your business with SBIR/STTR and effectively plan a compelling proposal that will evoke the desired response from reviewers. Click here for more information and registration.

Come identify ATU STEM talent for your full-time, part-time, and internship positions. Don’t miss this chance to showcase your great opportunities to our students. Student and alumni attendees will be looking to go into science, technology, engineering – electrical engineering & mechanical engineering, mathematics or the Business Data Analytics (BDA) fields.  For further information,  click here. 

Join Dr. Reed Timmer, Meteorologist and Storm Chaser, at Rogers Hall on the University of the Ozarks campus for an exploration of the Art of Science, the synergy of arts and science in collision. Part of the Walton Arts and Ideas series.

The Arkansas Council of Teacher of Mathematics Invites you attend their fall mini-conference: Aspire to Create Thinkers of Mathermatics.
Cost: $25 - $75(See Registration Below Link For Choices)
Pulaski Technical College
3000 W. Scenic Dr., North Little Rock

Registration link: http://bit.ly/ACTM2018Conference

New companies from research with SBIR/STTR grants as the bridge. Join ASBDTC in Fayetteville to learn how to secure sole-source megabuck Phase III Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer awards. This workshop will detail the best strategies for Phase I and II winners interested in engaging the federal government as your customer. Click here for more information and to register.

UA Pulaski Technical College

3000 West Scenic Dr. ,North Little Rock, AR 72118

We are inviting women from our campus, area institutions and the STEM industry to learn from professional women in STEM careers.  Attendees will benefit from dynamic breakout sessions and a panel discussion.  Continental breakfast and a networking luncheon will also provide an opportunity for attendees to interact with professional women in STEM careers.

Please visit https://www.uaptc.edu/women-in-stem to register. Please register quickly, as space is limited to 150 participants. We look forward to seeing you!

Whether you’re a complete beginner with an interest in learning blockchain technologies, or an experienced developer, this will be an exciting event to learn, develop, and network with your peers, mentors, and coaches from industry.

Come as you are, and have fun building the next frontier in digital infrastructure technology while competing for prizes.

An optional training session on blockchain technologies will be held from 4:30pm to 6:00pm on Friday September 28, 2018. The pre-event kickoff start at 6:00pm where students will receive and sign up for use cases. The Hackathon will take place all day Saturday.  Click here for registration and additional information.

Looking to turn your great ideas and/or discoveries into a business? Get those ideas out of your head and into a plan using the Lean Business Canvas. Carol Reeves, vice chancellor for entrepreneurship and innovation, will lead this seminar that will help you formulate business models, identify challenges put you on the road to launch.  Register here.

Interested in the Congressional App Challenge but don’t know where to start? Bring your students to the Dawson Coop for a day of app building, video recording and editing.

Lunch will be provided. Students will be divided into teams of 2-4 people prior to arriving and we have space for 18 teams on a first come first serve basis. Register by Septembe 25.

Registration is here.

Federal funding for basic and exploratory research is great, but working on real-world challenges that have immediate applications can be equally rewarding for students, postdocs, and faculty. Join Cynthia Sides, director for the Office of Industry Engagement, to learn more about demand-driven innovation and how this office is a resource for faculty in all disciplines across campus. She will lead a discussion on industry sponsored research that touches on asking the right questions, connecting with the right partners, getting the right contracts in place and exploring educational and professional options for students. Participants will leave with a new understanding of how demand-driven innovation can lead to additional research and commercialization opportunities. Register here. 

Visit our Robotic DieCast Training Cell in our Manufacturing Lab and see the NEW Robotic Welding Training Cell! Take a tour of the Northark Technical Center and learn about all of the programs that we offer. More information here.

Tour of programs on the college campus the relate to manufacturing, facility tours, tours of our Innovative Technologies Center, guest speakers, and a vendor expo. Register here.

During Manufacturing Day, students will go on a plant tour where they will be able to see every part of the facility and learn about the different machines we work with. We highlight the different career opportunities in demand when they are completing school and entering the workforce. Afterwards, they will have the opportunity to ask associates questions about the work and career opportunities available at Pace. The local technical colleges will be on hand to provide information on programs they offer relating to the manufacturing environment. When they leave our facility, we want them to walk away with useful information about career opportunities in manufacturing and how to pursue them!  To register click here. 

Remix Ideas asks individuals, entrepreneurs, startups to submit their ideas. From these submissions, three applicants will be selected and invited to present their ideas to a live audience on October 5, 2018, from 5:30pm – 8:30pm at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub.  For pitch criteria and more information click here.

Enter the Remix Pitch challenge, “Battle of Ideas”, by September 7 , 2018.   http://remixideas.com/submit-an-idea/

Conway EcoFest is a group of environmental educators who work to improve the overall health of the community through our annual festival. We strive to make incremental changes in Conway and Central Arkansas through conservation, sustainability and innovation. Join us for our 10th annual festival this Fall! CAFTA’s mission “is to promote the arts in Conway under a unified forum. Our goal is to one day have a facility that can house all community arts organizations for use in artistic performance, exhibition and education.” Learn more about CAFTA at artsinconway.org.  Location of EcoFest is Laurel Park, 2310 Robinson,  Conway,  AR

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Experience how augmented reality will disrupt Arkansas businesses and manufacturing. Guest speaker, Steve Davis, will join National Park College's ITC Tech Talks to demonstrate virtual and augmented reality technology and explain how this technology is being used in civil and military aviation to revolutionize an entire industry.

Interested in learning how augmented reality can streamline your manufacturing processes and reduce employee training costs? Want to start a career in augmented reality technology? Don't miss this talk at the Innovative Technologies Center, 2233 Albert Pike Road, Hot Springs, AR 71913.

This event is FREE and open to the community. Refreshments are provided. For more information, contact ITC Director Robin Pelton at 501-760-1615 or sign up here.  

Specialists speak a language well-understood only by their peers. Conveying complex ideas to a non-specialist (be it a scientist from another discipline, a grant reviewer, an investor, or a student) requires plain language and an ability to see the world through your audience’s eyes. Drawing on techniques developed by the Alan Alda Center for Science Communication, AAAS, and StoryCollider, this 90-minute workshop will provide attendees with a toolkit for improving those skills and draw on evidence to dispel myths about science communication. Bring your pencils!

The seminar will be led by Sarah Goforth, director of outreach for the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The Science Venture Primer Partnership will broaden the programming and resources available to faculty and graduate students to amplify the economic and social impacts of university research and innovation. The Science Venture Primer Partnership furthers the joint goals and efforts of Startup Junkie and the U of A offices of Economic Development, Industry Engagement and Entrepreneurship & Innovation  Location is the Brewer Family Entrepreneurship Hub, 123 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, AR 72701  To Register click here.

Visit our Robotic DieCast Training Cell in our Manufacturing Lab and see the NEW Robotic Welding Training Cell! Take a tour of the Northark Technical Center and learn about all of the programs that we offer. More information here.

During Manufacturing Day, students will go on a plant tour where they will be able to see every part of the facility and learn about the different machines we work with. We highlight the different career opportunities in demand when they are completing school and entering the workforce. Afterwards, they will have the opportunity to ask associates questions about the work and career opportunities available at Pace. The local technical colleges will be on hand to provide information on programs they offer relating to the manufacturing environment. When they leave our facility, we want them to walk away with useful information about career opportunities in manufacturing and how to pursue them! 

To register click here.

   National Park College is opening a Maker Space at the Innovative Technologies Center . Become part of the Maker Movement with some of the latest available technologies. The Maker Space is at 2233 Albert Pike Rd.,  Hot Springs, AR
For more information and directions click here. 

Participants will hear from a variety of dynamic speakers and engage in meaningful discussion on thought leadership, innovation, opportunities and challenges surrounding women in today’s technology workforce. Includes breakfast, lunch, panel discussion, keynote speaker and breakout sessions.  Click here for more information and registration.

Held in conjunction with the Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit on October 23, 2018. Participants will hear from a variety of dynamic speakers and engage in meaningful discussion on health care and technology. Northwest Arkansas has fast become a health care destination in the Midwest. This conference will address healthcare in Northwest Arkansas and the advances of technology impact to health care nationwide. Includes breakfast, lunch, panel discussion, keynote speaker and breakout sessions.  Click here for more information.

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Tech Transfer (STTR) programs provide early-stage research funding for companies looking to commercialize science-based intellectual property. If you are interested in submitting an SBIR/STTR application, come to this workshop to discuss how to get started, learn about SBIR/STTR support programs in the area, or to schedule a time for Ellen Brune to review your grant drafts.

The seminar is led by Ellen Brune, liaison for economic development for the U of A-Startup Junkie Science Venture Primer Partnership.  Register here. 

Northwest Arkansas Premier Technology and Innovation Summit. The NWA Technology Summit brings cutting-edge innovation to the latest thinking at the intersection of business and technology.  Want to explore how to innovate and use technology to succeed in the digital era?  Then the Summit is for you. Forward-thinking and practitioner-driven general session speakers and high value breakout sessions will deliver ways that you can effectively collaborate on innovative solutions to common business challenges and learn how technology is powering change and leveling the playing field. 

  nwatechsummit.com 

The seminar will be led by Sarah Goforth, director of outreach for the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The Science Venture Primer Partnership will broaden the programming and resources available to faculty and graduate students to amplify the economic and social impacts of university research and innovation. The Science Venture Primer Partnership furthers the joint goals and efforts of Startup Junkie and the U of A offices of Economic Development, Industry Engagement and Entrepreneurship & Innovation  Location is the Brewer Family Entrepreneurship Hub, 123 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, AR 72701  To Register click here.

Join us on October 23, 2018, from 7-9 p.m. at Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9700 N. Rodney Parham, Little Rock, AR for the Little Rock Science Cafe – a public science discussion event.  The cozy pub atmosphere makes science discussions even more fun and the excellent Guinness doesn’t hurt either! See you there!

The Arkansas Life Sciences Summit sponsored by UAMS Bioventures will occur on October 25. For more information and to register  go to see BioArkansas at this link.

Join Jen Owen at Rogers Hall on the University of the Ozarks campus and learn about 3D technology in the Walton Arts and Ideas Series, an exploration of the Art of Science, the synergy of arts and science in collision.

Come see why Manufacturing is so important! Companies are invited to display their products, while students and the public are invited to learn more about what we do at Northwest Technical Institute. Learn how we partner with manufacturer's to produce the goods that you use everyday! The event is free and we always have a crowd. Lunch will be served. Students, please bring your questions as well as your resume with you.  Click here to register. 

Converting valuable research into patents is a great accomplishment for a faculty member. Come to this workshop to learn how the University protects your intellectual property, what the process looks like once your application reaches the US Patent and Trademark Office, and how technology is licensed for commercial use.

The seminar is led by Technology Ventures.  Register here. 

Converting valuable research into patents is a great accomplishment for a faculty member. Come to this workshop to learn how the University protects your intellectual property, what the process looks like once your application reaches the US Patent and Trademark Office, and how technology is licensed for commercial use.

The seminar is led by Technology Ventures.  Register here. 

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Tech Transfer (STTR) programs provide early-stage research funding for companies looking to commercialize science-based intellectual property. If you are interested in submitting an SBIR/STTR application, come to this workshop to discuss how to get started, learn about SBIR/STTR support programs in the area, or to schedule a time for Dr. Ellen Brune to review your grant drafts.

The seminar is led by Ellen Brune, liaison for economic development for the U of A-Startup Junkie Science Venture Primer Partnership. It will be offered November 14 at 11 a.m. Register here.

Join a panel of Doctors and Researchers, at Rogers Hall on the University of the Ozarks campus for an exploration of the Art of Science, the synergy of arts and science in collision. The topic is researching and treating important diseases. This is part of the Walton Arts and Ideas series.